Bridgit and Katrin were born and raised in Austria, their grandparents fled their vineyards in Sopron to escape Communism and settled just across the border in Kleinmutschen, Burgenland, where the “z” was dropped from their... Read More

Bridgit and Katrin were born and raised in Austria, their grandparents fled their vineyards in Sopron to escape Communism and settled just across the border in Kleinmutschen, Burgenland, where the “z” was dropped from their surname. In '93, the Pfneisl family re-acquired their Hungarian vineyards. Having since established Weingut Pfneisl, one of Austria’s premier red wine estates, Birgit and Katrin’s father Franz Pfneisl and his brothers, decided to give these ancestral vineyards to the sisters.

In the vineyard the sisters employ a wide range of organic techniques ranging from standard practices like native crop cover to less conventional methods like insect pheromones. Their decision to pursue organic farming was at first controversial. Idealistic in nature, organic farming in reality is challenging and risky. So far, their idealism and intuition are paying off.