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.
Neusiedlersee DACZweigelt, Blaufränkisch, St. Laurent, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Welschriesling, Grauburgunder30 haJosef UmathumWinemaker Josef UmathumFrauenkirchen
Frauenkirchen estate on the Neusiedlersee's east shore, working Zweigelt, St. Laurent and Blaufränkisch.
Tasting: By appointment, Monday to Friday 9am-1pm and 2-6pm, Saturday 10am-5pm.
Tip: The single-vineyard Ried Hallebühl Zweigelt is the estate's flagship red.
Neusiedlersee DACBlaufränkisch, Zweigelt, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, St. Laurent, Chardonnay, Weissburgunder, Grüner VeltlinerFounded 1684Anita and Hans NittnausWinemaker Hans NittnausBiodynamic PracticingORGANIC CERTIFIEDGols
Gols family estate farming since 1684 and biodynamic since 2013, a founding voice of the Pannobile group behind Comondor and Leithaberg DAC cuvées.
Tasting: By appointment at the family cellar in Gols.
Tip: Look for the Comondor red blend, the estate's flagship Pannobile-style cuvée.
Neusiedlersee DACZweigelt, Blaufränkisch, St. Laurent60 haGernot and Heike HeinrichWinemaker Gernot HeinrichDemeter CertifiedORGANIC CERTIFIEDGols
Sixty hectare Gols estate certified biodynamic under Demeter and respekt-BIODYN, working the Salzberg and Gabarinza sites near Lake Neusiedl.
Tasting: By appointment; closed Sundays and public holidays.
Tip: Gabarinza is Gernot Heinrich's single-vineyard Blaufränkisch bottling, named for its Ried in Gols.