Gert Markowski

Coming Up

In regional wine governance, Gert Markowski serves as obmann of Verein der Weinbautreibenden Vorarlbergs, a position that places him inside the ongoing discussion around what winegrowing means in this part of Austria. At Chesa Druschauna since 2005, the continuity is just as important as the title: hobbywinzer points to a long, steady attachment to one vineyard.

Where They Are Now

At Chesa Druschauna in Göfis, the vineyard’s identity remains tied to place and repetition. The south-facing alpine slope sets the frame, and the wines take their shape from that fixed geometry and the 630-meter altitude. In that sense, the site functions as proof rather than backdrop: Vorarlberg wine is not an idea here, but a worked landscape. Organic production gives the estate a clear line of method. The work reads as patient and observational, with attention directed toward what the slope and season will permit. Markowski’s role sits within a broader regional effort as well, one shared by the people cultivating vines in Vorarlberg. The vineyard may be singular in geography, but the practice belongs to a wider effort to keep the region’s wine culture visible, viable, and legible.

Signature

Gert's signature wines include Blaufränkisch, Chesa Druschauna Blaufränkisch, Chesa Druschauna Chardonnay, and 2013 Chesa Druschauna Roesler. Together, they map the cellar in straightforward terms. Blaufränkisch carries its familiar seriousness and snap; Chesa Druschauna Blaufränkisch and Chesa Druschauna Chardonnay link the wines to the place on the slope; and 2013 Chesa Druschauna Roesler brings a dated marker that reads as patience and memory within the vineyard’s longer timeline.

In Their Words “When we speak of winegrowing in Vorarlberg, we mean a historically defining cultural element. Vorarlberg is a traditional wine land.” The phrasing places winegrowing inside regional continuity rather than branding. In Markowski’s account, the work belongs to the cultural fabric of Vorarlberg, and the terms are exact: historically defining, traditional wine land. At Chesa Druschauna, that makes the vineyard part of a larger record of cultivation on these slopes, with identity, memory, and labor all carrying the same weight.

Honors

Gert's honors include Vinaria Weinguide — two crowns and Vinaria Weinguide — TIP. In a field that often rewards precision more than display, these recognitions register as peer-level markers of consistency. They point back to the same discipline that shapes the wines themselves: attention to site, season, and the demands of alpine growing.