Austrian Wine organises a wide array of presentations and fairs in Austria and on the global stage.
The year of Austrian wine is characterised by many national and international activities that are offered and organised by Austrian Wine with regional partners. The focus is on major projects such as VieVinum as well as on participating in international wine fairs such as ProWein and Vinexpo, which are implemented in cooperation with partner organisations.
Austrian Wine Events 2023
Classic “Austrian Tastings” and commented tastings for sommeliers, retailers and journalists, that take up current topics of the Austrian wine world, are held in the most important export markets. Presence is also shown in distant markets such as North America and Asia.

Retail Campaign USA
15 August - 15 November 2023
Retail Campaign USA
15 August - 15 November 2023
Under the motto “Join the Austrian Wine Green Wave”, Austrian Wine launches a retail campaign in the western United States in the last few months of the year.

Rolling Pin.Convention Berlin
25 & 26 September 2023
Rolling Pin.Convention Berlin
25 & 26 September 2023
Austrian Wine is represented at the Rolling Pin.Convention at the Wine.Days in the Arena Berlin. 15 winemakers from Austria present themselves to German chefs, sommeliers, bartenders and restaurateurs. It is a great opportunity to discover the variety and quality of Austrian wines and to get inspired.

A close look at Zürich
10 & 11 October 2023

FOCUS Genussmacher Tour
October & December 2023
FOCUS Genussmacher Tour
October & December 2023
At the end of October and beginning of December, two dinners with accompanying wines and a lecture on the wines will take place in Berlin and Hamburg as part of the FOCUS “Genussmacher Tour”. Both evenings Gerhard Elze will lead through the Austrian wines.

A close look at Frankfurt
30 October 2023

Sommelier Competition Québec
30 October 2023
Sommelier Competition Québec
30 October 2023
The Austria Wine Sommelier Competition is being held in Canada for the first time. Sommeliers from the Québec region can take part in the exciting competition. The winner will be named “Austrian Wine Best Sommelier Quebec” and will have the opportunity to win a trip to VieVinum 2024.

Sommelier Competition Ontario
31 October 2023
Sommelier Competition Ontario
31 October 2023
Following the Sommelier Competition in Québec the series will go on to the province of Ontario. Here the Sommeliers will also have to compete to be named “Austrian Wine Best Sommelier Ontario” and will have the opportunity to win a trip to VieVinum 2024.

ProWine China Shanghai
8 - 10 November 2023
ProWine China Shanghai
8 - 10 November 2023
As a part of the ProWine China, Austrian wineries present their top wines to the Chinese market.

Masterclass Osaka
13 November 2023
Masterclass Osaka
13 November 2023
Together with Advantage Austria Tokyo and AdWein Austria, Austrian Wine organises various tastings in Japan. These events offer winegrowers who are already present on the market a unique opportunity to present their wines to the Japanese trade public in Osaka and Tokyo.

Masterclass Sylt
13 November 2023
Masterclass Sylt
13 November 2023
In November, the exclusive masterclass “Grüner Veltliner Insider: Insights into Austria’s wine scene” with Gerhard Retter will take place on the German island of Sylt. At this masterclass, Gerhard Retter will present Austrian wines to wine experts from northern Germany.

Tasting Tokyo
14 November 2023
Tasting Tokyo
14 November 2023
In cooperation with Advantage Austria Tokyo and AdWein Austria, Austrian Wine organises various tastings in Japan. Together with the local importers there will take place a walk-around tasting and two masterclasses in Tokyo to bring the variety and quality of Austrian wines closer to the Japanese trade audience.

Austrian Day in Seoul
16 November 2023

Raw Wine
2023
Raw Wine
2023
Austrian Wine goes Raw and will support the Raw Wine fairs in Berlin, Copenhagen, Los Angeles, New York City, Montreal and Toronto.

Events in China
2023
Events in China
2023
In order to be present on the Chinese market, Austrian Wine organizes various events in cities such as Shanghai and Chengdu. In different event formats, the interested expert audience learns more about the diversity of the wine country.
Past events

ASI General Assembly Helsinki
3 - 5 July 2023

Austrian Wine Lunch at IMW Symposium
1 July 2023
Austrian Wine Lunch at IMW Symposium
1 July 2023
Austrian Wine organized an Austrian Wine Lunch for 500 trade visitors as part of the symposium of “The Institute of Masters of Wine”. Austrian Wine accompanied the lunch with a selection of several top-class wines.

Austrian Seminar Houston
27 June 2023
Austrian Seminar Houston
27 June 2023
Austrian Wine travelled to Texas. Two in-depth tastings guided the local wine scene through the breadth and depth of contemporary Austrian wine.

Austrian Seminar Austin
26 June 2023

Vinexpo Asia Singapore
23 - 25 May 2023
Vinexpo Asia Singapore
23 - 25 May 2023
Austrian Wine was part of Vinexpo Asia in Singapore. In the unique setting of Marina Bay Sands, the international exhibitors presented their products to the experts of the Asia-Pacific region.

Austrian Tasting Stockholm
24 April 2023
Austrian Tasting Stockholm
24 April 2023
On 24 April, the Austrian Tasting Stockholm awaited the Swedish wine experts with 75 winegrowers presenting their wines.

Sommelier Competition Raleigh
29 March 2023
Sommelier Competition Raleigh
29 March 2023
After the Austria Wine “Sommelier Competition” in Hoboken (New Jersey), we moved on to Raleigh (North Carolina). Here, too, we organised a scavenger hunt. The winner is Michael Klinger from Restaurant Supperland (Charlotte), closely followed by Jodi Bronchteinder and Brianna Bruns.

Sommelier Competition Jersey
27 March 2023
Sommelier Competition Jersey
27 March 2023
The Austria Wine “Sommelier Competition” entered the next round. In spring 2023, we travelled to Hoboken (New Jersey) & Raleigh (North Carolina). During a scavenger hunt, we determined one winner per city, who won a trip to Austria. The competition was open to all sommeliers and wine professionals.
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Vinexpo Paris
13 - 15 February 2023
Vinexpo Paris
13 - 15 February 2023
Austrian Wine returned to Paris for Vinexpo Paris, where innovative producers from all over the world met and presented their products to the French market.

Austrian Tasting London
6 February 2023
Austrian Tasting London
6 February 2023
The Austrian Tasting is back in London. Visitors had the chance to discover over 100 Austrian wineries. On top there was a Masterclass-Area which offered an ever closer look to Austrian wine.

Millésime Bio
January and February 2023
Millésime Bio
January and February 2023
The wine trade fair Millésime Bio celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2023. Numerous Austrian wineries were represented both at the online event and at the trade fair on-site in Montpellier.