Weiz cheered: Two winemakers chosen as the national winner of the 2025 wine rating!

Weiz cheered: Two winemakers chosen as the national winner of the 2025 wine rating!

Weiz, Österreich - Today is a special day for the winegrowers in the Weiz district. Two domestic winemakers were awarded this year's 2025 state wine rating in 2025. The event, which is considered the most important shop window for Styrian wines, took place on June 5, 2025 in the Graz soap factory and attracts both national and international attention. The German Wine Court from Mitterdorf an der Raab was able to shine variety with its cuvée "Deep Purple" in the red wine category. The Burger winery from Gersdorf an der Feistritz also convinced with its classic Welschriesling and was crowned as a national winner. The joy among the two wineries is great, after all, this award testifies to outstanding quality.

A total of around 350 winegrowers submitted impressive 1,685 wines to evaluate, which speaks for the high participation and commitment of the Styrian winegrowers. The competition, organized by the Chamber of Agriculture, is one of the largest and most important wine ratings in Styria. Chamber of Agriculture Vice President Maria Pein emphasized the quality and innovative strength of the regional winemakers and was relieved that despite the challenges of the wine year 2024-like late frost and violent precipitation-the main harvest could take place at the beginning of September under almost ideal conditions.

A look at the evaluation

The effectiveness of the evaluation was shown in the strict knock-out system, which was used during the final tasting. The wines were assessed anonymously by trained tasters according to a 20-point scheme, which guarantees fair and objective results. A total of 108 finalists were selected, which are available in 18 different packages on Buschenschank.at . This selection should offer lovers of Styrian wines a diverse pallet and strengthen interest in regional products.

This year's competition was strong, but the quality of the wines has proven itself once again. "By far the best wines of Styria"-so the Stbb The results of this competition. Particularly noteworthy is that the DAC origin guarantee of 1,809 wines submitted 1,024, which underlines the increasing importance of this classification. This guarantee of origin in particular benefits the wine -growing regions of Vulkanland Styria Dac, South Styria DAC and Weststeiermark DAC.

We can look forward to what developments will have for the Styrian wine landscape for the next few years and how these impressive results will be confirmed in the next competitions. The wine lovers can already look forward to the new awards, because the winning wines are available both in the Vinothek Steiermark in St. Anna and online.