Falstaff award winning wines

Falstaff imparts wine knowledge, explores new regions and also sometimes awards favorable wines a high rating based on the 100-point scheme. In addition, the Falstaff Wineguide, a renowned wine guide, is published annually and provides an in-depth evaluation of 4,000 wines from Austria and South Tyrol as well as 4,500 German wines.

The Austrian gourmet magazine Falstaff is the first address in the German-speaking world for everything worth knowing about upscale wine, food, culinary travel and lifestyle. But if you don't want to read, look at the Falstaff points that adorn the best wines.

Falstaff - the magazine for exquisite enjoyment

With around 201,00 regular readers, the Falstaff wine and gourmet magazine is one of the largest publications of its kind in Austria, Germany and Switzerland. Illustrious articles and culinary reports inform the Genussmenschen since the establishment 1980 with all kinds of worth knowing. Since 2007, the experts at Falstaff magazine have also been rating wines, making it one of the most important sources for high-quality wine. In addition, Falstaff publishes wine reviews in the Red Wine Guide and the Falstaff Database. 

Falstaff ratings

Falstaff does not rate wine alone, but also wine bars, restaurants and winemakers. Each category has its own system. 

• Wine bars are rated with 1 to 4 wine glasses
• Bars are rated with 1 to 4 glasses
• Restaurants are rated from 1 to 4 forks
• Winemakers are rated with 1 to 5 stars

What do Falstaff points mean?

For wine, Falstaff uses a point system based on the Parker system. Wines can be awarded a maximum of 100 points. 

• 100 to 95 Falstaff points are awarded to top wines
• 94 to 90 points are awarded to excellent wines
• 89 to 85 points Falstaff awards for very good wines
• 84 to 80 Falstaff points are awarded for good wines
• 79 to 75 points are awarded to wines that are okay for Falstaff

So if you discover wines with a Falstaff rating, you can be sure of high quality. Even wines under 80 points are quite wonderful wines. Especially when it comes to wines from Austria, the wine guide is an indispensable source to find the best products. One downer is that winemakers and wineries pay a fee to be tasted by the experts. But the potential reputation often makes up for this investment.