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Ewald Tscheppe
Winemaker
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i. Biography
Ewald Tscheppe has worked as winemaker at Weingut Werlitsch in Leutschach, Styria, Austria since 2004, and that long tenure is the point: it defines a practice built around continuity, patience, and close attention to one site. Taking over his family farm and winery there at age 26, Tscheppe stepped into an inherited place and kept it as the center of his work. The result is a career shaped less by movement than by repetition, where the same ground, year after year, becomes the material for refinement.
The Path
Since 2004, the winemaking at Weingut Werlitsch has been a single, sustained role, with Ewald Tscheppe carrying it through the estate’s day-to-day life. That kind of continuity asks for discipline: returning to the same vineyard and cellar, season after season, while letting each cycle add to the last. At Weingut Werlitsch in Leutschach, Styria, Austria, his work has unfolded as a long conversation with one property rather than a series of changes of direction. Taking over his family farm and winery there at age 26 gave that conversation its starting point, and the years since have given it depth.
The Work Today
He still serves as winemaker at the same property in Leutschach. That continuity is not just biographical; it is part of the method. The same estate remains the reference point, and the same place continues to shape the work. Staying with Weingut Werlitsch for so long means the vineyard and cellar can be read over time, with each season resting on the last. Tscheppe’s present work follows directly from the handoff in 2004: an inherited place, held and worked without interruption.
Signature
Ewald's signature dishes include Ex Vero I, Dreigenerationenwein, Morillon, and Vom Opok Sauvignon Blanc. Taken together, those names show a cellar with its own internal vocabulary, one closely tied to Weingut Werlitsch and to the long tenure of its winemaker. Each label has its own cadence, but the pattern is clear: the work is built from continuity, not novelty. In Tscheppe’s case, the signature is an accumulated body of wines grown from the same farm, the same winery, and the same sustained commitment since 2004.
Profile updated July 2026
FAQ
Asked of Ewald
How did Ewald Tscheppe get started?
He took over his family farm and winery in Styria at age 26 and began work as winemaker in 2004.
What is Ewald Tscheppe best known for today?
He is best known as the winemaker at Weingut Werlitsch in Leutschach, Styria, Austria.
