Kracher

Gerhard Kracher is without a doubt the most famous producer of Austrian noble sweet wines. He followed in the footsteps of his illustrious father (Luis) and grandfather (Alois) at a young age. The winery has been producing world-class sweet wines for 60 years and three generations.

Magic at a high level with pourriture noble
In Illmitz, in the east of Austria, Kracher enjoys the special microclimate of Lake Neusiedl, which offers ideal conditions for the creation of pourriture noble almost every year. The Krachers know how to conjure up magic like no other: their wines have a fantastic balance between sweet and sour, which makes them both incredibly concentrated and wonderfully light-footed and sparkling. Kracher wants to make drinkable wines that are gastronomically good. Gerhard succeeds in this, just as he succeeds year after year – despite the high degree of noble rot – in still letting the character of the grape variety shine through beautifully in his wines.

60 years of Kracher winery, 60 years synonymous with perfect noble sweet wines
Kracher produces two varieties of wine at Trockenbeerenauslese. The noble sweet wines with the designation ‘Zwischen den Seeen’ are fermented and matured in stainless steel tanks or large foeders. The wines with the addition ‘Nouvelle Vague’ mature exclusively in new barriques. The Weinlaubenhof Kracher has world fame and their top examples can compete with the most beautiful sweet wines from all over the world, such as those from Chateau d’Yquem, the Robert Weil winery and Egon Müller Scharzhofberg. Kracher has won countless prizes and medals with their wines and has been named ‘Late Harvest winemaker of the Year’ many times by authoritative magazines and institutions.

Beautiful balance
What all his sweet wines have in common is the fantastic balance between sweet and sour. Kracher wants to make drinkable wines that can be used gastronomically. They have a high concentration of sweetness, but are never sluggish or sticky sweet. Moreover, Gerhard Kracher succeeds year after year – despite the high degree of noble rot – in still letting the character of the grape variety shine through beautifully in his noble sweet wines.