Wine taverns and wine taverns on Lake Neusiedl
Der flache, salzhaltige Neusiedler See ist einer von wenigen Steppenseen Europas, der größte See Österreichs und UNESCO-Welterbe. Mit seinem Schilfgürtel und der faszinierenden Flora und Fauna zieht er Naturliebhaber:innen magisch an. Die Weite der flachen Landschaften beruhigt und belebt gleichzeitig – so wie die regionalen Spezialitäten und hauseigenen Weine in den urigen und moderneren Heurigen und Buschenschänken rund um den See, um die es hier gehen soll. Ausg’steckt is!
The three wine-growing regions around Lake Neusiedl
The warm climate with many hours of sunshine and the different soils around Lake Neusiedl are ideal for the production of fine white and red wines.
On the stony sandy-clay soils in the north of the lake, the fruity, spicy Zweigelt dominates, but the Blaufränkisch and St. Laurent, Pinot Noir and Merlot grape varieties are also happy there. Mineral white wines in the Grüner Veltliner, Pinot Blanc, Chardonnay and Neuburger varieties are the stars in the old vineyards along the Leitha Mountains to the west of the lake. And then there is the Ruster Ausbruch, a sweet wine in a class of its own.
Why Ausbruch? Ausbruch refers to sweet wines made from noble rot grapes. Noble rot is caused by a fungus that draws water from the grapes and causes them to shrivel like raisins. Because the berries are "broken out" by hand, the term "break-out" is used.
Selected wine taverns and wine taverns
Lake Neusiedl-Seewinkel National Park
The landscapes of the Neusiedler See-Seewinkel National Park are the opposite of the mountainous regions for which Austria is known.
The Pannonian lowlands are flat, the soils are diverse and the grasslands are extensive: wetlands, pastures, reed beds, dry grasslands, sand steppes and salt marshes fit together like pieces of a puzzle and offer hundreds of bird species and stately animals such as gray cattle and wild horses a habitat that cannot be found anywhere else in this country. The region around Lake Neusiedl is not only a natural area, but also a centuries-old cultural landscape. Viticulture in particular plays a central role here.
Wild nature: In the so-called preservation zones of the nature park, i.e. natural areas without exploitation, live endangered domestic animal breeds such as water buffalo, gray cattle and white donkeys, also known as baroque donkeys.