» Our Accomodation:  Winzerhof Schindler

We stayed at Winzerhof Schindler and can really recommend it. As you can read on the website this place is to “enjoy with all senses and forget your daily life. You can take your time, to relax in stylish ambience.“ And that’s true! A holiday on a winery is really great! In the middle of vineyards – you can start from your accomodation with a bike and visit great lakes or just take a walk and enjoy a good glass of wine in the evening.

Thanks to this atmosphere here, we really felt home. We were greeted with a glass of grape juice and wine in the middle of the arcade court which is full of fragrant Oleander – afterwards we drove through the mörbisch vineyards. They told us everything about the grapevines, the harvest and the maintenance of a wine garden. We were able to taste a lot of different kinds! Perfect preparation for the wine tasting at the wine cellar of Mr. and Mrs. Schindler.

The Winzerhof has 15 Rooms and Suites which are furnished very cozy and nice. What we really loved was that every room was named after a type of wine. The rich breakfastbuffet was filled with sausage, different cheeses and homemade and regional spreads. Everything was prepared with love and tha landlord as well as the mother in law cared for all the guests. Aw – and I nearly forgot – when we left – we got a souvenir photo. Such a nice and personal gesture!:-)

Holiday at the Winzerhof – Holiday at the Neusiedler Lake

Excursions and Activities

» Our Programme  Wine Tasting, Biketour and a lot of food

Those who stay at a winery might also want to try the housemade wine! A Wine tasting and a guided tour through the wine gardens and the wine cellar are mandatory! It was very interesting to us to learn more about the process of producing the wine. My hometown is specialized in producing apricot liquor, so I only know about that. So it was new to me and very interesting to take a look behind the scenes and learn about producing wine.

Mister Schindler explained a lot about viticulture to us. Climate and good soil are conditions given by nature. The wine garden needs a lot of maintenance all year long, the vines have to be cut, foliage work has to be done and the soil needs to be fertilized. The work begins with cutting the vines in winter. Afterwards everything has to be patched up and they have to put the wires into the winegarden. With every blooming season the foliage work starts. The garden has be to be cleaned, fertilized and the revenue has to be regulated. The grape harvest starts in September and/or October. Producing wine is a long lasting and high maintenance process! You can buy his wines here!

Grape juice is good, but you also need to eat something! That’s why we also visited Bettina. Owner and passionate cook and gardener of Gut Zentgraf – which is also at Mörbisch. We harvested mexican minicucumbers (Melothria), bell peppers, Micro Cherry Tomatoes and yellow raspberries in her garden. We also prepared a delicious spread with fresh leek, herbs and nuts for our picnic at Neusiedler lake. You can find tons of homely taverns around the lake. You can order the typical “Brettljausen” with bacon, sausage, cheese and a lot of spreads and salads. Then add a wine to this menu and it will perfect.

Next to food and beverages the Burgenland has much more to offer! This region is also called the sunny side of Austria! This mediterranean climate makes this region around Neusiedler Lake makes it a tourist hotspot. You can enjoy the food, but you can also go into the lake for swimming or enjoy other types of water sports – as well as riding horses and biking. Mörbisch is a biking village near Neusiedler Lake! We had great weather on our bike tour with Ruth from the Tourismboard Mörbisch and were able to enjoy the peace and nature along the hungarian-austrian boarder!

On the website of the Tourismboard Mörbisch and of holiday at Winzerhof you can check for more activities. You can do much more then what I recommended :-) E.g. there is a yearly Surf Worldcup in April, from July to August there are sea festivals in Mörbisch and in November you can attend Martiniloben. A holiday at the Winzerhof is great for adults and wine lovers, but also for everyone who wishes to take some time off their stressful daily life and who wants to enjoy some relaxing time on the countryside.