{"title":"Austria","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'The revolution in quality of Austrian wines is due in no small part to the remarkable role played by Bert Salomon during his time in the 1990s when he single-handedly turned around the image of Austrian wines and invited the world to discover what had previously been more of a local secret. I was one of the very first to be invited in by Bert and I remember clearly how it shook my world at that time.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWe are privileged to represent the wines of Bert Salomon and his family who make some of the world's finest Rieslings and Grüner Veltliners, and also of his friends the Kracher family who have been recognised as one of the greatest sweet wine producers in the world.' \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid Burkitt, Vintage and Vine, Importer.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"kracher-auslese-cuvee-2017-375ml","title":"Kracher Auslese Cuvee 2017 375ml (screw cap)","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #212121;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVariety:\u003c\/strong\u003e Chardonnay, Welschriesling\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #212121;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCountry, Region:\u003c\/strong\u003e Austria, Burgenland\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #212121;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAppellation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Burgenland\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e12% Alc\/Vol; 71.8g\/l RS; 6.1g\/l TA. 60% Welschriesling and 40% Chardonnay, fermented and matured for 11 months in stainless steel tanks. Medium yellow with green highlights. Aromas of freshly cut quince and fig lead to a lovely, finely textured palate, showing good volume of flavour with a succulent mandarin and passionfruit edge adding vibrancy. Finishes with excellent length and refreshing acidity. Delightfully elegant and eminently drinkable. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #752575;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘The 2017 Auslese Cuvée is a blend of Chardonnay and Welschriesling. The nose is clear and aromatic, with bright honey and blossom as well as walnut aromas. Intense and nicely concentrated on the palate, with lots of walnut and salty flavors, this is an elegant and well-balanced, not too sweet Auslese that could be spectacular with the right dish. I'd try this 2017 with Morbier, Comté or Roquefort cheese. Drink 2019-2029.’\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e 89 points, Stephan Reinhardt, The Wine Advocate, February 2019.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0115\/8329\/1492\/files\/Kracher_Logo1_edited-1_50ecc16b-1ba5-4178-805c-f144846ff355_480x480.png?v=1584603790\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"139\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #752575;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Gerhard Kracher, genius of the Trockenbeerenauslese category. In the late 1980s and up to his early death in 2007, Alois Kracher handcrafted some of the greatest noble sweet wines of the world. His annual collections of numbered TBAs (Trockenbeerenauslesen), produced in Illmitz at the lake Neusiedl, became legends and were often presented along with the finest sweet wines from Sauternes (namely Château d’Yquem), Tokaji (Szepsi) and Mosel-Saar-Ruwer (Egon Müller, Joh. Jos. Prüm). Alois’s son Gerhard Kracher has managed to maintain the extremely high level of quality.' \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStephan Reinhardt, The Wine Advocate, February 2018.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eThere are no secrets to the production of Kracher’s unparalleled range of remarkable sweet wines, headlined of course each year by up to a dozen or more trockenbeerenauslese cuvées. For three generations the Kracher family has led the way in the Seewinkel, that corner (winkel) of Austria to the east of Lake Neusiedl, just an hour’s drive from Vienna. It was Alois Kracher Senior, back in the ‘50s and ‘60s who first realised the potential of the area for quality wine growing. Then in 1991, Alois Junior (Luis) set the world on fire with his ‘new’ style of dessert wine, focussing on finesse and balance more than just outright sweetness. From there he went on to win the British Wine Journal’s ‘Winemaker of the Year’ title 5 times, before his untimely passing in 2007.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eLuis’ son Gerhard has now been running the estate for a decade and has deftly picked up where his father left off, winning the International Wine Challenge ‘Sweet Winemaker of the Year’ award in 2009. Each year though, the recipe remains the same, driven by a relentless attention to detail. In the vineyard yields are kept incredibly low with each vine limited to just 3 bunches of grapes. In the cellar, each individual parcel is vinified separately, often in lots as small as a hundred litres or so. Malolactic fermentation is avoided to retain the grapes’ high natural acidity and sulphur use is kept to a minimum. Two styles of TBA are produced: \u003cem\u003eZwischen den Seen\u003c\/em\u003e (between the lakes), vinified in stainless steel or large oak casks; and \u003cem\u003eNouvelle Vague\u003c\/em\u003e (new wave), vinified in French oak barriques.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eAlongside the world-famous TBAs, Kracher also makes a vibrant Auslese Cuvée, that is both great value and great drinking, an always brilliant Beerenauslese Cuvée and an exciting new \u003cem\u003eIce Wine\u003c\/em\u003e from the hills of Transylvania in Romania. And although sweet wines have long been Kracher’s forte, today its dry wines are earning considerable acclaim, with its Pinot Gris, Welschreisling and Zweigelt gaining an enthusiastic following for quality and outstanding value.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e What makes the wines so special?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1584600895568_644\"\u003eThe Seewinkel is an area in the Burgenland region of eastern Austria, approximately 20 km wide, along the eastern shore of Lake Neusiedl. It is an immense plain, with countless shallow lakes of various sizes scattered throughout it. Most of these lakes, including the largest, Lake Neusiedl, are less than two metres deep. The Pannonian (continental) climate brings hot dry summers and very cold winters and it is these extremes that create a unique climate for viticulture. During cool autumn evenings, evaporation from the numerous lakes creates heavy fog, which covers the area until midday when the still strong sunlight burns through. This helps to create the necessary conditions for the formation of the noble rot, \u003cem\u003ebotrytis cinerea, \u003c\/em\u003ethat is the key to the immense concentration, sweetness and complexity of the greatest sweet wines.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Buzz Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31770263126116,"sku":"AKR17AUSLESE375","price":36.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0115\/8329\/1492\/products\/Auslese_Cuvee.jpg?v=1586389703"},{"product_id":"kracher-trockenbeerenauslese-noble-cuvee-187ml","title":"Kracher TBA Noble Reserve NV 187ml (screw cap)","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #212121;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVariety:\u003c\/strong\u003e Chardonnay, Welschriesling\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #212121;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCountry, Region:\u003c\/strong\u003e Austria, Burgenland\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #212121;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAppellation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Burgenland\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e10.5% Alc\/Vol; 194.4 g\/l RS; 7.2 g\/l TA. 55% Welschriesling, 40% Chardonnay and 5% Traminer, blended from several vintages and matured in seasoned French oak barriques and large oak casks.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #752575;\"\u003e‘Aged in large oak and used barriques, the NV Trockenbeerenauslese \"Noble Reserve\" (LN 9499\/14) is based mainly on the 2013 vintage, with smaller portions of the 2012 and 2014 vintages, and blends 55% Welschriesling with 40% Chardonnay and 5% Traminer. The wine has an intense golden-apricot color and offers spicy, well-concentrated and candied pink grapefruit as well as citrus-fresh fruit aromas on the nose that are intermixed with quince, apricot and exotic spicy notes. Lush and fine on the palate, this is a generous, complex and elegant TBA with lovely piquancy and persistent structure. 10.5% alcohol. Drink 2018-2030.'\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e90 points, Stephan Reinhardt, The Wine Advocate, February 2018.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0115\/8329\/1492\/files\/Kracher_Logo1_edited-1_50ecc16b-1ba5-4178-805c-f144846ff355_480x480.png?v=1584603790\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"139\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #752575;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Gerhard Kracher, genius of the Trockenbeerenauslese category. In the late 1980s and up to his early death in 2007, Alois Kracher handcrafted some of the greatest noble sweet wines of the world. His annual collections of numbered TBAs (Trockenbeerenauslesen), produced in Illmitz at the lake Neusiedl, became legends and were often presented along with the finest sweet wines from Sauternes (namely Château d’Yquem), Tokaji (Szepsi) and Mosel-Saar-Ruwer (Egon Müller, Joh. Jos. Prüm). Alois’s son Gerhard Kracher has managed to maintain the extremely high level of quality.' \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStephan Reinhardt, The Wine Advocate, February 2018.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eThere are no secrets to the production of Kracher’s unparalleled range of remarkable sweet wines, headlined of course each year by up to a dozen or more trockenbeerenauslese cuvées. For three generations the Kracher family has led the way in the Seewinkel, that corner (winkel) of Austria to the east of Lake Neusiedl, just an hour’s drive from Vienna. It was Alois Kracher Senior, back in the ‘50s and ‘60s who first realised the potential of the area for quality wine growing. Then in 1991, Alois Junior (Luis) set the world on fire with his ‘new’ style of dessert wine, focussing on finesse and balance more than just outright sweetness. From there he went on to win the British Wine Journal’s ‘Winemaker of the Year’ title 5 times, before his untimely passing in 2007.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eLuis’ son Gerhard has now been running the estate for a decade and has deftly picked up where his father left off, winning the International Wine Challenge ‘Sweet Winemaker of the Year’ award in 2009. Each year though, the recipe remains the same, driven by a relentless attention to detail. In the vineyard yields are kept incredibly low with each vine limited to just 3 bunches of grapes. In the cellar, each individual parcel is vinified separately, often in lots as small as a hundred litres or so. Malolactic fermentation is avoided to retain the grapes’ high natural acidity and sulphur use is kept to a minimum. Two styles of TBA are produced: \u003cem\u003eZwischen den Seen\u003c\/em\u003e (between the lakes), vinified in stainless steel or large oak casks; and \u003cem\u003eNouvelle Vague\u003c\/em\u003e (new wave), vinified in French oak barriques.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eAlongside the world-famous TBAs, Kracher also makes a vibrant Auslese Cuvée, that is both great value and great drinking, an always brilliant Beerenauslese Cuvée and an exciting new \u003cem\u003eIce Wine\u003c\/em\u003e from the hills of Transylvania in Romania. And although sweet wines have long been Kracher’s forte, today its dry wines are earning considerable acclaim, with its Pinot Gris, Welschreisling and Zweigelt gaining an enthusiastic following for quality and outstanding value.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e What makes the wines so special?