Feb
27
Rudi Pichler Wosendorfer Kollmutz Gruner Veltliner Smaragd 2015
Austrian wines are among the most compelling on the planet. The reds deserve a regular place at the table, with depth and complexity alongside elegance and length. The whites are
Feb
10
Weingut Heinrich Pannobile 2013
Austrian red wine is sadly consumed almost entirely in Austria. The country makes compelling reds with a style and character that well suits modern tastes. The local Vancouver restaurant Bauhaus
Aug
12
Nikolaihof Vom Stein Riesling Smaragd 2009
Nikolaihof is a wine geek’s paradise. An Austrian multi-vineyard winery replete with geeky varieties, released new and aged (in both oak and bottles), with a myriad of fermentation choices. The
Apr
20
Heidi Schrock Vogelsang 2009
Austrian wine is sadly absent from the BC market in any significant way. Lucky searchers will find a few producers here and there at the best specialty stores, but these
Jul
15
Loimer Langenlois Kaferberg Gruner Veltliner 2006
Gruner Veltliner has come and gone as the hot darling of the cutting edge Sommelier. At the same time, Jancis Robinson wrote in 2007 that a tasting of Austrian Gruner
Jul
3
Schloss Gobelsburg Brut Nature n/v
Bet you didn’t know that Gobelsburg, one of the best producers in Austria, made killer sparkling blend of Gruner Veltliner (from Grand Cru fruit), Riesling and Pinot Noir for quite
Jun
16
Weingut Knoll Loibner Gruner Veltliner Federspiel 2010
Several years ago Gruner Veltliner was the darling of the trend-setting Sommeliers in New York and San Francisco. Then little known, Gruner offered a high acid, versatile white that yet
Feb
7
Claus Preisinger Heideboden 2008
Austria produces some of the greatest white wines in the world and yet they are nearly impossible to find in North America. In British Columbia, I can count the number
May
8
Martin Arndorfer die Leidenschaft Gruner Vetliner 2005
Arndorfer’s wines are the perfect catalyst for the oak debate in white wine, with its classic questions: Is oak makeup or does it add something to the right wines? If
Jan
3
Kracher Zwischen Den Seen Welschriesling Trockenbeerenauslese 2004 No. 2
The enormous name of this wine needs some explanation. Kracher was one of Austria’s most famous names, and before he recently passed away from cancer he built a reputation for