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Malinga
Kamptal · Styria · Austria
Malinga is the project of young Christoph Heiss. In 2013, Christoph took over the family winery (Weingut Heiss) located in Kamptal, Austria, and in the same year, he began experimenting with natural winemaking. He initially started working in conventional wineries in New Zealand, but his first exposure to organic and biodynamic cultivation came when he collaborated with Burklin Wolf in Pfalz, Germany. A decisive influence on his journey was also the fact that he worked for three years with Craig Hawkins of Testalonga and Jurgen Gouws of Intellego in South Africa. Thus, upon returning to the family estate, the most natural way of production was the only path forward.
“The Heiss family manages 12 hectares of vineyards, but only about 0.5 hectares of the best grapes are used for the project.”
Cultivation has been organic since 2015 and certified since 2019. The old underground cellar of the family is used for the ageing of the wines, which seem to have tremendous ageing potential.
