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Austrian Wines

A new star from a very ancient wine culture. 

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Unlike their German cousins, the Austrian legislation is draconian. After a series of scandal and a continuous deterioration in the quality of the production, the authority reacted firmly in order to restore their reputation and adopt one of the toughest regulation in the world. The results are stunning, the wines are beautiful and this is just the beginning.
3 main regions all located on the eastern border; From North to South and colder to warmer:

  • Wachau, Kremstal, and Kamptal: Mostly white varietals.
  • Burgenland: Home of the best Blaufrankish, Zweigelt, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, and Sweet wines.
  • Styria or the Tuscany of Austria

Food, Wine and Tourism:
Austrian cuisine has many fathers from Italy (Wiener Schnitzel), Hungary (Gulasch, Palatschinken), Turkey (Appelstruder). This diversity has a lot to do with their history, the Hapsburg Empire, one of the longest and most powerful dynasty in Europe which lasted for over 600 years and had borders as far as Turkey, Poland, part of Germany, Hungary, some part of France, the former Yougoslavia, some part of Italy.
It is a very different cuisine from the German one. In fact they have barely anything to do with each other.
The Empire created in Austria a melting pot which brought many different regional cuisine and culminated in the serious Viennese culinary scene.

tourism_aus-man.jpg Austria in Manhattan:
Wallse - 344 W. 11th St - 212 352 2300
Cafe Sabarsky at the Neue Galerie - 1048 5th Ave - 212 288 0665
Blaue Gans in Tribeca - 139 Duane St - 212 571 8880
the Upholstery Store Wine Bar - 713 Washington St - 212 352 2300
 

 

Have a look at our selection of Austrian Wines !