Austria · 5 days · 6–10 people
Austria: Wachau, Kamptal and Burgenland's natural cellars
Five days from Vienna with sommelier Dante Minutello: a small-group wine tour of Austria through the Wachau, Kamptal, Burgenland and the Heurigen of Vienna.
Topics
Riesling
Tours
Winemaker stories
Austria · Kamptal Organic
Willi Bründlmayer and the Lyra vines of the Heiligenstein
Bründlmayer at Langenlois, Kamptal, Austria: Riesling from the Permian sandstone of the Heiligenstein, Lyra-trained vines and Sekt on my Austria wine tour.
Austria · Wachau Classic
Lucas Pichler and the precision of the Kellerberg
F.X. Pichler, Oberloiben, Wachau, Austria: Riesling and Grüner Veltliner from the Kellerberg, Loibenberg and Steinertal, a 2009 cellar and a wine tour visit.
Austria · Wachau Biodynamic
Nikolaihof and the Riesling that waited seventeen years
Nikolaihof, Mautern, Wachau, Austria: biodynamic since 1971, Riesling aged for years in casks inside Roman walls, and a wine tour visit with sommelier Dante.
Czechia · Mikulov Classic
Oldřich Drápal Jr. and the sunny hill of Popice
Sonberk at Popice, Mikulov, Czechia: Josef Pleskot's winery above the Nové Mlýny reservoirs, and its Pálava, Riesling and straw wine on my Moravia wine tour.
Italy · Piedmont Classic
Giuseppe Vaira and the stained glass of Vergne
G.D. Vajra in Vergne, at the top of Barolo, Piedmont, Italy: Bricco delle Viole Nebbiolo, Freisa and Riesling from a winemaker family under stained glass.
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