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Wieninger

Fritz Wieninger, born in 1966, is the 5th generation of his family to make wine in Stammersdorf, Vienna. Wieninger took the helm in 1987 after studying in Klosterneuburg and working in Napa Valley, California. In 2006, he started converting to biodynamic farming. With around 50 hectares of vineyards, mostly on the Bisamberg, Wieninger presides over one of Vienna’s largest wine estates. Fritz Wieninger was instrumental in enshrining Wiener Gemischter Satz into law as a DAC in 2013. Gemischter Satz, the typical Viennese field blend, represents Wieninger’s largest plantings, followed by Chardonnay, Grüner Veltliner, Riesling and just a little Gelber Muskateller. But Vienna’s varied vineyards also allow for Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Zweigelt, Pinot Noir and Sankt Laurent. Stylistically, Wieninger has dialed back both alcohol and ripeness in his wines. Today, the wines are more strait-laced and less opulent than in the past, and pervaded by a new and welcome freshness that suits these rounded wines exceptionally well. Also, in 2013, Wieninger took over the Hajzan Neumann estate in Vienna – please see the separate entry. Wieninger’s children are about to become involved in the estate: the eldest daughter, Sophie, is studying international wine business in Geisenheim, Katharina looks after the estate’s social media, while son Maximilian is enrolled in Klosterneuburg and has just completed a stage with Julian Huber in Baden, Germany. The 2022 vintage harvest was punctuated by rain and lasted from early September to November.

From 2022 Burgenland and Austria’s East – A Heaven for Unsung but Compelling Reds (Feb 2024) by Anne Krebiehl MW

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2022 Grüner Veltliner Nussberg

Color: White

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