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Wine & Culinary

Austria has become THE destination for wine and culinary travelers in the know. Explore our culinary diversity and amazing wines.

Vinatrium Cellars

Discover an inexhaustable supply of wines from central Burgenland - and off course taste it...

Burgenland wines at Vinatrium Cellars

Umathum Winery

Visit this traditional winery, which is however changing with the times in Burgenland.

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Klosterneuburg Abbey

A Baroque Winery with an iconic Past and a visionary future...

Visit the Klosterneuburg Abbey

Café Tomaselli: Mozart’s favorite

Cafe Tomaselli in Salzburg © Cafe Tomaselli

Located near the cathedral and on your way up to the Hohenfestung Salzburg, the Café Tomaselli is the perfect spot to indulge and relax.

Endulge at the "Cafe Tomaselli"

Graz – Capital of Culinary Delights

When you hear gourmands rave about "Austria's delicatessen," they're most likely talking about Graz.

Join them now...

Europe’s oldest restaurant

St. Peter's Stiftskeller was first mentioned in 803 - which definitely makes it the oldest restaurant - an experience you might not want to miss.

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The Night Watch: Wine, Liszt & Haydn

Esterhazy Palace, Eisenstadt © Österreich Werbung/Mayer

Join a winemaker and a night watchman to learn more about famous composers Liszt and Haydn.

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A culinary Tour with Fritz Toesch

Join Fritz on his 'food safari' and source local, sustainable and organic ingredients.

Learn more about Austrian foods...

Beethoven’s Retreat in Vienna

Mayer am Pfarrplatz, Vienna © AWM - Austria Wine Marketing

Mayer am Pfarrplatz is one of those places where "Gemuetlichkeit" is their biggest asset - even Beethoven knew this....

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The Sacher torte

A legendary cake, in Vienna's most storied cafe. A visit to the Cafe Sacher in the venerable Hotel Sacher is a must on your Vienna list.

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Designer Wine Bar in the heart of Vienna

Wine bar Unger und Klein, Vienna © Unger und Klein

Unger & Klein is a wine shop turned wine bar that has the feel of designer blue jeans with stunning designer shelving that is simultaneously the wine list and menu.

Learn more about Unger & Klein in Vienna

Cooking Austrian style with Toni Mörwald

Savor Austrian culture with star chef Toni Mörwald and learn to create Austrian culinary specialties.

Learn to cook with Toni Moerwald

A Viennese Epicurean highlight

Zum Schwarzen Kameel is a wine bar, a restaurant, a delicatessen and a favorite meeting place for Viennes all in one.

Take a break at "Zum Schwarzen Kameel"

Hotel Veltlin: a Wine & Wellness Hideaway

Far from the noise and hectic of a busy lifestyle, yet only a scenic hour’s drive north of Vienna..

Stay at the Hotel Veltlin...

A Baroque wine experience

Boat on the Danube © Österreich Werbung/Wiesenhofer

Domäne Wachau is located in one of the word’s most stunning vineyard landscapes just below the Dürnstein castle ruins where Richard the Lionhearted was once held captive - on the Danube river.

Learn more about the vineyard...

Buschenschank

Discover a special alternative to the Fast Food trend: the Buschenschank is a traditional Austrian wine tavern.

Learn more about a Buschenschank...

Discover Styrian Food Secrets

Enjoy simple yet classical food at the Steirer restaurant in Styria's captal: Graz.

Make your reservation at Der Steirer in Graz

Kloster am Spitz

Don't worry the cuisine has changed since monks lived here. Today the chef creates local, traditional fare with a modern twist. Enjoy!!!

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The Village of Purbach

Chances are you might be the only American strolling through the village and discovering an excellent wine and restaurant scene hidden in historic beauty.

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A Sunset to Remember - Mole West

300 Days of Sunshine and a Sunset to Remember: this describes the region of Burgenland, where life revolves around the Lake Neusiedl.

Enjoy a relaxed time on the bank of Lake Neusiedl....

Naschmarkt Vienna

Vienna's most popular market is the "Naschmarkt" © Wien Tourismus

Join the locals at the biggest outdoor foodmarket in the center of Vienna. The market also offers a great selection of restaurants, cafe's and bars.

Visit the Naschmarkt...

Zotter Chocolate Factory

© Zotter Schokoladen Manufaktur GmbH, Austria

Ever had "hemp-mocha" or "welschriesling" chocolate? We didn't think so. Meet the Austrian "Willi Wonka".

Learn more about Zotter Chocolate...

Sölden’s Top Culinary Event

Wein am Berg © © Central Spa Hotel, Isidor Noesig

Every May Austria’s best chefs and top vintners meet in Sölden, Tirol to provide an extraordinary culinary experience surrounded by majestic peaks.

Learn more about "Wein am Berg"...

Bake your own Apple Strudel

Apple strudel lovers read on. Here is your chance to learn how to make authentic Strudel from the bakers to the Habsburg family. A great skill to bring back from vacation...

