2023 Burgenland and Austria’s East: Gorgeous Reds, Aromatic Whites and Killer Sweets

The 2023 growing season kept winemakers in Austria’s east (the regions southeast and east of Vienna, namely Thermenregion, Carnuntum and Burgenland) on their toes. Rain that had been so sorely missed in 2022 came in abundance, as did heat. However, the key for these winemakers was a golden autumn. Rain stayed away through harvest and cooler nights returned, ensuring long ripening and yielding reds and whites with bright acidity and aromatic nuance. Producers who specialize in nobly sweet wines were able to pick concentrated fruit with super-clean botrytis. What’s more, Austria’s east was spared from frost and hail, as well as from the many flood events that did so much damage throughout Central and Eastern Europe.

Moody afternoon clouds over a wintry Lake Neusiedl, now thankfully full of water

Moody afternoon clouds over a wintry Lake Neusiedl, now thankfully full of water again.

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The 2023 growing season kept winemakers in Austria’s east on their toes. Rain that had been so sorely missed in 2022 came in abundance, as did heat. However, a golden autumn ensured long ripening and yielded reds and whites with bright acidity and aromatic nuance. Producers who specialize in nobly sweet wines were able to pick concentrated fruit with super-clean botrytis. What’s more, Austria’s east was spared from frost and hail, as well as from the many flood events that did so much damage throughout Central and Eastern Europe.