Winery · Wengen

Eiger North Face terrace - drink wine staring at the murder wall

Wengen's alcohol-fueled Eiger North Face tradition — cable-car elevation without the killer's grip — wine poured 1,000m above valley floor while the 3,970m wall looms 3km away.

What to do there

TastingEiger North Face terrace - drink wine staring at the murder wallThe Eiger Nordwand - the 'murder wall' - killed dozens of climbers attempting its 1,800m vertical face before Heinrich Harrer's team finally summited in 1938. From Wengen's hotel terraces, you stare directly at this infamous face while drinking Bernese Oberland wine. The contrast between your comfortable glass and the hellish rockface 5km away is Alpine drama at its finest.

Wineries nearby

Winery Hotel Regina wine cellar - Belle Époque glamour since 1894, 500+ Swiss bottles Belle Époque hotel (1894) hosts Swiss Heritage status with an extensive wine cellar and the only wine shop in Jungfrau-region Wengen.
Winery · Spiez Spiezer Alpine Weinkultur (Rebbau Spiez) Taste the Spiez cooperative's wines a few steps from Schloss Spiez, whose walls, the house says, hold its cellar: walk in on Friday evenings and Saturday middays from May to October, or book Monday to Saturday.