Schwarz Wein

About 20 years ago, Hans Schwarz, a trained butcher from Andau, dared to do something unusual: He switched professions, from being a professional butcher to a vintner and he has never looked back. Andau, is the warmest place in Austria, offers the best conditions to press great wines and Hans Schwarz has proved with his often unorthodox methods, that wines from here can actually reach cult status. Hans Schwarz relied on the indigenous Zweigelt grape variety which is still unremittingly known as "Schwarz-Rot" by wine lovers, wine connoisseurs and restaurateurs. The successful line "The Butcher" is therefore a homage to his previous profession. But by no means should the future be forgotten, and so Michael Schwarz, who has been running the day-to-day business since 2018, is now expanding "The Butcher" line to include international grape varieties. Michael returned from many internships abroad to continue his father's work. Hans Schwarz ideology has always been that food and drink belong together. Michael thus tries to achieve what is demanded of all young vintners: to do everything just like their father - and yet completely different.