The on-estate tasting salon at Nikolaihof Wachau (Mautern), Demeter certified since 1971 with documented winemaking history to 985 AD. Open Wednesday to Saturday for walk-in tastings of current vintages plus back-vintages from the Reserve Cellar.
Address: Nikolaigasse 3, 3512 Mautern an der Donau, Austria, Wachau
The stylish tasting room in a new cellar building directly opposite the historic Knoll family home in Unterloiben. The Knoll family personally guides visitors through benchmark Smaragd Rieslings and Veltliners from the Kellerberg and Schutt vineyards.
The sleek modern winery of F.X. Pichler sits among the terraced vineyards just outside Oberloiben. Tastings are strictly by prior appointment at this pilgrimage destination for serious Austrian wine collectors.
State-of-the-art cellar embedded in a restored medieval estate at the entrance to the Wachau. Elisabeth Pichler-Krutzler's precise Smaragd whites from the Ried Ried Kellerberg and Loibenberg vineyards are poured in the quiet tasting room.
The flagship tasting space of the Winzer Krems cooperative (representing roughly 700 grower-members across 1,200 hectares in Lower Austria).
A joint tasting experience operated by Weingut Stadt Krems (founded 1452) and Weingut Stift Göttweig (founded 1083) in the historic Stadtgraben cellar. Two structured programmes pair wines from both estates with artisanal regional foods.
The communal wine shop of 14 Weißenkirchen winegrowers. A different member producer pours daily from April to October, making this the most practical tasting stop for the central Wachau without booking ahead.
