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Big Wine Special
Discover Austrian Wine The wine regions are often just a short trip away, offering not only a wide range of excellent wines and tasty specialties, but also a complete experience that unites relaxation and wellness with exercise and fun. With the online platform winetravelsinaustria.com from the Austrian Wine Marketing Board (AWMB), a site rich in travel recommendations and routes, there is nothing to stand in the way of an exciting journey of discovery through Austria's wine and pleasure landscape. TEXT: AUSTRIAN WINE MARKETING BOARD (ÖSTERREICH WEIN MARKETING GMBH) | PHOTOS: ÖWM/WIRZ, DIETER STEINBACH
The fascination of wine - up close! Whether as a wine connoisseur, wine lover or pleasure seeker, a personal guided tour through vineyards and wine cellars along with a wine tasting, or perhaps an excellent afternoon snack of cold cuts in the winemaker's own “Heurigen” wine tavern, is always a remarkable and authentic experience. Wineries in Austria are – in contrast to those in many other countries – usually small operations and nearly always familyrun enterprises. That is why a visit to our winemakers is so individual and unique. Wine with leisure activities included The unbeatable combination of wine and good food, leisure time, culture and relaxation is a necessary – and welcome – diversion from everyday life. Now, many wine regions offer package deals for that perfect wine holiday. For wine explorers who prefer to plan their own trips, the travel platform from the
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AWMB – winetravelsinaustria.com – comprises optimal features for the seamless planning of an individual journey. Winemakers, wines, hotels, restaurants and events can be easily matched to suit the planned holiday dates and incorporated into an individual holiday route. Wide range of offers in Austria's wine regions Those who are fans of culture can enjoy, for example, a wine culture journey in Niederösterreich (Lower Austria), with its picturesque wine regions along the Danube river including magnificently impressive monastery churches like Melk, Göttweig and Klosterneuburg. For friends of nature and sport enthusiasts who like to enjoy wine after a bike ride or round of surfing, the Neusiedler See is the absolute highlight. In Southern Austria, the Südburgenland and Steiermark regions are havens for
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relaxation. In these areas, wine is enjoyed not only with a delicious “Brettljause” – a platter of cold meats – but also as a refreshing and soothing cosmetics product. And in Vienna, the steep up-and-down hiking trails – especially on the Nussberg and Kahlenberg vineyard hills – provide breathtaking views of the capital below, and beyond.TheVienna Basin, south of the city, presents great hiking opportunities, and these can be rounded off with a culinary exploration at a traditional “Heurigen” wine tavern. Austria's wine roads are ready for spring. And at winetravelsinaustria.com, the allinclusive journey of discovery to wine guarantees you’ll find and plan the best experience possible. www.austrianwine.com Portrait: Willi Klinger, Director ÖWM