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White
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Bottle: $14.30
12 bottles: $14.01
This wine shows a light yellow color with green tints. The wine offers apple and pear fruits on the nose. Dry, fresh,...
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750ml
Bottle: $12.50
12 bottles: $12.25
This wine shows a light yellow color with green tints. The wine offers apple and pear fruits on the nose. Dry, fresh,...
White
1.0Ltr
Bottle: $26.00
12 bottles: $25.48
A combination of second press juice from all of the white wine holdings covering the entire four hectares. Because...
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750ml
Bottle: $19.94
12 bottles: $19.54
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1.0Ltr
Bottle: $15.93
12 bottles: $15.61
Delicate fresh green apple fruity aromas; displaying flavors of lemon; lime and peaches; solid fruit core; rich in...
White
750ml
Bottle: $20.95
12 bottles: $20.53
This is a very rich and creamy gruner veltliner, but you don’t feel the 14% until the very end, when a touch of...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $15.41
12 bottles: $13.99
Facing southeast, Holzagasse is located 1000 feet above sea level on top of a hill and, because of the steepness of...
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $20.13
Aromas of herbs, yellow apple and grapefruit on the nose. Generous ripe yellow fruit on the palate with a smoky,...
White
750ml
Bottle: $20.00
12 bottles: $17.86
This redefines what a Kamptal Grüner is, starting off with a hint of matchstick that signals soft reduction, but...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $14.30
12 bottles: $14.01
Gottwieger Berg (named for the hillside on which the grapes are sustainably farmed) keeps the focus tight and the...
White
750ml
Bottle: $19.92
12 bottles: $15.83
A crunchy, fresh style, with a bitter edge framing green apple and nectarine flavors. Slightly waxy, with honeyed...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $37.20
12 bottles: $36.46
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750ml
Bottle: $29.20
12 bottles: $28.62
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White
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Bottle: $12.94 $13.87
Erich’s Liter bottling of Grüner Veltliner has steadily improved over the last decade and is now one of the very...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $16.62 $17.50
Light, delicate yellowish green; bold exotic fruit, bananas, Aranzini and a hint of ice candy; the cheeky, reductive...
White
750ml
Bottle: $21.94
12 bottles: $21.50
Loessterrasen is named for the terraces dug into the loess soils in the Kamptal. Erich farms these vineyards...
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750ml
Bottle: $23.94
6 bottles: $23.46
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White
1.0Ltr
Bottle: $13.99 $14.73
Slim and racy, spring water strained through herbs; a wine to drink, not taste, to gulp, not sip, a wine which...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $13.85 $15.41
Green apples, a hint of gooseberry, a little spice; invigorating acidity, fresh fruit, varietal herbs in the finish,...
White
750ml
Bottle: $22.00
12 bottles: $21.56
Worn fragrance with herbal spice and hints of green apples; dense, the ground of conglomerate comes through many...

Blaterle Gruner Veltliner Irish Whiskey 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.

The Irish are hailed as being the original producers of whiskey in the British Isles, and their innovations and techniques were so successful, that neighbouring Scotland were quickly influenced by them in the 15th century. Centuries later, it was the Irish who brought whiskey to America, and their style of whiskey has since become popular all over the world.

However, it wasn’t always plain sailing for the Irish whiskey industry - from being a dominant force in the 19th century, whose produce was considered far superior to that of Scotland, political upheaval and war saw the Irish whiskey almost disappear forever in the early 20th century. Today, the Irish whiskey manufacturers are back on their feet, and they are once again proving that the original is often the best. With new distilleries opening every year, it is safe to say that Irish whiskey is very much back.

Irish whiskey differs from Scotch whisky in a number of ways, and not least the spelling - the extra ‘e’ was said to be added in the 19th century as a way of distancing the Irish drink from what they saw as an inferior Scottish product. Irish whiskey was traditionally made in enormous stills, as a way of ensuring consistency from bottle to bottle, and maintaining the quality and complexity their reputation was founded on. The typical tasting notes of fine Irish whiskey include apple and vanilla, alongside spicy and sweet touches of nutmeg and fresh hay, making this a highly pleasant and smooth drink, made for relaxation and stimulating conversation about times past.

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.