Wine in Furth bei Gottweig, Wachau

Weingut Stift Göttweig ★ 4.3

Benedictine monastery at Göttweig with viticulture documented since 1083. The 30-hectare estate is in Kremstal DAC at the eastern edge of the Wachau. Named Falstaff Winery of the Year 2020.

Tasting: Wine shop and vinothek at the monastery; combined monastery-and-wine tours.

Signature wines: Stift Göttweig Grüner Veltliner Kremstal Reserve, Stift Göttweig Riesling Privat

Tip: Combine the monastery tour with a wine tasting at the Vinothek for one of Lower Austria's great heritage experiences.

Stift Gottweig Monastery Cellar Evening ★ 4.4

A cellar tour and tasting at Stift Gottweig (Benedictine abbey founded 1083) combines the historic atmosphere of a working monastery with tasting of the estate's own Gottweiger Berg wines. The abbey sits roughly 30 minutes south of the Wachau core.

The list: The Benedictine monastery of Gottweig hosts seasonal evening cellar tours with tasting of the monastery's own Riesling and Gruner Veltliner in the historic Baroque vaulted cellars.