Moderation: Nadja Bernhard, mit Andreas Wickhoff MW, Armin Tement & Roland Velich

Austria – a small, fine wine country with great history.
Shaped by empire and upheaval, by a sense of order and individualism, Austrian wine continues to navigate the tensions between historical and contemporary, political and cultural developments.
What really defines wine from Austria in its origin?
It is the conscious encounter between soil and vine. The search for the essence of the place.
Many winemakers are committed to this origin with uncompromising dedication – and translate it into the glass with artisanal clarity: precise, unadulterated, independent.
But where independence grows, friction arises.
With rules and regulations. With expectations. With traditions.
The desire to take terroir and grape variety radically seriously often leads to conflicts with legislators in one's own country – while precisely this attitude sparks international enthusiasm.

Between regulation and freedom, origin and vision, a discourse emerges that extends far beyond the glass.
An approach to origin and attitude.
A story of conflict and fascination.
A debate – told in three wines.

Andreas Wickhoff, MW, Weingut Bründlmayer
Armin Tement, Weingut Tement
Roland Velich, Weingut Moric