Two observations from The Oxford Companion to Wine: "It is the Mí¼ller-Thurgau of Austria, but so much more exciting" and "The wine it produces is almost always good, but never great." ...

Gruner veltliner: Austrian grape is among the wine world’s most underappreciated treats Beppi Crosariol Wine & Spirits Columnist Published December 17, 2014 ...

Sekt, in German, just means “sparkling wine.” The word “Sekt” describes not one style of sparkling wine but a range, from cut-rate grocery store bubbly to complex wines rivaling Champagne.

Organizers and participating wineries of a stay-at-home tasting organized by Austrian Wine believe the format will likely continue even when in-person events return ...

AUSTRIA - JANUARY 01: Mailberg Valley, Weinviertel, Lower Austria. (Photo by Imagno/Getty Images) [Der Talkessel von Mailberg, Weinviertel, Niederoesterreich. Photographie um 2000.] Austrian wines ...

Austria, after 17 years of occupation (first by the Nazis, then by the Four Powers), has been free a year, and reveling in prosperity. Even its politics reflects contentment: for ten years the ...