Winery FJ Gritsch
The winery FJ Gritsch in Spitz on the Danube in the Mauritiushof in the middle of the UNESCO World Heritage Wachau. The estate, which was built in the 13th century, has been combining winemaking tradition of generations with current developments of the time since its inception. For over 200 years, our family has been allowed to devote itself to viticulture within these walls steeped in history.
The work in our winery is a commute between two worlds. Here the Mauritiushof at the Spitzer Kirchenplatz with about 800 years of history, since September 2022 extended by a modern annex with a “wine experience world”, a little further the kalmuck cellar with the most modern technology.
It goes without saying that tradition, old values and traditional knowledge play a major role in the FJ Gritsch winery. But it is also clear that tradition alone is not enough to achieve today’s top quality. That is why everything is always in motion at the FJ Gritsch winery.
“Tradition is not the worship of ashes,
but the carrying on of the fire”
Franz-Josef Gritsch
Wine Experience World Mauritiushof
In cultivated tradition & stylish modernity, a generous annex was built in and around the historic Mauritiushof.
The Mauritiushof wine experience is much more than just a cellar-door sale and tasting room, it is a complete world of wine enjoyment – with tasting rooms, tasting and show cellar, event room, a flexible kitchen for culinary support of the wine experience, private tasting & cooking possibilities as well as three beautiful vacation apartments.
Towards the east, guests look out onto one of Austria’s world-famous vineyards, the Ried Singerriedel. On the terraces and balconies of the vacation apartments you can therefore enjoy magnificent sunrises! The comfort of the in-house underground parking completes the overall concept.
The new building was ceremoniously opened in the course of the opening ceremony in September 2022.
Tastingroom - taste and experience wine
Discover the world of wine in the new tasting area made of noble materials and unique ambience at the winery FJ Gritsch in the Wachau.
Enjoy our fine wines at a wine tasting and let our expertise inspire you. Taste and eperience wine in the new tasting room at Mauritiushof. Further information and registration under +43 2713 2450 or office@gritsch.at.
kalmuck cellar – since 2015
Top quality can only be achieved through continuous development.
In our state-of-the-art kalmuck cellar – an innovative, progressive wine cellar as a perfect complement to the Mauritiushof, only a few meters away, with its centuries of tradition, not only our multiple award-winning Gritsch Single Vineyard wines but also the youthful kalmuck wine line, classically clear and compact wines for a contemporary interpretation of Wachau tradition.
For centuries, working and going out clothes of the Wachau winegrowers have been made of the fabric called “Kalmuck”. This well-known pattern served as a template for the facade of the kalmuck cellar and can also be found on the wine labels of kalmuck wines.