I completed my practical education as a winegrower and my studies in viticulture and enology in Geisenheim, Germany. In my early 30s I left my hometown Berlin to learn about wine and came back around 10 years later with stopovers in different wine regions in Germany. I have always been interested in culture, geography, climate and biology – and so was naturally drawn to wine as it combines all these topics.

The challenge of pioneering viticulture in Brandenburg is a one I am very much looking forward to!