Austrian

Lower ABV A lovely blend of rich texture and vibrant, refreshing, flavors. As Wine Enthusiast said of the 94 point 2019, This wine brings the notion of a spring mountain meadow to life on the nose. There are hints of chervil and... Read More

Lower ABV Joe Bauer's son, Florian, has taken over here and is making wines with a touch more precision and energy with no loss of juicy, intense, flavor. This smells almost salty at first before scents of sliced Granny Smith... Read More

Organic/Bio Lower ABV Heinrich Hartl III is best known for his very serious, structured, Pinot Noirs from top sites on the wooded ridge stretching southward from Vienna’s suburbs. This is his daily-drinking Pinot, done with... Read More

A small production, single plot, Pinot with real elegance and spice. As Vinous says in the 92 point write-up, Picked in a parcel within the Kräutergarten with higher active lime content and less topsoil. It was fermented... Read More

A rare grape native to Thermenregion that earned it's name from the red (rot) tint to its young shoots and leaves. Despite being a little fussy in the vineyard - susceptible to rot and late ripening - it's making a comeback,... Read More

Leo Hillinger is a big personality, a bit glamorous, an innovator and very much an international traveler. If Leo were a wine, he would be this rich, deep and a little bit showy blend of Merlot, Blaufränkisch and Zweigelt... Read More

Organic/Bio A blend of Syrah (dark, smoky, black-fruited), Merlot (red currant, plump, lightly herbal) and Zweigelt (juicy red-fruited fun!) all aged in with enough new French oak to give plenty of spicy complexity. Black raspberry... Read More

Lower ABV Leo Hillinger created Secco after an employee discovered she was battling breast cancer, and even today - more than 10 years later - a portion of the proceeds of his Secco sales go to breast cancer research. It's... Read More

Lower ABV Leo Hillinger created Secco after an employee discovered she was battling breast cancer, and even today - more than 10 years later - a portion of the proceeds of his Secco sales go to breast cancer research. It's... Read More

Lower ABV Kind of a Cotes du Rhone-meets-California vibe going on here in this Austrian blend of 50% Merlot, 25% Pinot Noir and 25% St. Laurent. Big and cheerful aromas of crushed red and black cherry pull you into a darkly fruited... Read More

Lower ABV Gloriously dry, crisp, and DRY Riesling. It's full of classic, tangy, Riesling fruit flavors - early season peach, fresh tangerine, lime and lime zest - matched by aromatic fruit blossom and wet river stone minerality.... Read More

Blends 60% Zweigelt, 30% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, all fermented in oak tanks and then aged in French oak barrels. Always one of Austria's very finest red wines. The 2018 has just arrived in the USA and we've... Read More

Organic/Bio All organic, no oak, no malo, tons of flavor! Generous aromas of ripe yellow pear, sliced apple and a touch of hazelnut really grab your attention. Then, on the palate, there’s perfect balance between the rich... Read More

Regularly ranked as one of Austria’s top reds (and #1 Red in the 2013 vintage), Christina Netzl crafts this from Zweigelt (60%) plus Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon from some of the poorest, rockiest, soils in Carnuntum. The... Read More

Lower ABV We've carried every vintage of this staggering value Grüner since the then 17 year-old Paul Direder presented us with his inaugural 2008. This is yet another winner with loads of minerality and fizzing with... Read More

Lower ABV Ninth-generation family member Franz Proidl had eyes on this site for Grüner decades ago, but his dad – the 8th generation steward of the estate – said it was too high and would freeze too often to make... Read More

Lower ABV Mathias Ruttenstock is one of the masters of Röschitz, the coolest portion of Austria’s Weinviertel, the world’s best GV growing area that also includes Kamptal, Wagram and Wachau. Mathias is a 4th generation... Read More

Lower ABV Grüner for SB drinkers now, with pink grapefruit, Key lime, and Meyer lemon so fresh and bold it’s like a squirt in the eye! There's an assertive prickle and freshness and sense of salty minerality to... Read More

Lower ABV Another outstanding vintage for of Austria's most talented (and awarded) young winemakers. It's from the plains east of the Danube where pretty much constant winds give Gruner an extra jolt of freshness and citric... Read More

