A thousand secret tunnels where Austrians hide their greatest treasure: really good wine.
A Kellergasse – the cellar lane – is one of the distinguishing cultural and physical features of the winegrowing region Niederösterreich – Lower Austria. There are more than a thousand of them. Until recently, wine was not only stored in the Kellergasse, but pressed and fermented there as well. Today, the Kellergassen have less to do with occupation and more with recreation. A documentary by Georg Riha follows a year in the life of this valuable cultural legacy.
Cinematography
Riha captures cellar tunnels like cathedral halls.
Sound
Peter Simonischek's narration is liquid velvet.
Director
Georg Riha
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Kellergassen functioned as rural refrigerators before modern technology — the earth itself preserved the harvest.
Peter Simonischek later won the Cannes Best Actor award for Toni Erdmann — his voice here carries that same gravitas in whisper mode.
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