2010-08-16
S4C, short for Sommeliers for Consumers, is the world’s only sommelier tasting council uniting 14 of the world’s greatest sommeliers, amongst whom Gérard Basset, Master Sommelier & Master of Wine, Olivier Poussier, Best Sommelier of the World 2000, Markus del Monego, Best Sommelier of the World 1998, and Isa Bal, Best Sommelier of Europe 2008, to cite but four of the prestigious S4C tasting panel…
2010-08-16
Thanksgiving just wouldn’t be Thanksgiving without some of the mainstay dishes that symbolize the day itself: turkey, giblet stuffing and gravy, cranberries and sweet potatoes, to name a few. But, while their flavors are inimitable, these foods are not necessarily easy to accommodate when it comes to finding their ideal matching wines – especially when served altogether at the same meal.
2010-08-18
For several weeks now, the grapes in Austria’s vineyards have been undergoing a very diligent 2007 vintage harvest. In some regions, such as Burgenland and Vienna, the harvest is already nearly complete, while in cool wine-growing areas in Lower Austria and Steiermark, the harvesting of top-level grapes has only recently begun. The weather conditions in 2007 - hot summer; rainfall at the beginning…
2010-08-18
This year’s wine harvest in Austria has turned out to be a fine and fruity one. The following summary of the 2007 vintage provides some of the important highlights.
2010-08-13
The AWMB proudly welcomed star-vintner and wine-icon Angelo Gaja from Barbaresco, Piemonte, as guest on the Marketing Days in Eisenstadt and Stockerau on January 12th and 14th.
2010-08-13
ALDO SOHM , originally from Tyrol in Austria and Wine Director at Le Bernardin, New York's internationally acclaimed four star seafood restaurant, is Winner of the 2009 James Beard Award for Outstanding Wine Service.
2010-08-13
The Austrian wine sector stood for one thing during the second weekend in June: the Wine-Summit 2009. Every two years, more than 150 distinguished specialists in the international wine sector are invited to Austria by the Austrian Wine Marketing organisation in order to discover - through intensive guided tours - the latest developments in this country's red and white wine growing areas.
2010-08-13
It was a very hectic time in Austria’s vineyards during the last few weeks. The warm and sunny weather until the beginning of October brought healthy grapes with optimal ripeness and - thanks to the cool nights - perfectly preserved aromas and flavours. Once again, a high quality vintage can be expected, albeit this time with just a drop of bitterness: because of bad weather during the flowering…
2010-08-13
Good news from the USA ! The economy is growing again (+ 3% in the 3rd quarter). The restaurants are full, shoppers are willing to spend - and Austrian wine is going full speed ahead !
2010-09-24
Welcome to Austria at Vinitaly, Hall 2, Stand C5-C6 and D5-D6
2010-08-16
After the first tastings of the young 2007 vintage wines, the faces of the winemakers and professional tasters throughout Austria’s wine-growing areas expressed strong satisfaction about the high level of quality achieved. And those faces were much brighter than they were at harvest time, when the results - from good to outstanding - couldn’t even be hoped for, due to the difficult summer and…
2010-07-30
Crème de la Crème of International Wine Bloggers to Gather in the Austrian Capital 22 - 24 October 2010. The 3rd European Wine Bloggers Conference (EWBC) will be held between October 22nd and 24th in Vienna, Austria – marking the first time that the event will take place outside of the Iberian Peninsula.
2010-10-05
The Austrian Wine Marketing Board and the Austrian Trade Commission announce two upcoming Austrian wine tasting events in San Francisco (May 3) and New York City (May 5) called Austria Uncorked.
2010-07-30
It’s almost eerie – the 9 series! The legendary Austrian “9er” vintages certainly live up to their reputation even in the new millennium. It began in 1959 – the vintage that nature gave an outstanding performance in Austria (and in many other wine countries of Europe). Magnificent white wines and especially sweet wines are still living proof of the vintage’s legendary reputation. But a decade…
2010-09-06
This difficult vintage began with a slow, irregular blossoming in Spring, when cold periods caused early decimation of upstart grapes. Summer, refusing to live up to its name, provided little reprieve. Nevertheless, ripening was satisfactory.
