{"id":4399,"date":"2023-01-31T14:03:54","date_gmt":"2023-01-31T13:03:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/venturevienna.com\/?p=4399"},"modified":"2026-07-23T14:51:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T12:51:35","slug":"gruner-veltliner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/venturevienna.com\/de\/blog\/gruner-veltliner\/","title":{"rendered":"A Guide To Gr\u00fcner Veltliner Wine &#8211; Austria&#8217;s Signature White"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4399\" class=\"elementor elementor-4399\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-835d692 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"835d692\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1255db e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d1255db\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8a2980 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e8a2980\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 05-08-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Having written a couple of posts about <a href=\"https:\/\/thetraveltortoise.com\/austria\/vienna\/food-in-austria\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Austrian food<\/a>, we now need something to wash it all down with. So, what better way to start than by introducing Austria&#8217;s most important Gr\u00fcner Veltliner wine.<\/p><p>In my sister company, <a href=\"https:\/\/venturevienna.com\/de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Venture Vienna<\/a>, I operate wine tours to some of Austria&#8217;s key wine producing regions and top wineries, so I&#8217;ve accumulated a whole lot of knowledge through laboriously sampling many Austrian white wines \ud83d\ude09<\/p><p>This post is therefore a deep dive into Austria&#8217;s signature grape, covering where Gr\u00fcner Veltliner grows, its main characteristics, suitable food pairings and where to buy Gr\u00fcner Veltliner wines in the US, UK, and Europe. But first, as is customary here at The Travel Tortoise, let&#8217;s engage in a little bit of silliness&#8230;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b8c08a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2b8c08a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e71f4a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3e71f4a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dc2608 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3dc2608\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 05-08-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">GR\u00dcNER VELTLINER WINE<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ffe5bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2ffe5bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 05-08-2024 *\/\n.elementor-column .elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--spacer-size)}.e-con{--container-widget-width:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer{width:var(--container-widget-width,var(--spacer-size));--align-self:var(--container-widget-align-self,initial);--flex-shrink:0}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container{height:100%;width:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer{height:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--container-widget-height,var(--spacer-size))}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty{position:relative;min-height:22px;min-width:22px}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty .elementor-widget-empty-icon,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty .elementor-widget-empty-icon{position:absolute;top:0;bottom:0;left:0;right:0;margin:auto;padding:0;width:22px;height:22px}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-faeb0f3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"faeb0f3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c17bc54 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c17bc54\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d98e69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5d98e69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Gr\u00fcner Veltliner on Tinder...<\/h6>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a8bc75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3a8bc75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hi, I'm Gr\u00fcner Veltliner, but you can call me Gr\u00fcner. I'm caucasian, and I'm from Austria. If I had to describe some of my key character traits, then I guess I'd say that I have a dry sense of humour, but I guarantee that I'll always make your mouth water \ud83d\ude09 When I was younger, exes would often describe me as a bit \"fruity\" and perhaps a little \"green\", but always \"refreshing\". Now that I'm a little older and mature, I've definitely become more self-assured and bold. My ideal match? Well, just read on to find out more...<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a26ce7e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a26ce7e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5fba62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b5fba62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 05-08-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/venturevienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PXL_20220917_135403882-scaled-1-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8831\" alt=\"gruner veltliner wine grapes growing on the vine\" srcset=\"https:\/\/venturevienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PXL_20220917_135403882-scaled-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/venturevienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PXL_20220917_135403882-scaled-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/venturevienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PXL_20220917_135403882-scaled-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/venturevienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PXL_20220917_135403882-scaled-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/venturevienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PXL_20220917_135403882-scaled-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/venturevienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PXL_20220917_135403882-scaled-1-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Just hanging out with friends last summer...<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03f3d27 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"03f3d27\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fc8126 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7fc8126\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34746d2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"34746d2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23bcad4 elementor-alert-info elementor-widget elementor-widget-alert\" data-id=\"23bcad4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"alert.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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It's how I keep TTT alive. Your support is love - so thank you!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"elementor-alert-dismiss\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Hinweis ausblenden.<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1bc6c4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f1bc6c4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24ac9ab e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"24ac9ab\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-539fc85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"539fc85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53e49a6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"53e49a6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edda6bf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"edda6bf\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7fe8d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c7fe8d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is Gr\u00fcner Veltliner?