Since 1990 when Leo Hillinger took over the small wine retail business from his father, he has continuously implemented intelligent structural reforms as well as acquired excellent single vineyards around Jois, Oggau and Rust resulting in one of Austria’s top wineries. Meanwhile the area under cultivation extends over 46 hectares. The most precious site comprises 20 hectares in Rust where the grapes for Hillingers top wines, the award winning HILL series, are grown.

In Hungary, the famous wine region Mátrai Borvidék near Eger, northeast of Budapest, is the line Hungaro HILL created. There, the good soils together with the sunny climate produce intensive powerful wines.

The Hillinger Winery counts itself among the largest of Austria’s top-quality wine producers.