Mittelburgenland DACBlaufränkisch, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Syrah, Zweigelt38 haSilvia HeinrichWinemaker Silvia HeinrichDeutschkreutz
Deutschkreutz estate with roots to 1767, run by Silvia Heinrich since 2010, producing red-only wines built around Blaufränkisch.
Tasting: Monday to Friday 9am-5pm, Saturday 1-5pm; tastings by appointment Thursday to Saturday afternoons.
Tip: Silvia Heinrich vinifies Blaufränkisch in seven distinct single vineyard expressions.
Eisenberg DACBlaufränkischChristoph and Julia WachterWinemaker Christoph WachterDeutsch Schützen
Deutsch Schützen estate on the Eisenberg hill's iron rich slate, working large format barrels to let Blaufränkisch terroir speak with minimal oak imprint.
Tasting: Farm gate sales by telephone appointment.
Tip: The single Ried bottlings show the mineral difference between Eisenberg and Deutsch Schützen slopes.
Eisenberg DACBlaufränkisch, Pinot Noir, Merlot, Welschriesling, Grüner Veltliner, Weissburgunder10 haUwe SchieferWinemaker Uwe SchieferWelgersdorf
Welgersdorf estate on the Eisenberg's slate soils, a career changer project from the mid-1990s built on a less is more Blaufränkisch philosophy.
Tasting: Farm gate sales by telephone appointment.
Tip: The Ried Reihburg Blaufränkisch is Uwe Schiefer's most site specific bottling.
Eisenberg DACBlaufränkisch, Welschriesling12 haReinhold and Clemens KrutzlerWinemaker Reinhold KrutzlerDeutsch Schützen
Fifth generation Deutsch Schützen estate built on two constants, Blaufränkisch and Welschriesling, expressing the Eisenberg hill's iron rich slate.
Tasting: Tastings by telephone appointment, any time.
Tip: Krutzler's Reihburg Blaufränkisch and Eisenberg Reserve are the estate's benchmark reds.
Eisenberg DACBlaufränkischFounded 1816Markus and Kristina FaulhammerWinemaker Markus FaulhammerORGANIC CERTIFIEDDeutsch Schützen
Deutsch Schützen estate operating since 1816, farming vines up to 90 years old on the Eisenberg hill using organic methods and biodiversity plantings.
Tasting: By telephone appointment.
Tip: Ask for the Saybritz or Szapary bottlings, the estate's two named single vineyard sites.
Neusiedlersee DACWelschriesling, Chardonnay, Weissburgunder, Scheurebe, Muskat Ottonel, Grüner Veltliner35 haGerhard KracherWinemaker Gerhard KracherIllmitz
Seewinkel dessert wine specialist between Illmitz and the Neusiedlersee shore, world renowned for botrytis affected Trockenbeerenauslese from Welschriesling and Chardonnay.
Tasting: By appointment through the estate shop office in Illmitz.
Tip: The numbered Trockenbeerenauslese cuvées reward a decade or more of bottle age.