The headquarters of the traditional family winery is in Villány in the wine-growing region of the same name in the south of Hungary. The family's ancestors immigrated from Germany in the 18th century. The two-storey main cellar consists of several room cellars, two cellar branches with 30 and 100 metres in length, and a round cellar known as the "Bock Chapel". This is used for weddings, ceremonies, concerts and events for 100 to 120 people. Guided tours of the cellar are offered to visitors, during which all phases of the winemaking process are shown. The Ermitage Hotel and the Óbor Restaurant are connected to the winery. The cellar in Jammertal has been owned by the Bock family since 1850. After expropriation in 1946, it was bought back by Antal Bock in 1958. Here, special crescents dating back to the 1981 vintage are stored in small quantities. József and Valéria Bock have been the ninth generation of the family to run the winery since 1981. Their son Valér (cellar technician) and daughter Patrica (HR manager of the winery) are also active in the business.
It started with a vineyard of only half a hectare. Today, the vineyards cover 75 hectares in ownership and another 70 hectares integrated in the best sites of the Villány wine region (Jammertal, Ördögárok, Fekete-hegy, Bocor, Csillagvölgy, Kopár-dűlő). The red wine varieties Kék Portugizi (Blue Portugieser), Pinot Noir, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Kékfrankos (Blaufränkisch), Kadarka and Syrah, as well as the white wine varieties Rajnai Rizling (Riesling), Olasz Rizling (Welschriesling), Chardonnay and Hárslevelű are cultivated and processed. The vineyards are cultivated according to the guidelines of organic viticulture.
After meticulous, selective harvesting, one million bottles of wine are produced annually using the latest technology. The storage capacity is 1,400 barrique barrels, 35 large oak barrels (20 to 65 hl) as well as fermentation and storage tanks made of stainless steel with a capacity of more than 10,000 hectolitres. The premium wines are selections from the Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Kadarka, Kékfrankos, Pinot Noir and Syrah varieties, and with them various cuvées called Royal, Bock, Libra and Capella. The flagship of the house is the "Magnifico", produced in outstanding vintages, made from 100% Merlot from the Ördögárok (Devil's Ditch) vineyard and aged for 24 months in new French barriques.
