The wine-growing community in the Austrian province of
Burgenland lies 133 metres above sea level on the northern shore of Lake Neusiedl between the foothills of the Leitha Mountains and the Parndorfer Platte (Wagram). The Hungarian Queen Maria (1505-1558) granted the village (along with
Jois and
Rust) the right to mark her wine barrels with the initial letter "N" due to the excellent quality. The vineyards of the municipality of Neusiedl am See used to all belong to the Neusiedlersee wine-growing region. In 2016, a restructuring took place in Burgenland, in which the former wine-growing area
Neusiedlersee-Hügelland was abandoned and replaced (not congruently) by the DAC area
Leithaberg. Some vineyards of the municipality of Neusiedl am See were assigned to this; these are Fügler, Kurze & Untere Neuberg, Landstraße Hutweide, Lange & Mittlere Sauerbrunn, Lange Neuberg, Lange Ohn, Marthaläcker, Marthalwald, Obere & Untere Blindberg, Obere & Untere Froschau, Obere Wiesen, Stümpfl, Übermassen, Untere & Obere Gern, Zuckermantel I & II and Zwergäcker. The rest of the vineyards of the municipality of Neusiedl am See belong to the DAC area
Neusiedlersee.
The vineyards in the municipal area of Neusiedl am See cover a total of around 800 hectares of vineyards. The most important white wine varieties are
Chardonnay,
Welschriesling and Weißburgunder
(Pinot Blanc), the most important red wine varieties
Zweigelt,
Blaufränkisch and
St. Laur ent. Well-known wineries are Fischbach, Haider Emmerich, Haider Heinrich & Thomas, Harrer Rainer, Kast Michael, Königshofer, Koppitsch Paul, Müllner Franz, Preschitz Hans,
Rittsteuer Paul and (with vineyards)
Umathum.