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90c3591 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"90c3591\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>Gruner Veltliner (in German it is written <i>&#8216;Gr\u00fcner&#8217;<\/i> with an umlaut over the &#8216;u&#8217;) is the most widely planted grape variety in Austria, by some distance. It has bright acidity (i.e. it makes your mouth water) and a distinct peppery note to it.<\/div><div>It can be made into a wide range of styles, depending on how long the grapes are left to ripen on the vine (the longer it ripens the more sugar develops, thus producing higher alcohol and richer wines), the vintage (i.e. how the weather was that year), the vineyard location and how\/if it was aged.<\/div><div>There are myriad factors which go into producing great wines, so this is nowhere near a complete list!<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ac05e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2ac05e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14e9790 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"14e9790\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Kind of 'Terroir' Does Gr\u00fcner Veltliner Need?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e57958f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e57958f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8216;<em>Terroir<\/em>&#8216; is basically the growing conditions that a vine has around it. This term encompasses the soil in which the vines grow, elevation, orientation to the sun, and the general weather patterns which dominate in that area.<\/p><p>Gr\u00fcner Veltliner is thought to be indigenous to Austria, so, no surprise, it grows best in the <em>relatively<\/em> flat parts of north eastern Austria. Opulent and rich GVs flourish along the Danube valley <em>loess<\/em> belt stretching east of Krems, while it is also planted on primary rock in regions including the Wachau, to produce a leaner, meaner, more mineralic style.<\/p><p><em>Loess<\/em>, by the way, is a deep soil composed of tiny wind-blown silt and clay particles which accumulate over many years. <em>Loess<\/em> retains water relatively well.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58e1203 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"58e1203\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1a0f07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f1a0f07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Where Does Gruner Veltliner Wine Grow Best?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9dbc361 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9dbc361\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Nieder\u00f6sterreich<\/em> (that&#8217;s Lower Austria to you and I) is the spiritual home of Gr\u00fcner Veltliner, and in the relatively flat north east of Austria it has DAC status (<span class=\"ILfuVd\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"hgKElc\">Districtus Austriae Controllatus<\/span><\/span> &#8211; equivalent to a protected designation of origin or PDO) in several wine regions, including the Wachau, the Kremstal, the Kamptal (all river valleys), Wagram, and the rather modestly named Weinviertel (which literally translates to the &#8216;Wine Quarter&#8217;).<\/p><p>Aside from Austria, it can also be found in small quantities in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Italy and Australia. I&#8217;m sure that several wineries are experimenting with Gr\u00fcner in other parts of the world too, as its reputation is growing rapidly.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78501fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"78501fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df86e31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"df86e31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" 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class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Gr\u00fcner Veltliner growing next to the Danube in the Wachau Valley, about one hour west of Vienna<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebd3b86 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ebd3b86\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0a3b44 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a0a3b44\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbb0cf0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"bbb0cf0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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.elementor-divider-separator{width:100%;min-height:var(--divider-pattern-height);-webkit-mask-size:var(--divider-pattern-size) 100%;mask-size:var(--divider-pattern-size) 100%;-webkit-mask-repeat:var(--divider-pattern-repeat);mask-repeat:var(--divider-pattern-repeat);background-color:var(--divider-color);-webkit-mask-image:var(--divider-pattern-url);mask-image:var(--divider-pattern-url)}.elementor-widget-divider--no-spacing{--divider-pattern-size:auto}.elementor-widget-divider--bg-round{--divider-pattern-repeat:round}.rtl .elementor-widget-divider .elementor-divider__text{direction:rtl}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-divider,.e-con>.elementor-widget-divider{width:var(--container-widget-width,100%);--flex-grow:var(--container-widget-flex-grow)}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5d86a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c5d86a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cf9cb8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6cf9cb8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7427115 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7427115\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">GRUNER VELTLINER CHARACTERISTICS &amp; FLAVOUR PROFILE<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d40847d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d40847d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The typical characteristics of Gruner Veltliner do vary depending on what style of wine has been made, although there are a few constants which may help you to decide if it is a wine that interests you&#8230;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-906388c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"906388c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-160a019 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"160a019\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf9ea10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cf9ea10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Younger Bottles<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08133d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"08133d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When harvested early and still young, Gr\u00fcner Veltliner is bursting with acidity, with notes of green apples, lemon, lime, celery and a spiciness most akin to white pepper or radish. These aromatic, fresh and fruity wines are best drunk early i.e straight after its release up to about 2 years.<\/p><p>These bottles will typically be lighter in alcohol and thus relatively easy to drink. Very young GVs are often mixed with fizzy water to make Austrian white wine spritzers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7b692e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b7b692e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e7a324 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4e7a324\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af1bc44 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"af1bc44\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8dc7975 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8dc7975\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Older Bottles<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c151674 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c151674\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e97f6fc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e97f6fc\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8555b96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8555b96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When harvested later, and looked after carefully down in the cellar, well aged bottles of Gr\u00fcner Veltliner become rich and powerful, which makes it a good match for most of Austria&#8217;s typically hearty dishes.