Norbert Franz Josef Tischelmayer was born in April 1945 during the last weeks of the war in Mühlbach am Manhartsberg in the Weinviertel region of Lower Austria, surrounded by vineyards, so to speak. His father had been employed for decades at a large winery, August Sutter in Hohenwarth. As a child, he regularly helped with the grape harvest. Back then, there was still the "Hiata-Hütt'n" (picture right), where the "Hiata"(vineyard guardians) stayed for two to three weeks before harvest time and kept a strict watch to ensure that no one tampered with the delicious grapes. For the boys, it was a test of courage and a prerequisite for admission to the "big boys' club" to steal grapes despite the risk of being "caught". These were the first impulses to get involved with wine.
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