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Insights into upcoming focus topics, looks back at notable events, and conversations with personalities from wine, cuisine, and culture. A place for thoughts, developments, and perspectives on what moves us.
Einkehrschwung: Weinberg Arlberg takes to the slopes in 2026
The new Einkehrschwung format connects the heart of the Arlberg, skiing, with cuisine, wine and personal encounters across mountain huts, shared descents and unhurried lunches in the ski area.
Weinberg Arlberg is not meant to be a festival
A conversation with chairman and trinkreif founder Clemens Riedl on the idea behind Weinberg Arlberg, the particular role of Lech, the importance of the association as host, and why great wines always also stand for culture.
Wine needs discussion
With lectures and discussions on current topics such as alcohol perception and younger consumers, Weinberg Arlberg also positions itself as a platform for substantive exchange on contemporary industry questions.
Meeting top winemakers in Lech in 2026
Numerous defining figures of the international wine world come to Lech, among them Egon Müller IV, Giovanni Gaja, Olivier Bernard and Nicolas Glumineau. Weinberg Arlberg creates space for direct exchange and personal encounters.
The complexity of Riesling
One of the focal points for 2026: numerous experts and international producers turn their attention in tastings and discussions to the future, diversity and relevance of this complex grape variety.
Bordeaux. Now.
With Neal Martin and leading estates including Château Figeac, Pichon Comtesse de Lalande and La Conseillante, Weinberg Arlberg gives Bordeaux a particular focus in December 2026, with tastings, discussions and major evening events.
Austria's role in the world of Chardonnay & Sauvignon Blanc
Austrian white wines enjoy an outstanding international reputation, at least from an Austrian perspective. How they are actually perceived abroad was the question Willi Klinger addressed at the Arlberg Weinberg Conference 2024, together with three experts.
Two different paths – same goal?
What may at first appear to be a contradiction leads ultimately to the same underlying question of how wine can express its origin honestly. Natural Wine and Terroir are not opposites but two distinct paths toward authenticity, vitality and expression.
Blaufränkisch as a Great Red Grape Variety
Weinberg Arlberg 2022: How is the Central European red grape variety Blaufränkisch to be assessed? Is it a great grape variety, on a par with Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir, or Nebbiolo? An international summit held in Lech am Arlberg in mid-December 2022 answered yes.
