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    A trained chemist who was long involved in the pharmaceutical industry, Alois Kracher Jr changed course in 1986, returning home to work in the vineyards. And he did it with zeal. He created a new style of dessert wine in which fruit, finesse, and balance were more important than just sweetness. With his 1991 he caused quite a stir internationally. Today, he is one of the most successful producers of sweet wines in the world and one of the wine world`s best known figures. His wines are a class of their own.
  • Toni Bodenstein is the brains and the hard work behind Austria’s top Domaine Prager. He took over from his father-in-law, Franz Prager, and revolutionised the estate by focusing on diverse selections of clones of Riesling and Gruner Veltliner. Toni’s viticultural work at Prager has resulted in the estate becoming widely considered as among the best in Austria today.