Nikolaihof

Nikolaihof Wachau, in Mautern on the Danube, is widely regarded as Austria’s oldest wine estate, with roots stretching back nearly 2,000 years to a former Roman site. Owned by the Saahs family since 1894, it became a pioneer of biodynamic viticulture in 1971 and later earned Demeter certification, operating as a mixed, self-sustaining farm with orchards, beehives, herbs and flowers alongside its vines. The wines are made with hand-harvested grapes, spontaneous fermentations and very long ageing in large, old Austri…