A family Vienna winery led by Fritz Wieninger, farming biodynamically across Bisamberg and Nussberg.
The producer
Fritz Wieninger has more than 30 years of experience and helped revive Wiener Gemischter Satz DAC. His family winery works vineyards on Bisamberg and Nussberg, two Vienna sites separated by the Danube. Biodynamic farming excludes artificial fertilizers, synthetic chemical pesticides and herbicides, while accepting reduced yields. The range includes site-named Grüner Veltliner and Wiener Gemischter Satz, alongside Pinot Noir Select sourced from both vineyard areas.
Known for
Biodynamic Viennese site wines
Notable facts
The estate exports its wines to 45 countries on every continent.
Weingut Wieninger belongs to respekt-BIODYN.
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Weingut Wieninger
A family winery led by Fritz Wieninger, farming biodynamically across Vienna’s Bisamberg and Nussberg.
At A Glance
Region
Vienna, Austria
Ownership
Family winery
Owner and manager
Fritz Wieninger
Farming
Natural, biodynamic viticulture
Main sites
Bisamberg and Nussberg
The Producer
Fritz Wieninger is the owner and manager of his family winery in Vienna. He has more than 30 years of experience and helped revive Wiener Gemischter Satz DAC, the designation used on Vienna’s Gemischter Satz wine labels. Since 2018, he has belonged to the association responsible for classifying Vienna’s vineyards as Erste Lagen.
Natural, biodynamic viticulture guides the estate’s work. Artificial fertilizers, synthetic chemical pesticides and herbicides are excluded, and reduced yields are accepted as part of its quality-oriented farming.
Place
Wieninger’s vineyards lie on Bisamberg and Nussberg, with the Danube between them. Bisamberg has light, permeable sandy-loess soil over a highly calcareous subsoil. Compared with Nussberg, it receives an average of 20 percent less rain and 20 percent more wind and sunshine.
Nussberg has weathered shells and limestone above limestone bedrock. The estate considers Nussberg suitable for the varieties planted together in Gemischter Satz, including Riesling, Grüner Veltliner and Traminer.
Wines
Three named bottles span two site wines and one wine sourced from both vineyard areas. Wieninger Nussberg Grüner Veltliner 2020 is named for its Nussberg site and its grape variety, while Wieninger Bisamberg Wiener Gemischter Satz 2021 is named for its Bisamberg site and its mixed planting.
Wieninger Pinot Noir Select 2023 draws fruit from both Bisamberg and Nussberg. The grapes undergo spontaneous fermentation, followed by maturation in barriques made by Burgundian coopers.