Stephen Bitterolf founded vom Boden after nearly a decade in the wine industry. He was the Wine Director at Crush Wine & Spirits in New York City where he helped build one of the nation’s largest fine wine programs with a special focus on Austria and Germany, Burgundy, California, Champagne, Piedmont and the Northern Rhône. He is also the founder of the Rieslingfeier festival in New York City. His hat is more famous than he is.