Lössiade rents a temperature-controlled cellar room with about 65 padded chairs for company parties, seminars, presentations and weddings. It is a converted press house and wine cellar in the Absberger Kellergasse, a lane of cellars in Absdorf, in the Wagram region of Lower Austria.
Seminars and company events
The operator offers the venue for private celebrations, business meetings and seminars. The event room is the "2er Keller", a cellar with a stage and an acoustic the owner describes as excellent. It is used for family and company parties, CD and book presentations, wine christenings, concerts, readings, cabaret and exhibitions. A seminar here is held in a cellar setting rather than a conference room, so the format suits small teams that want a change of place.
Groups of more than ten people can ask for an individually designed date and terms. The operator advises by phone and by e-mail, and questions about size, price and availability go to him directly. Opening hours for groups can be arranged to fit the event.
Weddings and receptions
The site lists weddings among the possible uses of the event room, in what it calls an extravagant setting. Smaller private celebrations for friends and family can use the Presshaus-Stubn, a parlor in the press house, and the Erlebnis-Vinothek, the experience wine bar in the "1er Keller". The venue does not publish a guest limit for weddings beyond the seating of the event room.
Rooms and capacities
There are three spaces on the official site. The "2er Keller" event room is heated or cooled to a comfortable temperature and holds about 65 padded chairs. The Erlebnis-Vinothek in the "1er Keller" is the main tasting room. The Presshaus-Stubn is a smaller parlor for private groups. The site gives no floor areas, so ask for a plan and for the layouts available.
Catering
The house serves around 17 regional wines, lemonades, coffee, tea, cocoa and cakes of the day. At events it offers dishes such as seasonal mushroom goulash and bread with spreads. Groups can order a platter of cold dishes after advance registration. The cellar also grows its own mushrooms, including shiitake, oyster and herb oyster mushrooms, which are sold fresh by arrangement. In summer, the garden is open on sunny afternoons.
History and setting
Generations of winemakers worked in these press houses and wine cellars. The current operators keep them alive with new uses, from tasting to culture and movement. The cellar lane and the Wagram landscape around it host guided walks and a tour of the cellar lane with a tasting. The venue belongs to the Bühnenwirtshäuser Niederösterreich, a network of inns with stages, and received the Maecenas culture sponsorship award in 2014 and 2019.
Getting there
The address is Kellergasse Absberg, 3462 Absdorf, Lower Austria. The meeting point is in the Absberger Kellergasse. Regular opening hours are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m., and 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. in winter or in bad weather. The site has a directions page for the route.
