TIMELINE

2024

• August 2024: Unveiled Uruguayan artist Pablo Atchugarry’s outdoor sculpture "Untitled, 2022"

• Finished the reconstruction of the cellar and tasting room after three challenging years.

• May 2024: Unveiled Márton Nemes's outdoor sculpture "Bipolar 03" at the vineyard

• Launched the WINE + ART Project, blending contemporary art and natural winemaking through outdoor sculptures and indoor installations, emphasizing harmony between art and nature.

• Sponsored the Hungarian Pavilion at the 2024 Venice Art Biennale, featuring https://nemesmarton.com’s “Techno Zen”

• Bottled the 2023 vintage Pinot Noir on January 24, 2024, without added sulphites, unfiltered, and unfined, showcasing the vibrant fruity essence of the vintage.

  
  

2023

• Disgorged "Inszájder / Incider" 2021 after 18 months of aging on lees into Jeroboam (3L) bottles.

• Harvested Pinot Noir grapes on September 3, 2023, after a year bringing extreme amount of rainfall and hail.

• August 30, 2023: Almond-sized hail struck the vineyard, damaging berries. The canopy management (leaving more leaves and uncut tops) saved the vintage.

• Did spraying with an agriculture drone for the first time in July 2023

  
  

2022

• Produced "Almageddon" and "Cerasus."

• Continued focus on natural winemaking and cider production with minimal intervention.

2021

• Began reconstruction of the cellar and tasting room in November 2021.

• Produced "Pinot Noir Unpressedented Rosé" and "Pinot Noir" wines.

• Produced "Almageddon" and "Inszájder / Incider" ciders.

• Created the first fruit blend cider, “Cerasus,” with apples and sour cherries.

• Expanded vineyards with half a hectare of Kéknyelű variety.

2020

• Discovered ancestors were winegrowers from Württemberg, Germany, who settled in Óbuda in the 18th century.

• Named the winery Gittinger Pince to honor family heritage, after my grandmother, Edit Gittinger.

• Produced "Pinot Noir Rosé," "Pinot Noir," "Inszájder / Incider," and "Almanac."

• Acquired the neighboring vineyard with a cellar (requiring replantation and reconstruction) next to the Pinot Noir plot in July..

2019

• Founded Gittinger Pince.

• Began pruning vines (previously leased to an organic grower), marking the start of the first vintage in February.

2018

• Dream of crafting personal wines took root.

• Reduced cider batches to just four.

2016

• Began reducing the number of cider batches, experimenting with blending, maceration time, and optimal sugar levels.

2014

• First batch of ciders made, experimenting with a dozen small-scale batches.

2012

• Visit to RAW FAIR London, opening the world of natural wines and inspiring exploration through fairs, tours, and tastings.

2008

• Encounter with low-intervention wines that made a lasting impression on Attila

2006

• The Pinot Noir vineyard is acquired.