Christian Tschida

Christian is what one would commonly call an "original". A free spirit, a visionary and, with his band T-shirts and leather jacket, simply a casual yet down-to-earth guy. Actually, he wanted to become an artist, but his passion for wine was greater. But somehow art came into being. 

At a time when everyone wanted to drink massive barrique bombs, Christian Tschida developed a quasi-opposite but visionary style: delicate, moderate alcohol levels and free of additives. Today, in a time marked by a development towards refinement in wine, Christian Tschida is considered a superstar. He succeeds in balancing power and elegance with low alcohol levels in a way that is unparalleled.

With his way of thinking, the Austrian broke out of the then still very conservative viticulture of the Burgenland. He is very much concerned with the question of which balance of "intervening" and "letting things run their course" leads to the most perfect wines. Again and again, the term "laissez-faire" appears in his work - including the name of one of his natural wines - which, after years, can clearly be seen as an answer to the question.