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Fritsch Roter Veltliner 2024 Wagram
A rare Austrian variety revived and worthy of a place at the table. From €13.15, £20.10, $24.19. It was pouring rain, cold water dripping from the sides of the tents...
Tara Q Thomas
Friday 5 December 2025
• 4 min read
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Austria's Single Vineyard Summit 2025 – other whites
From Chardonnay to Zierfandler, the final report from Tara and Julia’s marathon Austrian tasting. Tara writes One could argue that we’ve saved the best for last – the lesser-known, the...
Tara Q Thomas
Wednesday 19 November 2025
• 9 min read
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Austria's Single Vineyard Summit 2025 – Styria
There is no such thing as a bad vintage; there is only hard and harder. And Styria’s 2023s prove their growers’ mettle. Above, Gerhard Wohlmuth looking up at the Edelschuh...
Tara Q Thomas
Tuesday 18 November 2025
• 8 min read
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Reds were outnumbered 5 to 1 at the Grafenegg tastings but more than held their own. See also our reviews...
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Riesling and Grüner Veltliner from Austria’s most exalted white-wine region. See also our reports on Grüner Veltliner and Riesling from...
Free for all
Where wine production engenders a spirit of togetherness, and where it doesn’t. A version of this article is published by...
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Riesling stars in this second part of Julia and Tara’s report on their week-long immersion in high-end Austrian wines. These...
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Grüner Veltliner from Lower Austria tasted by Tara and Julia while the 2025 harvest was just getting under way. Come...
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A groundbreaking tasting of three key Eastern European varieties across 10 countries at Kog 25 Pannonia.
There is a tiny...
Wine news in 5
Plus news of the AIV’s appeal to the UN, harvest updates, a Gallo acquisition, surging wine imports in India. And...
Wine news in 5
Plus, harvest begins in northern Italy, Galicia, Beaujolais, New York and south-west France, where a massive hailstorm complicated efforts. Above...
Wines of the week
A steal of an organic dry white from an Austrian maestro. From €12.50, $18.95, £15.95. Pictured above, one of Bernhard...
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Julia sought out new names and less-known producers for this compelling collection of nearly 100 wines. Above, Lex Langmann's Hochgrail...
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Don't miss these 20 standouts from our wine reviews published in the last month. Tara writes As Jancis pointed out...
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New releases and old vintages make for a particularly rich array of wine reviews this month. Above, champagne producers Mathilde...
Wine news in 5
Plus an update on Austria's smallest harvest in 14 years and a handy guide to regenerative viticulture certifications. Above, a...
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Unexpected, excellent and affordable, Austria’s sparkling wines are worth stocking up on. Above, bottles resting in the cellar of Weingut...
Don't quote me
Lots of 'work' and quite a bit of perk, too.
After last month’s frenetic travel schedule, life calmed down a...
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Sauvignon Blanc for the ages – or at least the cellar. The final report in our five-part series on the...
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