Weingut und Heurigen Seltenhammer

The Weingut Seltenhammer in Paasdorf near Mistelbach in the Weinviertel mainly produces Grüner Veltliner and has run its own Heuriger since 1997, which was added to the list of top Heurige in Lower Austria in 2008. Wine is available directly from the estate, in the online shop and around the clock from a self-service wine cabinet in the driveway.

Family and winery

According to the website, the Seltenhammer family has been growing wine for eight generations. Thomas Seltenhammer took over the estate from his parents Werner and Christl in 2005. He looks after the vineyard and cellar, and his wife Karin takes care of organisation, sales and the Heuriger. Since 2009 the wine has been made in a modern hall instead of the old cellar. The labels show extracts from a family chronicle that Lorenz Seltenhammer began in 1794.

What goes into the bottle

• Grüner Veltliner: two Weinviertel DAC wines from the Rieden Jungherrn and Frauental
• Other white wines: Gemischter Satz, Gelber Muskateller, Sauvignon Blanc and a Welschriesling as house wine
• Rosé and red: Rosé Anna Rosa, Zweigelt and a blend of Zweigelt and Blauburger; particularly good grapes mature in barrique
• Sparkling: Seltecco and the rosé semi-sparkling wine Proselto made from Zweigelt

To get to know the wines there is a tasting set with six different wines, to take away or ordered online. According to the website, the Sauvignon Blanc has a gold award from the Lower Austrian wine awards.

At the Heuriger

The kitchen serves typical Heuriger dishes made with regional ingredients, plus game from the Genuss Region Weinviertler Wild and home-made cakes and pastries. In the courtyard you sit under a pergola, and there is space for children to play. For cyclists on the Eurovelo 9, the Heuriger is roughly halfway between Vienna and the Czech border. It is open in several blocks throughout the year, each time from Thursday to Sunday from 16 h. You can book via the website.

Buying from the estate

The winery in the Schloßzeile is open at fixed times on Wednesday and Saturday and by arrangement; you can also taste and buy during the Heuriger opening times. According to the website, it is around 45 kilometres from Vienna via the A5.

Automatically translated from German.