The Heuriger Kierlinger is a family winery and wine tavern at Kahlenbergerstraße 20 in Nussdorf, in Vienna's 19th district. It rents several rooms for closed events: the Winzersaal for up to 100 guests, the Schankraum for about 50, a small parlor for about 15, and an open-air garden for about 250.
Seminars and company events
The Winzersaal is suited to closed events, and the house names company parties and Christmas parties among them. The small Stüberl, about 15 seats, is closed in on itself and is used by companies for quiet meetings. The house adds that a recognized university professor holds lectures and exams there over a glass of wine. This is not a seminar hotel: there is no accommodation, and the formats are meetings, dinners and company parties in a traditional Viennese setting.
Weddings and receptions
The Winzersaal is also named for birthday parties, graduation parties and weddings. Its enclosed layout allows music of all kinds. Outdoors, the Platzl, also called the Alm, is set apart from the garden and hosts celebrations under the open sky for up to 50 people.
Rooms and capacities
The Winzersaal dates from the 1920s and has not been altered since. It holds up to 100 people. The Schankraum, the center of the tavern, holds about 50 and suits smaller parties. The small Stüberl holds about 15. The shaded garden, with trees more than 200 years old, holds about 250 on hot summer days. The Platzl holds up to 50.
The house states that cellar tours can be arranged on request.
Catering
The kitchen serves the classic Heuriger buffet with roast pork, caraway roast and smoked pork, tongue, seasonal salads, a cheese buffet and spreads of all kinds. The house is known for its Kierlinger Liptauer, a family recipe, and for fried chicken. Buffet suggestions for larger and smaller parties are available as a download on the website. The wines come from the Nussberg, the vineyard slope that the family has farmed for generations.
History and setting
Wine has been grown in Nussdorf since long before the modern city. In 1787, after a fire in Kahlenbergerstraße, Urban Kierlinger bought the farm at number 20 and founded a winegrowing dynasty that continues today. The tavern has been rebuilt and adapted over time but keeps the character of a Viennese Heuriger. The garden trees are over 200 years old, and the house reports that Beethoven is said to have stopped here on his walks.
Getting there
The address is Kahlenbergerstraße 20, 1190 Vienna. The tavern opens on set periods during the year, from 15:30 each day, and is closed on Tuesdays from January to mid-April. Closed events are arranged by contacting the house by phone or email.
