Regarded highly for their white wines like Grüner Veltliner and Riesling, Austria also produces some very unique and delicious red wines. The names may not exactly roll off your tounge - Blaufränkisch, Zweigelt, St. Laurent - but don't be afraid, there is some real good drinking to be had here.
My favorite of the bunch is St. Laurent.
Known as Sankt Laurent in German, St. Laurent has been called the savage cousin of Pinot Noir. And there is probably good reason, as genetic testing and records kept by monks over the centuries both indicate a lineage back to the noble red grape. Think the delicacy of Burgundy with the spice and weight of Rhone reds.
People are catching on here and there, but you still have to do some searching just to find the stuff. Juris and Schloss Gobelsburg produce some very solid St. Laurent vintage after vintage. We have pictures - which serve as proof!
A label...
...and a bottle...
Along with these two, another one of the best bottles I've had the pleasure of drinking was from the great Weingut Brundlmayer. Frequent readers know that I will talk about this great Austrian winery quite often. Keeping it short here, let me just say that, as this fairly recent write up in the Los Angeles Times indicates, I don't seem to be the only one who is taking notice.
Just look at this bottle resting on what appears to be a hay stack...
...it will quench your thirst, put you in a meditative trance and create world peace.
Alright, I admit, I made some of that up...it won't quench your thirst. Rather, a good glass of St. Laurent will actually make you thirsty for more. My kind of sinning. Straight from a bottle of the saint.
Cheers!
~ vs
My favorite of the bunch is St. Laurent.
Known as Sankt Laurent in German, St. Laurent has been called the savage cousin of Pinot Noir. And there is probably good reason, as genetic testing and records kept by monks over the centuries both indicate a lineage back to the noble red grape. Think the delicacy of Burgundy with the spice and weight of Rhone reds.
People are catching on here and there, but you still have to do some searching just to find the stuff. Juris and Schloss Gobelsburg produce some very solid St. Laurent vintage after vintage. We have pictures - which serve as proof!
A label...
...and a bottle...
Along with these two, another one of the best bottles I've had the pleasure of drinking was from the great Weingut Brundlmayer. Frequent readers know that I will talk about this great Austrian winery quite often. Keeping it short here, let me just say that, as this fairly recent write up in the Los Angeles Times indicates, I don't seem to be the only one who is taking notice.
Just look at this bottle resting on what appears to be a hay stack...
...it will quench your thirst, put you in a meditative trance and create world peace.
Alright, I admit, I made some of that up...it won't quench your thirst. Rather, a good glass of St. Laurent will actually make you thirsty for more. My kind of sinning. Straight from a bottle of the saint.
Cheers!
~ vs
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