Alexander Zahel

Alexander Zahel
Hilary Zahel



Hügelgasse 12/6
AT - 1130 Wien Wien

00436643812172

alexander@alexanderzahel.com
www.alexanderzahel.com


Certification:
Demeter
Demeter
Lacon At 402

Wine-growing region:
Niederösterreich

Hilary and Alexander Zahel

After finishing his undergraduate degree in Oenology in 2005 and spending two vintages gathering work experience in New Zealand and Australia, Alexander returned to his native Vienna to partner with his uncle in growing his small family estate. During the next twenty years, Alex would grow become a general manager and shareholder, growing the winery into a successful brand with export in 25 countries and leading its transition to organic agriculture in 2014 and a biodynamic certification in 2018. His experience working toward a more conscious, environmentally-responsible inspired him pursue ROA certification, which the winery achieved in early 2024, becoming the first regeneratively certified winery in Europe. After parting ways with his uncle and the family estate in July 2024, Together with his wife Hilary, Alex is looking forward to a bright future in the wine world, combining his passions for low intervention winemaking with strong beliefs in the regenerative, organic, and biodynamic agriculture movements.