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1584600895568_644\"\u003eThe Seewinkel is an area in the Burgenland region of eastern Austria, approximately 20 km wide, along the eastern shore of Lake Neusiedl. It is an immense plain, with countless shallow lakes of various sizes scattered throughout it. Most of these lakes, including the largest, Lake Neusiedl, are less than two metres deep. The Pannonian (continental) climate brings hot dry summers and very cold winters and it is these extremes that create a unique climate for viticulture. During cool autumn evenings, evaporation from the numerous lakes creates heavy fog, which covers the area until midday when the still strong sunlight burns through. This helps to create the necessary conditions for the formation of the noble rot, \u003cem\u003ebotrytis cinerea, \u003c\/em\u003ethat is the key to the immense concentration, sweetness and complexity of the greatest sweet wines.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Buzz Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31771858042980,"sku":"AKRNVTBA187","price":39.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0115\/8329\/1492\/products\/KracherTBANobelReserveNV.jpg?v=1672798358"},{"product_id":"salomon-undhof-feingelbrannter-riesling-vom-kogl-nv-350ml-42-alc","title":"Salomon Undhof Marc Riesling vom Kogl NV (Feingebrannter 42% alc) 350ml","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVariety:\u003c\/strong\u003e Riesling\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCountry, Region:\u003c\/strong\u003e Austria, Krems\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAppellation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Feingebrannter (Eau de Vie)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eA clear and very fine distillation of the marc of Riesling grapes. Incredibly pure and clear aromatics that are best appreciated when served very chilled to highlight the pure Riesling aromas. 42% alc.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eKögl is an \u003cem\u003eErste Lage\u003c\/em\u003e classified vineyard in Stein, with a steeply terraced, due south aspect and is composed of heavily weathered urgestein, particularly rich in crystalline schist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0115\/8329\/1492\/files\/Logo_SALOMON_UNDHOF_colour_cropped_480x480.jpg?v=1584513861\" alt=\"\" width=\"187\" height=\"150\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #752575;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Salomon Undhof is a figurehead of the Austrian wine history. White wines have been produced here from some of the best ‘Grand Cru’ locations along the Danube for 225 years. Well-known vineyards like Steiner Kögl, Pfaffenberg, Lindberg or Wachtberg … Thanks to Bert Salomon, the winery today mainly stands for excellent dry Rieslings and Grüner Veltliner - long-lasting, elegant wines for which the house is famous.' \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeter Moser, Falstaff Wine Guide, August 2018.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eFounded in 1792 Salomon Undhof is a wine estate with a long tradition. The Salomon family own 20 hectares of vineyards which are planted with equal amounts of Riesling and Grüner Veltliner as well as a tiny amount of Gelber Traminer on the best terraced sites along the Danube River in Stein and Krems. Today, seventh generation Dr Bert Salomon and his wife Gertrud are the custodians of almost 230 years of winemaking history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eMatching each grape variety with the right soil and climate has always been the main focus of Salomon’s viticultural efforts. \u003cem\u003eLoess\u003c\/em\u003e soils offer optimum conditions for the Grüner Veltliner planted on the \u003cem\u003eLindberg\u003c\/em\u003e Erste Lage site, while the \u003cem\u003eurgestein\u003c\/em\u003e (primary rock) soils in the Erste Lage vineyards of \u003cem\u003eKögl\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ePfaffenberg \u003c\/em\u003eare ideally suited to Riesling. These are the same soils as those of the Wachau, which borders Stein to the west.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eAll the grapes are harvested traditionally by hand only. These great vineyard locations coupled with meticulous work in both the vineyards and the winery result in a range of wines with great power and complexity, yet with lovely finesse and a striking mineral personality.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Buzz Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31807339233380,"sku":"AUSNVMARCRiesling","price":47.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0115\/8329\/1492\/products\/SalomonRieslingKoglMarc.jpg?v=1588150690"},{"product_id":"salomon-undhof-riesling-kogl-1otw-kremstal-dac-2021","title":"Salomon Undhof Riesling Ried Kögl 1ÖTW Kremstal DAC 2021","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVariety:\u003c\/strong\u003e Riesling\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCountry, Region:\u003c\/strong\u003e Austria, Krems\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAppellation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kremstal DAC\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eKögl is an \u003cem\u003eErste Lage\u003c\/em\u003e classified vineyard in Stein, with a steeply terraced, due south aspect and is composed of heavily weathered urgestein, particularly rich in crystalline schist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #752575;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #752575;\"\u003e‘Beautiful, effusive nose of ripe white and yellow peach with a hint of exotic fruit. Concentrated, racy and energetic, this is a literally and metaphorically brilliant dry riesling, the wet-stone character and bright fruit beautifully interwoven at the very long finish. Drink or hold. Screw cap.’\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e95 points, Stuart Pigott, Jamessuckling.com, September 2022.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" height=\"150\" width=\"187\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0115\/8329\/1492\/files\/Logo_SALOMON_UNDHOF_colour_cropped_480x480.jpg?v=1584513861\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #752575;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e'\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eSalomon Undhof is a flagship of Austrian wine history ... White wines from some of the best Grand Cru sites along the Danube have been produced here for 230 years, including well-known vineyards such as Ried Steiner Kögl, Ried Pfaffenberg, Ried Wachtberg or Ried Lindberg. Thanks to Bert Salomon, the winery today mainly stands for excellent dry Rieslings and Grüner Veltliner - long-lasting, elegant wines for which the house is famous.' \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeter Moser, Falstaff Wine Guide, October 2022.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eFounded in 1792 Salomon Undhof is a wine estate with a long tradition. The Salomon family own 20 hectares of vineyards which are planted with equal amounts of Riesling and Grüner Veltliner as well as a tiny amount of Gelber Traminer on the best terraced sites along the Danube River in Stein and Krems. Today, seventh generation Dr Bert Salomon and his wife Gertrud are the custodians of almost 230 years of winemaking history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eMatching each grape variety with the right soil and climate has always been the main focus of Salomon’s viticultural efforts. \u003cem\u003eLoess\u003c\/em\u003e soils offer optimum conditions for the Grüner Veltliner planted on the \u003cem\u003eLindberg\u003c\/em\u003e Erste Lage site, while the \u003cem\u003eurgestein\u003c\/em\u003e (primary rock) soils in the Erste Lage vineyards of \u003cem\u003eKögl\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ePfaffenberg \u003c\/em\u003eare ideally suited to Riesling. These are the same soils as those of the Wachau, which borders Stein to the west.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eAll the grapes are harvested traditionally by hand only. These great vineyard locations coupled with meticulous work in both the vineyards and the winery result in a range of wines with great power and complexity, yet with lovely finesse and a striking mineral personality.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Buzz Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42989064487162,"sku":"AUS21KOGL","price":81.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0115\/8329\/1492\/products\/RiedKoeglRiesling_7a8efe23-67e1-455b-a4b1-f180b27f4d4c.jpg?v=1657763065"},{"product_id":"salomon-undhof-riesling-alma-kremstal-dac-2021","title":"Salomon Undhof Riesling Alma Kremstal DAC 2021","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVariety:\u003c\/strong\u003e Riesling\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCountry, Region:\u003c\/strong\u003e Austria, Krems\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAppellation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kremstal DAC\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBased on fruit from the Erste Lage Grillenparz vineyard, de-stemmed and whole-berry fermented (that is, with the skins and seeds) in three Georgian amphoras for five months. Vinified without sulphur and only given a small amount at bottling.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #752575;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2018 review\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e'The 2018 Riesling Amphora Alma (literally: anima, soul) was fermented on the mash for six months and is entirely based on the free-run must. Sulfured only after the second racking, the 2018 opens with an attractive quince bouquet on the nose, whereas the palate is juicy and aromatic but also filigreed like a Mosel Riesling, possibly also some delicate residual sweetness. Very pleasant and again with quince and apricot aromas. A delicious \"light\" wine from the Kremstal. Bottled with 13% alcohol that is well hidden. Tasted in September 2019. Drink 2020-2030.'\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e92 points, Stephan Reinhardt, The Wine Advocate, April 2020.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" height=\"150\" width=\"187\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0115\/8329\/1492\/files\/Logo_SALOMON_UNDHOF_colour_cropped_480x480.jpg?v=1584513861\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #752575;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e'\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eSalomon Undhof is a flagship of Austrian wine history ... White wines from some of the best Grand Cru sites along the Danube have been produced here for 230 years, including well-known vineyards such as Ried Steiner Kögl, Ried Pfaffenberg, Ried Wachtberg or Ried Lindberg. Thanks to Bert Salomon, the winery today mainly stands for excellent dry Rieslings and Grüner Veltliner - long-lasting, elegant wines for which the house is famous.' \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeter Moser, Falstaff Wine Guide, October 2022.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eFounded in 1792 Salomon Undhof is a wine estate with a long tradition. The Salomon family own 20 hectares of vineyards which are planted with equal amounts of Riesling and Grüner Veltliner as well as a tiny amount of Gelber Traminer on the best terraced sites along the Danube River in Stein and Krems. Today, seventh generation Dr Bert Salomon and his wife Gertrud are the custodians of almost 230 years of winemaking history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eMatching each grape variety with the right soil and climate has always been the main focus of Salomon’s viticultural efforts. \u003cem\u003eLoess\u003c\/em\u003e soils offer optimum conditions for the Grüner Veltliner planted on the \u003cem\u003eLindberg\u003c\/em\u003e Erste Lage site, while the \u003cem\u003eurgestein\u003c\/em\u003e (primary rock) soils in the Erste Lage vineyards of \u003cem\u003eKögl\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ePfaffenberg \u003c\/em\u003eare ideally suited to Riesling. These are the same soils as those of the Wachau, which borders Stein to the west.