Winemaker

Brigitte Weutz

Geschäftsführerin, Destillerie Weutz

Discipline: Winemaker
Venue: Destillerie Weutz · Winery

Portrait of Brigitte Weutz

i. Biography

Brigitte Weutz runs Destillerie Weutz in Sankt Nikolai im Sausal with a working style that sits between established distilling practice and a willingness to test a new line of production. The shift is stated plainly in her own words: “We had previously distilled schnapps and, out of my love of experimentation, the idea arose to produce whisky ourselves.” That move marks the craft here: not a break with what came before, but a controlled extension of it.

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The Path

Training at Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz and Zentrum für psychologische Berufe points to a discipline that is both analytical and people-aware. In practice, that foundation shows up in a career built around precision, leadership, and coordination. Since 2006, Brigitte has been co-owner / operator of Whisky-Destillerie Weutz, while also serving as managing director of Destillerie Weutz GmbH and as coach / consultant / trainer of wiegehts.cc. Those roles place her across production, management, and guidance, with each one reinforcing a professional profile grounded in structure and measured decision-making.

The Work Today

Managing director of Destillerie Weutz in Sankt Nikolai im Sausal, Brigitte works in a role that combines oversight with day-to-day attention. The distillery’s identity rests on that consistency: refining process, testing ideas, and keeping the work moving without losing contact with the basics. The move from schnapps distilling into whisky production remains the central technical shift in her practice, and it defines the house approach as one that treats experimentation as part of the craft rather than an interruption to it.

Career - Co-owner / operator — Whisky-Destillerie Weutz, St. Nikolai im Sausal (2006–present) - Managing director — Destillerie Weutz GmbH, St. Nikolai im Sausal - Coach / consultant / trainer — wiegehts.cc Education: Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz; Zentrum für psychologische Berufe

Signature

Brigitte's signature wines include Moonshine, Hot Stone, Hot Stone +, Franziska, and Bio-Absinth. The range suggests a maker working across different expressions, with each name carrying a distinct register inside the same body of work. Taken together, they show a distilling practice that values variation, identity, and clear naming as part of how the products are read.

In Their Words “Small joys — the good life is reflected in the ability to feel happiness. While happiness, like a mother, keeps an eye on attention, attention forms an alliance with mindfulness.” The language here stays close to attention, change, and order. That matters in a distilling context: the same habits that support careful work also show up in how Brigitte Weutz describes helping others move through complexity. The result is a profile built on steadiness, not flourish.

Acclaim

The defining craft note is the turn from schnapps distilling into whisky production.

FAQ What is Brigitte Weutz's current role? Brigitte Weutz is Managing Director. Where did Brigitte Weutz train or study? Brigitte Weutz trained at Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz and Zentrum für psychologische Berufe.