Austria’s southern winemaking region is known to wine lovers as the source of elegant white wines, vibrant rosés and plenty of wine and cultural tourism opportunities. Here’s why you need to know about it.
Niederösterreich, or Lower Austria, is the largest wine region in Austria, and is famous for the variety and quality of its wines, made from unique varieties.
Already at the beginning of the harvest, the President of the Austrian Winegrowers' Association, Johannes Schmuckenschlager, had forecast a promising vintage with a slightly below-average harvest quantity.
The story of Austrian sparkling wine begins with a love affair between a Champagne cellar master and a young Viennese woman. Continuing with many innovations over the years, Sekt Austria (PDO) today belongs among the exciting high-quality trends.
From 11 to 1600 – in 1904 eleven founding members established the first wine cooperative in Mezzacorona, in Trentino. Since then, generations of families have devoted themselves to cultivating grapes and conserving their habitat.