Top Heuriger Markwardkeller Baumgartner

The Markwardkeller of the Baumgartner family is a Heuriger in the Kellergasse of Untermarkersdorf in the Weinviertel, backed by a wine-growing business and a distillery for fruit brandies, gin and liqueurs. The business also sells wine and spirits through its online shop obstbrand.at.

The Heuriger in the Kellergasse

According to Weinviertel Tourismus, the family opens the Heuriger when work in the vineyard, orchard, cellar and distillery allows, usually in early summer. You eat in the newly adapted cellar vault.

• On the plate: regional Heuriger cooking, plus Mediterranean and meat-free dishes
• Ingredients: mostly from direct sellers in the surrounding area
• On site: wheelchair-accessible, dogs allowed, parking, also for coach groups, farm-gate sales

Neither the business's own website nor the tourism site gives fixed opening hours. If you want to go, ask by phone beforehand.

From the distillery

The shop lists around 25 brandies, mainly from fruit: apricot, sour cherry, cherry, mirabelle, medlar (Asperl), raspberry, pear or sloe, plus pomace and wine brandies. Most brandies cost 20 to 25 euros, depending on the version.

• Gin: Dry Gin and Strawberry Gin, plus a gin and tonic bag
• Spirits: with coffee, hazelnut, stone pine, chocolate, ginger or poppy seed, as well as a Green Vodka
• Liqueurs: limoncello, orange, red wine, caramel, nut and strawberry vodka liqueur

Wine from the business

The business's own vineyards produce Riesling, Chardonnay, Weinviertel DAC, Zweigelt, Merlot and a Frizzante, in the shop for 6 to 7 euros a bottle. Wine is only shipped in boxes of six or twelve bottles, with a minimum of six bottles per order. Delivery within Austria is by post in three to six working days, and also to Germany.

Automatically translated from German.