The best wines from Neusiedlersee-Hügelland in Austria

No wine district in Austria offers such a huge variety of grape varieties and wine styles as Neusiedlersee-Hügelland. The soil on the ridge of the Leithaberg contains granite, slate, limestone and prehistoric rock. The vines drink their water from this mineral soil.

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The white wines from Neusiedersee-Hügelland are mainly made from Pinot Blanc, Chardonnay, Neuburger and Grüner Veltliner. For red wines, Zweigelt, St. Laurent and Pinot Noir are the most important.

Other wines from Neusiedersee-Hügelland are also made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Blaufränkisch, Welschriesling, Muskat Ottonel and Sauvignon Blanc. Almost every grape that grows in Austria can be found in Neusiedersee-Hügelland. A small winegrower from Neusiedersee-Hügelland makes dry and sweet wines from a large number of different grapes. They have been doing this here for generations and with great craftsmanship.

Leithaberg DAC

The region recently acquired its own DAC (Districtus Austriae Controllatus), a quality system that was introduced a few years ago to designate wines that are typical of a particular wine style in a region.

Leithaberg DAC is the first Austrian DAC to include both red and white wines. Leithaberg white must be made from Grüner Veltliner, Weissburgunder (Pinot Blanc), Chardonnay or Neuburger. Leithaberg red from Blaufränkisch.

Ruster Ausbruch

Just like in Neusiedlersee, on the other side of the lake, the conditions for making noble sweet wines are also ideal here. A large number of winegrowers produce Ausleses, Spätleses, Beerenausleses, Eiswein and Trockenbeerenausleses.

But one noble sweet wine is only produced in Neusiedersee-Hügelland, in the ancient wine town of Rust: the Ruster Ausbruch. A very exclusive dessert wine.

Together with Eisenstadt, Rust is the heart of the wine region. Although only a stone's throw away, both towns have a wine academy where many of the winegrowers from the area have been trained to a high level. The entire region breathes wine. We currently have ten wines from Neusiedlersee-Hügelland in our range. You can view all our wines from Neusiedlersee-Hügelland here.