Weingut und Heuriger Feuerwehr-Wagner

Weingut und Heuriger Feuerwehr-Wagner is a family-owned winery and Heuriger (traditional Austrian wine tavern) based in Vienna, Austria. According to the estate's own account, the Wagner family has operated a winery with documented records for more than 330 years, and the oldest cellar section of the house dates back to the 17th century. The vineyards today extend over more than 11 hectares in Vienna and in Klosterneuburg-Weidling, just north of the city. Since 1784, when Emperor Joseph II legally regulated wine sales in Vienna, the family has served its own estate wines directly to guests. The business carries an unusual name: it was given to the operation by Josef Wagner, who around 1900 was the last volunteer fire captain of Heiligenstadt, a part of Vienna's 19th district. The name "Feuerwehr-Wagner" (roughly "Fire-Brigade Wagner") has stuck ever since and distinguishes the house from other Wagner wineries. The Heuriger side of the business was substantially enlarged through a conversion in 1972. Since then, guests have been served in seven rooms across two levels. In winter, wood-fired tiled stoves provide warmth; in summer, guests can sit in a terraced garden or in a picturesquely designed arcaded courtyard. Alongside its wines, the house is known for a warm and cold Heurigen buffet featuring seasonal specialties. The operation is a private, family-run business rather than part of a larger corporate group. It combines winegrowing and direct-to-consumer hospitality: estate-bottled wines are poured on the premises, and the tavern serves food to accompany them. Opening hours vary by season, generally running from mid-afternoon to midnight, with earlier weekend and holiday opening in some months. The estate accepts online reservations, and guests arriving by car can use a limited number of parking spaces in front of the Heuriger, subject to Vienna's short-term parking zone rules on weekdays. As a Viennese Heuriger with its own vineyards, Weingut und Heuriger Feuerwehr-Wagner belongs to a long local tradition in which winemakers sell their own wine and simple seasonal food directly at the estate. Its location in Vienna and Klosterneuburg-Weidling places it within the wine-growing areas on the northern edge of the city.

The Wagner family's winery in Vienna has documented records going back more than 330 years, according to the estate's own account. The oldest cellar section of the house dates from the 17th century, indicating that wine was already being made and stored on the site in that period. Over the centuries the family built up vineyards that today cover more than 11 hectares in Vienna and in Klosterneuburg-Weidling, north of the city. A key turning point came in 1784, when Emperor Joseph II legally regulated wine sales in Vienna. From that year onward, the family served its own estate wines directly to guests, establishing the Heuriger tradition at the house. This direct-sales model — winemaker as host — remains central to the business today. The distinctive name "Feuerwehr-Wagner" was acquired around 1900, when Josef Wagner was the last volunteer fire captain of Heiligenstadt, a district in Vienna's north. The nickname distinguished the family and its wine business from others of the same surname. In 1972, a conversion substantially enlarged the Heuriger. Since then, guests have been accommodated in seven rooms on two levels. The building combines historic cellar areas with expanded guest rooms, wood-fired tiled stoves for winter warmth, a terraced garden and a designed arcaded courtyard for summer use. In the decades since, the operation has continued as a family business combining winegrowing with hospitality. It serves estate wines alongside a warm and cold Heurigen buffet of seasonal specialties. The estate maintains a website with current opening hours, reservation information and directions, and accepts online reservations. Its location within Vienna and Klosterneuburg-Weidling places it in the wine-growing belt on the northern edge of the Austrian capital.

• Oldest cellar section of the house dates from the 17th century.

• 1784: Emperor Joseph II legally regulates wine sales in Vienna; the family begins serving its own estate wines directly.

• Around 1900: Josef Wagner, last volunteer fire captain of Heiligenstadt, gives the business its distinctive name.

• 1972: Conversion substantially enlarges the Heuriger, creating seven rooms on two levels.

Traditional family-run Viennese winery and Heuriger offering estate wines and seasonal food in a historic setting.

• Estate-bottled wines from Vienna and Klosterneuburg-Weidling vineyards

• Warm and cold Heurigen buffet with seasonal specialties

1. 1Weingut Feuerwehr-Wagner official websitefeuerwehrwagner.at
2. 2Wikidata: Weingut und Heuriger Feuerwehr-Wagnerwikidata.org