13 € p.p. ca. 1 Std.
Cellars

Schlumberger Kellerwelten with wine tasting

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13 € p.p.
ca. 1 Std.
Audioguide
Free rebooking up to 24h before
in cooperation with Schlumberger Kellerwelten

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  • Schlumberger Kellerwelten Heiligenstadter Str. 39, 1190 Vienna
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Your Experience

  • Around 300 years old cellar vault under Heiligenstadt
  • The history of Austria’s oldest winery
  • Sparkling wine tasting directly in the vault
  • Audioguide in 8 languages, at your pace

A labyrinth under Holy City

From Heiligenstadter Straße you do not know what is hidden behind the walls. About 300 years ago, Viennese winemakers dug passages into the hillside here to store their wine coolly. This became a labyrinth of about two and a half kilometers. With each stage, it becomes cooler and quieter. The so-called cathedral cellar is said to have even Carl Ritter von Ghega planned, the builder of the Semmeringbahn.

The fact that champagne matures down here is thanks to Vienna Robert Schlumberger. He learned his craft in a champagne winery in Reims and founded the first sparkling wine production in Austria in 1842. To this day, bottles are stored in these vaults, shaken and refined.

From the shaking desk to the dosage

The audio guide takes you step by step through the traditional bottle fermentation. You will find out where the fine pearls come from and why the bottles are upside down in the shaking desk. There you can turn a bottle yourself, just like the basement workers used to. Then it is about disorganizing and dosage, the little secret of every cellar master. How long you stay at each station, you determine yourself.

Striking in the vault

Finally, the tasting waits directly in the cellar. Depending on the ticket, try classic sect, rosé or both, and if you like, take a bottle home. Perfectly combinable with a walk through Heiligenstadt or an evening at Heurigen.

  • Entrance fee
  • Sparkling wine tasting depending on the option
  • Self-guided audio guide

It is best to load the app on your phone before visiting. If this does not work, there are also devices on site. With your own headphones you hear the most pleasant. (There are also headphones for 1 euro to borrow)

In the vaults it remains cool all year, a light jacket is also a good idea in summer.

  • Bring headphones (optional)
  • Participation from 16 years