<\/p><p>These late harvested grapes not only result in higher alcohol wines, but they typically have a more complex flavour profile, often due to being stored for longer in oak, stainless steel, and the bottle itself.<\/p><p>The high acidity of GV means that it ages well, as over time its interaction and eventual balance with tannin and sugar produces very interesting flavours, often evolving into pineapples and cream.<\/p><p>I&#8217;d go as far as to say that some older GV&#8217;s have a distinct baroque feel to them. Yes, I know, describing a wine using the word baroque goes against all my instincts, but once you&#8217;ve tried a high quality aged Gruner Veltliner wine hopefully you&#8217;ll know what I mean, as to me, it has almost a regal, imperial note to it!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a94fedd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a94fedd\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f78f3bb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f78f3bb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58cb2aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"58cb2aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b535864 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b535864\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73ded46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"73ded46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c596e22 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c596e22\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5f8cb5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c5f8cb5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7b2850 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f7b2850\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">GRUNER VELTLINER FOOD PAIRINGS<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79f6bd7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"79f6bd7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"939\" src=\"https:\/\/venturevienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/11949-scaled-1-1024x939.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8868\" alt=\"gruner veltliner food pairings\" srcset=\"https:\/\/venturevienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/11949-scaled-1-1024x939.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/venturevienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/11949-scaled-1-300x275.jpg 300w, https:\/\/venturevienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/11949-scaled-1-768x704.jpg 768w, https:\/\/venturevienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/11949-scaled-1-1536x1408.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/venturevienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/11949-scaled-1-2048x1878.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/venturevienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/11949-scaled-1-13x12.jpg 13w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd091f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd091f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Gruner Veltliner food pairings needn&#8217;t be too complicated, just think along the lines of fragrant, spicy, vegetarian or porky dishes:<\/p><ul><li>Austrian cuisine &#8211; no great surprise here really. Austrians eat the most meat per capita in the whole of the EU, and yes, it&#8217;s mostly pork dishes like Schnitzel, <a href=\"https:\/\/thetraveltortoise.com\/austria\/things-to-eat-in-vienna-pork-knuckle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Pork Stelze<\/a>, K\u00fcmmelbraten (pork belly). Rather cleverly, the wine they produce has evolved to complement this over the years.<\/li><li>Asian cuisine: (fragrant Thai &amp; spicy Indian).<\/li><li>Grilled or roasted vegetables: green beans, asparagus, brussel sprouts, courgettes.<\/li><li>Seafood (grilled fish and shrimp, crab, lobster, scallops).<\/li><li>Summer salads with vinaigrette dressings (don&#8217;t be scared of bitter greenery with GV i.e. kale, rocket).<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"flex justify-between\"><div class=\"text-gray-400 flex self-end lg:self-center justify-center mt-2 gap-3 md:gap-4 lg:gap-1 lg:absolute lg:top-0 lg:translate-x-full lg:right-0 lg:mt-0 lg:pl-2 visible\"><div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3\"><div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-4 whitespace-pre-wrap\"><p>Three dishes to try with Gr\u00fcner Veltliner wine&#8230;<\/p><ol><li>Roasted pork belly with dumplings and sauerkraut.<\/li><li>Grilled asparagus.<\/li><li>Thai green curry.<\/li><\/ol><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc1ee35 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fc1ee35\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2306c99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2306c99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9e88f6 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a9e88f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98c2847 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"98c2847\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bddee95 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bddee95\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f79532 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0f79532\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WHERE TO BUY GRUNER VELTLINER WINE ONLINE?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e731468 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e731468\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a2e628 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6a2e628\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">USA<\/h6>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8304ad7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8304ad7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you&#8217;re looking some fine examples of Gruner Veltliner wine in America, then check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/organicwineexchange.com\/?s=gruner%20veltliner&amp;post_type=product&amp;campaign=GV&amp;ref=TTT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Organic Wine Exchange<\/a>, as they have a small but complete selection of curated bottles from only the most characteristic Austrian regions, including the <em>Kamptal<\/em>and the <em>Weinviertal<\/em> in <em>Nieder\u00f6sterreich<\/em>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68e86bb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"68e86bb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24ce0aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"24ce0aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9458b28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9458b28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">UK<\/h6>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54f90c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"54f90c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the UK, I recommend checking out The Great Wine Co, who feature several high quality examples of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.awin1.com\/cread.php?awinmid=21454&amp;awinaffid=1450644&amp;clickref=GV&amp;ued=https%3A%2F%2Fgreatwine.co.uk%2Fsearch.php%3Fsearch_query%3Dgruner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Austrian Gr\u00fcner Veltliner<\/a> from two of the best regions, i.e. the Wachau Valley (including both <em>Federspiel<\/em> and <em>Smaragd<\/em> classifications) and the <em>Weinviertal<\/em> in Lower Austria.