Austrian Wine Time: Sepp Moser

The Moser family is one of Austria’s grand, traditional viticultural dynasties with roots dating back to the 12th Century. The most famous recent descendant of this family is the renowned viticulture pioneer Dr. Lenz Moser, who, in the 1950s, developed vine training called the “Lenz Moser system.” Still, it was not until 1987 that the Sepp Moser estate re-invented into its current state. In 2000, Nikolaus Moser took over the management of the winery, building a state-of-the-art facility. In 2006, Sepp Moser officially moved to certified biodynamic viticulture (DEMETER), and in 2009, they released the first officially certified organic wines. The estate focuses on cultivating healthy vines growing on balanced, vigorous soils. Sepp Moser, under the direction of Niki Moser, is one of Austria's first wine estates to have converted to biodynamic viniculture.