Learn to bake your own Apple Strudel...

Austria’s secret beer capital

Salzburg, famous to most people for Mozart and baroque architecture, is also the most interesting town for beer in Austria, having, as it does, four breweries.

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Hotel Altstadt Vienna

This hotel is at once many things to many people. A meeting place for art and music lovers, a heaven for travels looking for charm and outstanding service.

Make your reservation at the Hotel Altstadt Vienna...

Looking for a Coffeehouse in Vienna?

The coffeehouse is more than a culinary and social retreat. It is a way of life and symbolized the ultimate "Gemuetlichkeit".

Find your coffeehouse...

Be a Winemaker for a Year

What better way to experience a region then be part of it? Rent your own grapevines and take care of them for a full year.

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Highlights of the Esterházy Palace

Empire Hall, Esterházy Palace © Schloss Esterházy Management / Foto: Horvath

Listen to classical music at the Haydn Hall or enjoy Esterházy Roast Beef & Esterházy Cream Cake the signature dishes at the Henrici restaurant.

Learn more about the Esterházy palace

Ab.Art & Eat.Art

Visit Daniel Spoerri at his new restaurant and experience a blend of art and cuisine.

Learn more about Ab.Art & Eat.Art

Taubenkobel

This gourmet restaurant is tucked away in Burgenland - not too far away from the Lake Neusiedl and definitely worth a stop.

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Hangar 7

This architectural, arts & culinary temple located right at the Salzburg Airport is well worth your visit.

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Erich Stekovics

Meet one of Austria's most innovative farmers and his passion for tomatoes.

Salzburger Nockerl Dessert

A dessert with a history dating back to the early 17th century has one of Salzburg biggest fanbase.

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A New Shrine to Austrian Wine

The LOISIUM world of wine is a new addition visionary addition to Austria's wine country.

Visit the wine museum Loisium

A Marvelous Grape, a Marvelous Place to Savor It

Visit the Nikolaihof, a former 12th century monastery turned Europe's first biodynamic wine estate in the wine country of Lower Austria.

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A Mouth-Watering Attraction in Graz

Tucked away behind the Opera House you'll stumble upon the local farmers market, which is quite an attraction in itself.

Sample local produce...

Luxury Spa Escape in the Vineyards

Weingut Poessnitzberg © Weingut Poessnitzberg

Enjoy a luxurious weekend of relaxation and enjoyment at the small boutique hotel Wein-Genuss in Pössnitzberg.

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Lower Austria’s Wine Festival Season

Join us and celebrate the Wine Festival in Lower Austria starting in August until November when more then 800 events take place...

Learn more about the Wine Festival

Christmas Season in Graz

During Advent, as the four weeks that lead up to Christmas are called in Austria, Graz literally lights up at night.

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Burgenland’s Christmas Markets

Christmas market Halbturn © Neusiedler See Tourismus/Mike Ranz

Burgenland offers many attractive ways to enjoy winter, and one of the most traditional ways is visiting the Christmas markets.

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Hoepler Wine Estate

Experience all your senses consciously by joining the sonsory tour through the Höpler Wine Estate

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Award-winning Gourmet Restaurant Europa Stüberl

In the Tyrolean capital, the Grand Hotel Europa is home to a grand dining experience, renowned throughout the country.

Dine at the Grand Hotel Europa

A futuristic winery with centuries of tradition

Visit the Esterhàzy Palace Wine Museum, regional wine bar and shop, and state-of-the-art winery.

Learn more about the Winery...

A paradies for Foodies

© Steiermark Tourismus / Foto: Pixelmaker R. Sommerauer

The Vinofaktur in Vogau, Styria invites you to taste and experience the region’s truly spectacular culinary achievements in a stunning architectural masterpiece.

Learn more about the Vinofaktur

Crystal Clear Persuasion: Vineyard Brunch

Weritas, a cool green shimmering glass structure is perched on the edge of the loess precipice called the Wagram...

Enjoy a brunch in the vinyards...

Salzburg's Schrannenmarkt

Schrannenmarkt Salzburg © Oesterreich Werbung / Gabriele Wolf

Since 1906, the Schrannenmarkt has always been the weekly market for the people living in Salzburg

Learn more about the Schrannenmarkt...

Graz’s Wine Region

© Österreich Werbung / Peter Burgstaller

Vineyards and castles dominate the landscape to the south and the west of Graz.

Learn more about Graz's wine region...

ÖBB railjet – fly without leaving the ground

Austria’s brand-new high-speed train takes you to places in no time.

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World-class Art & Culinary Delights

© Kunsthistorisches Museum/www.gerstner.at

The café & restaurant, affords not just gastronomical delights, but an architectural feast as well.

Learn more about culinary delights at the KHM...

Taste Blaufränkisch, Burgenland’s own grape

If you love wine, you love the Burgenland and Blaufränkisch.