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eAll the grapes are harvested traditionally by hand only. These great vineyard locations coupled with meticulous work in both the vineyards and the winery result in a range of wines with great power and complexity, yet with lovely finesse and a striking mineral personality.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Buzz Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43773063594234,"sku":"AUS21ALMA","price":76.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0115\/8329\/1492\/products\/SalomonAlma_caef536c-32ce-47bc-b80c-aa5341accb9f.jpg?v=1671056196"},{"product_id":"salomon-undhof-gruner-veltliner-wieden-kremstal-dac-2021-1500ml","title":"Salomon Undhof Grüner Veltliner Wieden Kremstal DAC 2021 1500ml","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVariety:\u003c\/strong\u003e Grüner Veltliner\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCountry, Region:\u003c\/strong\u003e Austria, Krems\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAppellation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kremstal DAC\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eEncircled by a massive property wall, the Wieden vineyard adjoins the winery. Vines from the Wieden old Gruner Veltliner rootstocks have also been planted on the terraces of the neighbouring Kreuzberg vineyard and this wine is a blend of the two sites.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #752575;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘Beautiful, effusive nose of ripe white and yellow peach with a hint of exotic fruit. Concentrated, racy and energetic, this is a literally and metaphorically brilliant dry riesling, the wet-stone character and bright fruit beautifully interwoven at the very long finish. Drink or hold. Screw cap.’\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e95 points, Stuart Pigott, JamesSuckling.com, September 2022.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" height=\"150\" width=\"187\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0115\/8329\/1492\/files\/Logo_SALOMON_UNDHOF_colour_cropped_480x480.jpg?v=1584513861\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #752575;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e'\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eSalomon Undhof is a flagship of Austrian wine history ... White wines from some of the best Grand Cru sites along the Danube have been produced here for 230 years, including well-known vineyards such as Ried Steiner Kögl, Ried Pfaffenberg, Ried Wachtberg or Ried Lindberg. Thanks to Bert Salomon, the winery today mainly stands for excellent dry Rieslings and Grüner Veltliner - long-lasting, elegant wines for which the house is famous.' \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeter Moser, Falstaff Wine Guide, October 2022.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eFounded in 1792 Salomon Undhof is a wine estate with a long tradition. The Salomon family own 20 hectares of vineyards which are planted with equal amounts of Riesling and Grüner Veltliner as well as a tiny amount of Gelber Traminer on the best terraced sites along the Danube River in Stein and Krems. 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Stacks of fresh herb aromas with some white peach and white flowers. Very crisp with plenty of wet stone minerality on the sleek palate. Hard to believe this has 13.5% alcohol due to the brightness at the long, refreshing finish. Sustainable. Drink or hold. Screw cap\u003c\/span\u003e.’\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e93 points, Stuart Pigott, Jamessuckling.com, September 2023.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" height=\"150\" width=\"187\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0115\/8329\/1492\/files\/Logo_SALOMON_UNDHOF_colour_cropped_480x480.jpg?v=1584513861\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #752575;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e'\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eSalomon Undhof is a flagship of Austrian wine history ... 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Mango, kiwi, passion fruit and lychee combine with fine, spicy herbs to create an incredibly intense, yet fruity wine. Serve with desserts with exotic fruits, brownies, Epoisses.\u003cbr\u003e10 % Alc\/Vol; 188.8 g\/L RS; 7 g\/L TA. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #752575;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e‘The dense nose is full of pineapple, papaya and mangosteen, pulling you into this rich, concentrated TBA and keeping this big ship on course due south for the tropics. Very long, pure finish. Drink or hold.' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e95 points, Stuart Pigott, JS Wine Ratings, March 2021.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #752575;\"\u003e‘The golden-yellow 2018 Scheurebe Trockenbeerenauslese No 3 Zwischen den Seen opens with perfectly ripe peach and tropical fruit aromas on the piquant, lemon and grapefruit-scented nose. Perfectly round and subtle on the palate, this is a concentrated yet highly refined and elegant TBA with a long, intense and elegant finish. The wine is tight and fresh and you can't believe it was born in a terribly dry and hot year. Kracher picked the grapes at the perfect moment. Mango, papaya, grapefruit… this is a basket full of attractive fruits. The sweetness of 190 grams of residual sugar make this an age-worthy sweet wine that I would not serve before 2030\/33. Drink 2033-70.'\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e96 points, Stephan Reinhardt, The Wine Advocate, May 2021.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0115\/8329\/1492\/files\/Kracher_Logo1_edited-1_50ecc16b-1ba5-4178-805c-f144846ff355_480x480.png?v=1584603790\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"139\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #752575;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Gerhard Kracher, genius of the Trockenbeerenauslese category. In the late 1980s and up to his early death in 2007, Alois Kracher handcrafted some of the greatest noble sweet wines of the world. His annual collections of numbered TBAs (Trockenbeerenauslesen), produced in Illmitz at the lake Neusiedl, became legends and were often presented along with the finest sweet wines from Sauternes (namely Château d’Yquem), Tokaji (Szepsi) and Mosel-Saar-Ruwer (Egon Müller, Joh. Jos. Prüm). Alois’s son Gerhard Kracher has managed to maintain the extremely high level of quality.' \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStephan Reinhardt, The Wine Advocate, February 2018.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eThere are no secrets to the production of Kracher’s unparalleled range of remarkable sweet wines, headlined of course each year by up to a dozen or more trockenbeerenauslese cuvées. For three generations the Kracher family has led the way in the Seewinkel, that corner (winkel) of Austria to the east of Lake Neusiedl, just an hour’s drive from Vienna. It was Alois Kracher Senior, back in the ‘50s and ‘60s who first realised the potential of the area for quality wine growing. Then in 1991, Alois Junior (Luis) set the world on fire with his ‘new’ style of dessert wine, focussing on finesse and balance more than just outright sweetness. From there he went on to win the British Wine Journal’s ‘Winemaker of the Year’ title 5 times, before his untimely passing in 2007.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eLuis’ son Gerhard has now been running the estate for a decade and has deftly picked up where his father left off, winning the International Wine Challenge ‘Sweet Winemaker of the Year’ award in 2009. Each year though, the recipe remains the same, driven by a relentless attention to detail. In the vineyard yields are kept incredibly low with each vine limited to just 3 bunches of grapes. In the cellar, each individual parcel is vinified separately, often in lots as small as a hundred litres or so. Malolactic fermentation is avoided to retain the grapes’ high natural acidity and sulphur use is kept to a minimum. Two styles of TBA are produced: \u003cem\u003eZwischen den Seen\u003c\/em\u003e (between the lakes), vinified in stainless steel or large oak casks; and \u003cem\u003eNouvelle Vague\u003c\/em\u003e (new wave), vinified in French oak barriques.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eAlongside the world-famous TBAs, Kracher also makes a vibrant Auslese Cuvée, that is both great value and great drinking, an always brilliant Beerenauslese Cuvée and an exciting new \u003cem\u003eIce Wine\u003c\/em\u003e from the hills of Transylvania in Romania. And although sweet wines have long been Kracher’s forte, today its dry wines are earning considerable acclaim, with its Pinot Gris, Welschreisling and Zweigelt gaining an enthusiastic following for quality and outstanding value.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e What makes the wines so special?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1584600895568_644\"\u003eThe Seewinkel is an area in the Burgenland region of eastern Austria, approximately 20 km wide, along the eastern shore of Lake Neusiedl. It is an immense plain, with countless shallow lakes of various sizes scattered throughout it. Most of these lakes, including the largest, Lake Neusiedl, are less than two metres deep. The Pannonian (continental) climate brings hot dry summers and very cold winters and it is these extremes that create a unique climate for viticulture. During cool autumn evenings, evaporation from the numerous lakes creates heavy fog, which covers the area until midday when the still strong sunlight burns through. This helps to create the necessary conditions for the formation of the noble rot, \u003cem\u003ebotrytis cinerea, \u003c\/em\u003ethat is the key to the immense concentration, sweetness and complexity of the greatest sweet wines.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Buzz Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44981128429818,"sku":"AKR18TBA3SCHEUREBE","price":161.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0115\/8329\/1492\/files\/2018TBANo3Scheurebe.jpg?v=1704939990"},{"product_id":"kracher-tba-no-7-scheurebe-zwischen-den-seen-2018-375ml","title":"Kracher TBA No. 7 Scheurebe Zwischen Den Seen 2018 375ml","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #212121;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVariety:\u003c\/strong\u003e Scheurebe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #212121;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCountry, Region:\u003c\/strong\u003e Austria, Burgenland\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #212121;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAppellation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Burgenland\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e100% Scheurebe, fermented and matured in stainless steel tank for 28 months. A tropical fruit basket presents itself on the nose. Passionfruit and grapefruit are particularly effective on the palate. The slight interplay between sweetness and acidity gives the wine a pleasant freshness and fruit. Try with sushi or salmon with wasabi and ginger. Or Tarte Tartin for dessert.\u003cbr\u003e8 % Alc\/Vol; 234.5 g\/L RS; 7.5 g\/L TA. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #752575;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e‘Essence of peach and apricot brulee! Lush and opulent with a ton of creaminess, but also a certain freshness that keeps this giant on the straight and narrow. Built for the long-term and still very young. Should gain in elegance as it matures, but already really imposing. Drinkable now, but better from 2025.' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e97 points, Stuart Pigott, JS Wine Ratings, March 2021.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #752575;\"\u003e‘The golden-yellow colored 2018 Scheurebe Trockenbeerenauslese No 7 Zwischen den Seen opens with a precise, fresh and concentrated bouquet of tropical fruit, lemon rind and grapefruit aromas. Round and intense on the palate, this is a rich yet perfectly balanced and refreshing, very fine and subtle Scheurebe for hedonists. This is lush, round and elegant with very fine grapefruit bitters on the finish. Bottled with 240 grams per liter of residual sugar. Drink 2030-70.'