Erwin Sabathi

There has been a tradition of viticulture in the Sabathi family since 1650, with the oldest ascertainable ancestor and progenitor Jerg (Georg) Sabathi. The Sabathi generations operated a winegrowing business with a vine nursery and mixed agriculture at the Pilchenhof until 1914 and at the Knappenhof in Sernau until 1938. in 1938 grandfather Johann Sabathi sold the reality Knappenhof and together with his wife Ludmilla acquired the present ancestral seat of the family Erwin Sabathi in Pössnitz. In the 1950s, Johann Sabathi already recognized the potential of the Pössnitzberg and bought the first core piece of this vineyard. Even then, he propagated the best of his 50-year-old Sauvignon Blanc vines.

The great upswing began in 1992 when Erwin Sabathi (in the tenth generation) joined his parents' business. On this foundation, he independently and autonomously established his own business and the now widely known brand "Erwin Sabathi". Another groundbreaking decision of Erwin Sabathi was the new construction of the wine cellar where the 2004 vintage matured for the first time. With this architectural project, he was awarded the Viktor Geramb thank-you award for "good building in Styria".