Austrian Wine

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

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 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

Organic/Bio Lower ABV Snappy, stony, and bracingly delicious - if you’re a fan of dry Riesling and are after a bit of finesse and grace, this wine from sustainably farmed vines will be right up your alley. Perfectly classic... 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

Lower ABV After nearly dying out in the mid-20th century, the traditional Gemischter Satz – or Field Blend – approach to winegrowing is having a revival in Austria as a useful way to balance the seasonal risks of under-ripeness... 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 Normally this is Grüner for SB drinkers when young, with pink grapefruit, Key lime, and Meyer lemon so fresh and bold it’s like a squirt in the eye! This year that's dialed back just a touch and joined... Read More

Lower ABV Austria’s Grüner Veltliner grape likes to tell you where it was grown. There’s always a blend of citrus, stone and orchard fruit, usually more or less dusty/chalky minerality, mostly a light-to-medium-body... 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

A very Austrian take on casual red wine to enjoy everyday (think Cotes du Rhone). The father/son team of Ernst and Roland Steindorfer craft this wine from their nicely ripe Burgenland plots of Blaufränkisch (40%), St. Laurent... 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

A fantastic introduction into Austria’s most important quality red wine varietal interpreted through the lens of modern winemaking and available at a terrific value price from our good friend, Austrian importer Klaus Wittauer.... Read More

Delightfully deep and textured Pinot Gris from a single, sunny vineyard near the quaint village of Frauenkirchen in Burgenland, named for the many foxholes or “fuchsloch” that dot the landscape there. Lots of sunshine... 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

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

Organic/Bio It’s the romantic story you want to hear when seeking out quintessential “old-world” wines: a family-run estate dating back over two centuries, practicing organic and sustainable viticulture, harvesting... 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

Organic/Bio From ancient vines in a steep vineyard full of decaying terraces, Martin Mittelbach crafts this blend of at least 11 different grapes - mainly Grüner Veltliner, Weissburgunder, Welschriesling, and Chardonnay with... Read More