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Here are the ingredients for a great Sauvignon Blanc: perfect climate, influence from a talented vintner, correct technical winemaking process, and superior terroir. Simple, right? The perfect climate includes warm days, cool nights, humidity, and a long vegetative cycle. Warm days are needed to get the grapes to ripen. Cool nights assure that the fruit notes of the grape make it into the glass: without this cooling period, the aroma particles of the grape become, in the words of winemaker Eduard Tscheppe, "kind of fried". Continue reading

Winemaker Franz-Josef Gritsch of the Gritsch Mauritiushof winery in the Wachau region of Austria will be at Campanile for a sit-down winemakers dinner to discuss his wines as well as the wines of his close friend and neighbor, Johann Donabaum. 10 wines will be poured, including Gruner Veltliners, Rieslings, and dessert wines. Continue reading

What do we mean when we say sweet wine? Read this painless overview about the three primary styles of Austrian dessert wine: Noble Wine, Schilfwein, and Eiswein. Find out why Austria is considered to be at the center of the world of sweet dessert wines. Continue reading