Weingut Hecher

According to the family, Weingut Hecher at Hauptstraße 37 in Sooß has been run since 1765, today by Johann Hecher and Rita Wurm-Hecher. The business, with around 14 hectares of vineyards in the Thermenregion, includes a Heuriger at weekends and a wine shop that is open every day.

The wines

• Variety: white and red wines from dry to sweet, still and sparkling, plus Sekt.
• Rotgipfler: the winery is particularly proud of this autochthonous variety, i.e. native to the Thermenregion. At the Lower Austrian state wine awards, the Rotgipfler Selection 2019 reached the final in 2022, and in 2023 the Rotgipfler Classic 2022 and the Rotgipfler Spätlese 2021.
• Cellar: the wines are matured in large wooden barrels, in small barriques and, for the fresh white wines, in steel tanks.
• Handwork: much of the work in the vineyard is still done by hand, with machines helping.

Awards

According to its own list, the winery became state winner with, among others, the Muskatcuvée Sekt of the 2018 and 2020 vintages (the 2020 also as Salon winner), the Traminer Eiswein 2012 and the Sauvignon Blanc 2010. The Trockenbeerenauslese from Rotgipfler 2018, the Rotgipfler Selection 2013 and the Weißburgunder 2011 made it into the SALON Österreich Wein.

Heuriger and wine shop

• Heuriger: on Saturdays from 14 o'clock and on Sundays from 13 o'clock, in the inner courtyard in fine weather, otherwise in the parlour. The buffet offers Heuriger specialities, salads and desserts, for meat eaters and vegetarians alike. According to the winery, meat, bread and vegetables come exclusively from farmers in the surrounding area.
• Wine shop: daily 8 to 19 for buying wine. You arrange a tasting as a separate appointment.
• Online shop: the wines can also be ordered via the website.

Sustainable in the vineyard

The rows between the vines are planted with green cover, and the winery does not use chemical weedkillers. A 20-kilowatt photovoltaic system on the processing hall supplies electricity during the harvest. The winery takes back its glass bottles, washes them and refills them. The business is certified under the "Nachhaltig Austria" programme.

Automatically translated from German.