Cellars and a cube

Wine and design: Modern architecture in Lower Austria's vineyards Since the Baroque, viticulture and architecture have always been closely linked in Lower Austria.

Since the Baroque, viticulture and architecture have always been closely linked in Lower Austria. Then, as now, the top vineyards provided wonderful examples of contemporary architecture.

Fred Loimer's 'extraterrestrial cube' in Langenlois' cellar lanes. F.X. Pichler's glazed boat bridge in the vineyards of Oberloiben or the filigree wine shop in the mighty Baroque vaults of Klosterneuburg Monastery. Architecturally, numerous wine-growing estates have manifested what has been commonplace in Lower Austria's winemaking scene for over twenty years: A new generation of vintners is relying on a gentle modernization. And with their modern buildings, they ensure that wine aficionados and architecture lovers are happy to be guests in their wine estates.