Franz Hirtzberger

Weingut Franz Hirtzberger is one of the benchmark estates of Austria’s Wachau, based in the historic wine village of Spitz on the Danube. The Hirtzberger family has been growing wine here for five generations on a property whose core “Lesehof” dates back to the 13th century, making it among the oldest continuously working wineries in the region. Franz Hirtzberger took over the estate in 1983, restructured and expanded the terraces, and became a leading figure in Wachau quality, serving for decades at the head of th…