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Austria

Floating Down the Danube to Domaine Wachau

4 February 2011
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Austria has been making quality wine for hundreds of years but unlike its better known neighbour, Germany, it seems to have fallen through the collective cracks in our memories and is only now beginning to be recognized outside of its borders for the world class, top-notch white wines that it produces. The Danube is not [...]

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Laurenz V Friendly Gruner Veltliner 2007

21 January 2009
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First wine in the Twitter Taste Live – Beyond the trade event. I thought: fresh, crisp, fruity, zingy, slightly strange but unusual in a good way. Never tried an Austrian wine before but it’s nice and drinkable. Others said: mellow, light, fruity, pear, peach, dry Available from Bibendum

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