Kathleen Smith DipWSET

Last week at Schloss Grafenegg, the @oetw.traditionsweingueter Single Vineyard Summit felt like stepping into the quiet heart of Austrian wine. Hundreds of Erste Lage wines, poured in the beautiful Rudolf Buchbinder Hall, every one of them certified sustainable. Silent flights. Full concentration. Winemakers at the table. The kind of tasting that resets how you listen to a vineyard.

@manugrafenauer photographs captured it all — the light on the glass, the park, the focus in the room, the small human moments between pours. His images don’t just document the Summit; they let you feel the stillness and the pulse of it.
This is only a first glimpse. More stories, more glasses, more of what we lived there are coming to my feed.

Thank you, ÖTW, the growers, and Manuel, for an experience that lingers. More to follow!

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