Weinbau und Heurigen-Schenke Leitner

Weinbau und Heurigen-Schenke Leitner is a small, family-operated winery and traditional Viennese Heurigen tavern (Heurigen-Schenke) located in the 16th district of Vienna, Austria, on the slopes of the Wilhelminenberge. It combines winegrowing with a seasonal tavern business: the estate cultivates its own vineyards and produces wines and grape juice exclusively from grapes grown on the Wilhelminenberge hills, while the Heurigen-Schenke serves those wines alongside classic Viennese tavern food such as Stelze (roast pork knuckle) and Grillhenderl (grilled chicken). The business presents itself as "mitten in der Natur von Wien" — amid the nature of Vienna — and as one of the few remaining Heurigen in Vienna's 16th district. Its guest garden sits high above the rooftops of the city, offering a panoramic view over Vienna, and the tavern markets itself as one of the most beautiful places in the city to end the day. The Heurigen operation is seasonal, with published opening dates; the official website lists opening from 28 March to 24 October 2026. As a winery, Leitner is a micro-producer rather than a large commercial wine brand: its wines and grape juice come from its own cellar ("aus der eigenen Kellerei") and from vineyards on the Wilhelminenberge. The combination of winegrowing and hospitality places it in the Viennese Heurigen tradition, in which wine producers serve their own wines directly to guests in a rustic setting. The brand is private and locally focused, with its market being primarily Vienna and visitors to the city rather than national or international retail distribution.

Weinbau und Heurigen-Schenke Leitner is a Viennese winery and Heurigen tavern based in the 16th district of Vienna, on the Wilhelminenberge. The business belongs to the long Viennese tradition of the Heuriger, in which winegrowers serve their own wine directly to guests in a rustic, seasonal tavern. The estate grows its vines on the slopes of the Wilhelminenberge and produces its wines and grape juice in its own cellar; the official website states that the wines and grape juice come from its own production and grow exclusively on the slopes of the Wilhelminenberge. The tavern is described as one of the few Heurigen remaining in Vienna's 16th district, situated somewhat outside the busy city centre in the Viennese suburbs, high above the rooftops of Vienna. Its guest garden offers a panoramic view over the city, and the business markets itself as one of the most beautiful places in Vienna to end the day. The kitchen serves classic Viennese Heurigen fare, notably Leitner's famous Stelze (roast pork knuckle) and Grillhenderl (grilled chicken), alongside the estate's wines. The Heurigen operation is seasonal. The official website lists opening dates from 28 March to 24 October 2026. The brand remains a small, private, family-oriented local business rather than a large commercial wine enterprise, and detailed corporate history, founding dates, and ownership records are not available in the supplied evidence.

• Official website lists seasonal opening from 28 March to 24 October 2026.

A traditional Viennese Heurigen winery and tavern offering own-produced wines and classic tavern food in a scenic hillside setting above Vienna.

• Own-produced wines from the Wilhelminenberge

• Own-produced grape juice

• Stelze (roast pork knuckle)

• Grillhenderl (grilled chicken)

1. 1Leitner official websiteweinbau-leitner.at
2. 2Wikidata: Weinbau und Heurigen-Schenke Leitnerwikidata.org