My Story
In 2020 with the acquisition of my first vineyards, 'PAULS', a lifelong dream has come true. I bought Rivaner and Gewürztraminer vineyards in the area of Schengen and Remerschen. Firstly, to help me with the workload, I searched for business partners to help me get the self-imposed excess of work done. Fortunately, I found great support, in my friend Jeff Konsbrück from JK Winery in Ahn to help me with the cellar work. Jeff assists me with his great knowledge and experience as he took me in to help me with all the questions and problems a young aspiring winemaker could have. Besides the work in the cellar, we also find a lot of work in the vineyards themselves. In order to fulfill my self-imposed high quality standards, I sought for the services of Marc Cerqueira and his enterprise Viti-Trac. In Marc, I found a great partner, who helps me with his services and machine work in the vineyards that need to be done throughout the year, which to date I can't manage all by myself. April 2020 is here, and I got a huge opportunity to sign a section of Auxerrois grapes from the Luxembourgish government, which helped us to start our first year with 1,8 hectares of vineyards. A lot of work needs to be done, as well as replanting certain parts, but each square meter acquired was a great addition to the start of PAULS.
“A goal should scare you a little, and excite you a lot.”
Joe Vitale
In 2022, we have grown massively, and I’m extremely happy with how things have slowly come together. From 1,8 hectares in 2021 we have grown to 3,1 hectares in 2022. Our greatest additions were valuable Riesling vineyards, which will be essential for our Crémant, as well as Pinot Noir Précoce for our beloved Rosé. We have been able to source more Gewürztraminer and Chardonnay for our Crémant. I’m really happy how PAULS has grown and developed over the past 2 years, and I am excited about all the things that might yet come. Some stressed-out weeks and months have come our way, but we did achieve all our goals for the year 2022. The grapes were healthy, and we were able to fill the cellar with a great wine in 2022. The first job that needs to be done in 2023 is to celebrate the official release of our first ever Crémant Brut.