2010-08-16
For the 7th, completely revised edition of Robert Parker's perennially best-selling Wine Buyer's Guide, the entire six-headed team of the Wine Advocate was mobilized in order to generate for the most part entirely new text.
2010-08-19
The largest specialist wine trade fair in the world, the VINITALY/Verona, takes place this year from 30 March to 3 April.
2010-08-19
The new Wine Millennium will experience its first highlight from 3rd to 5th June 2000 - VIEVINUM at Vienna's Hofburg, the former Imperial Palace.
2010-08-18
A series of national and international awards prompted the association of the 17 Bioveritas Wine Estates to go public and to present the "excellent biological wines" together for the first time.
2010-08-18
Now that the vast majority of Austria's grapes have been harvested for the 2000 vintage, we can confirm that the experts' predictions have proved to be correct: quality is excellent, and quantity is slightly lower than usual.
2010-07-29
A logical result of constant efforts to improve quality and marketing is the growing recognition that Austrian wines are gaining in international specialist publications.
2010-08-23
From 11–13 July 2002, the wine city of Vienna will be the venue for an international expert forum of particularly high quality. At a two-day symposium called “The Changing Face of Wine” leading wine experts from around the world will be discussing the future of the global wine industry. Before the symposium there will be an official “Master of Wine Tour” to all of Austria’s wine-growing regions,…
2010-08-23
(All's Well That Ends Well, or Nerves of Steel Only, Please)
A dry winter which was so mild that it hardly deserved to be called winter at all was followed in most wine-growing areas by a spring that was dry and pleasant, allowing the vines to develop normally. The hot and summery weather in May even brought to mind the heat records of 2000. After a good blossoming period right up to mid-June a…
2010-08-23
For Austria's wine producers, the Pro Wein is by far the most important event abroad. More than 160 producers and dealers from all wine growing regions of the Alpine republic will participate this year, and 1,300 m² of exhibition space will be devoted to Austrian wine, a surface area exceeded only by Germany, Italy, and France.
2010-08-23
On the 27th of March at the Hotel Bel Air in The Hague, the Dutch wine cognoscenti will be presented with delicacies from Austria's wine regions.
2010-08-23
Gourmets and wine connoisseurs can again look forward to a choice wining & dining event - Vinova 2002 is just around the corner.
2010-08-23
The third VIEVINUM wine festival, first held in 1998, will be taking place this year from Saturday 8 June to Monday 10 June 2002. As usual the setting will be the Vienna Hofburg. The impressive atmosphere of Imperial Austria provides a unique environment for the presentation of wines which fulfil today's expectations of quality and lifestyle.
2010-08-23
Human beings are by nature creatures of habit - perhaps a carry-over from primitive survival instincts. Always safer to go with what, where and whom you know. I am just wondering whether that habit is the reason that when it comes to white wine choice, it is almost predictable 95 times out of 100 that the choice will be a chardonnay wine, again 95 times out of 100 it will be a white burgundy.
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2010-08-23
The ceremonial hall of the Vienna City Hall was the backdrop for honoring Austria's 200 chosen SALON wines during a presentation to professionals. This annual showcasing of the best of Austrian wines culminated in the naming of 11 SALON members and the 11 SALON winners. Celebrity patrons awarded the certificates.
2010-08-23
All the ships have come in for the Austrian Wine Marketing Board," says Wine Marketing Director Michael Thurner. As already reported, 300 international dealers, gastronomes and journalists travelled through Austria's wine-growing areas and visited the VIEVINUM 2002 in the Imperial Palace in Vienna. In addition to this, the Master of Wine Congress to be held in July, the O.I.V. Congress 2004, will…
2010-07-19
Wolfgang Puck, one of the most talented and renowned chefs in the world, brought a touch of Hollywood to this year’s SALON Austrian Wine Awards Gala Dinner, which was held on June 30th at Platinum, in the sparkling new UNIQA Tower in Vienna. The guest star chef presented a mouthwatering array of dishes that he had designed and prepared for the special event, which honoured 25 Austrian winemakers…
2010-07-21
From July 11 to 13, the Hotel Intercontinental in Vienna will house the Fifth International Symposium of the "Institute of Masters of Wine". In front of a high-powered professional public, leading experts from around the world will discuss topical subjects of the wine world. The AWM sponsors this important event, which is also an opportunity to showcase Austrian wines in an extraordinary,…
2010-08-23
The most recent edition (141) of Robert Parker's "Wine Advocate" is dominated by Austria. After an extensive tasting journey through Styria, Lower Austria, and the Burgenland, Parker's right-hand man, Pierre Rovani, directly summarizes his findings: "the Austrians were welcoming, gracious, and passionate about their work. More importantly, their wines are superb."
