Marta Wille-Baumkauff

Coming Up

Since 1991, Marta Wille-Baumkauff has been the owner-winemaker of Pendits Winery, where the job spans both long-range direction and the daily labor that keeps a vineyard and cellar moving. What is now an established position was built by committing to vines, to place, and to the measured pace that wine work demands.

Where They Are Now

At Pendits Winery, Wille-Baumkauff works across the practical and technical sides of production, overseeing operational tasks and coordinating vineyard work season by season. Her method is biodynamic and organic, placing the land and its living systems at the center of the estate’s farming and winemaking decisions. There is no varnish in the way she describes the work. “I always wanted to have a vineyard and now I have a vineyard.” The line is direct, but the craft behind it is the point: years of attention, persistence, and the discipline required to turn a stated aim into a functioning estate. The timeline of Pendits Winery is tied to a personal commitment that became operational in 1991. “My late husband, who passed away in 2000, supported my bold vision from the very beginning, and in 1991, it started to become a reality.” That year marks the start of her leadership, and the beginning of the estate as a working expression of that vision. What gives the work weight is that it was entered without formal wine credentials. “I had no background in wine. I was not a winemaker or viticulturist, and not even a Tokaj local.” The statement lays out the fact plainly: expertise at Pendits was built through practice, and belonging was made through labor.

Career - Owner-winemaker — Pendits Winery, Abaújszántó, Tokaj, Hungary (1991–present)

Signature

Marta's signature wines include Holdvögy Tokaji 2006, Tokaj Cuvée sweet, Tokaj Aszú 6 puttonyos, and Tokaj Aszú Essencia. Together, they sketch a portrait of her style at Pendits Winery: rooted in Tokaj, attentive to sweetness and depth, and shaped by a careful hand that values expression as much as craft.

In Their Words “My late husband, who passed away in 2000, supported my bold vision from the very beginning, and in 1991, it started to become a reality.” “I had no background in wine. I was not a winemaker or viticulturist, and not even a Tokaj local.”

FAQ What is Marta Wille-Baumkauff's current role? As of 2026, Marta Wille-Baumkauff is Owner-winemaker at Pendits Winery. What is Marta Wille-Baumkauff known for? Biodynamic farming and winemaking in Tokaj-Hegyalja.