\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e95 points, Stephan Reinhardt, The Wine Advocate, May 2021.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" height=\"139\" width=\"199\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0115\/8329\/1492\/files\/Kracher_Logo1_edited-1_50ecc16b-1ba5-4178-805c-f144846ff355_480x480.png?v=1584603790\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #752575;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Gerhard Kracher, genius of the Trockenbeerenauslese category. In the late 1980s and up to his early death in 2007, Alois Kracher handcrafted some of the greatest noble sweet wines of the world. His annual collections of numbered TBAs (Trockenbeerenauslesen), produced in Illmitz at the lake Neusiedl, became legends and were often presented along with the finest sweet wines from Sauternes (namely Château d’Yquem), Tokaji (Szepsi) and Mosel-Saar-Ruwer (Egon Müller, Joh. Jos. Prüm). Alois’s son Gerhard Kracher has managed to maintain the extremely high level of quality.' \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStephan Reinhardt, The Wine Advocate, February 2018.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eThere are no secrets to the production of Kracher’s unparalleled range of remarkable sweet wines, headlined of course each year by up to a dozen or more trockenbeerenauslese cuvées. For three generations the Kracher family has led the way in the Seewinkel, that corner (winkel) of Austria to the east of Lake Neusiedl, just an hour’s drive from Vienna. It was Alois Kracher Senior, back in the ‘50s and ‘60s who first realised the potential of the area for quality wine growing. Then in 1991, Alois Junior (Luis) set the world on fire with his ‘new’ style of dessert wine, focussing on finesse and balance more than just outright sweetness. From there he went on to win the British Wine Journal’s ‘Winemaker of the Year’ title 5 times, before his untimely passing in 2007.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eLuis’ son Gerhard has now been running the estate for a decade and has deftly picked up where his father left off, winning the International Wine Challenge ‘Sweet Winemaker of the Year’ award in 2009. Each year though, the recipe remains the same, driven by a relentless attention to detail. In the vineyard yields are kept incredibly low with each vine limited to just 3 bunches of grapes. In the cellar, each individual parcel is vinified separately, often in lots as small as a hundred litres or so. Malolactic fermentation is avoided to retain the grapes’ high natural acidity and sulphur use is kept to a minimum. Two styles of TBA are produced: \u003cem\u003eZwischen den Seen\u003c\/em\u003e (between the lakes), vinified in stainless steel or large oak casks; and \u003cem\u003eNouvelle Vague\u003c\/em\u003e (new wave), vinified in French oak barriques.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eAlongside the world-famous TBAs, Kracher also makes a vibrant Auslese Cuvée, that is both great value and great drinking, an always brilliant Beerenauslese Cuvée and an exciting new \u003cem\u003eIce Wine\u003c\/em\u003e from the hills of Transylvania in Romania. And although sweet wines have long been Kracher’s forte, today its dry wines are earning considerable acclaim, with its Pinot Gris, Welschreisling and Zweigelt gaining an enthusiastic following for quality and outstanding value.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e What makes the wines so special?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1584600895568_644\" class=\"\"\u003eThe Seewinkel is an area in the Burgenland region of eastern Austria, approximately 20 km wide, along the eastern shore of Lake Neusiedl. It is an immense plain, with countless shallow lakes of various sizes scattered throughout it. Most of these lakes, including the largest, Lake Neusiedl, are less than two metres deep. The Pannonian (continental) climate brings hot dry summers and very cold winters and it is these extremes that create a unique climate for viticulture. During cool autumn evenings, evaporation from the numerous lakes creates heavy fog, which covers the area until midday when the still strong sunlight burns through. This helps to create the necessary conditions for the formation of the noble rot, \u003cem\u003ebotrytis cinerea, \u003c\/em\u003ethat is the key to the immense concentration, sweetness and complexity of the greatest sweet wines.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Buzz Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44981145993466,"sku":"AKR18TBA7SCH","price":181.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0115\/8329\/1492\/files\/2018TBANo7Scheurebe.jpg?v=1704940351"},{"product_id":"kracher-eiswein-gruner-veltliner-2020-375-ml","title":"Kracher Eiswein Gruner Veltliner 2020 375 mL","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #212121;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVariety:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGrüner Veltiner\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #212121;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCountry, Region:\u003c\/strong\u003e Austria, Burgenland\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #212121;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAppellation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Burgenland\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e100 % \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGrüner Veltiner\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e9 % Alc\/Vol; 146.2 g\/L RS; 8.1 g\/L TA.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIce Wine (Eiswein) is made from grapes frozen on the vine. For best results the grapes need to be hard frozen at temperatures of -8°C or less, which makes waiting for a suitable cold snap very risky.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe aim with Ice Wine is to produce a wine with all the power and sweetness of a Beerenauslese or a Trockenbeerenauslese, but without the influence of botrytis (though occasionally some botrytis can occur).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe fruit is hand-picked and whole-bunch pressed while frozen, so that the ice (water) is removed, thus dramatically increasing the concentration of sugars and flavours in the grape. The pressed juice is fermented and matured in stainless steel tank for 24 months.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eClean and bright, this isn't on the heavy or unctuous side, but it lingers nicely, the finish laced with pineapple and peach nuances. It is pretty delicious, the lifted fruit all the more appealing because the wine is so fresh. As it warms, it shows gentle tension on the finish. The balance makes it easy to drink and hard to resist. These tend to age well, but this obviously has little track record. Serve with crème brûlée, pancake with apricot jam, blue cheese.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #752575;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘Tasted aș a tank sample two months before the scheduled bottling in September this year, the 2020 Eiswein offers an intense and spicy, very fine and elegant bouquet that is still reductive at this stage. Filigreed and nutty on the palate, with notes of hay and herbs and remarkable elegance and finesse, this is a tart and delicately sweet Eiswein to be bottled with about 200 grams of residual sugar. Picked in January 2021 and tasted in July 2022. Drink 2023-2045..' \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e(92-93) Stephan Reinhardt, The Wine Advocate, December 2022.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" height=\"139\" width=\"199\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0115\/8329\/1492\/files\/Kracher_Logo1_edited-1_50ecc16b-1ba5-4178-805c-f144846ff355_480x480.png?v=1584603790\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #752575;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Gerhard Kracher, genius of the Trockenbeerenauslese category. In the late 1980s and up to his early death in 2007, Alois Kracher handcrafted some of the greatest noble sweet wines of the world. His annual collections of numbered TBAs (Trockenbeerenauslesen), produced in Illmitz at the lake Neusiedl, became legends and were often presented along with the finest sweet wines from Sauternes (namely Château d’Yquem), Tokaji (Szepsi) and Mosel-Saar-Ruwer (Egon Müller, Joh. Jos. Prüm). Alois’s son Gerhard Kracher has managed to maintain the extremely high level of quality.' \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStephan Reinhardt, The Wine Advocate, February 2018.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eThere are no secrets to the production of Kracher’s unparalleled range of remarkable sweet wines, headlined of course each year by up to a dozen or more trockenbeerenauslese cuvées. For three generations the Kracher family has led the way in the Seewinkel, that corner (winkel) of Austria to the east of Lake Neusiedl, just an hour’s drive from Vienna. It was Alois Kracher Senior, back in the ‘50s and ‘60s who first realised the potential of the area for quality wine growing. Then in 1991, Alois Junior (Luis) set the world on fire with his ‘new’ style of dessert wine, focussing on finesse and balance more than just outright sweetness. From there he went on to win the British Wine Journal’s ‘Winemaker of the Year’ title 5 times, before his untimely passing in 2007.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eLuis’ son Gerhard has now been running the estate for a decade and has deftly picked up where his father left off, winning the International Wine Challenge ‘Sweet Winemaker of the Year’ award in 2009. Each year though, the recipe remains the same, driven by a relentless attention to detail. In the vineyard yields are kept incredibly low with each vine limited to just 3 bunches of grapes. In the cellar, each individual parcel is vinified separately, often in lots as small as a hundred litres or so. Malolactic fermentation is avoided to retain the grapes’ high natural acidity and sulphur use is kept to a minimum. Two styles of TBA are produced: \u003cem\u003eZwischen den Seen\u003c\/em\u003e (between the lakes), vinified in stainless steel or large oak casks; and \u003cem\u003eNouvelle Vague\u003c\/em\u003e (new wave), vinified in French oak barriques.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eAlongside the world-famous TBAs, Kracher also makes a vibrant Auslese Cuvée, that is both great value and great drinking, an always brilliant Beerenauslese Cuvée and an exciting new \u003cem\u003eIce Wine\u003c\/em\u003e from the hills of Transylvania in Romania. And although sweet wines have long been Kracher’s forte, today its dry wines are earning considerable acclaim, with its Pinot Gris, Welschreisling and Zweigelt gaining an enthusiastic following for quality and outstanding value.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e What makes the wines so special?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1584600895568_644\" class=\"\"\u003eThe Seewinkel is an area in the Burgenland region of eastern Austria, approximately 20 km wide, along the eastern shore of Lake Neusiedl. It is an immense plain, with countless shallow lakes of various sizes scattered throughout it. Most of these lakes, including the largest, Lake Neusiedl, are less than two metres deep. The Pannonian (continental) climate brings hot dry summers and very cold winters and it is these extremes that create a unique climate for viticulture. During cool autumn evenings, evaporation from the numerous lakes creates heavy fog, which covers the area until midday when the still strong sunlight burns through. This helps to create the necessary conditions for the formation of the noble rot, \u003cem\u003ebotrytis cinerea, \u003c\/em\u003ethat is the key to the immense concentration, sweetness and complexity of the greatest sweet wines.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Buzz Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44981353414906,"sku":"AKR20EISWEIN375","price":127.