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Austria's Single Vineyard Summit 2025 – reds
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...
Julia Harding MW
Monday 10 November 2025
• 11 min read
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Putting Furmint, Blaufränkisch and Welschriesling on the map
A groundbreaking tasting of three key Eastern European varieties across 10 countries at Kog 25 Pannonia. There is a tiny, picturesque village called Kog in the eastern corner of a...
Tamlyn Currin
Wednesday 8 October 2025
• 10 min read
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Hungary's Szekszárd region – on the up
Dr Caroline Gilby MW
Monday 18 August 2025
• 5 min read
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Julia's second report based on the annual Traditionsweingüter tasting in Austria. Last time the Grüner Veltliners, this time everything else...
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A one-woman wine estate in Austria put together in a doctor's waiting room. Sort of.
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