The Proidl family have been in Seftenberg since 1650, when they fled their native Bremen (in present-day Germany) during the Thirty Years’ War. By 1738 they were established in the wine trade, and the family business, Weingut Proidl, is now run by Franz and Andrea Proidl, along with their son and winemaker Patrick Proidl, who represent the ninth and tenth generations of the Proidl family in the business. Their sweeping and steep vineyards total twenty-five hectares of vines in the most notable Kremstal single vineyard sites: Ehrenfels, Hochäcker, Pellingen, Pfenningberg and Rameln.
Fully half of the vineyard surface is planted to Grüner Veltliner, with another third, consisting of the driest and steepest slopes, planted to Riesling. The balance is mostly Chardonnay, Traminer, and Muskateller, as well as some red grapes. Lengthy spontaneous fermentation (sometimes many months), selective batonnage (lees stirring) and long intervals of maturation sur lie are the hallmarks of the Proidl style. The cellar makes use of both stainless steel tanks and the traditional large-format oak casks. The wines are moved exclusively by gravity and in general handled as little as possible until being bottled between September and November of the year following the harvest.
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