The opening of the Styrian Wine Week in Leibnitz takes place on August 19th. The highlight is the coronation of the three new wine sovereigns. Not only does the wine queen Sophie I come from the Deutschlandsberg district, but also wine sovereignty Katrin – Mein.Bezirk.at met the two young ladies for a chat in advance.
DEUTSCHLANDSBERG. wine queen Sophie I and their Highnesses Katrin and Marlene are recently after a comprehensive test to specialist and general knowledge from a seven-strong team Jury made up of wine and tourism experts, has been elected to office for the next two years – Mein.Bezirk.at has already been to the first presentation in the wine cellar of the Styrian Chamber of Agriculture on site.
Two of the personalities from the Schilcher district of Deutschlandsberg are the designated wine queen Sophie Friedrich from St. Stefan ob Stainz and Your Highness Katrin Strohmaier from Pölfing-Brunn what their real names are. With the second sovereignty Marlene Prugmaier from the Assigal winery in the neighboring district of Leibnitz, the trio represents the Southern Styria tourism region. Even before hers coronation on August 19 at the Styrian Wine Week in Leibnitz we met with Sophie Friedrich and Katrin Strohmaier to discuss the projects and goals for the next two years Ambassadors of Styrian wine to stake out
Spraying ahead joy and zest for action stuck the two young ladies, now with the good feeling demanding test to have passed the Wine Queen or Wine Sovereignty.
From St. Stefan ob Stainz, the current largest wine-growing community Sophie Friedrich, the designated wine queen for the next two years, is coming to West Styria. The Friedrich winery is 100% owned Schilcher winery, where Sophie grew up from an early age. “We farm 8 hectares and build from just one grape variety 16 different wines in the meantime,” explains Sophie Friedrich, who was able to train her rhetorical talents during sales talks and company tours.
School time together
That the two West Styria running already from the schooldays also contributes to the lively communication, as they attended the HLW Deutschlandsberg with the branch art, culture, event management together and after the A-levels the manager training at the wine school Silberberg, also together with Katrin. Sophie completed the mandatory internship at a winery in southern Sweden.
“I’ve been with the since January 1, 2022 Chamber of Agriculture employed and also continue to work in the family business,” says Friedrich.
Wear more than crowns
Cheeky asked: As a wine queen, doesn’t a girl’s dream come true with pretty dresses and little crowns? “We are Presenters of Styrian wine also beyond the national borders. It’s more than just wearing crowns. Technical competence is also required in order to even pass the comprehensive test in front of the seven-person jury,” emphasizes Sophie Friedrich emphatically.
“We want to be a role model for other young women in the male-dominated world of wine. So it’s not a question of gender but rather a question of passion if you want to establish yourself in the world of wine.”
Sophie Friedrichdesignated Wine Queen 2022
–Katrin Strohmaier grew up on his parents’ winery in Pölfing-Brunn. “Even as a little girl, I was there for everything, whether in the Kellerim Weingarten or at the delivery toursI especially loved that”, emphasizes Katrin. Not only Schilcher, but also white and red wines are made on the farm, as well as completely different products such as gin and rum as well as the unique Schilcher vermouth of the year”.
Link between winegrowers and end customers
After the already mentioned school career at the HLW Deutschlandsberg and at the Silberberg wine-growing school with manager training, Katrin Strohmaier’s next path also led to the abroadnamely on a large winery with 60 hectares in Rhenish Hesseto earn your first professional spurs there.
“I’ve been on my parents’ farm since January 2020 and run a limited partnership with my mother,” explains Katrin.
“As Your Highness, I would like to bring people closer to the passion that every winegrower puts into their wines with all the work around the year in the vineyard and in the wine cellar. I’m particularly looking forward to these conversations with people, to show what the final product in the wine is preceded by care.”
Katrin Strohmeierwine sovereignty from Pölfing-Brunn
A word about the costume
The coronation will take place on August 19th as part of the opening of the Styrian Wine Week in Leibnitz, after the previous generation of Highnesses had been in office for three years instead of the usual two, an extension due to the pandemic.
At the coronation the three young ladies become their brand new ones Attempt presented to the public for the first time, a custom-made product sponsored by the Steirisches Heimatwerk. What does this look like?
“There is a everyday costume and a Festival costume. Everyday costume will be a little shorter and, above all, very colourful. I find the colors very youthful and fresh,” explains Katrin Strohmeier, before Sophie interrupts her: “We can’t reveal too much yet, it’s supposed to be a surprise! You can see that at the coronation Festive Dirndl.”
Off to the Styrian Wine Week
So the crowning glory is the really big event. Are you nervous yet? “Yes, it’s getting serious now and then things will really get going for us,” says Sophie happily, and Katrin adds: “We’re already working on our speeches for our first appearance as Highness. We’re full of anticipation for this exciting time.”
Here’s the podcast:
SteirerStimmen – Episode 136: The new wine sovereignties from Deutschlandsberg
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