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Austrian wine regions
5 regions and 15 producers, with the grapes each one is built on.
Producers
15 Austrian wineries worth knowing.
Brundlmayer
Langenlois, Kamptal · founded 1804
Willi Brundlmayer's Kamptal estate is the pinnacle of Austrian Riesling outside the Wachau, with the Zobinger Heiligenstein being one of Europe's greatest terroirs.
F.X. Pichler
Wachau · founded 1975
The most celebrated producer in the Wachau, known for rich, concentrated Grüner Veltliner and Riesling from Dürnstein and Loibenberg. Wines are deliberately aged before release.
Hirtzberger
Spitz, Wachau · founded 1913
Franz Hirtzberger's estate is the benchmark for opulent, powerful Wachau Riesling from the Singerriedel and Hochrain, rivalling the finest German examples.
Knoll
Wachau · founded 1913
Wachau estate making long-lived, mineral Grüner Veltliner and Riesling from Loibner vineyard sites. Traditional style with exceptional ageing potential.
Kracher
Illmitz, Burgenland · founded 1930
The world's most celebrated producer of botrytis sweet wines, Alois Kracher established a new standard for Austrian Trockenbeerenauslese and Beerenauslese.
Loimer
Langenlois, Kamptal · founded 1958
Fred Loimer's biodynamic Kamptal estate produces elegant, mineral-driven Riesling and Gruner Veltliner alongside a thoughtful selection of Pinot Noir.
Nikolaihof
Mautern, Wachau · founded 300
The oldest wine estate in Austria, with Roman origins, now biodynamic and producing Rieslings of extraordinary mineral purity aged in old wood for years.
Prager
Wachau · founded 1715
One of the most respected estates in the Wachau, producing benchmark Grüner Veltliner and Riesling Smaragd from steep terraced vineyards above the Danube.
Rudi Pichler
Wosendorf, Wachau · founded 1993
A young Wachau master producing precise, crystalline Rieslings and Gruner Veltliners from prime Federspiel and Smaragd sites along the Danube.
Schloss Gobelsburg
Gobelsburg, Kamptal · founded 1171
A 12th-century Cistercian monastery estate run by Michael Moosbrugger, producing Kamptal Riesling and Gruner Veltliner of monastic precision and authority.
Tement
Berghausen, South Styria · founded 1160
Manfred Tement's South Styrian estate produces the finest Sauvignon Blanc in Austria, with Zieregg as the benchmark single-vineyard wine of volcanic complexity.
Veyder-Malberg
Spitz, Wachau · founded 2007
A tiny Wachau estate making some of the Danube's most electric Rieslings and Gruner Veltliners from old vines on terraced gneiss and amphibolite.
Weingut FX Pichler
Durnstein, Wachau · founded 1966
Austria's most celebrated wine estate, producing Riesling and Gruner Veltliner of extraordinary concentration from steep terraced vineyards above the Danube.
Weingut Knoll
Unterloiben, Wachau · founded 1891
The quintessential Wachau producer, Emmerich Knoll's Rieslings and Gruner Veltliners from Loibenberg and Kellerberg express the purest terroir character.
Weingut Prager
Weissenkirchen, Wachau · founded 1715
Franz Prager's estate produces some of the Wachau's most refined Rieslings, including the legendary Wachstum Bodenstein from a steep terrace above the Danube.
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Austria wine FAQ
How many wine regions does Austria have?
SomeWine tracks 5 wine regions in Austria, alongside 15 producers.
Which grapes are grown in Austria?
The grapes appearing most often on Austrian labels here are Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Grüner Veltliner.
What are the oldest wineries in Austria?
Among those tracked, the longest-running are Nikolaihof (300), Tement (1160), Schloss Gobelsburg (1171), Prager (1715), Weingut Prager (1715), Brundlmayer (1804).