Vienna Wine Tasting – Discover the Austrian Wines

Have you ever tried Austrian Wine? I don’t think I did before visiting Vienna this spring. Looking for some authentic Viennese experiences, I learned that Vienna has the most impressive vineyards within the city borders. I was tempted to visit them, but with time never being quite enough, I settled upon a Vienna Wine Tasting.

Let me tell you more about it!

Wien Mal Anders

I found this company that specializes in Vienna experiences. They don’t do tourist attractions tours. Instead, they focus on unique experiences for small groups. For instance, you can tour the Vienna center in a vintage car or try Empress Sisi’s flagrance from the very same perfumery that supplied her.

You can find out more about their offers at Wien Mal Anders.

Vienna & Wine

Wine has been a constant presence in Vienna since the Romans’ times. During the medieval era, it was safer to drink wine than water, so the Viennese were fortunate to be able to grow vines to close.

Even the German spelling of Vienna, which is Wien, is very close to wine.

Step by step review of our Vienna wine tasting

Meeting point

The Vienna wine tasting takes place at Haas & Haas, a boutique shop with wine and delicacies, in the city center.

The address is: Ertlgasse 4, 1010 Wien. It’s a few minutes’ walk from Stephanplatz.

Vienna Wine Tasting

The tasting starts with a surprise. Under the store, there are 3 and a half underground levels. The first level is part of the store, but the next two levels are tasting rooms.

What makes the place even more special, is that you can literally see parts of the old Roman walls. The larger stones have been here since the Romans called the city Vindobona, 2000 years ago. The structure was close to the ancient Eastern gate of the Vindobona Camp, Porta Dextra.

But, let’s go back to our tasting.

The sommelier

Bernie, our sommelier, introduced us to the space, then seated us in the vaulted lower level. The room was already arranged for the group. The first wine we tasted was a Gruner Veltliner from a small, local producer. It’s pure white wine, with strong fruity flavors, maybe even a little spicy.

Bernie also brought some snacks to each table. We had a…