Röschitz family winery with organic vineyards, granite soils, Grüner Veltliner and Riesling.
The producer
Gruber Röschitz works from Röschitz in northern Lower Austria’s Weinviertel, near Manhartsberg and the Waldviertel border. Granite primary rock soils sit beneath vineyards in a climate of hot days and very cool nights. The named white wines are Grüner Veltliner and Riesling, alongside red varieties including Zweigelt, Pinot Noir and St. Laurent. Maria, Ewald and Christian run the family winery, with cellar, vineyard and export work divided between them.
Known for
Organic Weinviertel whites
Notable facts
The Gruber family has held the winery since 1724.
The vineyards cover 68 hectares across seven Röschitz sites.
Siblings Maria, Ewald and Christian run the family’s third generation at the winery.
The cellar can maintain a steady 15°C without air conditioning.
The story
Every Row Has Plants
In 2013, Gruber Röschitz began farming under organic guidelines. The vineyard team sows plants in every row to loosen the soil, encourage humus formation and increase biodiversity. They also combine vineyard operations so the tractor is used less often and the ground is cultivated more gently. Together, these measures loosen the soil, build humus, increase biodiversity and reduce tractor use across the vineyards.
From the atlas
Winery Gruber Röschitz
Gruber Röschitz works in Röschitz in northern Lower Austria’s Weinviertel, where organic farming, granite soils and cool nights frame wines from Grüner Veltliner and Riesling.
At A Glance
Field
Detail
Region
Northern Lower Austria’s Weinviertel
Village
Röschitz
Named sites
Hinterholz, Hundspoint, Königsberg, Reipersberg, Galgenberg, Lauschen and Mühlberg
Grapes
Grüner Veltliner, Riesling, Zweigelt, Pinot Noir and St. Laurent
Wines
Röschitz Grüner Veltliner and Gruber Röschitz Riesling
Farming
Organic farming with plants sown in every vineyard row
The Producer
The Gruber family has held the winery since 1724. Siblings Maria, Ewald and Christian are the family’s third generation running it. Ewald Gruber is responsible for the cellar after training in Klosterneuburg and practical experience in Australia and New Zealand; Christian works in the vineyards, and Maria handles marketing and exports. Grapes are also bought in on a large scale alongside the estate’s own vineyard work.
Place
Röschitz lies in the northern part of Lower Austria’s Weinviertel. The vineyard holdings extend around the main estate and into Straning/Limberg and Maissau, with 55 hectares around Röschitz itself. Near Manhartsberg, on the Waldviertel border, the vines grow on granite primary rock. Hot days help ripening, while very cool nights help preserve acidity. Röschitz Grüner Veltliner carries the Weinviertel name on the label.
Wines
Röschitz Grüner Veltliner is the 2024 Weinviertel wine, and Gruber Röschitz Riesling is the 2023 bottle. The Riesling wine has an ageing window of three to five years. The vineyards also include red varieties, which occupy 30 percent of the plantings, with Zweigelt at 25 percent alongside Pinot Noir and St. Laurent. The named range places two white wines beside this red vineyard base.
In The Glass
Grüner Veltliner Klassik is bright yellow with shimmering green reflections. Fresh orchard fruit and lime lead into lively acidity, followed by spice on the finish. Riesling Röschitz shows stone fruit and white vineyard peach on the nose, then juicy apricot and fresh citrus on the palate. Its finish is delicate and mineral, with a light feel. The vines for this Riesling are 10 to 30 years old.
Final Word
Gruber Röschitz is a family winery in northern Weinviertel where organic vineyard work and granite soils frame white wines from Grüner Veltliner and Riesling, alongside plantings of Zweigelt, Pinot Noir and St. Laurent.