Klosterkeller Siegendorf Austria Question

Klosterkeller Siegendorf was owned by the Patzenhofer family, but the family had little interest in running the estate, since they were involved in another field. They owned and ran the large Siegendorfer Zuckerfabrik, making infinitely more money there. Jost Höpler was the manager of the estate. Höpler more or less single-handed created a very successful wine brand, "Pinot Blanc Siegendorf", a dry white that made its career in what was then the high-end gastronomy in Austria. The lower acid content made it more food friendly than most wines at the time in the 1970s and early 1980s (at least that was what they said).

Klosterkeller Siegendorf was involved in the events of 1985. Mautner Markhof, a food, yeast and spirits conglomerate and wine distributor, was prepared to take over Klosterkeller Siegendorf in 1986 (I worked for them at the time, but was not involved in negociations), but then Lenz Moser (they themselves in an state of reorganization with Laurenz IV. Moser having to leave the firm that went under new control) successfully acquired Klosterkeller Siegendorf.

Rumors had it that Lenz Moser asked Höpler to continue as a managing director, but he resigned, later creating his own estate in Winden:

I am sure Jost Höpler will be able to answer questions about the

HTH a little,

M.