London is an interesting place for food and drink these days. Last night I went out with buddy Daniel Primack of Around Wine to have some fun in Charlotte Street,…
A brilliant, affordable Austrian red
Here’s a really nice Austrian red at a great price. Just the sort of wine I love to drink. It has personality and freshness. Pittnauer ‘Pitti’ 2011 Burgenland, Austria A…
A brilliant Orange wine from Austria
Tried this today: it’s a brilliant Austrian skin-contact white. Just beautiful: one of the best examples of an ‘orange’ wine that I have tried. Schell Mann Achtung Wine 2007 Thermenregion,…
Two good, affordable Gruner Veltliners
I have a soft-spot for Gruner Veltliner, the wonderful Austrian white grape variety that the Kiwis are now beginning to plant. Here are two good, affordable examples. The problem with…
Two lovely Rieslings, Alsace and Austria
Two happy hunting grounds for Riesling: Alsace and Austria. These bottles satisfied, the Trimbach for its purity and freshness, and the Stadt Krems for its depth of flavour and richness of…
Loimer Gruner Veltliner Lois: great wine, great packaging
Lunch at the BFI today, on the south bank of the Thames, near Waterloo. The Benugo restaurant is actually pretty good, and I had a very well presented starter of…
Pfaffl Hundsleiten, a brilliant Austrian Gruner Veltliner
Grüner Veltliner is one of my favourite white grape varieties. It’s pretty much restricted to Austria, although New Zealand has now started paying attention to this variety, which has a…
Kirnbauer Blaufrankisch Classic 2009 – I really like Austrian reds
Now when the Austrians can prevent themselves from adding too much oak or going for too much extraction and ripeness, they make some lovely red wines. This is a Blaufrankisch,…
A stunning Austrian Riesling
This is a really impressive dry Riesling, made from grapes harvested in November. Must drink more Austrian wines… Franz Hirtzberger Spitzer Singerriedel Riesling Smaragd 2004 Wachau, Austria 13.5% alcohol. Full…