Winery Ott

To call Bernhard Ott the Master of Veltliner would be an understatement: he is Mister Veltliner in person. This title describes his dedication to Austria’s hallmark variety. Since the year 2000, 90% of his vineyards are planted with Grüner Veltliner. The deep loess soils of his home in the Wagram region provide perfect conditions for this autochthon variety to express the uniqueness of this extraordinary terroir. Since Bernhard took over responsibility for the winery in 1995, the name Ott has become a synonym for freshness and purity of fruit as well as drinkability paired with volume and substance. Sustainability has been a topic for a long time in his home village as Feuersbrunn was the first village in Austria to be awarded for pristine vineyards in 1989. His intense desire to produce something unique and preserve the singularity which nature provides his wines has inspired him to shift to biodynamic cultivation of his 30 hectares. Bernhard explains his philosophy, “I seek body, complexity and elegance in my wines. I want to protect my wine from outside influences so that it can reflect our landscape, our climate, our soils, and all the people who are engaged in making it. I want to walk in harmony with nature with protection as my only function. The product must live and vitalize. My motto is: reduction to the maximum. I want to share the secret of Grüner Veltliner.” For his achievements Bernhard Ott was chosen as FALSTAFF vintner of the year 2008.