Posts Tagged ‘Wines from Austria’
Stift Klosterneuburg Sparkling Grüner Veltliner Unveils Delicious Bubbles
This Austrian Sekt has a legendary past. During our recent wine dinner featuring six big California reds, we started things on a lighter note. The opening wine was the Stift Klosterneuburg Sparkling Grüner Veltliner. Austrian Sekt Bubbles with History The sparkling wine in Austria is called sekt. I’ve enjoyed a bottle or two of German…
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The first evidence of Wine in Austria dates back to 700 BC, to the times of the Celts and Romans. The very famous Grüner Veltliner grape, which today is the most planted grape variety in Austria, was created in the 10th century. Austria has more than 2,400 wineries within 65 wine regions. The most popular…
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