Winery WegensteinVeltliner
White wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or lean fish.
Food and wine pairings with Veltliner
Pairings that work perfectly with Veltliner
Original food and wine pairings with Veltliner
The Veltliner of Winery Wegenstein matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of pasta carbonara almost like the real thing, tuna pie or thai shrimp sauce.
Details and technical informations about Winery Wegenstein's Veltliner.
Discover the grape variety: Gros Bourgogne
Simple, dry and fresh whites with a pale golden colour, a supple palate with moderate acidity and undemonstrative aromas of citrus and white flowers. A discreet rustic profile. Almost disappeared from commercial cultivation, preserved in INRAE varietal collections, it bears witness to the pre-phylloxera ampelographic diversity of Burgundy. Rare French white variety, once grown in Burgundy and the central regions.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Veltliner from Winery Wegenstein are 2016, 2017
Informations about the Winery Wegenstein
The Winery Wegenstein is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 37 wines for sale in the of Niederösterreich to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Niederösterreich
Homeland of Grüner Veltliner: Austria's signature dry whites, lively, peppery ("Pfefferl"), with notes of citrus, green apple, fennel and fine minerality, from crunchy everyday to great age-worthy bottles on lees. Taut, precise Riesling on the Wachau terraces (UNESCO). Quieter reds: supple Zweigelt with red fruit. Subregions: Wachau, Kremstal, Kamptal, Wagram, Weinviertel.
The wine region of Weinland
Vast German-speaking region in north-eastern Switzerland, the country's largest production area. Signature Pinot Noir (Blauburgunder): fine, fresh reds with notes of cherry, raspberry, undergrowth and sweet spices, silky tannins. Elegant, delicate style, often barrel-aged. Also light, floral Müller-Thurgau (Riesling-Sylvaner), lively, lemony native Räuschling, ample Pinot Gris.
The word of the wine: Harvesting and handling
In Champagne, a winegrower who makes his own vintages exclusively from grapes grown on his own property.
