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Lower Austria (Niederösterreich)


Capital of Austria's great dry white wines


The Niederösterreich, or Lower Austria, is the largest wine region in Austria, located north and east of Vienna, along the Danube. It covers about 60% of Austria's vineyards and is home to several iconic terroirs renowned for their dry white terroir wines, particularly Grüner Veltliner and Riesling.



Dominant Grape Varieties




  • Grüner Veltliner (Austria's signature grape variety)




  • Riesling




  • Sauvignon Blanc, Gelber Muskateller, Pinot Blanc




  • Some reds: Zweigelt, Pinot Noir





Major Wine Sub-Regions of Niederösterreich:


1. Wachau




  • Classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site




  • Prestigious, mineral dry wines on steep terraces




  • Style categories: Steinfeder, Federspiel, Smaragd




2. Kamptal




  • Loess, gravel, and schist soils




  • Expressive, elegant wines with great aging potential




  • Renowned estates: Weingut Hirsch, Bründlmayer




3. Kremstal




  • Neighbor of Wachau, sunnier




  • Excellent Veltliners and Rieslings with accessible profiles




4. Traisental




  • Small region, great precision




  • Tense, chiseled style, very typical




5. Wagram




  • Deep loess soils




  • Broad wines, often spicy, excellent Veltliners




6. Weinviertel




  • The largest sub-region




  • Austria's first DAC (Weinviertel DAC = Grüner Veltliner with "white pepper" character)




7. Thermenregion




  • Further south, towards Baden




  • Rare indigenous white wines: Zierfandler, Rotgipfler




  • Some fine reds (St. Laurent, Pinot Noir)





Wine Style




  • Dry whites, straight, tense, mineral




  • Clear expression of terroirs




  • Gastronomic wines, often vinified in stainless steel tanks, without wood




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