Andi Kollwentz

The Climb

At Weingut Kollwentz in Großhöflein, Austria, the work is defined by continuity, patience, and cellar discipline, and Andi Kollwentz has shaped his tenure there around those terms. Since 1993, he has run the winery with his wife, Heidi, holding the house through decades with a restrained approach that leaves little room for performance. His own description of the task is as direct as the cellar work it implies: “I just want to make good wine.”

Today

In 2026, the association role sits alongside the ongoing cellar role. Andi Kollwentz serves as president of the Renowned Wineries of Burgenland while continuing at the estate, a dual position that extends the same practical responsibility from one site to a wider region. The office is rooted in representation, but it still depends on the habits that define a winemaker’s day-to-day work: consistency, judgment, and attention to what the house has inherited. As President of the Renowned Wineries of Burgenland, he speaks from within a region whose standing rests on craft and continuity.

Signature

Andi’s signature wines include Steinzeiler, Point, Tatschler, Gloria, and Katterstein. Read together, those names map the estate’s vocabulary: wines that carry the identity of Weingut Kollwentz and mark the range of its expression over time. Each belongs to the same disciplined cellar logic, where precision matters more than ornament and where the aim is clarity rather than excess.

In Their Words His remarks on taking up the association role are framed by continuity. “As the new President of the Renowned Wineries of Burgenland, I am taking over from Kurt Feiler and will lead the association in his spirit and on behalf of the Renowned Wineries of Burgenland.” The language is measured and formal, and it places the emphasis where it belongs: on succession, on stewardship, and on preserving a standard that already exists. That same restraint is present in his second statement: “We intend to continue on this path.” It is a brief line, but it says enough. There is no need to rename the work or dress it up; the task is to keep going with care.

Recognition

The public language around that handover is one of continuity: “We intend to continue on this path.” It fits Andi Kollwentz, whose career at Weingut Kollwentz in Großhöflein, Austria has been built on repeated, disciplined decisions rather than display. As the 2026 President of the Renowned Wineries of Burgenland, Austria, he occupies a point where inheritance and responsibility meet, and he does so with the same concise logic that has long governed his cellar work.