The Winery
WITH THE POWER OF OUR HANDS
As a winegrower, nature presents us with new gifts every year. We draw from the earth, the roots, the region. We receive the fruits of our own labor. We follow the feeling of the heart while accompanying the development of the wine.
In my winemaking, I seek to understand nature. My aim is to find a healthy balance of giving and receiving – through manual shaping, mindful care, and sustainable management of the farm. These fundamental thoughts are also reflected on the labels of my wines.
For all the Senses
It is the simple things that I consider great. Homemade bread, vegetables from the garden, and free-roaming chickens behind the winery. These things help me feel like a part of the natural cycle.
The entirety of the small wonders that make up the sweetness and meaning of life flows into the creation of my wines.
In this way, the mindful and respectful treatment of nature translates into the sensory joy of tasting and enjoyment.
Current Vintages
ANDREAS GSELLMANN
Biodynamic rethinker.
Head of the winery.
As a winemaker, my personal goal is to bring traditional winemaking into harmony with the biodynamic way of working and living. Simply to make good wine!
It was, of course, first my father who passed on all his knowledge to me when I joined the business in 2005. As a co-founder of PANNOBILE, he gave me three pieces of advice.
First: Go your own way.
Second: Go it with like-minded people.
Third: Always encounter nature with mindfulness and respect.
Following his advice, I began to seek my own approach to agriculture – and found it in the organic-dynamic approach. I learned my deeper understanding of this from the pioneer of biodynamics himself, Andrew Lorand.
In 2007, I began to incorporate the new ways of working in the vineyard and cellar. In view of the growing success, my father trustfully placed the winery in my hands in 2019.
Our Estate
- manages 14 hectares of vineyards in the Burgenland village of Gols near Lake Neusiedl
- was certified organic as early as 2008 and biodynamic in 2011
- has been a member of the biodynamic winegrowers association respekt-BIODYN since 2011
- is one of the co-founders of the PANNOBILE group
From the Heart
The impulse for biodynamics comes directly from my heart. I know and feel that this is the right path for me. Like the vine, I too mature over the years in knowledge and experience.
My thoughts become the work of my hands. The traditional knowledge of my ancestors merges with my contemporary spirit and attitude to life. Thus, the authentic, palpable soul of the wine is formed. “Handwork. Mindfulness. Finesse.”
PANNOBILE: SHARED INDIVIDUALITY
Strong Personalities. Honest Style. Highest Quality.
PANNOBILE is a binding union of eight visionary wineries from Gols. Every winemaker in our group goes their personal way in the creation of their wines. Side by side, however, we follow common goals as friends and colleagues.
As like-minded people, we are honest in the exchange of our knowledge. By sharing our experiences, we learn from each other – from trials and successes. In the mutual blind tasting of our wines, we are mercilessly honest with each other – as well as unanimous in the decision. What unites us is the shared mindset. Our togetherness is characterized by the pursuit of the highest quality, openness to rethinking, and the responsible treatment of nature.
Social commitment is just as important to us as passing on our values to the coming generations. What makes our PANNOBILE wines so special, beyond that, is that you can notice a shared attitude towards life: a love for fascinating wines.
THE 8 PANNOBILE WINERIES: Beck, Gsellmann, Heinrich, Nittnaus, Leitner, Preisinger, Pittnauer and Renner
Vineyards: GOLDBERG, SALZBERG, GABARINZA
Meaningful names. Great wines. The best vineyards of our winery have something in common despite all their differences: the direct proximity to Lake Neusiedl. Here, exciting wines with a strong character that invite multifaceted discovery ripen under unique climatic conditions.
NATURAL. BIODYNAMIC.
Respectful. Holistic. In harmony.
Nature is the most important factor and teacher in agriculture. To neglect it or take it for granted, I feel, is a great mistake. Leaving familiar paths and taking new directions, however, requires a great deal of courage, trust, sacrifice, and belief in oneself.
When I first became aware of the organic-dynamic way of living and working, I was fascinated from the start. Increased observation, experience, and experimentation in the vineyard led me over the years to a deeper understanding of the soil and the vine.
Every year presents different challenges for the vine and the winemaker. Wines from hot and dry years appeal early on through their accessibility. Cooler years, in turn, bring advantages in a pleasant acidity.
In this way, lively and expressive wines are created that encourage true enjoyment and varied tasting.
The experience gathered in this eternal change helps me to remain adaptable in winemaking. In this way, the decision matured in me to leave every vintage unadulterated and honest in its own style. Only in this way can one create wines with an authentic personality that can fully unfold their charm, taste, and character.