The winery is located in the municipality of Gols in the Burgenland wine-growing region of Neusiedlersee (Austria). The traditional family has been growing wine since 1571. Worth mentioning is the "Günterkeller", which was dug into a loess slope in 1756, the year Mozart was born. The cellar, which is 52 metres long, is 12 metres underground. Senior Georg Stiegelmar is considered the doyen and pioneer of the Austrian wine scene. At the International Wine & Spirit Competition in London he was awarded "Winemaker of the Year 1995" and the prize was handed over personally by the then President Robert Mondavi (1913-2008).
The glossary is a monumental achievement and one of the most important contributions to wine knowledge. Of all the encyclopaedias I use on the subject of wine, it is by far the most important. That was the case ten years ago and it hasn't changed since.
Andreas Essl
Autor, Modena