Lower ABV Mathias Ruttenstock burst onto the Austrian wine scene a decade ago on the strength of his award-winning Grüner Veltliners, which remain the winery’s focus. But he also works magic with this plot of 45+ year-old... Read More

Deep and delicious. As Wine Enthusiast said in the 94 point rave for the 2018, Musk, rose petal, fir honey and dried fig are the rich aromas on the nose. The intense palate is lusciously sweet and very concentrated, showing a... Read More

The grape here is St Laurent, a native Austrian varietal that probably emerged as a cross of Pinot Noir and another local grape. St Laurent wines are always dark in color and have plenty of structure, but picking ripe and judicious... Read More

Organic/Bio The Steininger family makes a dizzying array of sparkling wine from their Kamptal vineyards, and the pink fizz from, of all things, Cabernet Sauvignon is one of our favorites. The Wine Enthusiast 92 point review from... Read More

Organic/Bio With a unique combination of freshness and richness, this wine has been one of our top Gruners for years and that's going to continue with the rich yet fresh 2023 edition! The name is a fun play on words –... Read More

Lower ABV The essence of Kamptal Gruner Veltiner - a blend of clarity, precision, vibrancy and just a touch of something steely to balance the ripe and generous fruit. As James Suckling said in his 92 point rave for the 2020,... Read More

Organic/Bio A powerful, rich, and complex single-vineyard Grüner that delivers oodles of white pepper, pear and ripe apple aromas and flavors with a hint of butter and a salty, mineral, peppery bite on the long, palate-coating,... Read More

Organic/Bio As delicious as ever in a slightly more crisp, fresh, style than usual - reflecting the cooler vintage. As Falstaff says in the 91 point review, Medium yellow green, silver-coloured reflections. Fine blossom honey,... Read More

Lower ABV Best known for frothy sparkling wines and gutsy Gruner Veltliner, the Steininger family is quietly crushing it with Riesling these days. This is a lovely introduction to the purity, energy and perfect balance of ripe... Read More

Organic/Bio Intense. That’s the very first word that comes to mind when tasting this bone dry, multi-layered, Austrian Riesling. Like the best dry Rieslings from Australia’s Clare and Eden Valleys and Germany’s... Read More

Organic/Bio Lower ABV Ried Seeberg is a warmer site in the daytime than Steinhaus, and you’ll taste that extra sunshine in the more generous fruit and slightly less nervy acidity here. But at 1,000 feet elevation, Seeberg... Read More

The Steininger family specialize in varietal fizz - sparkling wines that clearly taste like the grapes they came from. Like here in a wine that's redolent of classic Sauvignon Blanc aromas of green apple, ripe citrus, and... Read More

Given their fame for white and sparkling wines, it's easy to overlook the Steininger's lead red - this Zweigelt. But that would be a mistake, because the wine is crazy delicious and shows just how complex and fascinating... Read More

Lower ABV When you think of Austrian whites, you probably don’t think of Styria and almost certainly don’t have Sauvignon Blanc come to mind. But that’s what Styria does really well, giving wines with generous... Read More

Lower ABV In the Wachau's very own classification system, Smaragd is the top level, the region's best wines with the most alcohol, signature long corks, and the emerald lizard on the neck. Bergistal is a Smaragd blended... Read More

Loibenberg is one of Wachau’s top Grüner Vineyards, which makes it one of Austria’s finest, too. Martin Mittelbach makes this from plots up and down the hill, melding the richer wine from lower slopes with richer... Read More

Lower ABV Wachau whites always have plenty of finesse and subtlty but also an undeniable power, and that combination is certainly on display here. As Wine Enthusiast says in the 93 point review, There is plenty of substance to... Read More

Lower ABV If you think Grüner is just a light, crisp, dry white wine, try this more luscious and textured beauty from the Wachau. Pretty aromas of sliced green apple, pear, lemon peel and white pepper come up from the glass... Read More

Natural Lower ABV A throwback wine Michael Wenzel makes from memories of the wines his grandfather drank with lunch in rural Austria in the 1950s and ‘60s. It’s 70% Blaufrankisch and 30% Pinot from eastern Austria... Read More