Georg and Katharina Preisinger's wine bottles catch the eye. Rockets adorn the labels, constellations the capsules. But how did the futuristic design come about? It all began with the planned clearing of an old vineyard. According to Georg Preisinger's godfather, caring for the St. Laurent vines planted in 1969 was too labor-intensive. However, the young winegrower recognized the potential of the vines and prevented the uprooting. "I had a feeling," explains the lateral thinker. "The special vineyard was given a special task. The St. Laurent became the vintage wine for Levin, our first-born son. One of our best yields," jokes the proud family man. A beautiful gift deserves stylish packaging. In the search for a suitable label, the creativity of Gols artist Nikolaus Eberstaller was called upon. His idea was to make the history of the vineyard the focus of the design, because 1969 was not the only year in which a Burgenland winegrower planted a vineyard on the north-eastern shore of Lake Neusiedl with St. Laurent vines. 1969 was also the year of the legendary moon landing. The single-vineyard wine was given the resounding name "Sixty-Nine". Rockets and stars have adorned Preisinger's entire wine collection since 2011. The client and his customers liked the design idea. In 2011, the artist Nikolaus Eberstaller from Gols was awarded the German "Red Dot Design Award" for his work. It's not just the packaging design that impresses. Preisinger's "Sixty-Nine" was named "one of the best red wines in Austria" by Falstaff. The 2011 vintage sparkling wine "Himmel voller Sterne Brut" has also already received an award.
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