Katharina Gessl, who already felt most at home in the vineyard as a child, realised her dream after much deliberation, several opened bottles of wine, conversations with fellow winemakers, long days in the vineyard and cellar, and founded her own winery.

The winemaker now cultivates 2.65 hectares in her original home of Zellerndorf in the Weinviertel region - an origin of which she is particularly proud. This is precisely what she tries to convey to the world with her wines, whereby she observes the teachings of her ancestors and contemporaries but dispenses with precise rules. For her, tradition should be treated with caution, as should modernity. So in the end, gut feeling is decisive.

Nur ned hudln (take time)

In the small corner in the northeast of Austria, the continental climate and organic vineyards allow for the production of pleasantly balanced wines. The wines are crafted based on gut feeling with a lot of patience, affection and dedication. Quality through passion. A matter of the heart, made by hand. Wines from person to person.

s´Leben leben (live your life)

The result is a winery that produces wines that embody Katharina Gessl's philosophy. Listening to nature. Connected to her home of Zellerndorf: the soil and the region. Katharina Gessl stands for pure, natural and timeless wines. 

Katharina Gessl wines should reflect the relief of seeing familiar faces at an event, the joy of solving a brain-teasing puzzle and learning something new. In Austria that would be the euphoria of a traditional gstanzl sung by a local choir in a heurige tavern after the third glass of wine at sunset...the "mhhhhm" at the first bite of bread and butter...a midnight dance alone at home... the tingling sensation of a message from your beloved...the feeling of happiness when the first refreshing sip of wine dances across your tongue.

They are light on their feet but always strong in character, so that you want to spend an entire evening with them and would chose them again anytime.This is how my wines should be and for me, this is exactly how they turned out to be. I hope for you too.