Achim Niederberger

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The Deinhard manor house
Winning wine cellar
The Buhlsche Gutshaus on the Wine Route
The sculpture in the Ketschauer Hof shows three houses that are held together; she reminds that Niederberger, with the acquisition of the three wineries Dr. Deinhard , Reichsrat von Buhl and Privy Councilor Dr. von Bassermann-Jordan reversed the so-called Jordan division in a certain sense.

Achim Niederberger (born January 31, 1957 in Neustadt an der Weinstrasse ; † July 25, 2013 there ) was a German entrepreneur and the owner of the largest private vineyard in Germany with a total vineyard area of ​​150 hectares.

Life

After graduating from commercial school, Niederberger began training as a retail salesman in 1976 and two years later founded "Fortuna Sportwerbung GmbH" in Neustadt. In the course of his entrepreneurial activity, further company foundations followed: In 1988 the Nino Druck GmbH was founded, in 1996 the "Mobil Sport- and Public Advertising" was founded and in 2003 Niederberger acquired the "Umschau Verlag", which specializes in books on the subject of enjoyment.

Since 2002 Niederberger has also been involved in the wine business and bought the Privy Council Dr. from Bassermann-Jordan in Deidesheim . As part of the renovation work, he had the Bassermannsche Gutshaus converted into a boutique hotel and opened the “Bistro 1718” and the “LA Jordan” restaurant, which has been awarded a Michelin star since 2010 , in the renovated “ Ketschauer Hof ” property . The “Deidesheimer Kochschule” also belongs to the property.

In 2005 Niederberger acquired the Deidesheimer winery "Reichsrat von Buhl" , which was leased to a Japanese group until December 2013. At the beginning of 2014, the conversion and renovation work on the historic Buhlschen manor house began.

In 2007 Niederberger bought the “Dr. Deinhard "and had it renamed" Weingut von Winning ", the name" Dr. Deinhard ”is still used for the product line of wines matured in stainless steel tanks. The estate restaurant "Leopold" in the former horse stable belongs to the winery.

With the purchase of the Dr. Deinhard acquired Niederberger's third company in Deidesheim, which originally came from the Jordan property. In doing so, he had reversed the so-called “ Jordanian inheritance ” after more than 150 years and united the three wineries “Privy Councilor Dr. von Bassermann-Jordan ”,“ Reichsrat von Buhl ”and“ von Winning ”, formerly“ Dr. Deinhard ”, again in one hand.

Niederberger's involvement in Deidesheim also included the construction of the “Kaisergarten” hotel, which opened in May 2013. The restaurant "Riva" belongs to the hotel.

Today all companies and businesses are grouped under the umbrella of the Niederberger Group, which is managed by Niederberger's widow Jana Seeger.

Niederberger was buried in the Deidesheim cemetery in the grave of the Buhl family, whose winery he had bought.

Honors

In 2014 Niederberger was posthumously honored with an “Award of Excellence” by the magazine Der Feinschmecker .

“If there was anyone who could be called a visionary, it was Achim Niederberger. He didn't have to commute between Rio, Tokyo and New York to create something big. His life, his passion - that was the Palatinate. Achim Niederberger gave the region a new shine and recovered almost lost treasures. He was Germany's largest private winery owner ... "

- The gourmet

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Mario Scheuermann : Palatine visionary Achim Niederberger is dead. Personal obituary. Falstaff , July 26, 2013, accessed August 15, 2015 .
  2. ↑ Ingo Reich: From advertising in the world of wine. The Palatinate entrepreneur Achim Niederberger turns his hobby into a job. ... Handelsblatt , November 23, 2007, accessed on August 15, 2015 .
  3. ↑ Manfred Klimek : Radical Riesling. In the Palatinate town of Deidesheim, the most famous German wine is taking a new direction.… Die Welt , July 28, 2013, accessed on August 15, 2015 .
  4. ↑ Achim Niederberger 1957 - 2013. … A toast to a great man. weinwelt.at, July 25, 2013, accessed on August 15, 2015 .
  5. ↑ me: Three top goods together again. The advertising entrepreneur Achim Niederberger becomes the largest private wine producer in Germany ... Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung , November 21, 2007, accessed on August 15, 2015 .
  6. ^ Heinz Feller: Deidesheim mourns. The late Achim Niederberger made Deidesheim a pleasure mecca. Experienced professionals should continue his work. (No longer available online.) Allgemeine Hotel- und Gastronomie-Zeitung , August 3, 2013, archived from the original on September 12, 2015 ; accessed on August 15, 2015 .
  7. ^ Companies of the Niederberger group. This is how we understand TEAM SPIRIT. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on November 9, 2015 ; accessed on August 15, 2015 .
  8. ^ Rudolf Knoll : After Achim Niederberger died: Jana, his widow, takes over, everything goes on. Achim Niederberger turned in a storybook career as a businessman. (No longer available online.) YOOpress, July 30, 2013, archived from the original on March 4, 2016 ; accessed on August 15, 2015 .
  9. ↑ Achim Niederberger. Wine Awards 2015. (No longer available online.) Der Feinschmecker, archived from the original on March 4, 2016 ; accessed on August 15, 2015 .
personal data
SURNAME Niederberger, Achim
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German entrepreneur and vineyard owner
DATE OF BIRTH January 31, 1957
PLACE OF BIRTH Neustadt an der Weinstrasse
DATE OF DEATH July 25, 2013
Place of death Neustadt an der Weinstrasse