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Give Ice Wine for Christmas! Get Ice Wine for Christmas! Stay warm and have Ice Wines delivered to their door and yours. Holiday gift cards available for all your wine gift deliveries. Continue reading

The June 15, 2007 issue of Wine Spectator magazine finds big scores for Johann Donabaum, big scores for Feiler-Artinger, and big scores for Hogl, Gritsch Mauritiushof, Tschida and more.
Most of these wineries are imported exclusively by Winemonger, some of these wines are available in very limited quantities, and this is the only place you find them. Continue reading

We are very proud to share the news that winemaker Heinz Velich has received "Parker Points". That is, some of his wines have been reviewed by Rober Parker's Wine Advocate. In fact, the esteemed David Schildknecht, who is Robert Parker's Austrian expert, tasted Velich's wines and gave these glowing reports... Continue reading

With July 4th just around the corner, and Summertime already in full swing, it's time to think barbeque! Big, spicy red wines for red meat. Zippy white wines for fish, shellfish and veggies. Light styled sweet wines with fresh and grilled fruits. Here are our top wine picks for pairing with BBQ. 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

It might surprise you that perhaps the best suited wines for your very American holiday meal are the wines of Austria. And I’m not just saying that because that’s what Winemonger is all about. Continue reading

What’s with all the spellings?

Ice wine has German roots, which is why you will commonly see the German spellings for ice, “Eis” and Wine, “Wein” combined as Eiswein. You will also come across a host of incorrect mixes of the two languages creating spellings such as Eiswine and icewein. You may also find it called Vin de Glacier and Ledove Vino. But all of them refer to one thing: Wine, made from grapes which have frozen… Continue reading

Ruster Ausbruch is a sweet dessert wine. But before we plunge into the whys and hows of the wine, let’s take a look at the name itself: “Ruster”, pronounced “Rooster”, simply means that it comes from the town of Rust (again, pronounced “Roost”) in the Burgenland region of Austria. “Ausbruch,” (pronounced “AHS-brook”) comes from the German word “Ausbrechen” which means to “break out.” In this context it refers to the method for selecting the grapes during harvest. Continue reading

To help celebrate All Hallow's Eve this year, Winemonger is offering 10% off on all of our sweet wine flights and hosting a sweet wine tasting notes contest! Continue reading