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Map of Austria
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[...] Extraordinary Wine Clubserious fun for serious drinkers! « Map of Austria [...]
[...] Steiermark (or Styria) in Austria, is a wine region that doesn’t get much play outside of Austria, but it should. It sits on the Slovenian border, with roughly the same latitude as Burgundy, has similarly chalky soils to Sancerre, and is the Austrian home of Sauvignon Blanc. The other grape that performs exceptionally well here is the misnamed Welschriesling, which isn’t Riesling at all, but a grape native to Slovenia, Hungary and Austria that produces a rich, nutty wine with just enough acidity. Sauvignon Blanc is breathtakingly steely here, so the Welschriesling plays a useful role in softening up a bit, and adding some contrast to the cirtussy/minerally Sauvignon Blanc character with its nutty, peachy, baked fruit character. [...]