The Winery Franz Hirtzberger of Wachau of Weinland

Winery Franz Hirtzberger - Spitz - Grüner Veltliner Steinfeder
The winery offers 28 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.2.
It is ranked in the top 2 of the estates of Weinland.
It is located in Wachau in the region of Weinland

The Winery Franz Hirtzberger is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 28 wines for sale in of Wachau to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Franz Hirtzberger wines

Looking for the best Winery Franz Hirtzberger wines in Wachau among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Franz Hirtzberger wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Franz Hirtzberger wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Franz Hirtzberger

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Franz Hirtzberger

How Winery Franz Hirtzberger wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of grandma's chicken casserole, quiche without pastry, courgette and blue cheese or peach and apricot chicken (about 270 calories).

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Franz Hirtzberger

On the nose the white wine of Winery Franz Hirtzberger. often reveals types of flavors of citrus, earthy or mango and sometimes also flavors of oil, non oak or microbio. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Franz Hirtzberger. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Franz Hirtzberger

  • 1994With an average score of 4.70/5
  • 1995With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.46/5
  • 1999With an average score of 4.45/5
  • 2003With an average score of 4.44/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.44/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Franz Hirtzberger.

  • Grüner Veltliner
  • Riesling
  • Chardonnay
  • Gelber Muskateller
  • Neuburger
  • Pinot Gris

Discovering the wine region of Wachau

The wine region of Wachau is located in the region of Niederösterreich of Weinland of Austria. We currently count 156 estates and châteaux in the of Wachau, producing 1238 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Wachau go well with generally quite well with dishes .

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Franz Hirtzberger

Planning a wine route in the of Wachau? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Franz Hirtzberger.

Discover the grape variety: Riesling

White Riesling is a grape variety that originated in France (Alsace). It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Riesling can be found in many vineyards: Alsace, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Lorraine, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, South West.

News about Winery Franz Hirtzberger and wines from the region

Austria’s Wagram region granted DAC status

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Andrew Jefford: ‘The gifts of Bacchus hold our gaze like a procession’

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Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

The word of the wine: Vitis vinifera

The main species of vine cultivated in Europe and throughout the world, the origin of most of the great grape varieties.