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0115\/8329\/1492\/files\/EisweinNV.jpg?v=1704945689"},{"product_id":"salomon-undhof-riesling-steiner-kogl-1otw-kremstal-dac-reserve-2021","title":"Salomon Undhof Riesling Steiner Kogl 1ÖTW Kremstal DAC Reserve 2021","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVariety:\u003c\/strong\u003e Riesling\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCountry, Region:\u003c\/strong\u003e Austria, Krems\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAppellation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kremstal DAC\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRied Kögl is produced from the older vines (\u0026gt; 50 years) on the Stein side of the Kögl vineyard that straddles the Stein\/Krems border.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKögl \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eis an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eErste Lage \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eclassified vineyard overlapping the border between Krems and Stein, with a steeply terraced, due south aspect. The soil here is heavily weathered urgestein, particularly rich in crystalline shale. Hand-picked, crushed and macerated for 12 hours, then cold-settled for 48 hours. Wild-yeast fermented for 5 weeks in stainless steel, matured over winter on fine lees and bottled in June 2022.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #752575;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eBright green-yellow, silver reflections. Something like pineapple, mineral touch, blossom honey, yellow plum, passion fruit, dense bouquet. Multi-faceted, juicy, balanced and sweet with apricot extract, powerful, sticks well, reliable ripening potential, complex accompaniment to food, great representative of the variety. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e97 points, Peter Moser, Falstaff Wine Guide, October 2022\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0115\/8329\/1492\/files\/Logo_SALOMON_UNDHOF_colour_cropped_480x480.jpg?v=1584513861\" alt=\"\" width=\"187\" height=\"150\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #752575;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e'\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eSalomon Undhof is a flagship of Austrian wine history ... White wines from some of the best Grand Cru sites along the Danube have been produced here for 230 years, including well-known vineyards such as Ried Steiner Kögl, Ried Pfaffenberg, Ried Wachtberg or Ried Lindberg. Thanks to Bert Salomon, the winery today mainly stands for excellent dry Rieslings and Grüner Veltliner - long-lasting, elegant wines for which the house is famous.' \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeter Moser, Falstaff Wine Guide, October 2022.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eFounded in 1792 Salomon Undhof is a wine estate with a long tradition. The Salomon family own 20 hectares of vineyards which are planted with equal amounts of Riesling and Grüner Veltliner as well as a tiny amount of Gelber Traminer on the best terraced sites along the Danube River in Stein and Krems. Today, seventh generation Dr Bert Salomon and his wife Gertrud are the custodians of almost 230 years of winemaking history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eMatching each grape variety with the right soil and climate has always been the main focus of Salomon’s viticultural efforts. \u003cem\u003eLoess\u003c\/em\u003e soils offer optimum conditions for the Grüner Veltliner planted on the \u003cem\u003eLindberg\u003c\/em\u003e Erste Lage site, while the \u003cem\u003eurgestein\u003c\/em\u003e (primary rock) soils in the Erste Lage vineyards of \u003cem\u003eKögl\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ePfaffenberg \u003c\/em\u003eare ideally suited to Riesling. These are the same soils as those of the Wachau, which borders Stein to the west.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eAll the grapes are harvested traditionally by hand only. These great vineyard locations coupled with meticulous work in both the vineyards and the winery result in a range of wines with great power and complexity, yet with lovely finesse and a striking mineral personality.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Buzz Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45072836624634,"sku":"AUS21STEINERRESERVE","price":195.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0115\/8329\/1492\/files\/SalomonRieslingRiedSteinerKoglNV.png?v=1706000109"},{"product_id":"liliac-kracher-transylvanian-ice-wine-2023-375ml","title":"Liliac \u0026 Kracher Transylvanian Ice Wine 2023 375ml","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #212121;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVariety:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFetească Regală\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #212121;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCountry, Region:\u003c\/strong\u003e Romania, \u003cspan\u003eTransylvania\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #212121;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAppellation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Transylvania\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e100% Fetească Regală\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e10.0% Alc\/Vol; 189.0 g\/l RS; 7.57 g\/l TA.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(117, 37, 117);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘This is a joint venture between Rudolf Krizan, the winemaker at Liliac in Romania, and Gerhard Kracher of Austrian fame. Kracher, indicating that climate change makes it \"harder and harder to produce ice wine in the Burgenland,\" joins Krizan in making a wine in Romania, where, they thought, \"this region offers the perfect conditions to produce this kind of wine every single year.’\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIce Wine (Eiswein) is made from grapes frozen on the vine. For best results the grapes need to be hard frozen at temperatures of -8°C or less, which makes waiting for a suitable cold snap very risky. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe fruit is hand-picked and whole-bunch pressed while frozen, so that the ice (water) is removed, thus dramatically increasing the concentration of sugars and flavours in the grape. The pressed juice is then fermented and matured for 16 months in stainless steel tanks.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe aim with Ice Wine is to produce a wine with all the power and sweetness of a Beerenauslese or a Trockenbeerenauslese, but without the influence of botrytis (though occasionally some botrytis can occur).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" height=\"139\" width=\"199\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0115\/8329\/1492\/files\/Kracher_Logo1_edited-1_50ecc16b-1ba5-4178-805c-f144846ff355_480x480.png?v=1584603790\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #752575;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Gerhard Kracher, genius of the Trockenbeerenauslese category. In the late 1980s and up to his early death in 2007, Alois Kracher handcrafted some of the greatest noble sweet wines of the world. His annual collections of numbered TBAs (Trockenbeerenauslesen), produced in Illmitz at the lake Neusiedl, became legends and were often presented along with the finest sweet wines from Sauternes (namely Château d’Yquem), Tokaji (Szepsi) and Mosel-Saar-Ruwer (Egon Müller, Joh. Jos. Prüm). Alois’s son Gerhard Kracher has managed to maintain the extremely high level of quality.' \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStephan Reinhardt, The Wine Advocate, February 2018.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eThere are no secrets to the production of Kracher’s unparalleled range of remarkable sweet wines, headlined of course each year by up to a dozen or more trockenbeerenauslese cuvées. For three generations the Kracher family has led the way in the Seewinkel, that corner (winkel) of Austria to the east of Lake Neusiedl, just an hour’s drive from Vienna. It was Alois Kracher Senior, back in the ‘50s and ‘60s who first realised the potential of the area for quality wine growing. Then in 1991, Alois Junior (Luis) set the world on fire with his ‘new’ style of dessert wine, focussing on finesse and balance more than just outright sweetness. From there he went on to win the British Wine Journal’s ‘Winemaker of the Year’ title 5 times, before his untimely passing in 2007.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eLuis’ son Gerhard has now been running the estate for a decade and has deftly picked up where his father left off, winning the International Wine Challenge ‘Sweet Winemaker of the Year’ award in 2009. Each year though, the recipe remains the same, driven by a relentless attention to detail. In the vineyard yields are kept incredibly low with each vine limited to just 3 bunches of grapes. In the cellar, each individual parcel is vinified separately, often in lots as small as a hundred litres or so. Malolactic fermentation is avoided to retain the grapes’ high natural acidity and sulphur use is kept to a minimum. Two styles of TBA are produced: \u003cem\u003eZwischen den Seen\u003c\/em\u003e (between the lakes), vinified in stainless steel or large oak casks; and \u003cem\u003eNouvelle Vague\u003c\/em\u003e (new wave), vinified in French oak barriques.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eAlongside the world-famous TBAs, Kracher also makes a vibrant Auslese Cuvée, that is both great value and great drinking, an always brilliant Beerenauslese Cuvée and an exciting new \u003cem\u003eIce Wine\u003c\/em\u003e from the hills of Transylvania in Romania. And although sweet wines have long been Kracher’s forte, today its dry wines are earning considerable acclaim, with its Pinot Gris, Welschreisling and Zweigelt gaining an enthusiastic following for quality and outstanding value.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e What makes the wines so special?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1584600895568_644\" class=\"\"\u003eThe Seewinkel is an area in the Burgenland region of eastern Austria, approximately 20 km wide, along the eastern shore of Lake Neusiedl. It is an immense plain, with countless shallow lakes of various sizes scattered throughout it. Most of these lakes, including the largest, Lake Neusiedl, are less than two metres deep. The Pannonian (continental) climate brings hot dry summers and very cold winters and it is these extremes that create a unique climate for viticulture. During cool autumn evenings, evaporation from the numerous lakes creates heavy fog, which covers the area until midday when the still strong sunlight burns through. This helps to create the necessary conditions for the formation of the noble rot, \u003cem\u003ebotrytis cinerea, \u003c\/em\u003ethat is the key to the immense concentration, sweetness and complexity of the greatest sweet wines.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Buzz Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46717684646138,"sku":"AKR23ICEWINE375","price":100.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0115\/8329\/1492\/products\/2017IceWine_f9de3e5a-515e-418c-b211-f756df3c8f43.jpg?v=1668753813"},{"product_id":"sohm-kracher-gruner-veltliner-st-georg-2018","title":"Sohm \u0026 Kracher Gruner Veltliner 'St Georg' 2018","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #212121;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVariety:\u003c\/strong\u003e Gruner Veltliner\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #212121;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCountry, Region:\u003c\/strong\u003e Austria, Weinviertal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #212121;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAppellation:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan\u003eWeinviertal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\" class=\"\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\" class=\"\"\u003eThis is the village where the second parent grape of grüner veltliner was discovered in 2000; traminer is the mother vine and Sankt Georgen is the father. This site is cooler in temperature, sits mid-slope and is \u003cstrong\u003eplanted on pure limestone\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cstrong\u003eInspired by Burgundian winemaking techniques, the result of this wine is a very unique—almost Chablisienne-style\u003c\/strong\u003e—of grüner veltliner. It is clean and beautifully textured with fresh melon and rhubarb aromatics. \u003cstrong\u003eWe recommend decanting this wine.