One of the eight specific wine-growing regions in the Austrian province or generic wine-growing region of Lower Austria. From 1995 to 2007 it was called Donauland, but this confusing name never caught on because the Danube also flows through several other wine-growing regions. The new name Wagram became valid from the 2007 vintage onwards. The eponymous elevation north of the Danube stretches from Feuersbrunn in the west to Heldenberg in the north-east in the Schmidatal valley.

Climate & soils

The name (Wachrain) is derived from "Wogenrain" or "Wogenrand", which was the former edge of the Danube in the Tullner Feld during the last ice age. A spring horizon of sea sand lies on a base of primary rock, above which loess piles up to twelve metres high. The yellow soil has a high water retention capacity and produces multi-layered wines. The climate is different in the two sub-areas of Wagram and Klosterneuburg (see below).

Wine-growing region (Wagram and Klosterneuburg sub-areas)

The Wagram wine-growing region consists of two areas separated by the Danube. To the north along the river is the much larger area mentioned above, between the wine-growing regions of Kamptal in the west and Vienna in the east. It also gave the region its name and comprises around 2,100 hectares of vineyards. Well-known wine-growing communities are Fels am Wagram (with the Fumberg, Hammergraben, Mitterweg, Schafberg, Weelfel and Wora vineyards); Grafenwörth (Am Berg, Kellerweingarten, Nußberg and Rosenberg); Großriedenthal (Alter Weingarten, Eisenhut and Goldberg); Großweikersdorf and Kirchberg am Wagram (Hundsberg, Schlossberg and Steinberg).

To the east, south of the Danube, lies the second part named after the town Klosterneuburg, including Tulln and Atzenbrugg. When Donauland was renamed Wagram, this area was given the status of Großlage. The vineyards in this much smaller part cover around 350 hectares of vineyards. The cadastral communities of Höflein, Kierling, Kritzendorf, Maria Gugging, Weidling and Weidlingbach belong to Klosterneuburg. Well-known vineyards are Franzhauser, Weidling, Wieden and Ziegelgrub. The climate is characterised by the influence of the Danube, the protection against cold northern air provided by the foothills of the Manhartsberg and the nearby Pannonian region.

Grape variety index

In 2022, the vineyards covered a total of 2,459 hectares of vines. Compared to 2015 with 2,720 hectares, this was 261 hectares (9.6%) less. The proportion of white wine varieties is 82%, the proportion of red wine varieties 18%. Grüner Veltliner dominates with more than half, followed by Zweigelt, Riesling, Müller-Thurgau and Roter Veltiner.