Vienna Wine Prize 2025: Mayor honors top winemakers in the city!
Vienna Wine Prize 2025: Mayor honors top winemakers in the city!
Wiener Rathaus, 1010 Wien, Österreich - On June 4, 2025, this year's took place in the Arkadenhof of the Vienna town hall. Mayor Michael Ludwig honored 13 award winners, who were characterized by outstanding achievements in Vienna viticulture. This event aims to underline the importance of Vienna viticulture and demonstrate the quality of the wines produced there.
A total of 26 finalists presented their wines on a special wine bar. The focus was on the year 2024, which offered the winegrowers numerous challenges, but also had high quality. The 2024 wines are known for their maturity, fruitiness and a fresh, digestible acidity.
award of the state winners
The event highlighted the outstanding wines of the Viennese winemakers. According to Wiener Wein , 406 wines were submitted, 259 of which were awarded a gold medal. Rainer Christ from Jedlersdorf shone at this year's award and won three out of a total of 16 state winner titles. His award -winning wines include:
- Grüner Veltliner Bisamberg 2023
- Lagenriesling 2023 from the Ried Zwerchbreiteln
- Rotweincuvée XXI from the 2020 vintage
Other award winners were Peter Bernreiter from Mayer on the parish square and Kroiss, each of which was awarded twice. Bernreiter was honored for his wines, including the green Veltliner and the
challenges of the year 2023
Although the 2023 vintage made numerous challenges to the winegrowers, the harvest was good quality. The weather was characterized by low rainfall in winter and a cool spring, followed by a hot and dry summer affected by hailstorms. Nevertheless, the dry autumn enabled an optimal harvest time.
The high number of gold medals awarded this year shows the excellent quality of the wines. A total of 64 companies took part, and 82 finalists were determined by the 406 samples. Statistics Austria Deliver wine surfaces as well as the grape varieties and the age of the vines.
The Viennese wine culture, which is considered the figurehead of the city, is further strengthened by the commitment of young winemakers and innovative initiatives such as Rebestanz. Wine queen Katharina Beranek praised the enthusiasm and commitment of the winemakers, who contribute to the popularity of the Vienna wine and its first -class quality.
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