Wine venues in Austria
64 wine venues in 11 areas, mostly wineries and restaurants.
Arlberg 7 venues
- Hospiz Alm Restaurant Hospiz Alm St. Christoph — high alpine lodge (2,200m+) above the Arlberg Pass — Austrian wine + Tyrolean food where silence & snow surround intimate dinners between ski runs.
- Hotel Karl Schranz Hotel Karl Schranz St. Anton — named for 1950s-60s ski legend who founded post-war Alpine luxury — wine list honors Austrian classics in rooms overlooking 2,000m+ peaks.
- Hotel Post St Anton Hotel Post St. Anton — 1937 tradition in Arlberg's heartbeat — Austrian wine cellar, Tyrolean hospitality, après-ski where skiers & wine lovers meet in the village center.
- Museum St. Anton am Arlberg St. Anton Alpine history museum captures skiing origins (1890s) + mountain wine culture of Austria's most storied ski resort.
- Ski Arlberg Arlberg region (St. Anton + Lech + Zürs) combines 280+ km of ski runs with Heuriger wine taverns + natural-wine weekends in Alpine villages.
- Ski Arlberg Lifts St. Anton's legendary Arlberg lifts connect to 280+ km of terrain + post-ski Heuriger wine taverns + mountain apéro bars with Valais + Austrian wines.
- St. Anton après-ski wine experience St. Anton après-ski culture—legendary Arlberg resort with wine tastings in cozy huts after 4pm powder runs
Burgenland 2 venues
Kamptal 3 venues
- Schloss Gobelsburg Kamptal castle (1171 Zwettl Monastery grant) produces 50% Grüner Veltliner + Riesling under Michael Moosbrugger (2006 Falstaff Winemaker of Year).
- Weingut Bründlmayer Weingut Bründlmayer (Langenlois, 70km NW Vienna) — Willi Bründlmayer certified organic, famous for Grüner Veltliner and sparkling Sekt, owns Heiligenstein vineyard.
- Weingut Hirsch Weingut Hirsch (31 hectares, Kammern) — Johannes Hirsch switched to screwcap in 2002 (first in Austria), biodynamic since 2006, Gaisberg Riesling cult wine.
Lower Austria 4 venues
- Carnuntum Archaeological Park Reconstructed Roman city where Marcus Aurelius wrote Meditations. Wine culture documented in excavated Roman tavern and amphorae.
- Carnuntum Wine Region Austrian wine region revived by Rubin Carnuntum — a Zweigelt blend that put the region on the map. Goettlesbrunn is the hub.
- Krems & Dürnstein Wachau Danube region produces UNESCO Rieslings from vineyard terraces, with Heuriger wine taverns in Krems + Dürnstein medieval wine gardens.
- Weinherbst Lower Austria Lower Austria's annual Weinherbst (wine autumn festival) celebrates the Danube valley's Grüner Veltliner and Riesling. Vintner villages host harvest tastings across the Wachau UNESCO region.
Ötztal 8 venues
- 007 ELEMENTS Museum + James Bond's Ice Q Lunch James Bond cinematic installation at 3,048m inside Gaislachkogl mountain in Solden. Ice Q restaurant next door with 360-degree Alpine panorama.
- AD VINUM: Chef-Sommelier's 5-Course Austrian Wine Journey
- Das Central 30,000-Bottle Cellar Tour + PINO 3000 Vertical Tasting Das Central Sölden — 30,000-bottle cellar + PINO 3000 vertical tasting (wine aged at 3,000m elevation) — Austria's highest restaurant pairs glass-cube dining with Ötztal glacier views.
- Giggijoch mountain après-ski hub Giggijoch Sölden — mountain hut culture at 2,288m — Austrian wine & heuriger food overlooking 6-glacier panorama where après-ski morphs seamlessly into dinner.
- Ice Q Restaurant Ice Q Sölden 3,048m — James Bond Spectre location (glass cube with 360° Tyrolean Alps) — Austrian wine + PINO 3000 altitude vertical under 2-toque standards, designed for 200km/h winds.
- Ice Q Summit Dinner: 5 Courses at 3,048m as Sun Sets Over Ötztal Sölden's Ice Q restaurant (3,048m) pairs 5-course alpine cuisine with Austrian wines as the Ötztal turns gold at sunset from the Gaislachkogl peak.
