In 1994 seven farmers in a small Austrian village named Gols formed an alliance and called themselves Pannobile. The seven members of the group agreed to collaborate with each other, openly sharing ideas, experiences and support. Their goal was to create individual and unique wines that would compete with the very best of the world and would challenge the dawning globalization of wine.

The Pannobile Group has been at it for over ten years now and has added 2 more farmers for a total of nine members. Each works tirelessly to produce wines with native grape varieties that are an expression of the soils and special microclimate of Gols.

Every year the farmers present two wines, a red and a white, to the group to see if they will make the Pannobile grade or not. When a wine meets all the strict criteria the farmer is permitted to label that specific vintage 'Pannobile' and will likely sell out the wine before it's even bottled.

The nine members of the Pannobile Group from left to right:

Helmuth Renner
Gernot Heirich
Hans Gsellmann
Judith Beck
Gerhard Pittnauer
Paul Achs
Claus Preisinger (2006 Zweigelt Pannobile is part of the Farmstead Wines Collection)
Hans Nittnaus
Gernot Leitner