In 1986, after completing his apprenticeship in Italy, a young winemaker from Langenlois dared to secretly smuggle S*****vese cuttings entrusted to him by his mentor across the border into Austria and planted them in secret. At that time, cultivating this grape variety in the Kamptal was not permitted (and still isn't today). The resourceful winemaker quickly found a clever solution for his experiment, blending what is likely the northernmost S*****vese in Europe with a portion of his Pinot Noir. This is how the cuvée LIUBISA was born. "Liubisa," meaning "lovely valley," is the original name of Langenlois, given by the first settlers from the north to describe this idyllic region.
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