- Rettenbach Glacier — Where the World Cup Season Begins Sölden's Rettenbach Glacier hosts FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup season opener + après-ski wine bars with glacier vistas from 3,000m peaks.
- Walk Marcel Hirscher's World Cup Slope + Glacier Wine at 3,000m Sölden—ski Marcel Hirscher's World Cup slope, glacier wine + 3,000m summit views on Austria's premier 2-glacier resort
Paznaun 5 venues
- 2 Michelin stars beneath the Alps: Stüva's 12,000-bottle secret Two Michelin stars in Ischgl at 1,377m. Chef Benjamin Parth, youngest two-star chef in Austria (age 25). 12,000-bottle wine cellar.
- Austrian Zweigelt. Italian Lagrein. Swiss Chasselas. One table at 2,600m.
- Elton John started this in 1995. Now you're holding Austrian wine at 2,300m watching Christina Aguilera. Ischgl après-ski tradition since 1995 — Elton John launched it — Austrian wine at 2,300m with Christina Aguilera spinning on dance floors as January's coolest ski gathering (550,000 yearly).
- Ski Austria to Switzerland. Buy duty-free Barolo. Smuggle it back (legally). Ischgl tri-border crossing—ski Austria, buy duty-free Barolo at 1,800m, legally smuggle it back to Switzerland
- The 2-toque wine bar where Ischgl locals eat before tourists discover it Ischgl locals' 2-Michelin-toque wine bar—insider before the town became party capital, Tyrol wines + cave dining
Styria 3 venues
- Buschenschank Dreisiebner Traditional Styrian Buschenschank (seasonal farmhouse wine tavern) in Gamlitz. Family vineyards since generations, cold platters with house wines under chestnut trees.
- Steiermark (Styria) Buschenschank Traditional Tyrolean Buschenschank—rustic wine taverns + farm food in Styria's rolling vineyards (seasonal operation)
- Weingut Tement Weingut Tement (100+ hectares, South Styria) — recognized 1991 by Der Feinschmecker as "world's best Sauvignon Blanc," Demeter biodynamic member since 2022.
Tyrol 17 venues
- Berggericht - Michelin Star with Two-Continent Wine Estates Michelin-starred restaurant in a 16th-century Kitzbuehel courthouse. Chef Thomas Klinger sources from 2-continent wine estates.
- Griggeler Stuba: 2 Michelin Stars + Wine Spectator Top 100 Cellar Griggeler Stuba — 2 Michelin, Wine Spectator Top 100 cellar (1,200 bottles), 98 Falstaff, 4 toques — 1,700m Oberlech perch where Chef Sebastian Jakob's herbs meet Alpine regionalism & sommelier precision.
- Hahnenkamm Sunset Wine at Hochkitzbühel Hahnenkamm 1,933m — sunset wine ritual overlooking Kitzbühel's valleys — Austrian whites + Alpine views where the Downhill course's danger transforms dinner wine to meditation.
- Hornköpflhütte - Mountain Hut with Serious Wine Hornköpflhütte Kitzbühel — mountain hut with serious Austrian wine list — heuriger tradition meets sommelier rigor on a 1,500m plateau where climbers & foodies converge.
- Hotel Arlberg's 15,000-Bottle Cellar Dinner Hotel Arlberg Lech — 15,000 bottles, 700+ vintages from Austria to Italy to New World — cellars beneath La Fenice restaurant where sommelier pairings elevate Alpine cuisine to 5-star ritual.
- Hotel Weisses Rössl - 15th Century Wine Vault Hotel Weisses Rössl Kitzbühel — 15th-century defensive wall now wine vault (defensive stones = cooling walls) — medieval cellar preserves 500+ rarities beneath Velvet restaurant's purple upholstery.
- Leo Hillinger Wineshop & Bar Organic producer (100+ hectares) operates Kitzbühel wineshop bar with HILL 1/2/3 cuvées available by-glass after ski days at 2,000m altitude.
- Moosbrugger Wine Dynasty Tasting at Hotel Post Lech am Arlberg's 5-star Hotel Post pairs Moosbrugger wine dynasty tastings with Alpine heritage + natural-wine weekends + mountain vistas.
- Newcomer Wines x Rote Wand Natural Wine Weekend Lech am Arlberg's Rote Wand hotel hosts Newcomer Wines natural-wine weekends pairing organic/biodynamic bottles with Alpine chalet cuisine.
