The High-Altitude Wine and Food Festival Up In the Austrian Alps

Wein am Berg is an annual three-day festival held at the 5* luxury hotel Das Central in Sölden as the skiing season ends. The program combines wine tastings, Michelin-star level gastronomy, collaborative dinners and parties, and curated alpine adventures high in the mountains. Guests sample wines from more than 30 estates, including producers from Champagne, Bordeaux, Spain, Portugal, and across Austria. Wines include Grner Veltliner, Blaufrnkisch, Riesling, and Pinot Noir, with varied terroirs and techniques. Das Central also presents its own Pino 3000, created with international winemakers and matured in oak barrels at 3,048 metres above sea level at the Ice Q restaurant.

"Now in its 23rd year, Wein am Berg, which quite aptly translates to wine on the mountain, is by nature as it is by name. The festival's three day programme combines fine wine tastings, top-tier gastronomy, collaborative dinners and parties, and curated alpine adventures, way up in the mountains."

"This year, guests enjoyed wine from over 30 estates. Billecart-Salmon and Bernard Magrez arrived at Das Central from Champagne and Bordeaux, respectively; Bodegas Iberian from Spain; and Niepoort Vinhos from Douro, Portugal. Austrian vintners represented the entire country - Schmelz from Wachau, Velich from Burgenland, Hannes Sabthi from Styria, Brndlmayer from Kamptal, while Das Central shared its own wine, Pino 3000."

"Das Central shared its own wine, Pino 3000, conceived together with three internationally renowned winemakers from three different countries, matured in oak barrels at 3,048 metres above sea level at Das Central's restaurant Ice Q. Grapes varied - Grner Veltliner, Blaufrnkisch, Riesling, Pinot Noir - terroirs and techniques too, but expertise was unwavering."

"Over the past two decades, Wein am Berg has become quite the rendezvous for wine makers across Europe. "It's like the Glastonbury equivalent for wine," said one guest. A joke, perhaps, but equally not. "It is the wine event of all wine events, all the best winemakers in"

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