Artisanal Cellars imports wine from the following Austrian producers.
Producers from Austria
Tscherne 18
Steinbach, Styria The Tscherne winery and inn is a new/old project owned by the Strauss family and run by Bettina & Gustav Strauss. They have revitalized the original house and rebuilt the barn in an attempt to preserve the history of the property. The wines produced at Tscherne are done in the same manner as... Continue reading→
Strauss
Steinbach, Styria The Strauss wine estate is located in Steinbach near Gamlitz where the large Gamlitzberg vineyard (the largest in southern Styria) dominates. The estate began in 1810 under the name “Shopper” with the Strauss name first appearing in regards to the estate in 1948. In 1948 Karl and Johanna Strauss took over the business.... Continue reading→
Jalits
Eisenberg, Südburgenland The Jalits winery is a traditional family winery that goes back 5 generations in the southern Burgenland region of Eisenberg (iron hill). Prior to Mathias Jalits, the current winemaker, and his parents Anna and Alfred, the grapes grown buy the Jalits family were made into wine for family and local consumption as well... Continue reading→
Steindorfer
Apetlon, Burgenland The Steindorfer winery is a small family operation with 25 acres located in the village of Apetlon in the Seewinkel region of Burgenland (northern shore of Lake Neusiedl). The Steindorfer family has been engaged with wine for four generations, starting in 1896 with the grandfather of the current winemaker Ernst Steindorfer. Currently Ernst'... Continue reading→
Hillinger
Jois, Burgenland The Hillinger winery organically farms roughly 220 acres of vines in the Burgenland specifically around the villages of Rust, Oggau and Jois. In doing so the winery is one of the larger Austrian producers of high quality wines, producing over a million bottles from a fairly even mix of white (grüner, welschriesling, pb,... Continue reading→
Heinrich Hartl
Oberwaltersdorf, Thermenregion The Hartl farm is located in the Thermenregion which borders Vienna to the north and the Leithaberg range to the east. The regions two major climactic influences come from these two boarder areas; cooler winds from the north and the warmth of the Pannonian Plain to the east. Like many wineries in Austria,... Continue reading→
Netzl
Göttelsbrunn, Carnuntrum The Netzl farm is located in the village Göttlesbrunn in the Austrian wine region of Carnuntum and has history going back to 1860. The farm spent many years as a small multi-use farm. The shift-of-focus to grape growing happened in the 1980s when Franz and Christine Netzl took over the farm from Franz's... Continue reading→
Ruttenstock
Röschitz, Weinviertel The Ruttenstock winery has been producing beautiful wines for four generations in the village Röschitz in the Weinviertel region of Austria. The Weinviertel is quite vast relative to other Austrian wine regions, it stretches from the Danube valley in the south to the Czech border in the north, and from the Manhartsberg in... Continue reading→
Paul Direder
Mitterstockstall, Wagram The Direder farm is located in the village of Mitterstockstall in the Wagram region. The Wagram roughly consists of a 25-mile long ridge between the towns of Krems and Tulln with soils made up of ancient gravel sediments from the Danube River as well as layers of loess that formed in the ice age which... Continue reading→
Steininger Family
Langenlois, Kamptal Weingut Steininger is located in Austria’s biggest wine growing village, Langenlois in the Kamptal region. Kamptal refers to the Kamp river which runs through the region and eventually empties into the Danube. The Kamptal area is filled with culture and tourism, which are enhanced by the numerous Heurigen, wine taverns and Vinotheques. The... Continue reading→
Tegernseerhof
Dürnstein, Wachau Tegernseerhof is located in Unterloiben, just below Dürnstein, and boasts a tradition dating back to the year 1002. The original facilities were built by Benedictine monks from the Abbey of Tegernsee in Bavaria. For centuries Tegernseerhof was where the monastery produced its wine. At the turn of the 19th century, it was acquired... Continue reading→