After finishing secondary school, an apprenticeship as a winemaker in Franconia, and studies to become a qualified engineer in viticulture and oenology at the advanced wine college in Geisenheim, Germany, I also gained extensive practical experience in Germany: in the Rheingau - Weingut Künstler, Weingut Schloss Reinhartshausen, Weingut Schloss Schönborn, Ortenau - Markgraf von Baden, Switzerland, South Tyrol - Elena Walch, Tuscany, Austria - Weingut Willi Bründlmayer, Weingut Gernot Heinrich and South Africa - the Kaapzicht estate.

During my apprenticeship and in the workplace, I encountered numerous wine cultures and, over time, developed my own view of wine and the enjoyment of wine. Especially in the Mediterranean region, wine is not merely a luxury food. It is an everyday drink. A glass or a bottle of wine is essential with a meal. Wine is a natural companion to life.

That's why it was only a small step for me to decide to produce wines for every social class and every mood.