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Red
750ml
Bottle: $119.49
Plenty of blackberry and licorice aromas are married to excellent ripeness on the palate. However, this impressive...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $154.94
Released only now, Georg Prieler’s 2013 Blaufränkisch Ried Marienthal Oggau am Neusiedlersee displays a dark and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $110.94
Ripe blackberry fruit is married to some chocolate and coffee. Quite an imposing tannin structure, but nothing is...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $34.10
Rich and intriguing, this is in an almost sleepy stage at the moment. With some air, this unwraps many different...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $48.60
12 bottles: $45.03
A very special single vineyard of 50-year-old vines with a sandy clay top soil and sand and gravel in the subsoil....
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $42.94
12 bottles: $42.08
The darkest forest berries and the best licorice meet in this deep, rooty blaufrankisch that is spectacularly...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $48.60
12 bottles: $45.03
Out of a total of the 30 hectares in this vineyard, Wachter-Wiesler farms five, at an elevation ranging from 250-300m...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $20.94
12 bottles: $20.52
Glazter’s vineyards are predominately South-facing and are all around the village of Göttlesbrunn, where the...
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Blaufrankisch Italian Red Blends Tempranillo Austria 12 Ship Free Items

There are plenty of notable native Spanish grapes which have made a big impression on the wine world at large, but none are as renowned or as widely loved as the Tempranillo varietal. This black skinned grape has been used for wine making for centuries, with several ancient civilizations noticing the fact that it is highly versatile and holds some delicious flavors and aromas, perfect for those looking for a powerful yet elegant grape for their wines. Tempranillo often causes winemakers some trouble, however, as it is highly susceptible to many diseases. Despite this, plenty continue to persevere with this varietal, as it is perfect for producing delicious and complex single variety and blended wines, packed full of classic Spanish flavors and plenty of aromatic and intense surprises.

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.