Work by hand and growing grapes on steep slopes in harsh soils are the fundamental principles of our family. We continually strive to extract the essence of our individual vineyards to reveal the character of each unique wine. In the mid 1970s Leo Alzinger Sr. inherited the winery from his family, who at that time had been selling the grapes they harvested to the Dinstlgut in Loiben. It was in 1983 that Leo Sr. decided to take on the challenge of producing and marketing wine himself. This ambitious endeavor gave Leo Sr. the opportunity to develop his own personal style of winemaking; a style that to this day has hardly changed. Precision, clarity, directness, elegance, and liveliness are just some of the characteristics that have been associated with his wines since early in his career. An essential factor that contributed to his early success was the ideal location of his vineyards in the eastern Wachau region. Leo Alzinger Sr. has since handed the estate to his son, though he still actively works in the vineyards and maintains the Wachau region’s distinguishing stone walls.