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Aromas of herbs, yellow apple and grapefruit on the nose. Generous ripe yellow fruit on the palate with a smoky,...
750ml
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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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Yellow, with greenish reflections, nice flavours of pepper and tobacco. Very refined, true to its name (Steinberg)...
750ml
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A nicely structured gruner veltliner showing notes of lemon and mandarin peel, crushed stones, coriander and white...
750ml
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The attractive nose of mandarin orange and white peach, with just a whiff of pepper, pulls you into this juicy,...
750ml
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A very attractive fruit bouquet yields apple, peach and citrus aromas along with atypical Veltliner spiciness and a...
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Appetizing notes of green and yellow pear and even a touch of yellow plum play on the nose of this wine. The palate...
750ml
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This has aromas of lemon tea, grapefruit, white beans and hazelnuts. Creamy and full-bodied with excellent density....
750ml
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Glazter’s vineyards are predominately South-facing and are all around the village of Göttlesbrunn, where the...
750ml
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Dornenvogel (meaning thorn-bird) is Glatzer's term for his best lots, because these marauding lil' tweeters like to...
Gruner Veltliner Petite Sirah Austria Lower 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.
Petite Sirah was first brought from France to America in the 1880s. It later went on to become one of the only grapes to make it through the devastating Phylloxera virus in the 1890s, both World Wars, and the Great Depression. During Prohibition, it was a main ingredient used to make sacramental wines. In fact, through the 1960s it was a major blending grape in a number of the finest wines produced in California.
By itself, a bottle of Petite Sirah usually has no problem making a quick impression on consumers. With a large amount of natural color and tannins, wines made with the grape commonly feature intensive sweet fruit characteristics like fresh raspberry or blackberry jam, black pepper spice, and plenty of backbone or structure.
There are a number of different styles available. Some concentrate on highlighting fresh, fruity flavors; others are bigger, more voluptuous; and it keeps going up the ladder until you reach the powerful, more machismo-style category.
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.