In 1990 Leo Hillinger took over the wine retail business from his father and developed it into an internationally renowned winery by means of far-reaching structural reforms and the acquisition of excellent sites around Jois, Oggau and Rust.

In 2004 a new production site and an associated tasting and seminar centre was constructed in Jois for six million Euros so as to combine state-of-the-art cellar techniques with sophisticated architecture and excellent design.

In 2005 Leo Hillinger opened a flagship-store in the nearby Parndorf which exclusively carries his own wine.

The wines – above all the top-cuvées HILL 1, HILL 2 and HILL 3 constantly win prizes at home and abroad (Falstaff, Gault Millaut, Parker, Mundis Vini, Wine Speactator, German Wine Price, Wine and Spirits and much more).

With innovative products like the rosé sparkling wine Secco launched in autumn 2005 or the small HILL series (red, white, rosé) Leo Hillinger succeeds in addressing young and new groups of consumers.

In 2006 the Hungaro HILL series was launched on the market – an elegant, dense Pinot Noir and a fresh juicy Sauvignon blanc which come from Hillinger`s new vineyards in Hungary where they are also vinificated.

Approximately 50 % of the total production is exported to 12 countries, above all into Switzerland, the United States and the Far East but equally into Poland and Russia and further Eastern European countries.

Today the winery forms part of a foundation which is 100% family-owned.