The wine region of Weststeiermark is located in the region of Steiermark of Steirerland of Austria. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Langmann or the Domaine Reiterer produce mainly wines white, pink and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Weststeiermark are Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Weststeiermark often reveals types of flavors of citrus fruit, tree fruit or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of microbio.
In the mouth of Weststeiermark is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 11 estates and châteaux in the of Weststeiermark, producing 33 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Weststeiermark go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or goat cheese.
The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...
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Only 3,600 bottles of Tobermory 24 Year Old Oloroso Cask Finish will be available, following last year’s release of a 23-year-old Hebridean Series single malt from the same batch. Bottled at 52.5% abv, Tobermory 24 has spent the last nine years in Oloroso Sherry casks sourced from González Byass. The series is part of a new focus on aged Tobermory releases under Brendan McCarron, master distiller for parent company Distell, master blender Julieann Fernandez and Tobermory manager Cara Gilbert, 28 ...
