Winegrower from Mönchhof

Hafner winery scores points in Croatia with 5 wines

The Burgenland wines tasted particularly good at the Eco Wine Fest in Bedenica in Croatia. The Hafner winery was the winner of the festival.(Bild: zVg/ECO WINE FEST)

Winemaker Julius Hafner from Mönchhof has been known for his fine wines for years. He is also highly regarded abroad.

Hafner exports his wines to 40 countries on all continents. Before the pandemic, China was his main market, Ukraine and Russia were very strong, and now Romania and Croatia are on the rise.

"People are just discovering wine drinking there, while alcohol is almost demonized here," smiles Hafner and says: "The wine market is constantly changing, which means we have to stay flexible. It remains exciting, but our success proves us right."

Five wines and five awards
This refers to his latest success in Croatia. Last weekend, the first organic wine festival with awards took place there, to which he and other Burgenland winegrowers were invited. A total of 20 wineries from Croatia, Austria, Slovenia, Germany, Italy and Serbia presented their wines. "I was unable to attend because I was in London, but I sent five wines there," he explains. And all five wines won awards. There were two Grand Gold, two Gold and one Silver. One of his wines was even named "Champion of the Festival" with 97 points.

Weingut Braunstein from Purbach received two golds and three silvers and Weingut Wohlrabaus Wulkaprodersdorf one Grand Gold, two golds and two silvers. Congratulations!