Poetry & Wine

Four poets, four wines and a candlelit cellar room off Yppenplatz. Each reading is paired with a glass from a small Austrian grower, poured just before the poet stands up.

The pairings are playful rather than precious: a sharp Grüner Veltliner with a set of short, funny poems about the U-Bahn, a cloudy orange wine with something stranger, a Blaufränkisch for the love poems and a sweet wine from the Neusiedlersee for the last, longest piece. The poets read in German and English and stay afterwards to talk.

The vinothek’s cellar has brick walls, long tables and candles in old bottles. Bread, cheese and pickles are on the tables. A good one to bring someone to on a first or fiftieth date.