From Apetlon in the Neusiedlersee, a short distance from the Hungarian border, the Velich brothers make Austria’s finest Chardonnay. Tiglat is a single vineyard example, 100% barrique-fermented and aged (50% new oak), that combine’s depth and richness with real poise and elegance. It is neither too ripe nor too oaky or leesy as some Austrian […]

You can’t tell a wine by its label, but Gut Oggau aims to try. Distinctive marketing gives each of the estate’s nine wines a human face, name and personality. Perfect for the Facebook generation, sure – but these wines aren’t just pretty faces. Since 2007, its first vintage, Oggau has produced on 11.5 ha of […]

Reds take centre-stage at this 25 ha family-run estate that produces the wines as naturally as possible. Zweigelt and Blaufränkisch are the most widely planted varieties and form the basis of the regular blends. The elegant Heideboden is the principal estate wine and can also include St-Laurent, Pinot Noir or Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Syrah […]

The sweet wines of the late Alois Kracher are some of the finest going, not just Austria’s best but among the top examples made anywhere. The family continues to work together to produce consistently outstanding wines, making the most of the favourable conditions for botrytis enrichment afforded by Lake Neusiedl and surrounding small lakes (known […]

With viticultural roots that extend back at least 400 years, Axel and Herta Stiegelmar are the current generation producing an almost endless range of good whites, reds and sweet whites at Gols on the eastern shore of the Neusiedlersee. A total of 80% of production is red but the dry whites include a distinctive elderberry-scented […]

With 95% of his production from 23 ha red wine it would be reasonable to describe Paul Achs, a third generation wine grower, as a red wine specialist! He works with Ronny Rebscher to make arguably the most consistent range of quality reds within the vicinity of Neusiedler See. Blaufränkisch, in several versions, and Pinot […]