Learn more about Blaufränkisch...

Wiener Mélange with Strauss Melodies

Delicious coffee specialties, yummy pastries, all enjoyed in cozy seats and couches, paired with live piano music.

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Schlumberger – Austria’s Royalty of Sekt

If Austrians talk about Sekt, they talk about the golden liquid that makes us all want more: sparkling wine.

Learn more about Sekt...

The Austria Eurail Pass

Trains are a wonderful means for exploring Austria’s cities and towns.

Learn more about train travel in Austria...

Plachutta – The authority on Viennese Cuisine

Plachutta is renowned for its prime boiled beef, a Viennese signature dish called Tafelspitz.

Learn more about Tafelspitz....

Le Loft Restaurant @ the Sofitel

The Gault Millau awarded Restaurant Le Loft on the 18th floor of the Sofitel Vienna Stephansdom is Vienna’s newest restaurant addition....

Learn more about the restaurant...

Open Air Wine Village Museum

Weinmuseum Moschendorf © ARGE Suedburgenland

Experience the farm life from past centuries in Moschendorf in south Burgenland.

Learn more about Moschendorf...

Contemporary Music, Wine, Food and Art

The exciting fusion of a renaissance building with harmoniously integrated modern architectural modules is what meets the eye.

Learn more about Weinwerk...

Palais Coburg Vienna: wine cellar

Palais Coburg with sommelier © Palais Coburg - Lehmann

The Palais Coburg in the heart of Vienna has been restored to its original splendor and now houses a most luxurious all-suite hotel, a gourmet restaurant and a collection of rare wines that seeks international comparison.

Visit the wine cellars of the Palais Coburg...

Retz: Discover A Secret Underground Labyrinth

Staatsvertragswein © Tourismusverband Retz

Visit Retz and discover the colorful history of a city whose wealth and culture is built around the wine trade.

Learn more about Retz...

Wein.Sinn: A Multi-media Wine Discovery Tour

The Winzer Krems winery invites you to to discover the fascination of wine.

Learn more about Winzer Krems...

Vintner Show & Tell at Designer Hotel

The Hotel Rathaus Wein & Design is a family operated hotel and dedicated the entire heart and soul of their establishment to wine.

Stay at the Hotel Rathaus Wein & Design

Fine Dining on an organic farm

The ingredients for the Salomon family’s award-winning restaurant are sourced from the estate’s bio-dynamic farm.

Learn more about Oberstockstall..

Haute cuisine in the old school house

Carnuntum is a popular excursion destination for lovers of cultural history, wine and delicious gourmet food from the nearby cities Vienna and Bratislava

Learn more about Bittermann...

Culinary Camelot on the Styrian Castle Route

The Genusshotel Riegersburg is camouflaged in a vineyard slope on the Styrian Castle Route just 40 miles east of Graz.

Learn more about Riegersburg...

Rustic country charm for city sophisticates

Gumpoldskirchen: the main streets of the sleepy little village come to life in the late afternoon as the local wine farms fling open the doors to over 30 heuriger...

Visit the wine village of Gumpoldskirchen

Culinary Hike in Styria

Located in the Southern part of Styria, the Südsteirische Weinstrasse (South Styrian Wine Road) is often compared to Italy’s Tuscany.

Learn more about the walking experience..

Styrian tapas with local wines

The simple perfection of classic Austrian cuisine, gracious hospitality, and local expertise makes “Der Steirer” a favorite eatery...

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Gourmet Tour of the Leithaberg Terroir

Superb restaurants are strung like pearls on the Leithaberg mountain chain west of Lake Neusiedl between Purbach, Rust and Eisenstadt.

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Seewinkel National Park

Austria is the only place in the world that produces award winning sweet wines in a national park!

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Wine Wanderlust in the Pannobile Vineyards

Explore the mystery and romance of the vineyards of Gols on the east side of Lake Neusiedl.

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King of Wines, Wine of Kings

Stroll down stately Baroque and Renaissance buildings in Rust on your way to taste the local wines.

Learn more about Rust...

Autumn Feast of St. Martin

© Neusiedler See Tourismus / Foto: Steve Haider

The Feast of St. Martin, patron saint of Burgenland, is a harvest festival to delight the senses.

Celebrate with us....

Paprika, Pigs and Pike-Perch

© Gasthaus zur Dankbarkeit/Josef Lentsch

Dine in one of the best local estaurants on the east side of Lake Neusiedl, “zur Dankbarkeit” in Podersdorf.

Learn more about the restaurant "Zur Dankbarkeit"...

Fresh Fish on your Table

Nestled in the charming Salzburg Lake District, overlooking Lake Fuschl, the storybook resort Schloss Fuschl is just a short drive away from Salzburg

From the lake on your plate....

Gut Purbach: Fine Art & Cuisine in Town Jail

Chef Max Stiegl enjoys a cult following at Gut Purbach for his authentic cuisine...

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