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Brauner Veltliner

Brauner Veltliner wine guide: what this white grape tastes like, where it comes from, the regions that grow it, and what to eat with it.

Colour
White
Body
Medium
Origin
Austria
Top region
Niederosterreich
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Key regions
3
Pairings
2
Synonyms

Brauner Veltliner is a white grape variety, with its roots in Niederosterreich, Austria.

The wines show medium body, no tannin, medium acidity, dry and medium alcohol.

The tasting note runs to floral, stone fruits, herbs, perfumed and spicy.

It is planted most seriously in Niederosterreich.

In the vineyard it is marked by early ripening, medium vigour and a preference for temperate.

On other labels it goes by Todtrager and Veltliner Braun.

At the table it suits spargelcremesuppe, steamed fish with a sweet-and-sour sauce and thai green curry.

The structure.

Body
Medium
Tannin
None
Acidity
Medium
Sweetness
Dry
Alcohol
Medium
Flavours
floralstone fruitsherbs
Aromas
perfumedspicy
Styles
whitedry white

Where it grows.

Food pairings.

01 Spargelcremesuppe
02 Steamed fish with a sweet-and-sour sauce
03 Thai green curry

Also labelled.

Todtrager, Veltliner Braun.

Brauner Veltliner: common questions

01.
What does Brauner Veltliner taste like?
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Brauner Veltliner tastes of floral, stone fruits, herbs, perfumed and spicy. The wines show medium body, no tannin, medium acidity, dry and medium alcohol.
02.
Where is Brauner Veltliner from?
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Brauner Veltliner originates in Niederosterreich, Austria.
03.
Where is Brauner Veltliner grown?
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The key regions for Brauner Veltliner are Niederosterreich.
04.
What food pairs with Brauner Veltliner?
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Pour it with spargelcremesuppe, steamed fish with a sweet-and-sour sauce and thai green curry.
05.
What else is Brauner Veltliner called?
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Brauner Veltliner is also labelled Todtrager and Veltliner Braun.

Keep going: the A to Z grape index, or the wine regions of Austria.

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