Critic picks

Wine Advocate's top-rated wineries in Wachau

Wine Advocate scores on the 100-point scale. Its 43 ranked Wachau producers run from 91 to 93 points, each with at least two rated wines.

Ranked by Wine Advocate's mean score across every wine of theirs Wine Advocate has rated. Highest average first; ties go to the producer with more wines rated.

43
Producers Wine Advocate rates
93
Top score
1514
Wines scored, top 25

The list

  1. 193GrabenwerkstattWachau, Austria42 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  2. 293Weingut PiewaldWachau, Austria2 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  3. 393PragerWachau, Austria188 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  4. 492Martin MuthenthalerWachau, Austria42 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  5. 592HutterWachau, Austria3 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  6. 692FrischengruberWachau, Austria36 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  7. 792Weingut PaxWachau, Austria3 wines ratedCRITIC-RATED→
  8. 892Weingut Thomas GritschWachau, Austria3 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  9. 992LaglerWachau, Austria2 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  10. 1092Josef DonabaumWachau, Austria5 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  11. 1192Veyder-MalbergWachau, Austria23 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  12. 1292F.X. PichlerWachau, Austria93 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  13. 1392Weingut Franz PichlerWachau, Austria6 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  14. 1492DonabaumWachau, Austria41 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  15. 1592TegernseerhofWachau, Austria81 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  16. 1692Weingut LaglerWachau, Austria2 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  17. 1791Franz HirtzbergerWachau, Austria247 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  18. 1891Pichler-KrutzlerWachau, Austria160 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  19. 1991HolzapfelWachau, Austria9 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  20. 2091SchneeweissWachau, Austria2 wines ratedCRITIC-RATED→
  21. 2191Weinhofmeisterei Mathias HirtzbergerWachau, Austria36 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  22. 2291AlzingerWachau, Austria213 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  23. 2391SchneeweisWachau, Austria2 wines ratedCRITIC-RATED→
  24. 2491Weingut KnollWachau, Austria266 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  25. 2591GattingerWachau, Austria7 wines ratedDISTINCTION→

How we choose

Wine Advocate rates individual wines, not estates. Each producer's place here is its average Wine Advocate score across every wine of theirs the critic has scored. A producer needs at least two such wines to appear: the guard stops a single lucky score on one bottle from outranking an estate with dozens of rated wines. More on how the list works

Frequently asked

How many Wachau wineries has Wine Advocate rated?
43 wineries in Wachau, Austria have at least two wines scored by Wine Advocate. Only those appear here.
Which Wachau winery does Wine Advocate rate highest?
Grabenwerkstatt, at a 93-point average from Wine Advocate, followed by Weingut Piewald and Prager.
How is this list ranked?
By Wine Advocate's average score across each winery's wines. A winery needs at least two Wine Advocate-rated wines to be listed, so a single high score cannot top the ranking.
Does this use user reviews?
No. Only Wine Advocate's professional ratings. There are no crowd star averages in it.

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