Who We Are

We are

Producer of great wines since 1270

Since 1270, Weingut Zöhrer has cultivated the exceptional vineyards of Weinzierlberg. The Weinzierl district, home to around 3,400 residents, is one of the oldest areas in the millennium-old wine town of Krems on the Danube and the historic ancestral home of the Zöhrer family.

The townscape is defined by charming estates that, over the centuries, have evolved from mixed farms into today’s elegant winegrowers’ houses. The magnificent Kremser Weinzierlberg has long provided ideal soils and conditions for producing wines of outstanding character and quality.

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Our Story

CEO Winery Zöhrer
winemaker

Toni Zöhrer

Winemaker & sommelier

Newcomer of the Year 2011

Collection of the year 2018

Feudal lord of Weinzierl
winemaker

Anton Zöhrer

Bearer of the Golden Badge with Laurel
Member of Wine Knights Austria, Wine Brotherhood Krems & Wine Brotherhood St. Christoph / Arlberg Hospiz

anno 1270

Weingut Zöhrer

The Roots of the Winery & Family

The origins of Weingut Zöhrer date back to 1270, during the Babenberg era in Austrian history. Around 1300, Albrecht I (1255–1308) enfeoffed twenty of his most loyal followers with farmland, orchards, and vineyards in and around Weinzierl (today a district of Krems), establishing the feudal lords of Krems/Weinzierl.

Through generations, knowledge and tradition have been passed down to Anton Zöhrer. Today, the winery continues to nurture the grand single vineyards, some of the most prestigious in the Kremstal region, striving to unlock their full potential in every vintage.

The strength of Weingut Zöhrer lies in the unique terroir of its single vineyards: Kremser Sandgrube, Kremser Weinzierlberg, Kremser Gebling, Kremser Thurnerberg, and Kremser Goldberg.

Many of the vines were planted by Anton’s grandfather and father 40–80 years ago, with a focus on the classic varieties of Grüner Veltliner and Riesling. The resulting wines are distinguished by their clear expression of terroir and enjoy recognition and esteem on the international stage.

Anton Zöhrer

Lehnherr von Krems/Weinzierl

The landlords and “Krems/Weinzierl

In 2023

Double/triple winner in Germany: Best wines of the tasting - Ried Wachtberg and Ried Weinzierlberg Grüner Veltliner

Also in 2022

Ried Thurnerberg Kremstal DAC Grüner Veltliner – Runner Up at AWC Vienna.

In 2022

Expansion of the range to 9 single vineyard wines

In 2021

Expansion of varietal diversity to ten quality wine varieties.

In 2020

Anniversary Year: 750 Years of Family Zöhrer Winemaking & 40 Years at the Sand 1 Estate.

In 2019

Winery Zöhrer reaches 20 export countries.

In 2018

Birth of Sophie Zöhrer I

Also in 2017

Named Discovery of the Year by Wein.plus (Germany).

Also in 2017

Business takeover by Toni Zöhrer XXXVI

In 2017

Runner Up with Grüner Veltliner SAND 1 at AWC Vienna.

In 2013

Birth of Anton Zöhrer XXXVII

Also in 2012

Weingut Zöhrer featured three times at Salon Österreichischer Wein with two different varieties.

In 2012

Launch of the SAND 1 Collection in partnership with Top Gastronomy.

In 2011

Toni Zöhrer is elected Newcomer of the Year.

In 2009

First export to Asia

In 2005

First export to North America

In 2003

Master certification of Toni Zöhrer XXXVI

In 2002

The Introduction of Screw Caps

Between 2000 and today:

Repeated victories at the Kremser Sandgruben Champion Tastings.

In 1997

Opening of the Zoehrer guest house - directly located at the winery

In 1996

Accepted into the Salon Österreichischer Weine.

In 1989

First export of wine to foreign countries

Between 1985 & 1995

Repeated Gold and ``Big Gold`` medals at Austrian wine exhibitions

In 1983

Opening of the new Zöhrer Winery at Kremser Sandgrube 1.

In 1980

Birth of Toni Zöhrer XXXVI

In 1976

Master examination of Anton Zöhrer XXXV

In 1954

Birth of Anton Zöhrer XXXV

Between 1923 - 1929

Dissolution of joint ownership and division of property among individual members, with a small portion remaining under collective ownership.

In 1905

Voluntary merger of Krems with Weinzierl.
By 1909, Weinzierl counted 85 registered properties

In 1876

Inauguration of the new cemetery

In 1795

Purchase of the “Antonikirche” and the “Siechenspital” by the Bürgerspital Krems (Citizens’ Hospital of Krems).

In 1705

Redemption from the Grafenegg manor by the local landlord community.
For 12,000 guilders, the village of Weinzierl was acquired with all its belongings, including its own administration and jurisdiction.

Between 1522 and 1566

The sovereign vineyards were released from their feudal obligations.

In 1340

Duke Albrecht II confirms the rights of the “Twenty Landlords.”

In 1240

Albert von Kuenring, advocate of the landlords, is recorded in a legal dispute with a “noble lady,” as documented in the archives of the Munich Public Record Office.

In 1112

First recorded mention of Weinzierl in the charters of the Monastery of St. Georgen an der Traisen.