Winemakers Expect a Good Wine Harvest in Burgenland

Thanks to favorable weather conditions, winemakers expect a vintage of high quality. "We have had neither too little nor too much of anything," explained Winegrowers' President Andreas Liegenfeld on Tuesday during a press conference. The predicted quantity is also in the upper average.

Burgenland's Winemakers Expect "Millennium Vintage"

The interplay of rain and sun, as well as warm summer days and cool nights, has positively affected the wine, said Liegenfeld, who spoke of a "millennium vintage." In terms of quantity, winemakers expect around 650,000 hectoliters of wine, which corresponds to approximately 85 million bottles. Compared to the previous year, this represents a significant increase. In 2024, the harvest was lower at 500,000 hectoliters, mainly due to persistent drought.

Strengthening Wine Tourism and Direct Sales

In terms of taste, the 2025 vintage will be rather light and aromatic, not opulent and high in alcohol, according to Liegenfeld. This also corresponds to the current preferences of consumers. The grapes and vines are healthy and have recovered from the "very dry" year of 2024, in which the vines had already been depleted. This year, the conditions have been entirely different, said winemaker Georg Prieler. "In Burgenland, we are not used to so much rainfall."

Burgenland's Winemakers Facing Sales Problems

Despite the good quality, there are currently global sales problems with wine, explained Wine-Burgenland Chairman Herbert Oschep. In Burgenland, they aim to counteract this with a focus on wine tourism. Measures to strengthen direct sales have already begun, said Oschep.

(APA/Red)

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