Grüner Veltliner is the most widely planted grape in Austria, so there's lots of it, especially in Niederösterreich, where they range from gulping Heuriger (tavern) wines to high-end expressions, rivaling the finest... Read More
Rieslings from Wachau offer a distinct perspective into the king of white grapes. Whereas the rest of Austria uses Germany's terms for ripeness (i.e., Kabinett, Spätlese, Auslese), Wachau producers in western Niederösterreich... Read More
Blanca is Claus Preisinger's white option in his Puszta Libre line, and it also comes in the same skinny Riesling-shaped bottle. This 7-day skin-contact blend of 60% Grüner Veltliner, 35% Weissburgunder (Pinot Blanc),... Read More
Crafted as a chuggable red wine, Puszta Libre comes in a skinny, easy-to-hold, Riesling-shaped bottle that will be emptied soon after opening. The blend of 60% Zweigelt, 20% St. Laurent, and 20% Pinot Noir is grown in the Burgenland... Read More
Djuce (juice) is a collaboration between Michelin-star sommeliers and European wineries to put fantastic wine in eye-catching art cans with a small carbon footprint. While the concept is hip, happening, and hipster-targeted, we're... Read More
Sekt (pronounced zekt) is the Germanic version of sparkling wine. Most Sekt gets its bubbles in tanks like Prosecco, but the better stuff is made like Champagne. Hager Matthias PUR is the latter. PUR Blanc de Noirs is 100% red... Read More
Jenny & Francois are the natural wine importers for this lovely rosé by winemaker Christina Netzl, whose family has been in Göttlesbrunn (Carnuntum, Austria) since 1650. Their farm started with grains, corn, pigs,... Read More
Lustig means fun or happy in German, and Lustig perfectly encapsulates this liter of Austrian Grüner Veltliner. Produced by Josef and Pia Wurzinger in Burgenland near the Hungarian border, Lustig's herbicide-free fruit... Read More
The label features a cow, a critical animal in Biodynamic farms like this one in eastern Austria. Other beneficial creatures are bees, bugs, chickens, pigs, plowing animals, sheep, and goats. You must be careful when letting pigs... Read More
Christoph Neumeister farms 74 acres of vines in Austria's southeast corner of Vulkanland Steiermark next to Slovenia and Hungary. While northern regions focus on Riesling and Gruner, here in the mountains, you will find Muskateller,... Read More
Fruit liqueurs and brandies (eaux-de-vie) have a longstanding European tradition wherever orchards are abundant, and distilling is a way to preserve and even intensify the magical, heady flavors of seasonal fruit for year-round... Read More
With electric yellow color, dot matrix font, and fashion models from the 1980s, this box of Gruner will grab your attention and invite you into its digital world. However, the 11th-generation winemaker Norbert Bauer is anything... Read More
Who says German isn't fun and easy? Made by winzerin (female winemaker), Birgit (beer-geet) Wiederstein (Veeder-sht-ine) in Lower Austria, this company is an all-woman family affair with Grete and Martina heading up the distillation... Read More
