Julia writes Blackened teeth, that unattractive occupational hazard for wine writers and merchants, are rare at the annual Traditionsweingüter Österreich (ÖTW) tasting. But the 90 or so reds being poured out of a total of 560 single-vineyard wines – not including the many bottles opened in the evenings – are certainly up...
Austria's Single Vineyard Summit 2025 – reds
Monday 10 November 2025
• 11 min read
Reds were outnumbered 5 to 1 at the Grafenegg tastings but more than held their own. See also our reviews of Grüner Veltliner and Riesling from Lower Austria and wines from the Wachau. Pictured above, the Alter Garten parcel in Eisenberg’s Szapary vineyard, courtesy of Thom Wachter.
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