To celebrate the Austrian Wine Marketing Board’s 25th Anniversary, we compiled a video of testimonials from some top wine people. Check out what they had to say! Special thanks to: Maximilian Riedel: Riedel Terry Theise: Terry Theise Estate Selections Gregory dal Piaz: Snooth Wolfgang Ban: Seasonal Restaurant, Edi & the Wolf Stephen Bitterolf: Crush Wine [...]

On the fourth day of Austrian wine, my true love gave to me: Zweigelt! Only 89 years young, Zweigelt is yet another crowd-pleasing grape. This little number is a cross between Balufrankisch and St. Laurent, originally created in 1922 by Dr. Fritz Zweigelt, though it was birthed under another name. It wasn’t until the 1970′s [...]

The VIEVINUM Wine Fair 2010 in Vienna hosted the launch of an exciting new wine qualification offered by the Austrian Wine Academy, conducted in English, to commence in autumn of 2010. It offers a unique opportunity to participants to combine learning about international wines with practical first hand experience in viticulture and wine-making and all [...]

The European Wine Blogger’s Conference, hosted by the Austrian Wine Marketing Board in Vienna October 22-24, kicked off in NYC last night at the Austrian Cultural Center with special thanks to Gabriella and Ryan Opaz of Catavino.The event showcased a variety of wines from a variety of grapes such as Austria’s indigenous Blaufränkisch, Grüner Veltliner, [...]