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The Spirit of Spontaneity
’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
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Fall 2019
Grooner on the Other Side
“Austrian wines, sir? Certainly ...” Store manager Allyson showed me to a shelf of Yellowtail Chardonnays and Sauvignons. No, I reply, no ka...
Food & Drink
Round the Flat Lake
Burgenland covers many microclimates and qualities of terroir, resulting in a richness of wines just a short hop from downtown Vienna.A rough wood...
Features
Austria’s 2018 Wines | Beating the Heat
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 ...
December/January 2018/2019
Vienna’s Sparkling Wine | The Best Bars for Bubbly
Other winemakers may follow the méthode champenoise, but the aristocrats of bubbly still define the market. Procedures can be copied; the magic is m...
Explore Vienna
Austria’s Underappreciated Wines | Which to Taste Now
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...
Food & Drink
Good Grape Hunting | The Search for New Varieties in Klosterneuburg’s Weinbauschule
The Weinbauschule Klosterneuburg continues to innovate new grape varieties.Austrian wine lovers all know Zweigelt, the quintessential Austrian r...
Wine
500+ Wines in 3 Days | What to Expect at this June’s VieVinum
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...
Business & Career
Reinventing Veltliner | Are Austrian Wines Ready for the Global Stage?
From the Wachau’s Grüner Veltliner to Vienna’s Gemischter Satz, Austrian wines have reinvented themselves onto the global stage.In the theater o...
Wine
Austrian Wines’ Toxic Legacy
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...
Wine
Great Expectations | Gols’ Finest Vintners Praise the Weather Gods
The Viennese love their white wines young and fresh. Winemakers in Gols would prefer to wait.Farmers the world over ...
Wine
Austrian Red Wines Are Finally Coming of Age
Austrian reds have struggled to catch up with their magnificent white cousins, but the best are now coming of age.Historically, Austria has al...
Wine
Pub Klemo has a Well-Stocked Selection and Affordable Tastings
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...
Wine
Buying Old Wines can be Affordable, but Only When you Have Good Advice
The unique qualities of older vintages aren’t apparent, so let an expert’s insight guide you.Old wines hold a certain my...
Wine
Hungary’s Vineyards Near Lake Balaton are not to be Overlooked
Hungary has a terroir all its own, with a heart and soul rooted in the small, family vineyardsLess than three hours fr...
Wine
Rumor has it That the red Wines from 2017 Will be Fantastic
Unpredictable weather has kept Austrian vintners
on their toes, making the 2017 vintage a challenging oneAs...
Wine
On The Vine | Going off the Rails with the Heurigen Express
Rest your weary feet and take Vienna’s Heurigen Express to some of the city’s most charming BuschenschänkeHaving lived in Vienna for seven years...
Wine
On the Vine | Austrian Winery Pfaffl Makes a Name for Themselves in the Competitive American Market
Award-winning winery Pfaffl has helped establish Austria’s signature Grüner Veltliner on the daunting American market.
Good as they are, Austrian win...
Wine
The Weinviertel, Where Each Wine is as Unique as its Creator
The Weinviertel has as many philosophies as vintners“Popsicles. With lychee aroma!” René Willmann of the Poysdorf Weinmarkt (wine market) scof...
May 2017
On The Vine | More Wine? Don’t Schwitz, it’s Totally Kosher
After eons, kosher wine finally maturesWine in the Levante may date back to pre-biblical times, but until recently, Israel was not producing muc...
Wine
Planet Terroir | Tour de Vin | Lower Austria’s Open House for Wine
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...
Wine
On the Vine | Winter Work
Cellar, field and desk; March is a busy time of year for winemakersThe cliché of cute country girls and boys, skirts and sleeves rolled up as...
Wine
On The Vine | Where to buy Wine Accessories in Vienna
These three shops in Vienna offer excellent wine accessories
By Catherine Hooker & Leopold WinklerEven if it’s not included in the Merc...
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On the Vine | Increasing Sekt’s Appeal
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...
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On the Vine | Dollhouse Vintage – Urban Vineyard
Vienna’s smallest working vineyard is in the heart of the cityWe all know the PR photo stunts: a portly man in a serious business suit performin...
Wine
Braving the Storms
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...
Wine
Bacchus Meets Disney
For better or worse, the Langenlois Loisium is a theme park for the thirstyAfter driving up the hill through a seemingly endless colony of chic de...
Wine
Take a Walk on the Wine Side
The Wiener Weinwandertag makes it easy to get to know Vienna’s vintners on their own turfIf there is a day that sums up autumn in Vienna, the Wi...
July/August 2016
Wine Labels | Love Is in the Eye of the Beholder
Even in the world of wine, appearances matterSo there you are in the Vinothek, staring at the shelves. So many wine labels; so many vintages… Now w...
June 2016
On the Vine: Au Naturel – Natural Wine
The recent trend toward natural wines attempts to capture the spirit before industrializationFew developments or trends have aroused as many pas...
May 2016
On the Vine: Viva VieVinum – Wine Festival
Austria’s international wine festival uncorkedImagine throngs of winemakers cramped shoulder to shoulder, vying for the attention of thirsty dri...
April 2016
On the Vine: Raising The Curtain on Gemischter Satz
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...
March 2016
On the Vine: Honest Wines – Purbach, Burgenland
The Neusiedlersee region has proven fertile ground for the Schwarz family’s organic winemakingPerception often begins with images: Pristine Alpi...
February 2016
On the Vine: Wagram / Kamptal
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...
December/January 2015/2016
On the Vine: Burgenland – A Thousand Wines a Day
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 ...
