5 late tastings in Wachau, editor-picked by Cork & Curve. All Wachau nightlife.
Domane Wachau Harvest Season Tasting Evenings ★ 4.3
Durnstein · Durnstein 107, 3601 Durnstein, Wachau
During harvest season (late September through October), Domane Wachau occasionally opens its Durnstein cellar in the evenings for informal tasting of wines in barrel or tank alongside the current release.
Weingut Prager Appointment Tasting ★ 4.7
Weissenkirchen · Weissenkirchen 48, 3610 Weissenkirchen in der Wachau
Weingut Prager accepts appointment-based tastings during the summer and autumn season, offering vertical flights of their benchmark Smaragd Riesling from the steep Klaus and Wachstum Bodenstein parcels.
F.X. Pichler Appointment Tasting ★ 4.8
Oberloiben · Oberloiben 27, 3601 Oberloiben, Wachau
F.X. Pichler is the Wachau producer most often cited by international critics, and appointment tastings here provide access to the estate's M and Unendlich Smaragd tier, which is allocated on mailing lists.
Nikolaihof Appointment Tasting ★ 4.8
Mautern · Nikolaigasse 3, 3512 Mautern an der Donau
An appointment tasting at Nikolaihof is a visit to the deepest layer of Wachau wine history: a Demeter-certified estate on a property documented to 985 AD. The Saahs family's personal walkthrough of the cellar and vinothek is an exceptional wine-education experience.
Emmerich Knoll Appointment Tasting ★ 4.8
Unterloiben · Unterloiben 10, 3601 Unterloiben, Wachau
Emmerich Knoll's Unterloiben cellar accepts appointment visits, and a tasting here covers the full range from Steinfeder through the landmark Kellerberg Gruner Veltliner and Loibenberg Riesling at Smaragd level.