- Rüfikopf Friday Sunset Champagne at 2,350m Rüfikopf cable car (Lech am Arlberg, 2,350m) serves Austrian sparkling wines + Champagne on Friday-sunset terrace with 360-degree Alpine panorama.
- Sonnbühel - World's Oldest Ski Hut Since 1924 World's oldest ski hut (1924) on Kitzbühel's Hahnenkamm—1920s architectural jewel, legendary Friday Special Nights + 5-course menus
- Tennerhof - 600 Years of Wine Cellar History Tennerhof estate since 1416 (610 years)—Relais & Châteaux 5-star with 400+ wines in vaulted cellar, Michelin-level gourmet cuisine
- Traditional Tyrolean Heuriger experience Tyrolean Heuriger taverns—seasonal wine + farm food tradition across mountain villages, wine-growers' cellars open to public
- Weinberg Arlberg International Wine Symposium Arlberg Weinberg (Dec 4-14, 2025)—30+ masterclasses + tastings with Austrian wine legends, ski + wine for 10 days in Lech
- WEINHERZ - Austrian Organic Wine Discovery WEINHERZ Kitzbühel—20-year wine expert + ex-restaurateur, 800+ premium spirits, natural wines + craft beers in mountain resort
- Weißwurstparty at Stanglwirt - Hahnenkamm Week Kitzbühel's legendary Hahnenkamm ski week merges apres-ski with Weißwurstparty at Stanglwirt hotel. Wine and Bavarian sausage celebrate the Tyrol's dual skiing and viticulture heritage.
- White Ring 22km Ski Circuit + Wine Finish Lech am Arlberg's White Ring ski circuit (22km, 6000m elevation) crescendos with wine and fondue at lodge finishes. Alpine Rieslings and spiced wines warm skiers in the Vorarlberg's highest peaks.
Vienna 10 venues
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- Hofburg Palace: Where Waltzes Were Born Hofburg Vienna — 500 years of Habsburgs waltzing — imperial wine cellars beneath chambers where politics & culture shaped Europe — guided tastings of Danube Valley & Wachau classics.
- Kahlenberg vineyards overlooking Vienna Vienna's urban wine slopes produce Grüner Veltliner + Gemischter Satz, with traditional Buschenschank taverns opening May-October overlooking the Danube.
- Schonbrunn Palace: Imperial Wine Culture Habsburg Schönbrunn Palace (1744) hosted 18th-century imperial wine dinners, now offers wine tastings + estate experiences in Sissi's historical salons.
- Vienna Heurigen: Habsburg Wine Taverns Vienna Heurigen—Habsburg-era wine taverns in Grinzing + suburbs, traditional cask wines + schnitzel, accordion music on weekends
- Vienna Heuriger Wine Tavern Evening Vienna Heuriger evening experience—traditional cask Gemischter Satz wines + Austrian schnitzel in cozy wine cellars
- Vienna: Roman Museum Hoher Markt Hoher Markt Roman Museum—Vienna's oldest square, 2,000 years of wine trade history from Roman Vindobona settlement
- Viennese Heurigen Viennese Heurigen tradition—seasonal wine cellar taverns in Vienna suburbs, local Grüner Veltliner + Gemischter Satz wines + live music
- Weingut Fuhrgassl-Huber Weingut Fuhrgassl-Huber in Vienna — urban vineyard producing authentic Vienna wine from traditional Gemischter Satz vineyards.
- Weingut Wieninger Weingut Wieninger in Vienna — urban winery producing wine from Wiener Gemischter Satz vineyard classification (mixed-variety white wine).
Vorarlberg 1 venue
Wachau 4 venues
About Wachau- F.X. Pichler F.X. Pichler — Chateau Latour of the Wachau — 20 hectares of UNESCO terraces, 50% hand-worked on 1800s dry-stone walls, 7th generation Lucas Franz with M (Grüner Veltliner) & Unendlich (Riesling) in Hall of Fame.
- Wachau Terraced Vineyards Hike UNESCO World Heritage Wachau (2000)—180km trail through 1000-year terraced Riesling + Grüner Veltliner vineyards on Danube slopes
- Weingut FX Pichler F.X. Pichler (1898 in Dürnstein) — Robert Parker called it "Château Latour...of the Wachau," 20 hectares of Riesling and Grüner Veltliner perfection.
- Weingut Prager Weingut Prager in Weissenkirchen — 16 hectares, Ilse and Toni Bodenstein run one of Austria's most renowned Riesling estates.