Austria makes more wine than it can reasonably drink, in more styles than any single guide can carry. This almanac is our reading of it. 32 regions, ranked the way we'd visit them; the houses our critics keep returning to; and a short list of restaurants where we'd spend the evening.
Austria
Austria
32
3,972
308
The country, in numbers and adjectives.
The terroirs, by hand.
9 regions worth the trip first — chosen by the Femente desk for the houses we’d open with, the variety of styles within each, and the cooking that grew up around them.
Weinland
White wine and red wine coexist here without hierarchy—both demand the same terroir attention, the same precision in the cellar.…
Niederösterreich
Grüner Veltliner and Riesling from the Danube's north bank cut with mineral spine and green apple bite, their acidity built for the…
Burgenland
Burgenland's reds lean toward dark cherry and pepper rather than plush ripeness, while its whites split between mineral-edged Grüner…
Steirerland
Austria's southern wine region writes its identity in white wine—crisp, mineral-edged Sauvignon Blancs and layered Chardonnays that taste…
Steiermark
Steiermark wines live in the tension between alpine freshness and ripeness, with Sauvignon Blancs so mineral-sharp they cut like schist,…
Weinviertel
Grüner Veltliner from Austria's largest wine region trades the alpine precision of Wachau for a looser, earthier grip—mineral backbone…
Wachau
Wachau whites split between mineral austerity and stone-fruit richness, with growers choosing whether their Grüner Veltliner leans toward…
Südsteiermark
Alpine limestone and clay shape wines of mineral clarity here, where producers like Tement and Sattlerhof coax layered stone fruit and…
Neusiedlersee
The shallow steppe lake draws botrytis like a magnet, yet Neusiedlersee's real tension lives in red wine—Blaufränkisch and Zweigelt grown…
The country’s house grammar.
The 8 styles Austria makes most of, ranked by bottle count on Femente. The bar beneath each cell shows that style’s share of austria’s production.
7,463
Austrian White — the country’s most numerous bottle.
6,129
3,977
3,483
2,599
2,315
2,135
1,960
The houses that keep showing up.
9 Austria estates the prestige critics have agreed on — ordered by the count of 95+ scores across Vinous, Decanter, Wine Advocate and Wine Spectator.
Where to spend the evening.
12 rooms across Austria our editors keep coming back to — chosen for the cooking and the wine list, in that order.
Restaurant Amador
Street Food · European · Fine Dining — Vienna
100
Silvio Nickol
Fine Dining · European — Vienna
96
taubenkobel
Vegan · Modern · Experimental — Schützen am Gebirge
96
Konstantin Filippou
European · Modern — Vienna
96
SENNS.Restaurant | Michelin Sternerestaurant
Fine Dining · European — Salzburg
96
MRAZ & SOHN
European — Vienna
96
Red Bull HANGAR-7
Fine Dining · Modern — Salzburg
96
Gourmet Restaurant Hubert Wallner
Street Food · Dessert · European — Maria Wörth
93
Restaurant Moritz
Grill · European · Traditional — Grafenstein
92
Die Weinbank
Vegetarian · Steak · Traditional — Ehrenhausen an der Weinstraße
92
VIGNE Pfefferschiff Restaurant
European · Traditional — Salzburg
92
Artis
Street Food · Modern · European — Graz
92
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