Day Pass Monday December 7
All day events in the Lechwelten incl. lunch at a reduced tariff.
Tasting
Wine Icons and Their Terroirs
Vinea Wachau: A Journey through its Finest Sites
Date 7 DEC 2026
Location Lechwelten
Time 15:30 – 17:00
Price incl. VAT
€ 120,00 Weißwein
The wineries of Vinea Wachau invite wine enthusiasts to an advanced tasting experience. One of the world’s most beautiful wine-growing regions presents its single-vineyard wines from both the northern and southern banks of the Danube. Guests are challenged to test their knowledge of the Wachau by identifying the wines within each flight, while sharing their own tasting insights and experiences. At the same time, this tasting offers a fascinating terroir journey through both the region’s most celebrated and its most promising vineyard sites.
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Week Pass Lechwelten December 5-9
All events at Lechwelten incl. lunch from December 5-9 at a reduced tariff.
Single ticket
Vinea Wachau: A Journey through its Finest Sites
Details
Tasting wine is always an intellectual adventure: matching sensory impressions to specific terroirs, recognizing similarities and differences, and discovering nuances that reveal clues about elevation, geology, and vineyard exposure.
Such an experience is only possible with wines grown in exceptional sites and crafted in a way that preserves their authentic sense of origin.
This is precisely what Vinea Wachau, the regional winegrowers’ association of the Wachau, stands for. Since 1983, its member wineries have committed themselves to selective hand harvesting, natural winemaking practices, and the avoidance of small oak barrels. Meticulous craftsmanship and strict origin control ensure an unadulterated expression of both vintage and terroir.
For this tasting, Vinea Wachau presents wines from all villages and vineyard sites across both sides of the Danube—without initially revealing their identities. This allows guests to analyse each wine free from preconceptions while exploring the interplay between vineyard character and winemaker style.
Participants are encouraged to share observations, make predictions, and engage in lively discussions about origin versus winemaking influence.
The digital vineyard map of Vinea Wachau will accompany the tasting, allowing guests to follow this unique journey through the vineyard sites of one of the world’s most breathtaking wine regions.
Location
Speaker
Emmerich Knoll
Emmerich H. Knoll represents the current generation of Weingut Knoll in Unterloiben in the Wachau. Together with his family, he helps shape one of Austria’s most renowned wine estates, whose wines with the distinctive Saint Urban label have long achieved cult status. The estate cultivates around 19.5 hectares, including important vineyards such as Schütt, Loibenberg, Kellerberg, Pfaffenberg, and Kreutles. Its focus is on Grüner Veltliner and Riesling, known for precision, minerality, and great ageing potential. Since 2012, Emmerich H. Knoll has served as chairman of Vinea Wachau, where he is committed to protected origin, natural production, and the clear profile of Wachau wine culture.