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e Whole-bunch pressed and wild-yeast fermented, 50% in new barriques and 50% in large seasoned oak casks. Matured on fine lees in large seasoned oak casks for 24 months, followed by a further 5 months maturation in stainless steel tanks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(117, 37, 117);\"\u003e‘Very flinty and spicy nose with full candied-orange and fresh mandarin-orange fruit, even some ripe apricot. Powerful and seriously structured, this is a unique Austrian gruner veltliner. Very long, complex finish with tons of dried-herb character and chalky minerality. One half was matured in large Slovenian oak, the other half in used barriques. Drink or hold.’\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e9\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e5 points, James Suckling.com, September 2022\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1728123657727_655\" data-rte-list=\"default\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cul id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1728123657727_683\" data-rte-list=\"default\"\u003e\n\u003cli id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1728123657727_690\"\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1728123657727_689\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1728123657727_688\"\u003eAppellation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Leithaberg\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVineyard:\u003c\/strong\u003e St. Georg\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrientation:\u003c\/strong\u003e South, southeast\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSoil:\u003c\/strong\u003e Limestone\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFarming Practice:\u003c\/strong\u003e Organic\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVinification:\u003c\/strong\u003e 50% neutral cask, 50% new barrique\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eElevage:\u003c\/strong\u003e 24 months neutral barrique, 5 months stainless\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlcohol:\u003c\/strong\u003e 13%\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAcidity:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6.6 g\/L\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" height=\"151\" width=\"201\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0115\/8329\/1492\/files\/Lion_leer_480x480.jpg?v=1586776131\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eWhat do you get when a world champion sommelier meets up with a world famous winemaker? The answer: a range of exciting food-friendly wines, of moderate alcohol and minerality, made from the local indigenous variety, grown in an emerging, under-appreciated area and now featuring on some of the best wine lists in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eAldo Sohm grew up in Austria’s Tyrol and caught the wine bug as a teen-ager. By his early twenties he had won Best Sommelier in Austria in 2002, a feat he repeated in 2003, 2004 and 2006. He had moved to New York in 2004 and it was here that he first met Gerhard Kracher who was then looking after the US market for his father, the legendary Alois Kracher.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eIn 2007 Aldo won the title of Best Sommelier in America in 2007 and that landed him the dream job at Michelin 3-star, Le Bernadin in New York City. He went on to win Best Sommelier in the World in 2008 and today still works at Le Bernadin, as well has running his own Aldo Sohm Wine Bar since 2014 just a couple of doors away.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eHaving become close friends, it was over lunch in Queens in 2008 that Gerhard and Aldo came up with the idea to make a wine together. They both had a soft spot for Grüner Veltliner and both felt that the Austrian region of the Weinviertel was grossly under-estimated. And it was here where they ultimately found their ideal vineyard, with venerable old vines growing on the gravel, sand and marly siltstone of the Pulkau Valley. They released their first wine from the 2009 vintage to great critical acclaim and that acclaim has only grown since.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Buzz Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46717698932986,"sku":"ASK18STGEORGGV","price":84.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0115\/8329\/1492\/files\/S_K_St_Georg.jpg?v=1734588978"},{"product_id":"kracher-auslese-zweigelt-2022-375-ml","title":"Kracher Auslese Zweigelt 2022 375 mL","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #212121;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVariety:\u003c\/strong\u003e Zweigelt\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #212121;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCountry, Region:\u003c\/strong\u003e Austria, Burgenland\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #212121;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAppellation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Burgenland\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e100 % Zweigelt fermented and matured for 5 months in seasoned barriques. Light cherry red. Red berry fruit on the nose, aromas of dried apricots, floral nuances, delicate orange zest, a hint of strawberries. Juicy, good red wine character, subtle tannins, delicate honey touch, nuances of dark berries, blackberry confit and fine herbal spices in the aftertaste.\u003cbr\u003eA great match with duck and red cabbage, or with dark chocolate desserts or soft cheese.\u003cbr\u003e10 % Alc\/Vol; 90.3 g\/L RS; 6.4 g\/L TA.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #752575;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e'\u003cspan\u003eA deep amber colored sweet wine (rosé-like) that shows aromas of cherries, poached strawberries, crepes suzette and dates. Bright, tasty and and fruity with excellent freshness and balance. Drink now or hold. Screw cap.\u003c\/span\u003e' \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e92 points, Claire Nesbitt, Jamessuckling.com September 2023.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" height=\"139\" width=\"199\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0115\/8329\/1492\/files\/Kracher_Logo1_edited-1_50ecc16b-1ba5-4178-805c-f144846ff355_480x480.png?v=1584603790\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #752575;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Gerhard Kracher, genius of the Trockenbeerenauslese category. In the late 1980s and up to his early death in 2007, Alois Kracher handcrafted some of the greatest noble sweet wines of the world. His annual collections of numbered TBAs (Trockenbeerenauslesen), produced in Illmitz at the lake Neusiedl, became legends and were often presented along with the finest sweet wines from Sauternes (namely Château d’Yquem), Tokaji (Szepsi) and Mosel-Saar-Ruwer (Egon Müller, Joh. Jos. Prüm). Alois’s son Gerhard Kracher has managed to maintain the extremely high level of quality.' \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStephan Reinhardt, The Wine Advocate, February 2018.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eThere are no secrets to the production of Kracher’s unparalleled range of remarkable sweet wines, headlined of course each year by up to a dozen or more trockenbeerenauslese cuvées. For three generations the Kracher family has led the way in the Seewinkel, that corner (winkel) of Austria to the east of Lake Neusiedl, just an hour’s drive from Vienna. It was Alois Kracher Senior, back in the ‘50s and ‘60s who first realised the potential of the area for quality wine growing. Then in 1991, Alois Junior (Luis) set the world on fire with his ‘new’ style of dessert wine, focussing on finesse and balance more than just outright sweetness. From there he went on to win the British Wine Journal’s ‘Winemaker of the Year’ title 5 times, before his untimely passing in 2007.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eLuis’ son Gerhard has now been running the estate for a decade and has deftly picked up where his father left off, winning the International Wine Challenge ‘Sweet Winemaker of the Year’ award in 2009. Each year though, the recipe remains the same, driven by a relentless attention to detail. In the vineyard yields are kept incredibly low with each vine limited to just 3 bunches of grapes. In the cellar, each individual parcel is vinified separately, often in lots as small as a hundred litres or so. Malolactic fermentation is avoided to retain the grapes’ high natural acidity and sulphur use is kept to a minimum. Two styles of TBA are produced: \u003cem\u003eZwischen den Seen\u003c\/em\u003e (between the lakes), vinified in stainless steel or large oak casks; and \u003cem\u003eNouvelle Vague\u003c\/em\u003e (new wave), vinified in French oak barriques.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eAlongside the world-famous TBAs, Kracher also makes a vibrant Auslese Cuvée, that is both great value and great drinking, an always brilliant Beerenauslese Cuvée and an exciting new \u003cem\u003eIce Wine\u003c\/em\u003e from the hills of Transylvania in Romania. And although sweet wines have long been Kracher’s forte, today its dry wines are earning considerable acclaim, with its Pinot Gris, Welschreisling and Zweigelt gaining an enthusiastic following for quality and outstanding value.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e What makes the wines so special?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1584600895568_644\" class=\"\"\u003eThe Seewinkel is an area in the Burgenland region of eastern Austria, approximately 20 km wide, along the eastern shore of Lake Neusiedl. It is an immense plain, with countless shallow lakes of various sizes scattered throughout it. Most of these lakes, including the largest, Lake Neusiedl, are less than two metres deep. The Pannonian (continental) climate brings hot dry summers and very cold winters and it is these extremes that create a unique climate for viticulture. During cool autumn evenings, evaporation from the numerous lakes creates heavy fog, which covers the area until midday when the still strong sunlight burns through. This helps to create the necessary conditions for the formation of the noble rot, \u003cem\u003ebotrytis cinerea, \u003c\/em\u003ethat is the key to the immense concentration, sweetness and complexity of the greatest sweet wines.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Buzz Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47737647169786,"sku":"AKR22ZWAUSLESE375","price":45.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0115\/8329\/1492\/files\/AusleseZweigeltNV.jpg?v=1704937349"},{"product_id":"kracher-beerenauslese-cuvee-2021-375-ml","title":"Kracher Beerenauslese Cuvée 2021 375 mL","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #212121;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVariety:\u003c\/strong\u003e Welschriesling, Chardonnay\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #212121;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCountry, Region:\u003c\/strong\u003e Austria, Burgenland\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #212121;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAppellation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Burgenland\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e60% Welschriesling and 40% Chardonnay, 90% fermented and matured in stainless steel tanks, 10% in large oak casks for 28 months ageing.