Where Nature reaches its limits in the vineyard and using the right technique becomes paramount, the winery depends on its two Fendt tractors: a 20-something yearold Fendt 260 V and a new Fendt 210 V Vario. “We drive through the vineyards all year round, which often compacts the soil to extremes in the lanes. Especially at steeper points, these trenches are a real safety concern,” explains her husband, Martin Schu-Hoffranzen. “But the new Fendt has both the power to ramp up these slopes with an attached cultivator and loosen the ground, as well as the necessary level of driving safety.” After pruning have to be pulled through the rows to crush the vines, before carrying on with the plant protection and foliage cutting in the summer. For more than 20 years, her old Fendt 260 V – now with almost 9,000 hours on the clock – has been by her side. But it wasn't an emotional decision to choose a Fendt as the next vineyard tractor; “Of course we looked into the competitors,” says Carolin Hoffranzen. “But the Fendt won in the end because it just makes economic sense. Fendt is a decades-long investment. And if I can choose a machine that is Made in Germany, I would always prefer that over other products.”