Weingut und Heuriger Zahel

Weingut und Heuriger Zahel is a family-owned winery and traditional Viennese Heuriger (tavern) based in Vienna, Austria. The business combines winegrowing with hospitality: it produces organic and biodynamic wines under Demeter guidelines and operates a historic Heuriger serving classic Viennese dishes made from family recipes. The estate is closely associated with the Wiener Gemischte Satz, a traditional Viennese field blend; Richard Zahel is credited with recognizing the potential of this wine around 30 years ago and helping to bring it back into prominence. The winery and tavern have grown from a very small family operation into a somewhat larger one, while remaining a family business. Richard Zahel continues to tend the vineyards and the traditional Heuriger, supported by his wife Cornelia and their children. Son Valentin, who completed the wine school in Klosterneuburg, works in the winery, while daughter Franziska handles creative tasks and, together with son Florian, is responsible for the Heuriger. Cornelia Zahel, born in 1965 and married to Richard in 1999, is described as the soul of the business; since 2019 she has baked organic sourdough bread daily. The Heuriger offers homemade specialties ranging from crispy organic sourdough bread to Buchteln made from handed-down family recipes. The estate's wines are marketed as award-winning organic wines from Vienna, produced according to biodynamic Demeter guidelines where tradition meets innovation. The business also maintains an online shop. Its official website is zahel.at.

Weingut und Heuriger Zahel is a family business in Vienna, Austria, that has grown from a very small family operation into a somewhat larger one while remaining family-run. Wine has been a family affair from the beginning. Richard Zahel is credited with recognizing the potential of the Wiener Gemischte Satz around 30 years ago, at a time when the traditional Viennese field blend was not widely appreciated; today the wine is again well known, and the city owes much of its revival to his early advocacy. Richard continues to care for the vineyards and the traditional Heuriger. His wife, Cornelia Zahel, born in 1965, married Richard in 1999. After raising their children Franziska, Florian and Valentin, she supported her husband at the Heuriger and is now described as the soul of the business. In 2019 she fulfilled a dream by baking organic sourdough bread daily with great care; everything at the business is produced in-house, a point she continues to emphasize. Son Valentin successfully completed the wine school in Klosterneuburg and is growing into the winery operations. Daughter Franziska is responsible for creative tasks and, together with son Florian, for the Heuriger. With a small, fine team, the family ensures that the traditional business continues to grow and remain successful. The estate remains true to its craft, to nature, and to the Wiener Gemischte Satz. The winery produces award-winning organic wines from Vienna according to biodynamic Demeter guidelines, and the Heuriger serves authentic Viennese cuisine with homemade specialties from crispy organic sourdough bread to Buchteln made from handed-down family recipes, all in a historic setting.

• Richard Zahel recognizes the potential of Wiener Gemischte Satz around 30 years ago (as of the source date).

• Cornelia Zahel is born in 1965.

• Cornelia Zahel marries Richard Zahel in 1999.

• In 2019 Cornelia Zahel begins baking organic sourdough bread daily.

• Valentin Zahel successfully completes the wine school in Klosterneuburg.

Family-run Viennese winery and Heuriger combining biodynamic Demeter winegrowing with traditional Viennese hospitality and homemade cuisine.

• Organic wines

  Award-winning organic wines from Vienna produced according to biodynamic Demeter guidelines.

• Wiener Gemischte Satz

  Traditional Viennese field blend whose potential Richard Zahel recognized around 30 years ago.

• Organic sourdough bread

  Baked daily by Cornelia Zahel since 2019.

• Buchteln

  Sweet baked specialty made from handed-down family recipes.

1. 1Zahel – Wein aus Wienzahel.at
2. 2Über uns – Zahelzahel.at
3. 3Weingut und Heuriger Zahelwikidata.org