Teleki

The Hungarian wine merchant and vine breeder Zsigmond Teleki (1854-1910) inherited around five yokes of vineyards from his father. He travelled all over Europe as a young man and founded a wine export business in 1881. Motivated by the peak of the phylloxera plague throughout Europe towards the end of the century and government subsidies for combating it, he founded a private nursery in Villány for the breeding of rootstocks. He recognised early on the importance of the right selection depending on variety and soil type. He was advised by his Austrian friend Franz Kober (1864-1943). In cooperation with him, he developed the famous rootstock Kober 5 BB, which is still used today.

Teleki - Zsigmond Teleki, Rebzuchtbetrieb Teleki, Andor Telek

After the death of his father, Andor Teleki (1883-1953) took over the company in 1910, and after the First World War his brother Alexander Teleki (1890-1942) also joined the company. In addition to the headquarters in Villány, two further vineyards were planted in Sollenau in 1911 and in Kottingbrunn in 1925. The vineyard also devoted itself intensively to the breeding and testing of table grapes. The Teleki and Kober farms developed into the most important vine breeding facilities in Europe. The company Teleki-Kober in Sopron (Hungary) was founded in 1996 and sees itself as the successor of the two traditional vine breeding companies.

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