Burgenland: Creating a New History. Part Two
Read Part One of our tour of Burgenland, Austria, where we cover the history, terroirs, typical grapes grown and grower Judith Beck! Michael Andert Michael Andert was born into a…
Burgenland: Creating a New History. Part One
Burgenland lies around 35 minutes’ drive south east of Vienna and is divided into three broad regions: Neusiedlersee, Leithaberg and Mittelburgenland. We spent most of our recent trip in the…
Doug Decants: Franz Weninger’s Furmint vom Kalk
Franz Weninger and his father switched to BD farming in 2006. They originally planted Furmint in Austria over a decade ago, but the vines were hit by frost – so…
Doug decants: The Wines of Andreas Tscheppe
Of Dragonflies, Stagbeetles, Salamanders and Butterflies Andreas Tscheppe is part of the Styrian quintet of vignerons called Schmeck das Leben (taste of life). He has small vineyard parcels in a…