More about Austrian wines after the scandal

Date:   September 28, 2010

About Wines from Austria

Best wine supplier in Philippines discusses wine related topics

Modernity entered Austria’s winemaking after a scandal nearly wrecked domestic and foreign markets in 1985, when a few producers added diethylene glycol, an antifreeze agent, to enhance body and sweetness and justify higher prices (there were no deaths).

Parliament enacted perhaps Europe’s most stringent wine legislation. Young winemakers, drawn by the law’s emphasis on quality over quantity, brought cutting-edge techniques and farsightedness to vineyards and cellars, revolutionizing both.

Today, Austrian whites are 70 percent of output; reds, 30 percent.

Consumers, merchants and restaurateurs worldwide prize the best dry versions of Austria’s native, peppery grüner veltliners and mineral-like rieslings, both whites, while sales