Wine culture: strong roots, young shoots

Like nowhere else in Europe, Lower Austria unites 2,000 years of winegrowing culture with the spirit of the age. The traditional cellar lanes attract the visitors and invite them on a journey into their cellars. For example, there's Rohrendorf, the longest cellar lane in Austria. The 'Lower Austrian Wine Route' is a source of inspiration for European winery architecture: The majority of the traditional, as well as modern, European winegrowing can be find here.

Wine festivals and wine tours for every taste: from wine tasting to a holiday at the wine-growing estate

The wine culture, which is lived out in such a lively way, is as loving as the wine which is cultivated in Lower Austria's wine regions. People gather to celebrate along the Wine Roads in one of the 1,100 cellar lanes.

Every day is a celebration.There are many opportunities to celebrate wine: hundreds of wine festivals, showcasing, 'Heuriger' (local taverns serving young wines) festivals and vineyard tours. The atmospheric, exquisite cellar lane festivals, which invite passers-by to sample and enjoy the new vintages, are a crowd puller. The famous cellar lanes and their winegrowers exude a traditional charm that visitors can hardly escape. Specialist wine shops combine top quality wines and gourmet enjoyment. Countless 'Heuriger' lure visitors in the eight wine regions. In particular, the good wines are elegantly presented at wine tastings, held in wine shops and at 'world of wine' events. With the delightful wine companion, the 'Wachauer Laberl' (a very special kind of bread roll) from Dürnstein, the crust becomes crunchier. Strengthened by the local fare, you can walk through the beautiful vineyards, hike and sometimes cycle. Whether on pleasure tripsor holidaying in the vineyard, hosted directly by the vintner, wine lovers go into rhapsodies. What are you waiting for! Cheers!