The Name Umathum

The name Umathum is Frankish in origin. The family first settled in the Lake Neusiedl area during the 18th-century reign of Maria-Theresa. Wine-growing has always played an important role in the family history. The Umathums used to deliver their grapes to a cooperative after the harvest, as is the practice of many vintners the world over. In the early-1970s, however, they began to bottle their own wines.

As a farm in the 1980’s, the Umathum estate was still producing a variety of agricultural goods. Today, wine-growing is the prime focus, though the firm does still remain active in other fields. Born in 1960, Director Josef Umathum has been in charge of wine-growing since 1985.

A series of very good wines in notoriously difficult vintage years, and a growing number of loyal fans, have secured Umathum a solid and trusted reputation.

Since the early-1990s, the Umathum estate has consistently ranked as one of Austria’s best wine makers.