Private Tour: Austrian Wine Tasting in a Traditional Augustinerkeller
Overview
- Private wine tasting in Vienna at Bitzinger’s Augustinerkeller
- Enjoy tastings of four different wines – two whites and two reds
- Soak up the historic ambience of the traditional Augustinerkeller, partially located in the vaults of Vienna’s old city wall
- Learn a bit about the wines, including the different grape varieties that go into them like riesling and merlot
- Discover what makes Austria’s wine country a good grape-growing region
From $25.12 USD
Lowest Price GuaranteeMake your own way to the Augustinerkeller to begin your wine-tasting experience. Located beneath the Albertina museum, the restaurants sits inside the well-preserved vaults built into Vienna’s old defense wall.
Head to the wine-tasting shop, where you'll enjoy an atmosphere of rustic brick walls and a crystal chandelier, designed by renowned architect Hans Hollein. Settle into your reserved seat and enjoy a sampling of a chardonnay, a white blend, a merlot and a pinot noir, all hailing from the region. Learn about the wines as you sip and also take some written information about these wines, and nibble an accompanying snack of bread with pepper spread.
If you’d like to stay for a meal after your tasting (own expense), notify your server to continue your afternoon or evening with more wine, traditional dishes and live music.
Reviews
Viator Traveler's Reviews
No tour was involved - we went into the restaurant, were seated at a table, handed a piece of paper with a one sentence description of four different wines and when they noticed we finished one sample they brought the next. Some times it was a long wait until they noticed we were ready for the next sample. In the description it said we would get four glasses of wine - what we got was four small samples. For what this tour costs we would have been far better off buying the wine by the glass on our own and we would have still had the same lack of information on the restaurant and wine we were drinking.
I was the only person on this and wished I had not signed up for it. The Auugustinekeller was interesting enough to just walk in for a glass of wine. Here I was offered 4 glasses and a sheet of paper describing the wines. there was absolutely no other interaction. Not something I would recommend. I was vegetarian so they were kind enough to substitute the salami for some vegetarian option.
The wine was good, but the staff didn't present it. They only gave us a printed out sheet to describe the wines and they didn't pour it for us. We're a younger crowd and didn't feel like they treated us with the professionalism that they would use for an older group. They rushed the experience also they didn't even give us enough time to finish the previous glass of wine before setting down the next jug, and were eager for us to go when we were done. I would not recommend this tour.