Austria is a wine-producing country.
Grüner Veltliner leads the plantings, with Riesling, Zweigelt and Blaufränkisch alongside it.
The climate is continental.
Dry white wine, rich white wine and sweet white wine, plus two more is what the region is known for, and in the glass it shows crisp, fresh, romatic and white pepper and stone fruit, plus two more.
In the glass.
Dry white: Crisp, Fresh, Romatic, White pepper and stone fruit.
Sweet white: Lush and often dessert-like, Made from late-harvest grapes.
Grapes planted here.
Bottles to look for.
- F.X. Pichler 'Unendlich' Gruner Veltliner Smaragd, Wachau, Austria
- F.X. Pichler 'Unendlich' Riesling Smaragd, Wachau, Austria
- F.X. Pichler Durnsteiner Kellerberg Gruner Veltliner Smaragd, Wachau, Austria
- F.X. Pichler Durnsteiner Kellerberg Riesling Smaragd, Wachau, Austria
- F.X. Pichler Loibner Berg Gruner Veltliner Smaragd, Wachau, Austria
- F.X. Pichler Loibner Loibenberg Riesling Smaragd, Wachau, Austria
- Schloss Gobelsburg Ried Lamm Gruner Veltliner Erste OTW Lage, Kamptal DAC, Austria
- Stroh Rum, Austria
Nearby regions.
Austria: common questions
01.What grapes is Austria known for?+
02.What kind of wine does Austria make?+
03.Where is Austria?+
More from here: every wine region in Austria.