This spring, I attended a stellar tasting of Austrian wines at Toronto’s Alo, named Canada’s Best New Restaurant by several publications.
In the video above, Birgitta Samavarchian of the Austrian Wine Marketing Group, explains why the country’s iconic grape, Gruner Veltliner, is a white wine unlike any other.
This is a sampling the wines we tasted, but you can access more than 300 Austrian Wine Reviews here, along with those of our team members at Ottawa-based tastings.
The dishes that Alo presented to pair with the wines were simply spectacular. These pictures tell a thousand words (and sensory sensations).
Austrian Agricultural Minister Andrä Rupprechter chats with attendees
Schloss Gobelsburg Lamm Grüner Veltliner 2013
Kamptal D.A.C., Austria
Muller Gewurztraminer 2015
Vulkanland Steiermark, Austria
Austrian Agricultural Minister Andrä Rupprechter and Alo Chef Patrick Kriss
Photo by Eugene Mlynczyk
Master of Wine, Eugene Mlynczyk, also attended the tasting and kindly provided several of his gorgeous photos for this post.
Sattlerhof Gamlitzer Sauvignon Blanc 2015
Sudsteiermark, Austria
Brundlmayer Heiligenstein Riesling 2014
Kamptal DAC, Austria
Austrian Agricultural Minister Andrä Rupprechter, Barbara Waxenegger, Birgitta Samavarchian of the Austrian Wine Marketing Group
Leopold Klassik Gruner Veltliner 2015
Niederosterreich, Austria
A terrific line-up of wines to taste before the dinner began
Rabl Langenlois Grüner Veltliner 2015
Kamptal D.A.C., Austria
Photo by Eugene Mlynczyk
Gmörk Anton Bauer Gruner Veltliner 2014
Wagram Osterre, Austria
Photo by Eugene Mlynczyk with Chef Patrick Kriss
Ludwig Holzer from Winzer Krems Winery
Neustifier Exklusiv Gruner Veltliner 2015
Niederosterreich, Austria
Weingut Frank Johannesbergen Gruner Veltliner 2015
Niederösterreich, Austria
Weiner Gemischter Satz 2015
Weiner Gemischter Satz DAC, Austria
Photo by Eugene Mlynczyk
Uploading all those great Austrian wines into the mobile app so that you can find them in the liquor store!
