Weingut Gritsch Mauritiushof ★ 4.3
The Gritsch family has farmed the Mauritiushof estate in Spitz for generations, with plots including sections of the celebrated Tausendeimerberg (Thousand-Bucket Hill).
ClassificationWachau DAC
VarietalsGruner Veltliner, Riesling
BiodynamicBiodynamic Practicing
NeighbourhoodSpitz
Location
Address: Spitz an der Donau, 3620 Spitz, Wachau
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Weingut Hugl-Wimmer-Czerny ★ 4.1
A small family estate in Spitz with plots on the steep terraced hillsides above the village. The Hugl-Wimmer-Czerny wines are rarely seen in export markets and are sold almost entirely direct and through local restaurants, making them an authentic local discovery for visitors to the upper Wachau.
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Weingut Frischengruber ★ 4.3
A compact family estate in Weissenkirchen whose wines rarely travel beyond the Austrian domestic market. The Frischengruber family farms their terraced plots and sells primarily direct, making a site visit to Weissenkirchen the surest way to taste their wines.
Weingut Gritsch Mauritiushof ★ 4.3
The Gritsch family has farmed the Mauritiushof estate in Spitz for generations, with plots including sections of the celebrated Tausendeimerberg (Thousand-Bucket Hill).
Weingut Hugl-Wimmer-Czerny ★ 4.1
A small family estate in Spitz with plots on the steep terraced hillsides above the village. The Hugl-Wimmer-Czerny wines are rarely seen in export markets and are sold almost entirely direct and through local restaurants, making them an authentic local discovery for visitors to the upper Wachau.
Weingut Schmelz ★ 4.1
The Schmelz family farm terraced plots above Joching on the south bank of the Danube and sell most of their wine direct to visitors and through local trade.
Stift Melk Weingut (Monastery Vineyard) ★ 4.2
Stift Melk, the Benedictine monastery perched dramatically above the western gateway of the Wachau, maintains vineyard plots on the steep terraces immediately below the monastery.
Weingut der Augustiner Chorherren Klosterneuburg (Wachau holdings) ★ 4.2
The Augustinian Canons of Klosterneuburg Monastery hold historic vineyard plots in the Wachau and produce wine under the Chorherren label from these sites.