From the Burgenland region, the easternmost and least populous state in Austria, this Gruner Veltliner is made from organic grapes. The vineyards themselves are overgrown with flowers, weeds, and wild grasses that provide a habitat for soil organisms and beneficial insects.  At the same time, the vines are in competition for water and nutrients – [...read more]

The first installment of our multi-post Rosé-pushing mission got a great response at the shop. Lots of people popped in to buy the St. Martin and, as predicted, our pink wine drinking converts are now legion – we’re building an army of Rosé crusaders!  After reading the Rosé Wine entry in my edition of the [...read more]

You’ll want to drink these wines by the bucket! Austria’s wine scene has been slowly coming in to focus here in the USA. After years of greedily snapping up their own wines (they’re just that good), the Austrians are finally willing to share a few of these sleek, compelling beauties with us. Reds, whites sparklers [...read more]