THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE WINE

This is where we work.
This is our home.

Weingut Albert is a family effort. Each of us brings something different: in the vineyard, in the cellar, in the kitchen and in looking after our guests. Together, we make this place what it is.

THIS IS US

Four people.
One winery.

Leopold

Tends our vineyards and, as a trained winegrower and cellar master, is responsible for making our wines.

Christian

Looks after our guests through his cooking and enjoys creating new dishes for the menu.

Margarete

Looks after our guest rooms, service in the wine bar and the comfort of our guests.

Astrid

Looks after social media and our website.

SINCE 1848

Our family history.

1848

How Aberth became Albert.

Carl Aberth buys the winery in Kitzeck. Local people turn his name into “Albert” – the name our winery still carries.

1910

Quality with a history.

Certificates and awards dating back to 1910 reflect our longstanding commitment to quality.

1950

A new beginning.

Ing. Wilfried v. Cramer and his wife Elfriede take over and modernise the winery.

1984

The next generation.

Christian Cramer takes responsibility for the cellar and the estate.

2011

Leopold takes over.

After 27 years, Christian passes the cellar and vineyards on to his son Leopold.

Read the full family history

In the revolutionary year of 1848, Carl Aberth, a merchant from Graz suffering from a serious lung condition, bought the winery in Kitzeck. Local people changed Aberth to “Albert”, giving Weingut Albert its name. His illness forced him to close his city office, allowing him to devote himself to the estate and its vineyards. The air in Kitzeck and the wine apparently agreed with him: he lived to the remarkable age of 89.

Having no children, Aberth-Albert left the property to his nephew Gustaf Zettel, the great-grandfather of the present owner. Zettl ran a spirits, liqueur and vinegar factory in Ödenburg (Sopron) and developed the Kitzeck estate as a summer retreat. As a painter and draughtsman, he recorded many views of Kitzeck that no longer exist today.

After the phylloxera catastrophe, the vineyards were replanted with established Styrian quality varieties such as Welschriesling and Sylvaner. After the deaths of Gustav Zettl in 1916 and his wife Irma in 1933, their daughter Margarete, married von Cramer, took over. Quality winegrowing was already practised then, with knowledge passed from one generation to the next. Certificates and awards dating from 1910 testify to these standards and the estate’s philosophy.

After the Second World War, the Cramers moved back to Vienna. In 1950, their youngest son, Ing. Wilfried v. Cramer, a graduate of the Klosterneuburg wine school, took over the estate with his wife Elfriede. He laid the foundations for the winery’s later successes. Modern winegrowing methods arrived, and the ox-drawn carts were finally retired.

In 1984, Christian Cramer, again the youngest son, took responsibility for the cellar and the estate.

In 2011, after 27 successful years, Christian passed the cellar and vineyards to his son Leopold following a walking impairment caused by a road accident.

As a trained winegrower and cellar master, Leopold has the skills to continue the estate’s tradition of quality winegrowing.

LIFE AT THE WINERY