Gruner Veltliner, Berger 2010. Kremstal - $36

Grapes:100% Gruner Veltliner
From:    Austria, Kremstal
Description:

Zingy and spicy this gruner veltliner is a great all rounder.  It has a slight doughy aftertaste fairly typical of a gruner.

Dry and Crisp it has a great pure rounded quality to it.

Fact:

Gruner Veltliner is found in Austria, Slovakia and Czech Republic.  Just as Beaujolais is associated with Bistro table wine in France,  Gruner is Austria’s answer (its red partner in crime is called Zweigelt)  – after a rather unfortunate incident in the 1980s when the Austrian wine industry suffered a bit of a scandal, the country is now making a great comeback with these wines.  The bottling of this wine with a soda cap and a liter bottle is probably an effort to get away from the more traditional German-Riesling bottle which many gruner’s come in – these bottles somehow imply that the wine will be sweet!

Food Pairing:

Great before a meal this wine will also compliment fish, light spring vegetables and even mountain cheeses like gruyere.