Visit to Weingut FX Pichler in the Wachau
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Win a trip to Austria!
Wine Enthusiast Magazine and the Austrian Wine Marketing Board are sponsoring a free giveaway to Austria. If you’ve ever wanted to experience the timeless history of Vienna, the romance of the Danube river, or the many exciting wines of Burgenland, Niederösterreich, Kremstal, Kamptal, or the Wachau, this may be your big chance. If I were […]
Giant Autumn Wachau Panorama
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Tasting at Bründlmayer and Bründlmayer Heurigenhof
Heurigenhof Bründlmayer was, without a doubt, one of the top restaurants in which we ate during a two week tour of Austria. Definitely in the top three, a group which includes Restaurant Steirereck, which is consistently rated as one of The World’s 50 Best Restaurants. When we arrived, the kitchen crew was taking a break as […]
Visit to Weingut Birgit Eichinger
In America, even dedicated fans of Austrian wine have probably not heard of Birgit Eichinger. This is a pity, because in Austria she is consistently recognized as producing top quality Grüner Veltliner and Riesling wines. Once the rest of the world catches on, these wines will be even harder to get, and right now […]
Visit to Weingut Peter Schandl
Weingut Peter Schandl is a family run business since 1741. It is currently run by Paul Schandl and his wife Elle Schandl. Our visit with Paul Schandl began with a quick stop at the tasting room. Unfortunately his wife, Elle Schandl, wasn’t feeling too well that day so we didn’t get to meet her as […]
The great sweet wines of Austria
Under gloomy skies we set off from Vienna to Burgenland, one of the most important wine-growing regions in Austria. Burgenland is known for producing great red wines especially from Blaufränkisch and Zweigelt grapes, but our primary quest this day was to learn about some of the great sweet wines of the world, including those from […]
Autumn Colors of Austrian Wine Country (Goldener Herbst)
Timing is everything, and it couldn’t have been more true than during our trip to Austria and Austrian Wine Country. We managed to hit the peak of the autumn color – the time when most of the leaves have changed color, but the rain and wind of early winter hasn’t yet arrived to destroy them. […]