The office is not exactly his preferred environment, the wine-cellar is admittedly more so, but the place where he feels completely at home is the vineyard. This goes hand in hand with his quit, down-to earth disposition and his clear and open straightforwardness.

"The wine grows in the vineyard", the wine-growers often say. As far as Martin Nigl is concerned, this hits the nail right on the head.
As regards white wine in particular, the work accomplished in the vineyards is absolutely essential, since wine is unforgiving of the slightest error. Consequently the wine-grower inspects his vineyards nearly every day in order to make crucial decisions about pruning, pest control, watering, thinning out grapes and vintage all at the appropriate time.

Meanwhile, it looks as if Martin Nigl is familiar with all of his vines, with their history, their strengths and weaknesses: "Just by drinking a glass of mature wine, you can tell if all the work in the vineyards has been carried out properly, whether the wines have been well looked after or have suffered." If this is so, then this wine-grower certainly cares well for his wines.