Vienna is one of the few major cities in the world to have a considerable wine-growing area. Falstaff presents the must-haves for a complete Vienna experience.
The current vineyards within the city limits of Vienna cover 582 hectares of vineyards in ten of the 23 municipal districts. The 19th district of Döbling on the right bank of the Danube with the large Nussberg vineyard has the largest share with around 275 hectares of vineyards. The wine-growing villages of Nussdorf, Heiligenstadt, Grinzing, Sievering and Neustift are located here. In second place on the left bank of the Danube is Floridsdorf, the 21st district, with 218 hectares in the large Bisamberg vineyard and the wine villages of Stammersdorf, Jedlersdorf and Strebersdorf. Smaller vineyards can be found in Liesing, the 23rd district, with the large Maurerberg vineyard covering 45 hectares, and in Favoriten, the 10th district, with 22 hectares on the Laaerberg. More or less small areas are also cultivated in Hernals, Ottakring, Währing, Donaustadt and even in Hietzing and the 1st district.
In terms of grape varieties, white wine is clearly in the lead: around 84 percent are white varieties and just 16 percent are red wines. The four most important white wine varieties are Grüner Veltliner, Riesling, Pinot Blanc and Chardonnay.
Around 40 percent of Vienna's vineyards are planted in the traditional Gemischter Satz style. Blauer Zweigelt dominates the red wine segment, followed by Pinot Noir and Merlot.
Falstaff presents the iconic representatives.
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