Dear wine friends,
My
husband Christian and I just came back from Austria. I do the Austria
wine tour for the first time this year. I have been to Austria’s
vineyards and winemakers many times, however travelling with guests and
by bus is another matter than travelling alone without any
responsibility for others. Hence we drove the entire tour, checked the
hotels, the roads, restaurants, wine estates, etc to make sure that
everything will run smoothly when I come back with the group at the end
of May.
I am still
over the moon after this trip: I always loved Austria but this time I
scrutinized the country with a sharper eye and mind. And yes: Austria is
breathtakingly beautiful, the wines are sooo gorgeous, people are
friendly and welcoming, the Austrian dialect suggests old school
gallantry, Austria’s history is still so alive and its location at the
junction between Western and Eastern European countries makes it so
interesting, diverse, and unique. For many centuries Austria was one of
the three powers in Europe next to the English Royalty in London and the
Romanovs in Sankt Petersburg, Russia. Austria’s Habsburg dynasty ruled
over half of Europe for many centuries. Despite the fact that Austria
has become a fairly small country after WWII - slighter small than Maine
- you still feel the power of the past. Vienna is one of the most
beautiful capitals with its majestic buildings, huge palaces, thousand
year old cathedrals and monasteries, the mighty Danube river, the unique
coffee houses where still today the major daily papers are available to
feed your train of thought, the world-famous Burgtheater, Opera House,
and Vienna Philharmonics, and with the still very present glamour of its
famous musicians Mozart, Joseph Haydn, Franz Liszt , Franz Schubert -
just to name a few.
Austria
is a mostly mountainous country in the Middle / Eastern Alps. In the
southernmost Austrian wine region, the Südsteiermark (Southern Styria),
you have a truly alpine feeling with vineyards on extremely steep slopes
and a view towards stunning mountain peaks. The only flat area is the
Pannonian plains east of Lake Neusiedl at the border with Hungary.
We
will visit all wine regions in Austria, from the famous Wachau to
Styria, and will visit many of the most famous wine estates. Small
but beautiful - that is Austrian’s 2000 year old viticulture in an
international comparison.
Austria is, with France, Italy, Spain, Germany, considered one of the
best
wine-growing countries in Europe. Austrian wine does one thing better
than a
lot of other wines: expresses history, site, climate, and vintage. We
will taste delicious wines made from international grape varieties as
well as grapes deeply rooted in Austria’s viticultural history.
Don't hesitate to call me or to send me an email if you have questions. I’ll be happy to answer all your queries.
Looking forward to showing you beautiful Austria and tasting its delicious wines with you!
Best
Annette
Wine Tours - Wine Events - Wine Education
Annette Schiller, Diplom-Volkswirt
Washington DC - Frankfurt am Main
USA: +1 703 459 7513
GER: +49 -177 337 0281
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