Heinz Velich

Velich is based in Apetlon in the Neusiedlersee-Seewinkel National Park and is run by Heinz Velich. The estate farms around twelve hectares of vines, exclusively with white varieties; around 60 per cent is Chardonnay. The family devoted itself entirely to winegrowing from the early 1990s onwards, after Otto Velich had initially founded the estate as a sideline in 1933. Minimal intervention is practised in the vineyard and cellar: the musts are not treated chemically or mechanically, natural yeasts are used and the wines are left on their lees for a long time. Chardonnay is predominantly fermented and aged in used barriques.