What is the "Lower Austria Wine Spring"?

The Lower Austrian Wine Spring marks the start of the wine year. Winemakers open their wineries, present the new vintage and invite visitors to experience wine where it is produced.

When does the Wine Spring take place?

The Wine Spring takes place every year from April to May on various dates.

Where can you experience the Wine Spring?

You can experience the Wine Spring in all eight wine-growing regions of Lower Austria – Weinviertel, Wachau, Krems Valley, Kamp Valley, Wagram, Traisental, Thermenregion and Carnuntum.

What can visitors expect at Wine Spring?

Tastings of the latest wines, personal conversations with winemakers, insights into cellars and vineyards, as well as small culinary accompaniments, often regional and seasonal in nature.

Who is Wine Spring particularly suitable for?

For anyone who wants to enjoy wine consciously and is interested in its origin, craftsmanship and landscape – whether you are a connoisseur or a curious explorer.

Wine Spring

When the new vintage hits the glass

When spring returns to the vineyards, Wine Spring begins in Lower Austria. Winemakers invite visitors to tastings, walks through the vineyards and personal encounterscentred around the new vintage. Between the wine cellar lane, farmyard and vineyard, the wine reveals itself where it is made – accessible and multifaceted.

©© Weinviertel Tourismus/Sophie Menegaldo

Events during the Wine Spring

The first taste of spring: during the Wine Spring, winemakers open their wineries and offer a glimpse of the new vintage, which gives an initial indication of how the wine year will develop.

©© Weinviertel Tourismus/Sophie Menegaldo
Wine tour of the Weinviertel region
11th and 12th April 2026
©© Niederösterreich Werbung/Robert Herbst
Kamp Valley Wine Spring | Krems Valley | Traisental
25th and 26th April 2026
©© friendship.is/Hannes Kläger
Wachau Wine Spring
2 and 3 May 2026
©(c) Mostviertel Tourismus / friendship.is // Ian Ehm
Cider spring
19 April 2026
©© Niederösterreich Werbung/Martin Fülöp
Thermal Region Wine Festival
21 to 25 May 2026
©© Ian Ehm || friendship.is
Young wine tasting with the winemakers of Göttlesbrunn
11th and 12th April 2026
©© Niederösterreich Werbung/Mara Hohla
Loess spring on the Wagram
8 to 31 May 2026
©© friendship.is/Simon Laabmayr
Tour de Vin of the ÖTW Danube
1 May to 21 November 2026

Travel tips in the wine-growing regions

The carefully curated travel tips in all eight wine-growing regions show how harmonious a wine-themed holiday can be and invite you to discover your own personal favourite places.

Inmitten einer idyllischen Atmosphäre stoßen Freunde mit Gläsern auf die schönen Momente des Lebens an. Der Tisch ist liebevoll gedeckt mit frischem Brot und einer bunten Auswahl an Köstlichkeiten, während die Blumen in der Mitte des Tisches die Freude des Augenblicks unterstreichen. — ©© Weinviertel Tourismus/Sophie Menegaldo

In einem gemütlichen Hotelzimmer breitet sich eine entspannte Atmosphäre aus. Die sanften Lichtstrahlen, die durch das Fenster fallen, laden dazu ein, den Tag mit einem tiefen Atemzug und einem Moment der Ruhe zu beginnen. — ©© Niederösterreich Werbung/Ian Ehm

Wine hotels with spa

It's not quantity that counts, but authenticity: wine hotels with spas that combine tranquillity, architecture and genuine hospitality. Retreats in the heart of Lower Austria's wine country – where you can arrive and stay.