About Domäne Wachau
Domäne Wachau is a cooperative wine estate in Dürnstein, in Austria’s Wachau. It works with local grape-growing families and brings together fruit from the region’s fragmented, often demanding terrace vineyards. This cooperative structure is central to the estate’s character: alongside approachable regional wines, it can bottle wines that clearly express individual slopes and vineyard sites.
The Wachau follows the Danube between Melk and Krems and is one of Austria’s most distinctive white-wine regions. Steep stone terraces, dry-stone walls and a patchwork of primary rock, gneiss and weathered soils shape its vineyards. The river moderates warmth, while cool air from the Waldviertel creates substantial day–night temperature differences. As a result, Grüner Veltliner and Riesling generally retain tension, aromatic detail and precision even at fuller ripeness.
Grüner Veltliner is the heart of the range, from fresh, peppery Terrassen wines to layered Federspiel and powerful Smaragd bottlings. Riesling is the second pillar, commonly showing citrus, peach, stone fruit and a pronounced mineral edge. Names such as Achleiten, Kellerberg, Loibenberg and Singerriedel refer to renowned Rieden, the Austrian term for defined vineyard sites. Achleiten, near Weißenkirchen, is especially associated with steep terraces and concentrated white wines capable of evolving over time.
Steinfeder, Federspiel and Smaragd are Wachau’s distinctive ripeness and style categories. Federspiel generally denotes dry, lively wines of moderate alcohol, while Smaragd is the riper, more powerful category, often with greater structure and ageing potential. Domäne Wachau also makes wines from Gelber Muskateller, Neuburger, Weißburgunder and Zweigelt. It is best known for pure, site-conscious Grüner Veltliner and Riesling, combining useful regional Terrassen cuvées with more individual vineyard expressions.
- Cooperative estate based in Dürnstein
- Wachau terraces lie along the Danube
- Focused on Grüner Veltliner and Riesling
- Federspiel and Smaragd are Wachau categories
- Achleiten near Weißenkirchen is a key Ried
- Smaragd wines can age well
All wines from Domäne Wachau
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Beerenauslese Terrassen
Dessert wine · Riesling, Müller-Thurgau, Gelber Muskateller, Weissburgunder · Wachau
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Chardonnay Doana
White · Chardonnay · Wachau
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Chardonnay Selection
White · Chardonnay · Wachau
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Federspiel Grüner Veltliner
White · Grüner Veltliner · Wachau
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Federspiel Riesling
White · Riesling · Wachau
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Gelber Muskateller Terrassen
White · Gelber Muskateller · Wachau
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Grüner Veltliner
White · Grüner Veltliner · Wachau
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Grüner Veltliner Federspiel Classic
White · Grüner Veltliner · Wachau
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Grüner Veltliner Federspiel Kaiserberg
White · Grüner Veltliner · Wachau
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Grüner Veltliner Federspiel Kollmitz
White · Grüner Veltliner · Wachau
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Grüner Veltliner Federspiel Ried Loibenberg
White · Grüner Veltliner · Wachau
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Grüner Veltliner Federspiel Terrassen
White · Grüner Veltliner · Wachau
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Grüner Veltliner Federspiel Vom Gneis
White · Grüner Veltliner · Wachau
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Grüner Veltliner Federspiel Weissenkirchen
White · Grüner Veltliner · Wachau
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Grüner Veltliner Himmelstiege
White · Grüner Veltliner · Wachau
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Grüner Veltliner Reserve Axpoint
White · Grüner Veltliner · Wachau
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Grüner Veltliner Selection
White · Grüner Veltliner · Wachau
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Grüner Veltliner Smaragd Axpoint
White · Grüner Veltliner · Wachau
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Grüner Veltliner Smaragd Classic
White · Grüner Veltliner · Wachau
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Grüner Veltliner Smaragd Kellerberg
White · Grüner Veltliner · Wachau
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Grüner Veltliner Smaragd Pichlpoint
White · Grüner Veltliner · Wachau
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Grüner Veltliner Smaragd Ried Achleiten
White · Grüner Veltliner · Wachau
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Grüner Veltliner Smaragd Terrassen
White · Grüner Veltliner · Wachau
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Grüner Veltliner Smaragd Weissenkirchen
White · Grüner Veltliner · Wachau
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Grüner Veltliner Steinfeder Classic
White · Grüner Veltliner · Wachau
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Grüner Veltliner Steinfeder Hochrain
White · Grüner Veltliner · Wachau
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Grüner Veltliner Steinfeder Terrassen
White · Grüner Veltliner · Wachau
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Grüner Veltliner Steinfeder Weissenkirchen
White · Grüner Veltliner · Wachau
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Hieronymus Federspiel Grüner Veltliner
White · Grüner Veltliner · Wachau
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Neuburger
White · Neuburger · Wachau
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Neuburger Federspiel Terrassen
White · Neuburger · Wachau
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Riesling Federspiel 1000-Eimer-Berg
White · Riesling · Wachau
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Riesling Federspiel Bruck
White · Riesling · Wachau
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Riesling Federspiel Gneis Terrassen Alte Reben
White · Riesling · Wachau
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Riesling Federspiel Himmelstiege
White · Riesling · Wachau
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Riesling Federspiel Loibenberg
White · Riesling · Wachau
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Riesling Federspiel Terrassen
White · Riesling · Wachau
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Riesling Federspiel Weissenkirchen
White · Riesling · Wachau
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Riesling Smaragd Achleiten
White · Riesling · Wachau
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Riesling Smaragd Kellerberg
White · Riesling · Wachau
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Riesling Smaragd Loibenberg
White · Riesling · Wachau
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Riesling Smaragd Singerriedel
White · Riesling · Wachau
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Riesling Smaragd Terrassen
White · Riesling · Wachau
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Riesling Smaragd Weissenkirchen
White · Riesling · Wachau
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Riesling Steinfeder Terrassen
White · Riesling · Wachau
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Zweigelt Blauer
Red · Zweigelt · Wachau
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Zweigelt Blauer Classic
Red · Zweigelt · Wachau
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Zweigelt Blauer Himmelstiege
Red · Zweigelt · Wachau
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Zweigelt Federspiel Himmelstiege Rosé
Rosé · Zweigelt · Wachau
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Zweigelt Federspiel Terrassen Rosé
Rosé · Zweigelt · Wachau
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Zweigelt Steinfeder Classic Rosé
Rosé · Zweigelt · Wachau
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