Sunset-Tasting
Sunset Tasting Walk
On this private sunset tasting for 2 people, we hike along the panoramic path up the Achleiten to an altitude of 100 metres above the level of the Danube. At the top in the Ried Klaus that faces southeast, we taste Grüner Veltliner Federspiel Ried Klaus from the Jäger Winery and Riesling Klaus from the Prager Winery. Then we hike along the upper edge of the Achleiten to the west-facing sloping site of the Achleiten Vineyard where we taste Grüner Veltliner Achleiten and Riesling Achleiten from the Prager Winery while we wait for the sun to set.
With the 4 wines we taste 4 different types of cheese from a regional organic cheese dairy with homemade bread rolls. For dessert there are homemade apricot muffins.
Duration: approximately 4 hours
Distance: 4,4 km
Ascent: 118 m
Descent: 118 m
Highest point: 320 m
Lowest point: 202 m
This offer is for a private Sunset Tasting Walk for 2, 4 or 6 persons respectively.
- Hotel pickup and drop-off (locations in the Wachau Valley)
- Transportation by car
- Guided hike up and down the Achleiten and Klaus vineyard with 2 english-speaking local guides
- Tasting of Grüner Veltliner Federspiel from the Klaus Vineyard from Jäger winery
- Tasting of Riesling Smaragd from the Klaus Vineyard from Prager winery
- Tasting of Grüner Veltliner Smaragd from the Achleiten Vineyard from Prager winery
- Tasting of Riesling Smaragd from the Achleiten Vineyard from Prager winery
- Tasting of local cheese
- Views of Wachau Valley sunset
- Weißenkirchen is the largest wine-growing municipality in the Wachau Valley, whose inhabitants live mainly from viticulture. In the Weißenkirchen area there are the best and most famous Riesling sites. These include the Achleiten and Klaus vineyards.
- Grüner Veltliner and Riesling are white wine varieties. Grüner Veltliner is an autochthonous grape variety from Lower Austria and the most widespread grape variety in Austria due to a strong spread of the grape variety in the 18th and 19th century because of its good growing characteristics. Riesling is an old grape variety that was probably selected from wild vines along the Rhine. Riesling produces top qualities in Austria along the Danube with fruity stone fruit notes, piquant acidity and mineral spiciness.
- Federspiel® and Smaragd® are registered trademarks of Vinea Wachau, an association founded 40 years ago by Wachau vintners. Federspiel is a classic dry wine with an alcoholic strength by volume of between 11,5 and 12,5 % vol. that is distinguished by a strong, nuance-rich character. Smaragd is a brand that stands for the highest quality level of wines from Wachau valley vintners with an alcoholic strength by volume of 12,5 % or higher. The grapes for the Smaragd wines ripen in the best vineyard sites of the Wachau valley. They are harvested late and are true representatives of their terroir. The powerful wines are concentrated, complex and very long-lived.
Departure details
- Traveler pick up is offered.
- We pick up guests from all Wachau valley accommodations, from train stations in Melk and Krems and from cruise ships that dock in the Wachau valley.
- If hotel or cruise pier is inaccessible by car due to restrictions, pick up will be held from a nearby location within short walking distance.
Return details
- Returns to original departure point
Not wheelchair accessible.
For the hike up the Achleiten vineyard, guests need footwear that allows them to walk short stretches of unpaved path.
- Booking is done by phone +43 680 301 7720 or email office@radler-rast.com.
- Bookings are confirmed after a non-refundable 150 € deposit has been transferred to our PayPal business account using the link PayPal.Me/radlerrast.
The balance is due at the end of the tour and can be paid in cash or by card. - This tour is a private tour for 2, 4 or 6 travelers respectively.
- 2 people per booking is required.
- Minimum age is 16 years.
- Exact pick up times will be agreed when booking.
- Most travelers can participate.
- Duration 4 hours approx. The exact duration may vary including pick up and drop off.
- Sunset tasting requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date.
The private Sunset Wine Tasting for 2 travelers is € 590,00, for 4 travelers € 709,70 and for 6 travelers € 796,99.
After transferring a non-refundable 150 Euro deposit to our PayPal business account using the link PayPal.Me/radlerrast to confirm the booking the balance is due at the end of the tour and can be paid in cash or by card.
The Achleiten and Klaus Vineyards
The two terraced Weißenkirchen vineyards of Achleiten and Klaus rise steeply from the Danube for about 100 metres, with the Klaus vineyard facing southeast and the Achleiten vineyard winding around the foothills of the Weitenberg from southeast to west.
The Klaus Vineyard
The Klaus vineyard produces a fruity, crisp Grüner Veltliner, the typical “Wachau wine” with a noticeable and invigorating minerality and a dry, aromatic Riesling that displays flowery aromas as well as high acidity.
Sheep cheese goes well with Grüner Veltliner and Riesling, respectively.
The Achleiten Vineyard
The Achleiten vineyard produces a Grüner Veltliner smaragd with aromas of ripe yellow apple and with delicate dark minerality and a Riesling smaragd with fragrant-attractive bouquet, juicy, fine fruit sweetness and lemony-mineral on the finish. Gouda cheese goes well with Grüner Veltliner Smaragd and Riesling Smaragd from Achleiten vineyard, respectively.