\u003cbr\u003eBeerenauslese Cuvée is our most important and famous wine, served by the glass with dessert in many top restaurants around the world because of its harmony and complexity.Chardonnay and Welschriesling are perfect partners in this wine and complement each other.The Chardonnay brings power, milk caramel and citrus aromas. The Welschriesling the elegance with quince and apricot on the nose and white peach on the palate. This combination gives an incomparable harmony, rounded by herbal spice and saltiness from our soils in the finish.\u003cbr\u003e11.0% Alc\/Vol; 136.2 g\/l RS; 7.2 g\/l TA. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #752575;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘The 2021 Beerenauslese Cuvée opens with a clear, fresh and finely honeyed bouquet of dried and stewed apricots and fresh apricot skins, greengage plum and saline notes. Full-bodied, lush and refined on the palate, this is a rich yet elegant and fresh BA based on Chardonnay and Welschriesling. Pineapple aromas populate the finish that pairs fine tannins and a caramelly salinity that is so typical for wines from the Seewinkel. To be released in September this year. 11% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted at the domaine in May 2024.' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e94\u003cstrong id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1728123060994_638\"\u003e points, Stephan Reinhardt, The Wine Advocate, June 2024\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0115\/8329\/1492\/files\/Kracher_Logo1_edited-1_50ecc16b-1ba5-4178-805c-f144846ff355_480x480.png?v=1584603790\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"139\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #752575;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Gerhard Kracher, genius of the Trockenbeerenauslese category. In the late 1980s and up to his early death in 2007, Alois Kracher handcrafted some of the greatest noble sweet wines of the world. His annual collections of numbered TBAs (Trockenbeerenauslesen), produced in Illmitz at the lake Neusiedl, became legends and were often presented along with the finest sweet wines from Sauternes (namely Château d’Yquem), Tokaji (Szepsi) and Mosel-Saar-Ruwer (Egon Müller, Joh. Jos. Prüm). Alois’s son Gerhard Kracher has managed to maintain the extremely high level of quality.' \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStephan Reinhardt, The Wine Advocate, February 2018.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eThere are no secrets to the production of Kracher’s unparalleled range of remarkable sweet wines, headlined of course each year by up to a dozen or more trockenbeerenauslese cuvées. For three generations the Kracher family has led the way in the Seewinkel, that corner (winkel) of Austria to the east of Lake Neusiedl, just an hour’s drive from Vienna. It was Alois Kracher Senior, back in the ‘50s and ‘60s who first realised the potential of the area for quality wine growing. Then in 1991, Alois Junior (Luis) set the world on fire with his ‘new’ style of dessert wine, focussing on finesse and balance more than just outright sweetness. From there he went on to win the British Wine Journal’s ‘Winemaker of the Year’ title 5 times, before his untimely passing in 2007.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eLuis’ son Gerhard has now been running the estate for a decade and has deftly picked up where his father left off, winning the International Wine Challenge ‘Sweet Winemaker of the Year’ award in 2009. Each year though, the recipe remains the same, driven by a relentless attention to detail. In the vineyard yields are kept incredibly low with each vine limited to just 3 bunches of grapes. In the cellar, each individual parcel is vinified separately, often in lots as small as a hundred litres or so. Malolactic fermentation is avoided to retain the grapes’ high natural acidity and sulphur use is kept to a minimum. Two styles of TBA are produced: \u003cem\u003eZwischen den Seen\u003c\/em\u003e (between the lakes), vinified in stainless steel or large oak casks; and \u003cem\u003eNouvelle Vague\u003c\/em\u003e (new wave), vinified in French oak barriques.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eAlongside the world-famous TBAs, Kracher also makes a vibrant Auslese Cuvée, that is both great value and great drinking, an always brilliant Beerenauslese Cuvée and an exciting new \u003cem\u003eIce Wine\u003c\/em\u003e from the hills of Transylvania in Romania. And although sweet wines have long been Kracher’s forte, today its dry wines are earning considerable acclaim, with its Pinot Gris, Welschreisling and Zweigelt gaining an enthusiastic following for quality and outstanding value.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e What makes the wines so special?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1584600895568_644\"\u003eThe Seewinkel is an area in the Burgenland region of eastern Austria, approximately 20 km wide, along the eastern shore of Lake Neusiedl. It is an immense plain, with countless shallow lakes of various sizes scattered throughout it. Most of these lakes, including the largest, Lake Neusiedl, are less than two metres deep. The Pannonian (continental) climate brings hot dry summers and very cold winters and it is these extremes that create a unique climate for viticulture. During cool autumn evenings, evaporation from the numerous lakes creates heavy fog, which covers the area until midday when the still strong sunlight burns through. This helps to create the necessary conditions for the formation of the noble rot, \u003cem\u003ebotrytis cinerea, \u003c\/em\u003ethat is the key to the immense concentration, sweetness and complexity of the greatest sweet wines.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Buzz Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47737666207994,"sku":"AKR21BAC","price":78.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0115\/8329\/1492\/products\/Beerenauslese_Cuvee_0d84e696-d75e-4f27-820c-594fd9ae66b8.jpg?v=1647133079"},{"product_id":"sohm-kracher-gruner-veltliner-lion-2025","title":"Sohm \u0026 Kracher Gruner Veltliner 'Lion' 2025 (screw cap)","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #212121;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVariety:\u003c\/strong\u003e Gruner Veltliner\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #212121;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCountry, Region:\u003c\/strong\u003e Austria, Weinviertal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #212121;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAppellation:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan\u003eWeinviertal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e100% Grüner Veltliner from the Pulkau Valley in the Weinviertel, northern Austria. Whole-bunch pressed and wild-yeast fermented in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks. Matured on fine lees in stainless steel tanks for 12 months.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSohm \u0026amp; Kracher work out of Austria’s Weinviertel (“wine quarter”), a region with a long wine history and lots of hidden-gem vineyards, allowing the pair to access top sites at accessible prices and then pass those savings along. Their Lion Grüner Veltliner has all the minerality and precision of a federspiel from the Wachau, without the higher price tag. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2025 review \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(117, 37, 117);\"\u003e‘The 2025 Grüner Veltliner Lion was harvested in the Pulkau Valley in the Weinviertel, close to the Czech border, made exclusively in stainless steel and bottled just two weeks ago. The nose offers fresh, ripe pear juice, bright and peppery, with a wonderful spring in its step. This is a lightbodied, taut, pear- and pepper-driven wine with notable ease and sprightliness. (Bone-dry)’\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e88 points, Anne Krebiehl MW, Vinous Media, November 2025 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1728123657727_655\" data-rte-list=\"default\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrientation:\u003c\/strong\u003e South, southeast\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSoil:\u003c\/strong\u003e Gravel, limestone\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFarming Practice:\u003c\/strong\u003e Organic\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVinification:\u003c\/strong\u003e 100% stainless steel\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eElevage:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12 months stainless\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlcohol:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12.5%\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAcidity:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7.5 g\/L\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" height=\"151\" width=\"201\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0115\/8329\/1492\/files\/Lion_leer_480x480.jpg?v=1586776131\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eWhat do you get when a world champion sommelier meets up with a world famous winemaker? The answer: a range of exciting food-friendly wines, of moderate alcohol and minerality, made from the local indigenous variety, grown in an emerging, under-appreciated area and now featuring on some of the best wine lists in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eAldo Sohm grew up in Austria’s Tyrol and caught the wine bug as a teen-ager. By his early twenties he had won Best Sommelier in Austria in 2002, a feat he repeated in 2003, 2004 and 2006. He had moved to New York in 2004 and it was here that he first met Gerhard Kracher who was then looking after the US market for his father, the legendary Alois Kracher.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eIn 2007 Aldo won the title of Best Sommelier in America in 2007 and that landed him the dream job at Michelin 3-star, Le Bernadin in New York City. He went on to win Best Sommelier in the World in 2008 and today still works at Le Bernadin, as well has running his own Aldo Sohm Wine Bar since 2014 just a couple of doors away.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eHaving become close friends, it was over lunch in Queens in 2008 that Gerhard and Aldo came up with the idea to make a wine together. They both had a soft spot for Grüner Veltliner and both felt that the Austrian region of the Weinviertel was grossly under-estimated. And it was here where they ultimately found their ideal vineyard, with venerable old vines growing on the gravel, sand and marly siltstone of the Pulkau Valley. They released their first wine from the 2009 vintage to great critical acclaim and that acclaim has only grown since.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Buzz Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48174570307834,"sku":"ASK25LION","price":48.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0115\/8329\/1492\/files\/S_KLion.jpg?v=1767227905"},{"product_id":"sohm-kracher-gruner-veltliner-alte-reben-2024","title":"Sohm \u0026 Kracher Gruner Veltliner 'Alte Reben' 2024","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #212121;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVariety:\u003c\/strong\u003e Gruner Veltliner\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #212121;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCountry, Region:\u003c\/strong\u003e Austria, Weinviertal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #212121;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAppellation:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan\u003eWeinviertal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e100% Grüner Veltliner from old vines in the Pulkau Valley in the Weinviertel, northern Austria. Whole-bunch pressed and wild-yeast fermented, 80% in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks and 20% in large seasoned oak casks. Matured on fine lees in large seasoned oak casks for 20 months, followed by a further 5 months maturation in stainless steel tanks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eA step up in texture and flavor, this wine is a bit phenolic, expressing more weight on the palate and structure similar to that of a Chardonnay. It boasts quince and yellow apple. It is beany with lentils and white pepper and is long on the finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(117, 37, 117);\"\u003e‘Delicately scented with ripe tropical fruit, especially papaya, citrus and yellow apple. Some quince and spicy notes. Fresh and balanced on the palate, with ripe acidity, subtle sweetness and a long, salty finish.’