Austrian Wine: A Region-by-Region Guide

It is along the river Danube, around Vienna and in the country’s east that Alpine peaks give way to gentler hills and that ski slopes turn to vineyards. Situated along the 47th and 48th degrees of latitude and enjoying a deeply continental climate of warm summers and sunny autumns, Austria is in a sweet spot for viticulture. Vines have been grown for millennia and indigenous grape varieties evolved to thrive in these conditions – which Austria has managed to turn into unique selling points.