Happy Hour Wine Tasting Featuring Austrian and German Whites

Wine and cheese are ageless companions, like aspirin and aches, or June and moon, or good people and noble ventures.

M.F.K. FISHER, introduction, Vin et Fromage

Four thousand years of winemaking history counted for little after the "antifreeze scandal" of 1985, when it was revealed that some wine brokers had been adulterating their wines with diethylene glycol. The scandal destroyed the market for Austrian bulk wine and compelled Austria to reposition itself as a producer of quality wines.  This scandal also affected the German wines that were consumed within Germany as most of the locals now wanted "Trocken" or dry wines to ensure that they were not being served tainted wines.

We do not send out enough offerings out on white wines in general but the great whites of Austria and Germany deserve serious attention.  We have a small selection of Austrian and German wines in the store and one producer who we buy every vintage without tasting is F.X. Pichler. 

The wines speak volumes about the potential of quality in Austria as they are some of the best whites you will find of their type and style.  These wines focus on time and place where hard work in the vineyards trumps anything that can happen in the winery. 

To finish off our summer series of Happy Hour wine tastings I thought it would be fun to showcase some of the best wines from these two great white producing neighbors to quench your thirst during the hottest month of the year August.

The fee for this tasting is $75 + tax, to make a reservation call 954-523-9463 or e-mail andy@winewatch.com or simply respond to this e-mail. 

Happy Hour Wine Tasting Featuring Austrian and German Whites
Thursday, August 29, 2024
6:00 PM

2021 F.X. Pichler Loibner Steinertal Riesling Smaragd, Wachau, Austria
2021 Fx Pichler Gruner Veltliner Ried Kellerberg Smaragd Wachau, Austria
2021 F.X. Pichler Durnsteiner Gruner Veltliner Smaragd, Wachau, Austria
2021 F.X. Pichler Ried Loibenberg Riesling Smaragd, Wachau, Austria
2017 FX Pichler Riesling Ried Burgstall Federspiel Austria
2021 Weingut Franz Hirtzberger Ried Steinporz Riesling Smaragd, Wachau, Austria
2023 Landhaus Mayer Gruner Veltliner Austria
2022 Pichler-Krutzler Gruner Veltliner Ried Klostersatz Wachau Austria

2021 A. Christmann Riesling Pfalz Germany
2021 Von Winning Deidesheimer Kalkofken Riesling Grosses Gewachs Pfalz, Germany
2016 Dautel Riesling Besigheimer Wurmberg Wurttemberg Germany
2018 Weingut Kurt Darting Durkheimer Fronhof Riesling Kabinett Trocken 1 Liter Germany
2019 Dr. Burklin Wolf Gaisbohl Riesling Monopole GG Germany
2018 Dr. Fischer spatburgunder "steinbock" Saar Germany

Menu
Cheese and Charcuterie Selections
Salmon Dragon Sushi Roll
Spicy Tuna Roll
Forest Ham and Grilled Pineapple Pizza
Sweet and Sour Turkey Meatballs
Black Forest Cake Bites

The fee for this tasting is $75 + tax, for reservations call 954-523-9463 or e-mail andy@winewatch.com.