A nagging conversation pops up at home every now and again. My Scandinavian wife can’t cope with “candy” in the UK (I can’t cope with the word “candy”, but let’s not get into that now!). For her it’s way too sweet. Living over here she misses her salty liquorice and extra sours. Point being is …
#NWTW Week 20: Up & Downs of Sweet Wines From Noble Rot Read More »
I’m writing this off the back of one of the most unhealthy weekends I’ve had in weeks. I’m not some nut case fitness freak or anything, but I guess I’m getting to the point now where some kinds of takeaways and foodstuffs just crease me. I end up tasting them for days and paying for …
#NWTW Week 9: The Verdict On Grüner Veltliner from Austria Read More »
It’s amazing that so many of the white wines across the world pair so well with Asian cooking. In Grüner Veltliner’s case I mean more the sweetly spiced styles, such as Vietnamese and Thai dishes. I know that’s going to be heaven for Ant given his tried and tested Friday tradition of his favourite takeaway …
#NWTW Week 9: Food Pairing With Grüner Veltliner from Austria Read More »
Well you’ll all be pleased to hear that this is going to be mercifully short today! The reason being is that Grüner Veltliner sort of only really grows in Austria. Yesterday when I started talking about what it was like as a grape, I kind of gave the game way for today’s post too, so …
#NWTW Week 9: What To Expect From Grüner Veltliner from Austria Read More »
Every wine producing country needs a point of difference. Grüner Veltliner is Austria’s; a truly world class white wine variety that gives the country that ultimate in the export market, something that is truly theirs.
Austria had always been a great place to drink wine. Back in the days of the Austro-Hungarian Empire for example, the wines graced the tables of the finest banquets seen in Europe, so despite the sluggish reaction on the export markets outside of Europe, the potential had always been there. In 1986 a wine law …
Ant’s taking the reigns off me for the next two weeks, and he’s kicking off with a real crowd pleaser. It’s from Austria, it’s Grüner Veltliner. This is the most famously “Austrian” white grape variety, that some how manages to find a gap between Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling, and Gewürztraminer and plugs it.
