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Szigeti
WINERY OVERVIEW
Modern day Szigeti (pronounced ZIG-it-ee) was born in 1990, when brothers Norbert and
Peter Szigeti returned to their hometown of Gols, Austria to take over the family business.
Past generations had produced small quantities of wine in their village in a traditional mixed
agriculture system.
Norbert trained in enology and worked in a large sparkling wine firm in Vienna, while Peter
completed hotel management school and worked both in Austria and abroad. The brothers
combined their skills and increased knowledge of the market beyond their village to open
the Sektkellerei (“sparkling cellar.”) Through traditional bottle fermentation, Szigeti seeks to
produce “unmistakable fizz” with unique character.
LOCATION OF VINEYARD
Szigeti produces wine from a number of small farms on both sides of Lake Neusiedl in
Burgenland. They work closely with the growers to ensure reliable and quality grapes that
have been grown without chemical interventions.