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Terroir
Old vineyards planted generations ago. Flysch-marl soils with plenty of shell limestone formed 3 million years ago, and more than 100 different micro-sites with extremely varied soil formations. Warm winds flowing in from the Pannonian Plain, and a cooling climate from the Vienna Woods and the Danube. All these unique factors allow great wines to emerge.
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Past
The house once served as accommodation for vineyard workers. Since 2001, it has been a winery and a place where friends of the house enjoy lingering over a glass of wine.
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Team
from left to right: Paul Kiefer, Pascal Raab, Thomas Podsednik, Kardelen Acikgöz, Dragos Pavelescu, Wolfgang Galler, Dorottya Benedek, Francesco Scarselli, and Andreas Koiser.
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Vision
The enchanting Rotes Haus, the legendary Nussberg site, the heavenly view – all of this sparked enthusiasm in Hans Schmid. Here he conceived his idea, here he realized his dream of pressing magnificent Viennese wine. He acquired this gem on the slopes of the significant vineyard site along with the surrounding vines. The first-class wines from Rotes Haus are an expression of this deep passion and great idealism.
Wiener Gemischter Satz DAC
then and now.
Once dismissed as a simple wine, it is now the pride of the Viennese. For generations, this wine has been vinified in our house from Grüner Veltliner, Riesling, Rotgipfler, and Zierfandler. Planted, harvested and fermented together – it combines the characters of several expressive varieties, making it unique in its aroma. With the 2013 vintage, Wiener Gemischter Satz achieved DAC status and thus a protected designation of origin. It is one of Austria’s most traditional wines and a piece of the identity of Vienna, the city of wine.
What lies behind our work.
Certified by “Sustainable Austria,” we work naturally and gently in the vineyards and cellar.
Selective hand-harvesting in multiple passes results in wines that are true to their variety and a pleasure to drink.
The style of the wines from Mayer am Pfarrplatz is characterized by elegant structure, finesse, and drinkability.
As a member of Wien Wein and the Traditionsweingüter Österreich (Austrian Traditional Wineries), we work together on wines of international caliber.
To highlight Vienna’s best sites and thereby produce wines with particularly strong character and longevity – that is the objective of the Vienna Traditional Wineries.