2010-08-23
Especially in wine growing regions of Kamptal, Kremstal and Wachau, the floods caused significant damage to some producers. The effects on the overall quality and quantity of the 2002 vintage, however, are not expected to be significant.
2010-08-23
The Fifth European Health Forum Gastein, which took place in Bad Hofgastein, 25-28 September 2002, was the occasion of a lecture by Dr Resch (consultant at the Landeskrankenhaus Krems) in which he presented the results of a comparative study on the interaction between white wine and health.
2010-08-23
Research carried out by Statistik Austria suggests that the wine harvest 2002 will be around 2.5 m hectoliters, a quantity similar to 2001, though an additional one percent may be expected throughout the country. Hail and floods have had only very localized effects on predicted harvests.
2010-09-22
Austrian wines are in fashion. To prove this statement, a special event is taking place in the Hotel Crown Plaza-Den Haag on March 7th. A total of 42 exhibitors will present an array of specialty wines to the Netherlands wine connoisseurs.
2010-09-22
Austria's vintners are pleased with a magnificent, high-quality vintage. At the harvest, the grapes were of an excellent quality, in respect of both maturity and health.
2010-09-22
The season invites one, at least occasionally, to take, according to temperament, short or lengthier walks through the vineyards. Despite temperatures, which are no longer so high, nobody needs to be afraid of catching a cold: drinking grape juice brings a great deal of Vitamin C into the body and thus helps to prevent the coughs and sneezes brought on by inclement weather.
2010-09-22
There were numerous awards and highest ratings for Austrian wines given in London, Brussels, Bordeaux and Hamburg.
2010-09-22
For the celebration of ten years of SALON - Austrian Wine, the Vienna Town Hall gladly opened its doors. 200 Austrian wines were presented which, after rigorous selection, can now be considered perfect examples of indigenous diversity and quality.
2010-09-22
The final qualification of Salon Österreichicher Wein 1997/98 (200 top wines and 10 new wine and marc distillations) lasted three days (from the 26th - 28th May).
2010-09-22
On the occasion of the festive opening of the asparagus season at the Hotel am Sachsengang on April 24, 1997, the AWM, under the patronage of the Chaine des Rotisseurs, will bestow the "Prädikat Asparagus Wine Award" upon 33 quality Austrian wines.
2010-09-22
On the occasion of Vinitaly/Verona from April 4 to 8, Austrian wine was, as in 1995, greatly honored. In the "Concorso Enologico" two of the nine major prizes ("Gran Medaglia d'Oro") went to Austrian vintners.
2010-09-22
Smaller yield volumes hardly slow the export activities of domestic vintners. Around 70 wine estates already took part in the 1st quarter of 1997 at the diverse meetings for interested parties of AWM abroad.
2010-09-22
Those wishing to buy Austrian table wines in future must take a close look at the labels.
2010-09-22
In the last edition of the Wine Spectator (2/97), Bruce Sanderson reported on the revival of the Austrian Riesling in his article "Great Austrian Wine Discoveries".
2010-09-22
Three Austrian vintners were given special awards at the gala event of the "International Wine Magazine" at the Hilton Hotel in London. In the presence of the EU Commissioner Fischler, the following Burgenland wine-growing estates were honored.
2010-09-14
The largest specialist wine trade fair in the world, VINITALY/Verona took place this year from the 8th to the 12th of April.
2010-09-14
From March 21 - 23, 1999, 100 wine exhibitors from Austria had offered their answer to the international competition in an area of 650m² at ProWein in Düsseldorf, the most important wine trade fair in Germany.