For Michael Knaller, good wine is simply part of any culinary experience. This belief led to a passion – and also to a wine list with a curated selection of natural wines, to which Gault&Millau has awarded the title ‘Wine list of the year with a focus on Austria’ for 2027.
Back to nature
A wine list with character
Classics and a focus on natural wine
Our wine list contains around 250 positions. Alongside classics from Austria, France, Italy, Slovenia and Georgia you will also find a carefully curated selection of natural wines, some of which are true rarities. There is much to discover for both beginners and connoisseurs, from playful wines to complex varieties with all their rough edges.
Down to earth and authentic – sans merde
Michael loves the down-to-earth and authentic quality – and the depth of taste – of natural wine. Being committed to natural wine also means focussing on production methods that build on a wine-growing tradition stretching back over thousands of years, understand that wine is a natural product and accept ‘no nonsense’ – or are, as we like to say in French, sans merde (pronounced: sahn maird). In other words, there is a close relationship between natural wine and the values that are practiced every day at the Gralhof – and besides this, it simply tastes fantastic.
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Wine list of the year with a focus on Austria,
Gault&Millau 2027
‘Corinna and Michael Knaller run an establishment in Neusach on Lake Weissensee, where everything fits together. The hotelier, hunter and certified expert for sparkling wine has created a wine list for the Gralhof organic hotel that is as central to the cuisine as the game from its own hunting ground: organic in the glass, organic on the plate – a harmonious whole.’
Wine List of the Year 2027 Austria: Gralhof organic hotel
‘At the Gralhof organic hotel on Lake Weissensee, Michael Knaller has put together a rigorously organically oriented wine list. It focuses on Austrian natural wines, including many representatives of the scene in Southern Styria, orange wines, pét-nats and mature rarities. And then there are the Austrian sparkling wines and selected wine-grower’s champagnes.’
Get to know the taste of natural wine
Every October, we organise a natural wine weekend at the Gralhof under the motto ‘SANS MERDE’, with wine tastings and excellent food. During the relaxed get-together, wine-growers and friends present their favourite products to a growing group of interested wine lovers. We warmly invite you to join us.