Wine

In the wine ratings game, the big names often get the big scores, while smaller growers suspect the system is rigged. Whom can you trust?

Rising costs and real estate speculators have been a real threat to Viennese wine, but a gang of six have been pushing back.

Biodynamic winemaking offers a holistic, more natural approach for a post-pandemic world.

The annual Wine Salon in Palais Coburg presented a tough jury's selection of the best of the current year. The setting was magnificent, the wines too.

The annual Wine Salon in Palais Coburg presented a tough jury's selection of the best of the current year. The setting was magnificent, the wines too.

Corona affects everybody, but wine growers remain resilient in the face of unrecoverable losses, weather and labor problems.

After guiding the Austrian Wine Marketing Board (ÖWM) through 15 successful years, Willi Klinger has returned to selling wines from all over at up-market retailer Wein & Co

’Tis the season yet again – Christmas markets are in full swing, the smell of Maroniis in the air and Glühwein is consumed by the bucket. And, of course, there’s the obligatory toast on Silvester

“Austrian wines, sir? Certainly ...” Store manager Allyson showed me to a shelf of Yellowtail Chardonnays and Sauvignons. No, I reply, no ka...

Burgenland covers many microclimates and qualities of terroir, resulting in a richness of wines just a short hop from downtown Vienna. A rough w...

The 2018 Austrian wines are defined by last year’s long summer and sweltering temperatures. Like love and moonlight, wine and sunshine go hand in ...

Other winemakers may follow the méthode champenoise,  but the aristocrats of bubbly still define the market.  Procedures can be copied; the magic is m...

Lower Austria's Thermenregion is home to several signature varieties, as remarkable as they are rare. In a wine world dominated by a limited numb...

The Weinbauschule Klosterneuburg continues to innovate new grape varieties. Austrian wine lovers all know Zweigelt, the quintessential Austrian r...

This year’s VieVinum showcases the best of Austria and introduces little known Swiss and Dalmatian wines at the Hofburg from June 9 to 11. Wine f...

From the Wachau’s Grüner Veltliner to Vienna’s Gemischter Satz, Austrian wines have reinvented themselves onto the global stage. In the theater o...

Why "low intervention" wines have a hard time getting designated The disastrous Austrian wine scandal that shook the world in 1985 left a lasting m...

The Viennese love their white wines young and fresh. Winemakers in Gols would prefer to wait. Farmers the world over ...

Austrian reds have struggled to catch up with their magnificent white cousins, but the best are now coming of age. Historically, Austria has al...

If Rome has coffee and Moscow has vodka, then Vienna’s soul fuel is surely wine. The city is awash in the stuff: dozens of Vinotheken and wine ba...

The unique qualities of older vintages aren’t apparent, so let an expert’s insight guide you. Old wines hold a certain my...

Hungary has a terroir all its own, with a heart and soul rooted in the small, family vineyards Less than three hours fr...

Unpredictable weather has kept Austrian vintners on their toes, making the 2017 vintage a challenging one As...

Rest your weary feet and take Vienna’s Heurigen Express to some of the city’s most charming Buschenschänke Having lived in Vienna for seven years...

Award-winning winery Pfaffl has helped establish Austria’s signature Grüner Veltliner on the daunting American market. Good as they are, Austrian win...

The Weinviertel has as many philosophies as vintners “Popsicles. With lychee aroma!” René Willmann of the Poysdorf Weinmarkt (wine market) scof...

After eons, kosher wine finally matures Wine in the Levante may date back to pre-biblical times, but until recently, Israel was not producing muc...

Classy and exclusive, the Tour de Vin lets you peek behind the scenes at Lower Austria’s finest vineyards. By Catherine Hooker and Leopold Winkle...

Cellar, field and desk; March is a busy  time of year for winemakers The cliché of cute country girls and boys, skirts and sleeves rolled up as...

These three shops in Vienna offer excellent wine accessories By Catherine Hooker & Leopold Winkler Even if it’s not included in the Merc...

Austrian bubbly has had a rough time lately, but new regulations might just put it back on track “The velvet was flowing like a river! Let’s have...

Vienna’s smallest working vineyard is in the heart of the city We all know the PR photo stunts: a portly man in a serious business suit performin...

With foul weather affecting the vintage, this year is a rough one for Austrian wine. This year will not be remembered fondly by Austrian winemake...

For better or worse, the Langenlois Loisium is a theme park for the thirsty After driving up the hill through a seemingly endless colony of chic de...

The Wiener Weinwandertag makes it easy to get to know Vienna’s vintners on their own turf If there is a day that sums up autumn in Vienna, the Wi...

Even in the world of wine, appearances matter So there you are in the Vinothek, staring at the shelves. So many wine labels; so many vintages… Now w...

The recent trend toward natural wines attempts to capture the spirit before industrialization Few developments or trends have aroused as many pas...

Austria’s international wine festival uncorked Imagine throngs of winemakers cramped shoulder to shoulder, vying for the attention of thirsty dri...

Viennese wine’s local specialty enters, stage left In wine, as in any consumer industry, producing a brand that transcends the sum of its parts has a...

The Neusiedlersee region has proven fertile ground for the Schwarz family’s organic winemaking Perception often begins with images: Pristine Alpi...

ON THE VINE guides you through our wine regions, wines and some of the growers behind them. This month we look at the Wagram region.   Th...

It’s one of the miracles of Vienna – most of Austria’s greatest wines grow right nearby. ON THE VINE will guide you through our wine regions, wines ...