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb5a3a1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cb5a3a1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5474687 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5474687\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a62987 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9a62987\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ireland &amp; the EU<\/h6>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02eaeca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"02eaeca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In Ireland and the rest of Europe (also the UK), definitely check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.awin1.com\/cread.php?awinmid=29373&amp;awinaffid=1450644&amp;campaign=Gruner+Veltliner&amp;ued=https%3A%2F%2F8wines.com%2Fsearch%2Fgruner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">8 Wines<\/a>, as they have an unbelievable collection of Gr\u00fcner Veltliner that rivals that of any other wine merchant out there! Prices are particularly good value too, as almost all GV production occurs within the EU, so taxes and customs are low to non-existent when getting these bottles to your door!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dffa9a6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dffa9a6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23a483b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"23a483b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8877fad elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8877fad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7978b45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7978b45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-174fe70 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"174fe70\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-288f00a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"288f00a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4bfeff elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e4bfeff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WHERE TO TASTE GRUNER VELTLINER IN AUSTRIA<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19c375f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19c375f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Oh, how funny that you ask! It just so happens that through my sister company, Venture Vienna, I operate some pretty awesome <a href=\"https:\/\/venturevienna.com\/de\/weintouren-von-wien-aus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wine tours in Austria<\/a>, one of which takes you to the gorgeous Wachau Valley, which, as mentioned, is widely considered one of the finest Gr\u00fcner Veltliner regions in the world. So if you&#8217;re ever in Austria, then do check out my <a href=\"https:\/\/venturevienna.com\/de\/wachau-kajaktour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wachau Kajak Tour<\/a>, or just get in touch and we&#8217;ll create something bespoke together.<\/p><p>If you prefer to do it yourself in Austria though, then just <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discovercars.com\/austria?a_aid=jimbob23\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">hire a car<\/a> and head out to the Danube River valleys yourself, visiting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.domaene-wachau.at\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Domaine Wachau<\/a> just outside the gorgeous hamlet of D\u00fcrnstein.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09a4ed3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"09a4ed3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a54caa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8a54caa\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b96c2e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b96c2e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"689\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/venturevienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG-20220712-WA0418-689x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-39727\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/venturevienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG-20220712-WA0418-689x1024.jpg 689w, https:\/\/venturevienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG-20220712-WA0418-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/venturevienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG-20220712-WA0418-768x1142.jpg 768w, https:\/\/venturevienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG-20220712-WA0418-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/venturevienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG-20220712-WA0418.jpg 893w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 689px) 100vw, 689px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">An outdoor tasting on a Venture Vienna wine tour<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6db1136 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6db1136\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccb314a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ccb314a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e540ff8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e540ff8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In their large tasting room there are informative wall displays and lots of cheery staff who impart their knowledge about what it is you are drinking and where it came from. Domaine Wachau act as a cooperative for many of the valley&#8217;s weekend growers, who typically possess tiny plots that have passed down through the generations. As such, they&#8217;re keeping alive the tradition of wine making for these families, so kudos to them.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3c7c04 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c3c7c04\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8255b8d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8255b8d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-016c2af elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"016c2af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45e8b4e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"45e8b4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c294e54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c294e54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1084524 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1084524\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">GRUNER VELTLINER WINE: OUTRO<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-860b1a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"860b1a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I hope that my rough guide to Gruner Veltliner wine has given you a better understanding of what makes it the undisputed boss of Austrian white wines. From what it tastes like, where it comes from, what to pair it with, and where you can drink some very fine examples of it, you&#8217;re now fully equipped to go forth and buy yourself some Gr\u00fcner &#8211; you won&#8217;t be sorry.<\/p><p>And if you fancy <a href=\"https:\/\/thetraveltortoise.com\/wine-guides\/riesling-for-beginners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">learning about Riesling<\/a> next, then go ahead, and don&#8217;t worry &#8211; it&#8217;s actually REALLY good and nothing like what you may have had before&#8230;as can be said for almost all Austrian white wines these days! If you reckon you&#8217;re more of a red wine fan, then go ahead and learn the basics of <a href=\"https:\/\/thetraveltortoise.com\/wine-guides\/cabernet-sauvignon-for-beginners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Cabernet Sauvignon<\/a> stattdessen.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-866bb57 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"866bb57\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6c25f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b6c25f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Having written a couple of posts about Austrian food, we now need something to wash it all down with. 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