Markus Huber

Markus Huber was born in 1979 and educated in viticulture and oenology in Klosterneuburg, Austria. The Huber family winery, Markus Huber, is over 250 years old. After a visit to South Africa in 2000, Markus gradually began to expand and improve the equipment in his winery. Today, it is one of the most popular Austrian wineries, and today Markus Huber wines are drunk in over 20 countries worldwide, including North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia.

Since then, our goal has been to produce white wines of the highest quality that reflect their origin. Huber wines are characterized by their elegance, subtle minerality, precision, and complexity.

Markus Huber was named "Falstaff Winemaker of the Year 2015" in Austria. Markus Huber is married and a proud father of three daughters.

Austria's youngest wine-growing region is also one of its smallest. The Traisental region has only about 770 hectares of vineyards. This is an excellent area – especially due to the leading grape variety Grüner Veltliner. While most of the small wine villages here feature traditional, down-to-earth wine and tavern Heurigen, larger towns like Traismauer and Herzogenburg offer a glimpse into history. From the 2006 vintage, typically fruity and spicy Grüner Veltliners and juicy, mineral Rieslings were the first wines to be released with the "Traisental DAC" quality certificate.

Grapes

In no other Austrian wine region does Grüner Veltliner account for such a large proportion of the total area. Cultivated on 63% of Traisental's vineyards, Grüner Veltliner is the preferred variety. However, Riesling is also a specialty of the Traisental region. The vines are planted predominantly on terraced slopes, composed of dry and very chalky gravelly soils. These give the wines their individual profile and characteristic full body. Minerals provide flavor and support the acidic structure, which helps to increase the longevity of the wines. Pannonian influences, combined with the cool air from the Alps, lead to warm days and cool nights.

Terroir

Many of the world's best wines are grown in limestone-rich soil, and Traisental Valley is the only wine-producing region in Lower Austria where precisely this type of soil is found. The limestone soil here forms the foundation of the best wine-growing sites. Limestone soils are rich in valuable minerals and help optimize the water supply to the vines. This provides varieties like Grüner Veltliner with its unmistakable spiciness, and Riesling with its characteristic full body. For this reason, Markus Huber's wines have great aging potential.

Climate

The Traisental valley is located at the intersection of Pannonian and continental climates. Here, the cool breeze carried from the nearby Alps meets warm air currents coming from the Danube valley. This creates conditions for extreme temperature differences between day and night. This natural phenomenon is of great importance during the grape ripening season, as it is extremely beneficial for the development of wine aromas. All these elements together help Markus Huber wines develop their specific character.