The best wines of Wachau

Discover the best wines of Wachau of Weinland as well as the best winemakers of Wachau and estates of Wachau to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Wachau and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Top wines of Wachau by region

Looking for a good wine of Wachau of Weinland among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Wachau. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be appropriate with these exceptional wines. Learn more about the region and the wines of Wachau with technical and enological descriptions.

Great red wines of Wachau

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Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Wachau

Red wines from the region of Wachau go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of boles de picolat (catalan meatballs), tomatoes, zucchini, potatoes stuffed moroccan style with... or duck breast with honey.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Wachau

On the nose the red wine of the region of Wachau. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, smoke or raspberry and sometimes also flavors of red cherry, pepper or graphite. In the mouth the red wine of the region of Wachau. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in red wine of Wachau

  • 2011With an average score of 3.77/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.77/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.77/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.57/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Wachau

  • Zweigelt
  • Pinot Noir
  • Grüner Veltliner
  • Blauburgunder
  • Sankt Laurent
  • Spätburgunder

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Wachau

A wine route planned in the region of Wachau? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best red wine of Wachau.

Discovering the wine region of Wachau

The wine region of Wachau is located in the region of Niederösterreich of Weinland of Austria. We currently count 156 estates and châteaux in the of Wachau, producing 1238 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Wachau go well with generally quite well with dishes .

Great white wines of Wachau

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Wachau

White wines from the region of Wachau go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of roast pork orloff, fried squid or red mullet, mackerel, tuna, salmon sushi.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Wachau

On the nose the white wine of the region of Wachau. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, butter or yellow apple and sometimes also flavors of petroleum, tropical fruit or cream. In the mouth the white wine of the region of Wachau. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in white wine of Wachau

  • 1994With an average score of 4.70/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.56/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.52/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.51/5
  • 1999With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 1995With an average score of 4.50/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Wachau

  • Riesling
  • Grüner Veltliner
  • Weissburgunder

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Wachau

A wine route planned in the region of Wachau? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best white wine of Wachau.

Discover the grape variety: Gelber Muskateller

Great sparkling wines of Wachau

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Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Wachau

Sparkling wines from the region of Wachau go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of delicious marinated pork chops, tartiflette with smoked salmon or tunisian tagine.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wine of Wachau

On the nose the sparkling wine of the region of Wachau. often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit or citrus fruit.

The best vintages in sparkling wine of Wachau

  • 2014With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.20/5

The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of Wachau

  • Grüner Veltliner
  • Riesling
  • Gelber Muskateller
  • Muscat Ottonel
  • Zweigelt
  • Rivaner

The best wineries and winemakers for sparkling wine of Wachau

A wine route planned in the region of Wachau? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sparkling wine of Wachau.

The word of the wine: Maturing (champagne)

After riddling, the bottles are stored on "point", upside down, with the neck of one bottle in the bottom of the other. The duration of this maturation is very important: in contact with the dead yeasts, the wine takes on subtle aromas and gains in roundness and fatness. A brut without year must remain at least 15 months in the cellar after bottling, a vintage 36 months.

Great pink wines of Wachau

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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Wachau

Pink wines from the region of Wachau go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of fondue bourguignonne and accompanying sauces, original mafé with okra or traditional welsh dark beer.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of Wachau

On the nose the pink wine of the region of Wachau. often reveals types of flavors of oak, red fruit or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of earth, vegetal or microbio.

The best vintages in pink wine of Wachau

  • 2014With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.83/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.75/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.75/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.74/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.72/5

The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Wachau

  • Zweigelt
  • Pinot Noir
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Blauburgunder

The best wineries and winemakers for pink wine of Wachau

A wine route planned in the region of Wachau? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best pink wine of Wachau.

Discover the grape variety: Zweigelt

Intraspecific crossing between the saint laurent and the limberger realized in 1922 and in Austria by Fritz Zweigelt (1888/1964) who named it rotburger. Very well known in Austria, it can be found in most Eastern countries, Japan, Germany, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Italy, Canada, the United States, etc. In France, it is not very well known and yet this variety has interesting qualities when vinified as a single variety for both red and rosé wines. - Synonyms: rotburger, klosterneuburger, zweigelt blau, blauer-zweigelt in Germany, zweigeltrebe in Austria, Great Britain and the Czech Republic, blauer zwelgetrabe in Hungary, etc. (for all the synonyms of the grape varieties, click here !)

Great sweet wines of Wachau

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Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Wachau

Sweet wines from the region of Wachau go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of lentils and morteau sausages, wild salmon with verbena steam or chicken with maroilles.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wine of Wachau

On the nose the sweet wine of the region of Wachau. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or citrus fruit.

The best vintages in sweet wine of Wachau

  • 2005With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.90/5

The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Wachau

  • Grüner Veltliner
  • Riesling
  • Gelber Muskateller
  • Weissburgunder
  • Müller-Thurgau

The best wineries and winemakers for sweet wine of Wachau

A wine route planned in the region of Wachau? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sweet wine of Wachau.

The word of the wine: Retrieved from

Wine that has lost its aromatic potential after prolonged aeration.

Great natural sweet wines of Wachau

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Food and wine pairing with a natural-sweet wine of Wachau

Natural sweet wines from the region of Wachau go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of adapted vietnamese fondue, lamb stew or caramel pork.

Organoleptic analysis of natural-sweet wine of Wachau

On the nose the natural sweet wine of the region of Wachau. often reveals types of flavors of oak.

The most used grape varieties in natural-sweet wine of Wachau

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Touriga Nacional
  • Tinta Roriz

Discover the grape variety: Sankt Laurent

News from the vineyard of Wachau

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