Critic picks

Wine Spectator's top-rated wineries in Wachau

Wine Spectator scores on the 100-point scale. Its 32 ranked Wachau producers run from 89 to 92 points, each with at least two rated wines.

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

32
Producers Wine Spectator rates
92
Top score
1298
Wines scored, top 25

The list

  1. 192GrabenwerkstattWachau, Austria3 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  2. 291Rudi PichlerWachau, Austria106 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  3. 391PragerWachau, Austria172 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  4. 491Weinhofmeisterei Mathias HirtzbergerWachau, Austria5 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  5. 591AlzingerWachau, Austria79 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  6. 691F.X. PichlerWachau, Austria168 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  7. 791DonabaumWachau, Austria42 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  8. 891Franz HirtzbergerWachau, Austria137 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  9. 991Veyder-MalbergWachau, Austria10 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  10. 1091Weingut KnollWachau, Austria118 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  11. 1191Familie SchmelzWachau, Austria2 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  12. 1291TegernseerhofWachau, Austria2 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  13. 1390Högl (Höegl)Wachau, Austria28 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  14. 1490Richard StierschneiderWachau, Austria7 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  15. 1590HolzapfelWachau, Austria8 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  16. 1690Gritsch MauritiushofWachau, Austria16 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  17. 1790Ilse MazzaWachau, Austria5 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  18. 1890Josef FischerWachau, Austria14 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  19. 1990Josef JamekWachau, Austria33 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  20. 2090Pichler-KrutzlerWachau, Austria71 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  21. 2189Rainer WessWachau, Austria114 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  22. 2289HarmWachau, Austria4 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  23. 2389JägerWachau, Austria5 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  24. 2489FrischengruberWachau, Austria3 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  25. 2589Domäne WachauWachau, Austria146 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→

How we choose

Wine Spectator rates individual wines, not estates. Each producer's place here is its average Wine Spectator 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 Spectator rated?
32 wineries in Wachau, Austria have at least two wines scored by Wine Spectator. Only those appear here.
Which Wachau winery does Wine Spectator rate highest?
Grabenwerkstatt, at a 92-point average from Wine Spectator, followed by Rudi Pichler and Prager.
How is this list ranked?
By Wine Spectator's average score across each winery's wines. A winery needs at least two Wine Spectator-rated wines to be listed, so a single high score cannot top the ranking.
Does this use user reviews?
No. Only Wine Spectator's professional ratings. There are no crowd star averages in it.

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