Go through the pass into Austria and motor a few hours on the autostrada east and you’ll get to the Wachau Valley, home of the country’s finest wines. And, perhaps, its finest winemaker: Lucas Pichler, son of the legendary F.X.  He has...

Winery Notes:  In order to be a representative of the whole Danube appellation KAMPTAL, vineyards and grapes from the lower part of the valley, as well as grapes from the upper and higher altitude part of valley are used. The grapes from the lower...

From somewhere out near wine’s lunatic fringe (and Austria) comes today’s offbeat but really, really delicious offering.  Manfred Felsner is one of those guys who- despite its commercialization and globalization- still exist in the wine...

#22 of PRIMA’s ’24 for 24’ Best Wines Of The Year   Raise your oyster game to its highest plane with this totally Gru-Vee wine from the steep south-facing slopes of the Wachau along the Danube River.  Pichler is a gold...

 2021 Weingut Wohlmuth Sauvignon Blanc Ried Hochsteinriegl Grosse STK $52.99 per bottle with shipping included on 6 bottles or more  By the now, after three wildly popular offers of the Wohlmuth Sauvignons over the past two years, we...

2021 Weingut Wohlmuth Sauvignon Blanc Kitzeck-Sausal, Styria 

2022 Gobelsburg Rosé Schlosskellerei Gobelsburg 'Cistercien ' Much of Austria’s Danube Valley is considered far too cool to fully ripen the native red wine grapes planted there and some of those become the source of...

If it were up to me, Austrian Gruner Veltliner would be the daily fare on everyone’s dinner table. Its characteristics are perfectly suited to a broad array of cuisines, from spicy Asian fare to richer dishes of fish, poultry or pork. Typically...

Wine Country: Austria Wine Varietal: Riesling Fans of FX Pichler know how good these wines are and why they’re so much in demand.  Purely defined fruit, great depth of flavor; truly spectacular!

Importer's Notes:  It’s a perfect foil for the infectious drinkability that this variety is known for but has an extra level of clarity and complexity that is sometimes missing from this category. Fermented entirely in stainless steel from estate...

Importer's Notes:  Martin Nigl’s Freheit is sourced from 4 different vineyards in the  hills above the city of Krems. The soils here are primarily löss and the temperature is moderated by its steep elevation. The name Freiheit means...

We love these bone-dry Austrian Rieslings.  Hiedler’s is penetrating, persistent and utterly delicious.  Its laser-like acidity will do wonders alongside a right-from-the-fryer schnitzel but we love it with oysters, fresh, delicate fish...

Importer's Notes:  The Berger liter of Zweigelt is an unbelievable value red wine. Made in the same style as the Grüner Liter, but aged for an additional year. Juicy and bright, Berger’s Zweigelt is loaded with crunchy red fruit, tart cherry, and...

Wine Country: Austria Wine Varietal: Riesling

Wine Country: Austria Wine Varietal: Gruner Veltliner