Top 100 white wines of Wachau - Page 6

Discover the top 100 best white wines of Wachau of Niederösterreich as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the white wines that are popular of Wachau and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Discovering the wine region of Wachau

The wine region of Wachau is located in the region of Niederösterreich of Weinland of Austria. We currently count 156 estates and châteaux in the of Wachau, producing 1238 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Wachau go well with generally quite well with dishes .

Discover the grape variety: Pinot blanc

Pinot Blanc is a grape variety that originated in Burgundy, mutated from Pinot Gris. Today, it is grown in Alsace where it is called klevner when blended with auxerrois. The continental climate, with its cold winters and hot summers, is particularly suited to pinot blanc. It is resistant to frost in winter and in summer, the roots draw the minerals it needs from the warm soil. Its bunches are made up of small berries with thick skins and melting pulp that produce fruity, spicy wines, balanced between acidity and alcohol. pinot blanc is also used for crémants and sparkling wines. Pinot Blanc is also used for Crémant and sparkling wines. It is widely grown in Italy, where it covers almost 7,000 hectares, and is also found in Germany, Austria, Canada and South Africa.

Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Wachau

white wines from the region of Wachau go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of savoyard pizza (cream base), shrimp in hot sauce from cathylou or julienne fillets in coconut milk.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Wachau

On the nose in the region of Wachau often reveals types of flavors of green apple, minerality or white pepper and sometimes also flavors of earth, tree fruit or spices. In the mouth in the region of Wachau is a with a nice freshness.

News from the vineyard of Wachau

Andrew Jefford: ‘The gifts of Bacchus hold our gaze like a procession’

Do growers make wine – or do markets? Growers, of course. Yet markets define the scope of the grower’s creative efforts by what they reward or sanction. When markets are neglectful and unresponsive, there’s little the grower can do but conform. It’s a problem the world over. Here’s an example. The river Moselle/Mosel rises to the wet west of the Vosges mountains, then curves in a long green arc heading north through Epinal, Metz and (along the left bank) Luxembourg’s Grand Duchy, turning east at ...

Fuori Mondo announces Tuscan marble-aged Cabernet Sauvignon for €1,085

Most of the Italian masterpieces of the Renaissance in the 15th and 16th centuries were carved out of marble. Since the 1980s, Italian viticulture has had its Renaissance in the form of wine, but not much was often thought about combining the two. ‘Man needs to realise his dreams,’ said Yannick Alléno, presenting Fuori Marmo 2019, a unique marble-aged Cabernet Sauvignon from the Costa Toscana IGT at his three-star Michelin restaurant, Pavillon Ledoyen, in Paris last week. The idea was born in 20 ...

Austria’s Wagram region granted DAC status

With the signing off by the Austrian minister of agriculture, sustainability and tourism, Elisabeth Köstinger, Wagram becomes Austria’s seventeenth DAC (Districtus Austriae Controllatus), following Wachau and Ruster Ausbruch in 2020, and Carnutum in October 2019. ‘This was not an easy nut for the winemakers of the Wagram region to crack,’ said Chris Yorke, CEO of the Austrian wine marketing board, Austrian Wine, ‘but after comprehensive discussions and much thought, the Wagram ...