Michael Wenzel's family winery in Rust, built on a philosophy of transparent, low-intervention winemaking. Visits are arranged directly through the estate; the range draws on both Rust's Blaufränkisch reds and the town's Furmint-based Ausbruch heritage.
Address: Hauptstraße 29, 7071 Rust, Austria, Burgenland
A Schandl family estate in Rust producing traditional varieties since 1741, now run by Paul Schandl. The signature pour is the noble-sweet Ruster Ausbruch, made from botrytised Furmint and Welschriesling grown on the Rust hillsides.
A small cellar on Rust's Hauptstraße where Kurt and Katrin Feiler pour their Blaufränkisch-led reds alongside the estate's noble-sweet Ruster Ausbruch. About 60 percent of the 27-hectare estate is planted to red varieties, with the trilogy of white, red and sweet wines poured together on request.
A Schandl family estate in Rust producing traditional varieties since 1741, now run by Paul Schandl. The signature pour is the noble-sweet Ruster Ausbruch, made from botrytised Furmint and Welschriesling grown on the Rust hillsides.
A small cellar on Rust's Hauptstraße where Kurt and Katrin Feiler pour their Blaufränkisch-led reds alongside the estate's noble-sweet Ruster Ausbruch. About 60 percent of the 27-hectare estate is planted to red varieties, with the trilogy of white, red and sweet wines poured together on request.
The Prieler family's Leithaberg DAC estate pours its 60-percent-red range, anchored by the Blaufränkisch Goldberg aged up to 26 months in 500-liter barrels, alongside Pinot Blanc from the Leitha Mountains' limestone soils. Family-guided tastings walk visitors through each site.
The Kracher family's Seewinkel vinotheque pours three generations of botrytised sweet wines alongside dry whites, in the same building as the family's Illmitz winery. Summer tastings happen under the vine arbor; November-to-March weekend visits need advance booking.
The Kollwentz family has farmed the southern slopes of the Leitha Mountains since 1775, pouring the Steinzeiler Blaufränkisch blend and limestone-driven Chardonnays from the Gloria and Tatschler sites at their Gartengasse office and sales point.
Albert Gesellmann's organically farmed Deutschkreutz estate, run by the family since 1767, is best known for the Blaufränkisch-Zweigelt-St. Laurent blend Opus Eximium and the single-varietal Blaufränkisch hochberc. Visits are arranged directly with the family.
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