IMAGE: JOHANN NIEDERMAYER AT THE WINE TASTING - 1980s
Since physical well-being is not just limited to food, Niedermayer devoted himself more and more to the variety of flavors of wine and in 1984 founded a winery for Austrian wine as well as an import wine shop for Italian wine.
With a lot of enthusiasm, they succeeded in bringing good and enjoyable wine to its lovers.
At the "Vinitaly" in 1986, Niedermayer was the first Austrian wine producer to present high-quality domestic wine - his courage was rewarded.
Over time, more and more journalists and wine lovers became aware of him and named his wine shop one of the best in the country.
Awards from Falstaff magazine and the award as Austrian Salon Winner for Wine Selections were the reward for his commitment.
Image: Johann Niedermayer - today
The success was not long in coming and with a few employees and 5 trucks, 200 restaurants were soon being supplied. In 2002, the Semmler winery was also set up in Hohenruppersdorf, producing beautiful, easy-drinking white wines (Supremus) and smooth red wines (Optimus).
Unfortunately, in 2008, due to his advancing age, it simply became too much and he sold his customer base and shares in the winery.
However, he never gave up his search for pleasure. To return to his roots, he bought a restaurant in Vienna-Döbling. In the "Cantinetta di Gianni" he tried to successfully convey his experience in terms of taste and pleasure to his guests.
It was a wonderful time with many cheerful anecdotes that Niedermayer experienced as a chef with his lovely wife in service.
Of course, coffee was always a big topic during this time, as the coffee wholesale business was lovingly continued in parallel.
Image: in the coffee roastery
In 2014, Niedermayer met coffee roaster Luigi Mardegan from Noventa di Piave and his family-run wood-fired coffee roastery. Fascinated by the quality he achieved with his "coffee roaster" with a beechwood fire, he decided to start roasting coffee himself, following the Venetian coffee roasting school.
And fortunately, this decision was also the right one! Because the coffee from “Caffè del Gianni” became increasingly popular not only in the catering trade, but also among many private coffee lovers.
"So I have always remained true to my principle of spreading pleasure and thus well-being." - Johann Niedermayer
Image: Johann Niedermayer with Alexander Klim
The Caffè del Gianni online shop was successfully launched in the early 2020s. From then on, private customers had the convenient opportunity to experience our unique Italian coffee experience in the comfort of their own homes, even outside of restaurants.
While searching for a successor, Johann Niedermayer met Alexander Klim from Vienna, who returned to Austria after several years abroad and was looking for a new challenge.
Impressed by the high quality, unique taste and tradition of wood-fire roasting, Alexander Klim and his company Kaffeestudio Spezialitäten took over the Caffè del Gianni private customer segment as well as the online shop in 2023.
