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Some leafy and sweetly fragrant herbal aromas here with bright fruit, in a ripe yet nicely layered mode on the...
750ml
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$18.94
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Yellow, with greenish reflections, nice flavours of pepper and tobacco. Very refined, true to its name (Steinberg)...
750ml
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$14.73
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$14.44
A nicely structured gruner veltliner showing notes of lemon and mandarin peel, crushed stones, coriander and white...
750ml
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$31.44
Vital and dignified, penetrating play of fruits and fine aroma of blossoms, pinch of pepper; impressively...
750ml
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$54.94
Exuberant multivitamin juice-style fruit with a touch of grated nuts, describes a wide arc immediately followed by...
750ml
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$32.00
A single vineyard in the village of Gobelsburg, very close to the winery. Rather than the typical loess based soils...
750ml
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$18.94
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Extremely fragrant with whiff of juicy mirabelle plum and physalis. So seductive and openly expressive with a...
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This fresh, crisp wine has tart, green apple and citrus aromas and flavors on the palate, with tropical fruit notes....
1.0Ltr - Case of 12
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$15.00
This grüner veltliner has fresh fruit flavors of apples, grapefruit and pears with spicy-peppery notes. Enjoy by...
750ml - Case of 12
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$15.00
Age-old Veltliner – vines in extreme locations – steep and gravelly. Micro-terraces that call for a hands-on...
750ml - Case of 12
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$11.70
Grüner Veltliner at its finest. Loess soil delivers the starting point for healthy and ripe grapes which are...
Gruner Veltliner Ice Wine Pinot Blanc Austria
Gruner Veltliner is a pale skinned white wine grape varietal most closely associated with central European countries such as Austria, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. In recent years, it has spread somewhat to several New World countries, where it is becoming gradually more popular and regularly seen in wine stores. One of the main attractions of this grape varietal for winemakers is the fact that it is highly versatile, and can be used for the production of several different wine styles, including young, dry white wines, excellent sparkling wines, and it is also a grape varietal which is well suited for aging Gruner Veltliner has the ability to express much of its terroir, and the best examples are generally those which are full of delightfully mineral-rich flavors alongside the more usual notes of citrus fruits and peach.
Pinot Blanc is a popular white grape varietal most commonly associated with the beautiful French region of Alsace, but which is also grown across Central Europe and Italy. In Germany and Austria it is known as Weisseburgunder, in Italy it is called Pinot Bianco, and is one of the key varietals in the alpine regions of Alto Adige. Pinot Blanc is the main white grape varietal in Alsace, where it is prized for its ability to beautifully express the fine terroir on which it is grown, and it is used to produce exceptional single varietal wines, as well as blended wine such as Edelzwicker. Pinot Blanc is also a key component in this part of France’s signature sparkling wine, Cremant d’Alsace.
The wines made from Pinot Blanc are typically medium to light bodied, but they possess a remarkable freshness and clean character, which reminds us of the cool, green hillsides of their homeland. Apple, honey and biscuity, yeasty flavors are typical in fine Pinot Blanc wines, as well as a good level of minerality, making it a popular choice for those looking to pair a fine white wine with a wide range of foods. Although it is almost never oaked in Alsace, Italian vintners have a tendency to age Pinot Bianco in oak barrels, adding an extra dimension to this wonderful varietal.
Archaeological evidence suggests that grapevines have been grown and cultivated in what is today modern Austria for over four thousand years, making it one of the oldest wine producing countries in the world. Over the centuries, relatively little has changed in Austrian wine, with the dominant grape varietals continuing to be Grüner Veltliner, Zweigelt, Pinot Noir and others. Austria is renowned for producing excellent and characterful dry white wines, although in the eastern part of the country, many wineries specialist in sweeter white wines made in a similar style to those of neighboring Hungary. Today, Austria has over fifty thousand hectares under vine, split over four key wine regions. The domestic wine industry remains strong, with Austrians drinking their local produce outside in the summer, and people around the world are beginning to once more rediscover this fascinating and ancient wine culture.