I'll drink to that where we get behind the scenes of the beverage business. I'm

Levy Dalton I'm Aaron Scala and here's our show today. Oh, Villy Brindermyer on the show today. Hello sir, how are you?

Very fine. Wonderful to be here with you. Nice to talk with you.

So let's talk a little bit about Willie Bundermeyer Senior, your dad.

He was born in 1916, which would have meant he was born during World War I and he also served in World War II.

What was his life like and what was the situation of the vineyards and the

winemaking during his lifetime.

Well, he grew up in a vineyard

with a family who did wine growing,

as well as some other farming like doing cattle, some wheat and barley, so a little bit of everything.

And also our name, Mayor, means someone who runs a farm.

Prindle mayor means someone who runs a farm and has access to good water,

to a well, to a fountain, so that when there's a drought, you go to Prystalmaire to get some water.

Today the people come to get some wine, but the water is still in the name and is still very important for our production.

But what was the situation for Austria in the 20s or 30s

40s, I mean in terms of vineyards and in wine growing?

It was compared in the economic crisis of the 30s,

the wine growers were relatively well off

we sold the wine 300 liter casks to the restaurant and

so you would sell to a restaurant a whole cask of wine.

Yes, so that was usually it was very rare to bottle and

Usually most of our wine was sold in 300 litre cask.

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