Wines of Austria

The “Alpine Republic” of Austria is a true gem of the wine world, and wine has been produced in its environs since the Bronze Age. It was the Cistercian monks in the 10th century who transported Burgundian know-how to the wine growing areas northeast of Vienna, setting the stage for Austrian wine culture. Austria’s inimitable combination of a relatively cool continental climate, a bevy of small-scale, family-run wineries, a strong sense of stewardship for the land, and an impossibly unique array of indigenous grape varieties that are the very definition of food-friendly, make Austria a special haven within the world of wine.