In 2000, 3rd generation winemaker and owner, Michael Opitz, began producing fine wines from grapes that had been grown in the same spot for over 100 years. Michael’s Motto: “no tricks, just wine”. He takes a serious ecological approach in the vineyard and his wines are all crafted using minimal intervention in the cellar. Grapes are grown in harmony with the local flora and fauna of the Pannonian Plain and the Seewinkel National Park nearby. No pesticides or herbicides are used and he rotates the ground cover between the old vines and dry farms to stress the plants into producing fully ripe fruit. Planted to indigenous grapes like Zweigelt, Blaufränkisch and Grüner Veltliner, Opitz also works with French varietals such as Chardonnay, Pinot Gris and Sauvignon Blanc, which grow particularly well in the gravelly, loamy soils of the estate.