April 15, 2026
The Furmint pushed its first leaves overnight — two days ahead of what my notebook says. warm pannonian, with lake-driven autumn mists is running warm. I'll take it, cautiously.
2026 Vintage
Ruster Ausbruch Sweet
Burgenland, Austria
Varietals
Furmint · Welschriesling
Winemaker
Revealed on enrollment
Enrollment
76 of 180 spots filled
About this Crew
Revealed on enrollment
Winemaker
The grower here farms Furmint on loam, gravel and slate around the shallow neusiedlersee in Burgenland. Their name is withheld on the public listing and shared with the Crew on enrollment — what you can judge now is the place, the live data feed, and the samples across the season.
The history.
My family didn't set out to make fine wine; they set out to use the land they had. Burgenland at 120–300 m, loam, gravel and slate around the shallow neusiedlersee, and a cellar dug into the hill.
What this vintage is showing so far.
“Rain when we wanted it, then it dried out. The vines are carrying a fair crop; I'll likely drop fruit at veraison to keep the rest honest.”
— the winemaker, updated this month
Philosophy.
Whole bunches when the stems are ripe, destemmed when they're not. Native ferment, long and slow. warm pannonian, with lake-driven autumn mists does most of the shaping — restraint does the rest.
The year ahead
Every shipment, every sample, every pick.
Real dates as they're known. Updated as the vintage progresses.
May 2026
Flowering update
Fruit set, first yield estimate.
August 2026
Verijuice ships
Pressed from green fruit, shipped to every member.
September 2026
Pick expected
Livestream from dawn. Date confirmed 48 hours ahead.
December 2026
Post-ferment sample
Your wine at its youngest, weeks after pressing.
March 2027
First barrel sample
A pull from the vessel where your wine lives.
May 2027
Blend trial
Vote on the final cuvée with the Crew.
August 2027
Bottling
Livestream from the bottling line.
October 2027
Wine arrives
Your bottles, allocated pro-rata to your vines.
May 2026
Flowering update
Fruit set, first yield estimate.
August 2026
Verijuice ships
Pressed from green fruit, shipped to every member.
September 2026
Pick expected
Livestream from dawn. Date confirmed 48 hours ahead.
December 2026
Post-ferment sample
Your wine at its youngest, weeks after pressing.
March 2027
First barrel sample
A pull from the vessel where your wine lives.
May 2027
Blend trial
Vote on the final cuvée with the Crew.
August 2027
Bottling
Livestream from the bottling line.
October 2027
Wine arrives
Your bottles, allocated pro-rata to your vines.
Meet the current Crew
19
members
11
cities
6
countries represented
6 yrs
average tenure in wine
No individual profiles — privacy matters inside the Crew. You'll meet each other once you're in.
How it's priced
By the vine.
The winemaker sets the price per vine. Buy as few as 5 — choose how many in the next step. Your bottles are allocated pro-rata to your vines.
Ruster Ausbruch Sweet
Priced by the vine · 5-vine minimum
$118 / vine
From $590 · 5 vines · USD
- A share of the lot, by the vine (5-vine minimum)
- Samples across the season: verijuice, post-ferment, barrel, finished wine
- A vote at every fork — pick date, oak, where the blend lands
- Your bottles at release, allocated pro-rata to your vines
- Livestream access to every moment
104 vines left
Pickup or ship
How your wine reaches you.
Swing by the tasting room when the next shipment is ready. Free. For everyone else, ship is the default and equally smooth.
Ship to my address
Standard carrier, adult signature required. Flat fee per shipment. You can switch the destination per shipment at any time.
Ships to: US
Choose at signup. Switch per shipment anytime.
Recent updates
From the rows.
March 30, 2026
Dug soil pits across the old block. You can watch the loam, gravel and slate around the shallow neusiedlersee change with every shovel — it's why no two rows here taste the same.
March 12, 2026
Welcomed the Crew this week — notes came in from further away than usual. If you've never tasted unripe-grape verjuice, the summer ship will surprise you.
Join this Crew.
One year of your life, inside one vineyard's year. You'll follow the winemaker from bud break to bottle.