Lichtenberger González

This said end of the world, as Adriana and Martin call it themselves, is in Burgenland. In Breitenbrunn, to be precise. A truly exceptional place between the Leithagebirge and Lake Neusiedl. In addition to the special microclimate, the vines here also grow on a special soil composition that offers excellent conditions for demanding viticulture.

At the very top of the Edelgraben, you will find pure slate, while further down you will find barren limestone soils that provide the tautness and saltiness of the wines. For a few bucks, the Muschelkalk Weiß and Muschelkalk Rot already deliver a lot of soil aromatics and terroir into the glass.

But this special Austrian-Spanish love affair started somewhere else. Adriana González, whose home is Galicia, Spain, and Martin Lichtenberger, from Burgenland, met during an internship abroad in Sonoma, California. There they were hit by Armor's arrow and decided to realise their dream of owning their own winery in Martin's home town of Breitenbrunn.

"Winemaking is such an old craft that it no longer needs any innovation. Everything, really everything, that is good about it has long been invented. Much of it already forgotten. Even more buried and much, suppressed by the pursuit of maximum profit and greatest complaisance. So don't expect us to be on the same taste highway as most.

On the contrary. We amble along at a snail's pace on byways, making our wines slowly and patiently by hand, the way they have always been made. Spontaneous fermentation, in wood, long on the yeast and with minimal intervention. Nature herself knows quite well what she wants and does not need any certificates to be completely herself. Just like us"

- Martin Lichtenberger González