Wieninger am Nussberg

Fritz Wieninger is one of the producers responsible for Wiener Gemischter Satz getting its own DAC appellation in 2013, and his Heuriger on the Nussberg is the place to understand what that wine actually is. A Heuriger is a farm wine tavern where the grower sells their own wine by the glass under a tradition established by Emperor Joseph II in 1784.

Wieninger am Nussberg is the hillside Heuriger of Fritz Wieninger, one of the producers who led the campaign to get Wiener Gemischter Satz its own DAC appellation in 2013. A Heuriger is a wine tavern where the grower sells their own wine directly, under a tradition established by Emperor Joseph II in 1784. At Wieninger, the wines are not the house pour at a tourist restaurant; they are seriously made wines from the Nussberg hill where you are sitting, including the old mixed field-blend variety, the Gemischter Satz, that gives Vienna its distinctive wine identity. The terrace looks over the city toward the Danube. The cold buffet is good. The Heuriger is only open during specific seasons, typically spring and autumn, so check the current dates at wieninger.at before you go. Get to Heiligenstadt by U4 or S-Bahn and take the 38A bus from there.