Austria's wines are today getting the acclaim they deserve. The
Grüner Veltliner grape is winning global recognition and wine
lovers are beginning to appreciate the depth and richness of Austrian
reds.
While Austria's wines have the elegance and fragrance associated
with Germany's, they also have (according to Hugh Johnson) "the
fieriness and high flavour of the Danube". And it's this depth of
flavour that makes Austrian wines so worthwhile.
There are sweet wines grown around the shallow Neusiedlersee;
spicy Grüner Veltliners from Burgenland, Wachau and Weinviertel;
old-vine Blaufränkisch reds from Mittelburgenland, and fruity
Sauvignons,Chardonnays and Pinot Gris from the beautiful
Südsteiermark region, to name a few.
The warm winds that blow along the Danube from Hungary, provide
welcoming heat for Austria's vineyards. Rainfall can be high, but the
schist and limestone mountain soils are suitably free-draining.
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