h e t o r y b e h i n d o u r w i n e r y
History
n r a u e n s h u s s
1751
Asperger House
First official mention of the Poysdorfer Aspergerhaus, today’s Taubenschuss winery, in the Theresian version.
1841
The beginning
Company founder and business owner Anton Taubenschuss I. (1841 – 1897), 3rd from left in the picture, is born.
1891/92
Education
Anton Taubenschuss II (1874 – 1929) starts his first semester at the Lower Austrian
Landes-Weinbauschule Feldsberg
(today Valtice, CZ)
1924
Career
Anton Taubenschuss II becomes a member of the 1st management of Sparkasse Poysdorf.
1941
Starting signal at the winery
Maria Taubenschuss (1883 – 1952) and her son Anton Taubenschuss III were one of the first wineries in Austria to bottle their own wines in 0,7 liter bottles.
1954
Anton Taubenschuss III (1923 – 2013) takes over the business and marries Maria Taubenschuss (née Franer, 1931 – 2010)
1960s and 1970s
Quality wine pioneers
One of Austria’s quality wine pioneers with the production of dry, acidic, high-quality wines. Wines with single-vineyard designation and cork brandy are also bottled.
Already selling in tourist regions such as Salzburg, Zell am See and Velden am Wörthersee and exporting internationally to the Benelux countries.
since 1985
Company takeover
Helmut Taubenschuss (born 1957) takes over the business and marries Monika Taubenschuss (née Gindl, born 1962).
He continues the decades-long tradition and produces high-quality wines with the character of the respective vintage. Monika is an extremely talented saleswoman and is now responsible for sales.
1991
Identity
Relaunch of the label and international registration of the brand with the dove.
(Wine brand for connoisseurs no. 229065).
1992
Helmut Taubenschuss is named Austrian Winemaker of the Year in the Weinviertel by the renowned trade magazine Falstaff.
since 1999
Dove gallery
Exhibitions at the winery by various Austrian artists, including Prof. Josef Bramer, Paul Flora, Prof. Karl Korab, Josef Mühlbacher, Wolfgang Hutter, Prof. Anton Lehmden and many more.
2003
Monika Taubenschuss becomes chairwoman of the Poysdorf tourism association.
2007
Grand opening of the Artists’ Dove Gallery on the occasion of Helmut Taubenschuss’s 50th birthday.
2008
The new generation
Son Thomas Taubenschuss (born in 1988) is increasingly involved in his parents’ business in the areas of marketing, sales and logistics.
2009
The first wine made by young winemaker Markus Taubenschuss (born in 1992), a Gelber Muskateller, is launched on the market. He is currently studying at the viticulture school in Krems.
2011
20th anniversary of the brand with celebrations at the winery in Körnergasse.
2011
Everything new!
Monika Taubenschuss is already in her fifth term of office as Poysdorf’s Tourism Chairwoman and two events have already been established in the Poysdorf calendar over the years. One is the Veltliner Symposium, which takes place every two years, and the other is the annual Tourism Day. Both were developed in close cooperation with tourism expert and long-time head of Österreich Werbung Prof. Fritz-Karl Ferner (1943-2024).
2012
General renovation of the Winzerhof anno 1600.
2013
More than 305,000 guests visit the Lower Austrian provincial exhibition “Bread and Wine”, including thousands of visitors to the Taubenschuss winery in Körnergasse for bread and wine tastings.
2014
The Golden Trowel
Awarded the Golden Trowel by the state of Lower Austria for the redesign of the inner courtyard at the winery.
2015
Relaunch of the label by the brothers Markus and Thomas.
2016
Showroom
Opening of the new showroom at the winery
2016
Roommates in the vineyard!
The first own grazing sheep for the vineyards are purchased.
2020
Young talent
Markus and Martina Taubenschuss (née Faber, born 1990) marry and their first daughter Marlene Taubenschuss is born.
2023
Mathea Maria Taubenschuss, Markus and Martina’s second daughter, is born.
2023
Certified organic wine!
From the 2023 vintage, the entire winery will be certified organic and the first organic wine will be launched on the market in the same year.
2023
The first Blanc de Blancs sparkling wine produced entirely in-house by Markus Taubenschuss is launched on the market. It immediately receives the highest awards.
One of the best 5 sparkling wines in Austria in the renowned A LA CARTE wine guide, 93 points ROBERT PARKER (US), 94 points in the FALSTAFF wine guide.
2024
Taubenschuss International!
Highest international ratings from the US wine critic Robert Parker.
Around 35% of production is now exported internationally to over 10 different countries. Germany, Italy, Czech Republic, Poland, Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden, Finland, Norway, USA, Canada.
Team
h e i g r e a t h i n g s t o g e t h e r
Markus Taubenschuss
Cellar master and operations manager
Thomas Taubenschuss
Managing Director and Sales Manager
Monika Taubenschuss
Farm sales, customer service,
Senior manager
Helmut Taubenschuss
vineyard, tractor, senior boss