\u003c\/span\u003e  \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e93 points, Peter Moser, Falstaff.com, November 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-rte-list=\"default\" id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1728123657727_655\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrientation:\u003c\/strong\u003e South, southeast\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSoil:\u003c\/strong\u003e Gravel, limestone\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFarming Practice:\u003c\/strong\u003e Organic\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVinification:\u003c\/strong\u003e 80% stainless steel, 20% neutral barrel\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eElevage:\u003c\/strong\u003e 20 months neutral barrel, 5 months stainless\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlcohol:\u003c\/strong\u003e 13%\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAcidity:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6.3 g\/L\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0115\/8329\/1492\/files\/Lion_leer_480x480.jpg?v=1586776131\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"151\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eWhat do you get when a world champion sommelier meets up with a world famous winemaker? The answer: a range of exciting food-friendly wines, of moderate alcohol and minerality, made from the local indigenous variety, grown in an emerging, under-appreciated area and now featuring on some of the best wine lists in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eAldo Sohm grew up in Austria’s Tyrol and caught the wine bug as a teen-ager. By his early twenties he had won Best Sommelier in Austria in 2002, a feat he repeated in 2003, 2004 and 2006. He had moved to New York in 2004 and it was here that he first met Gerhard Kracher who was then looking after the US market for his father, the legendary Alois Kracher.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eIn 2007 Aldo won the title of Best Sommelier in America in 2007 and that landed him the dream job at Michelin 3-star, Le Bernadin in New York City. He went on to win Best Sommelier in the World in 2008 and today still works at Le Bernadin, as well has running his own Aldo Sohm Wine Bar since 2014 just a couple of doors away.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eHaving become close friends, it was over lunch in Queens in 2008 that Gerhard and Aldo came up with the idea to make a wine together. They both had a soft spot for Grüner Veltliner and both felt that the Austrian region of the Weinviertel was grossly under-estimated. And it was here where they ultimately found their ideal vineyard, with venerable old vines growing on the gravel, sand and marly siltstone of the Pulkau Valley. They released their first wine from the 2009 vintage to great critical acclaim and that acclaim has only grown since.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Buzz Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48311393550586,"sku":"ASK24ALTEREBEN","price":63.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0115\/8329\/1492\/products\/S_KAlteReben.jpg?v=1586784744"},{"product_id":"kracher-pinot-gris-2023-screw-cap","title":"Kracher Pinot Gris 2023 (screw cap)","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #212121;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVariety:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pinot Gris\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #212121;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCountry, Region:\u003c\/strong\u003e Austria, Burgenland\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #212121;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAppellation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Burgenland\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e100% Pinot Gris, fermented and matured on fine lees for 18 months in stainless steel tanks and a small portion in used barrels.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #752575;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"From a very warm and dry year and aged for 15 months on the fine lees entirely in stainless steel, the 2023 Pinot Gris trocken offers a clear, precise and fresh, even savory and slightly flinty bouquet with the characterful Illmitz features that combine elegant and charming fruit with delicate saline nuances. The wine is round and textured on the palate due to the extended sur lie aging and reveals serious tannic grip and elegant intensity that leads to a very good, well-concentrated but balanced finish. This is a very good Pinot Gris for such a warm vintage. “Twenty years ago, you could easily take two weeks to harvest Pinot Gris, but now, in warm autumns, you only have three days,” says Gerhard Kracher. ”After that, the sugar content can skyrocket and the acidity can plummet, making the wines too heavy and broad.” Kracher's 2023 Pinot Gris is an excellent modern wine with character and a great talent to pair with countless dishes. 12.5% stated alcohol. Screw-cap closure. Tasted at Weinlaubenhof Kracher in Illmitz, Burgenland, in June 2025.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 92 points, \u003c\/span\u003eStephan Reinhardt, The Wine Advocate, June 2025.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0115\/8329\/1492\/files\/Kracher_Logo1_edited-1_50ecc16b-1ba5-4178-805c-f144846ff355_480x480.png?v=1584603790\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"139\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #752575;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Gerhard Kracher, genius of the Trockenbeerenauslese category. In the late 1980s and up to his early death in 2007, Alois Kracher handcrafted some of the greatest noble sweet wines of the world. His annual collections of numbered TBAs (Trockenbeerenauslesen), produced in Illmitz at the lake Neusiedl, became legends and were often presented along with the finest sweet wines from Sauternes (namely Château d’Yquem), Tokaji (Szepsi) and Mosel-Saar-Ruwer (Egon Müller, Joh. Jos. Prüm). Alois’s son Gerhard Kracher has managed to maintain the extremely high level of quality.' \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStephan Reinhardt, The Wine Advocate, February 2018.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eThere are no secrets to the production of Kracher’s unparalleled range of remarkable sweet wines, headlined of course each year by up to a dozen or more trockenbeerenauslese cuvées. For three generations the Kracher family has led the way in the Seewinkel, that corner (winkel) of Austria to the east of Lake Neusiedl, just an hour’s drive from Vienna. It was Alois Kracher Senior, back in the ‘50s and ‘60s who first realised the potential of the area for quality wine growing. Then in 1991, Alois Junior (Luis) set the world on fire with his ‘new’ style of dessert wine, focussing on finesse and balance more than just outright sweetness. From there he went on to win the British Wine Journal’s ‘Winemaker of the Year’ title 5 times, before his untimely passing in 2007.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eLuis’ son Gerhard has now been running the estate for a decade and has deftly picked up where his father left off, winning the International Wine Challenge ‘Sweet Winemaker of the Year’ award in 2009. Each year though, the recipe remains the same, driven by a relentless attention to detail. In the vineyard yields are kept incredibly low with each vine limited to just 3 bunches of grapes. In the cellar, each individual parcel is vinified separately, often in lots as small as a hundred litres or so. Malolactic fermentation is avoided to retain the grapes’ high natural acidity and sulphur use is kept to a minimum. Two styles of TBA are produced: \u003cem\u003eZwischen den Seen\u003c\/em\u003e (between the lakes), vinified in stainless steel or large oak casks; and \u003cem\u003eNouvelle Vague\u003c\/em\u003e (new wave), vinified in French oak barriques.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eAlongside the world-famous TBAs, Kracher also makes a vibrant Auslese Cuvée, that is both great value and great drinking, an always brilliant Beerenauslese Cuvée and an exciting new \u003cem\u003eIce Wine\u003c\/em\u003e from the hills of Transylvania in Romania. And although sweet wines have long been Kracher’s forte, today its dry wines are earning considerable acclaim, with its Pinot Gris, Welschreisling and Zweigelt gaining an enthusiastic following for quality and outstanding value.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e What makes the wines so special?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1584600895568_644\"\u003eThe Seewinkel is an area in the Burgenland region of eastern Austria, approximately 20 km wide, along the eastern shore of Lake Neusiedl. It is an immense plain, with countless shallow lakes of various sizes scattered throughout it. Most of these lakes, including the largest, Lake Neusiedl, are less than two metres deep. The Pannonian (continental) climate brings hot dry summers and very cold winters and it is these extremes that create a unique climate for viticulture. During cool autumn evenings, evaporation from the numerous lakes creates heavy fog, which covers the area until midday when the still strong sunlight burns through. This helps to create the necessary conditions for the formation of the noble rot, \u003cem\u003ebotrytis cinerea, \u003c\/em\u003ethat is the key to the immense concentration, sweetness and complexity of the greatest sweet wines.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Buzz Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48693566669050,"sku":"AKR23PGRIS","price":49.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0115\/8329\/1492\/products\/Pinot_GrisNV_ef26eb84-0440-4fec-8005-c732ec783f1f.jpg?v=1671054521"},{"product_id":"kracher-red-roses-rosenmuskateller-beerenauslese-2023-375ml","title":"Kracher Red Roses Rosenmuskateller Beerenauslese 2023 375ml","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #212121;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVariety:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rosenmuskateller\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #212121;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCountry, Region:\u003c\/strong\u003e Austria, Burgenland\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #212121;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAppellation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Burgenland\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #212121;\"\u003e100% Rosenmuskateller, fermented and matured for 24 months in new French oak barriques. 9.5% Alc\/Vol; 196.1 g\/l RS; 7.8 g\/l TA. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eThe intensity of roses emerges from the very first whiff - a gentle transition from freshly picked rose petals to delicate rose water. A true explosion of flavors unfolds on the palate: juicy strawberries, delicate rose petals and the freshness of red berries merge together. A fine, spicy note rounds off the experience, while subtle tannins provide an elegant finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0115\/8329\/1492\/files\/Kracher_Logo1_edited-1_50ecc16b-1ba5-4178-805c-f144846ff355_480x480.png?v=1584603790\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"139\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #752575;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Gerhard Kracher, genius of the Trockenbeerenauslese category. In the late 1980s and up to his early death in 2007, Alois Kracher handcrafted some of the greatest noble sweet wines of the world. His annual collections of numbered TBAs (Trockenbeerenauslesen), produced in Illmitz at the lake Neusiedl, became legends and were often presented along with the finest sweet wines from Sauternes (namely Château d’Yquem), Tokaji (Szepsi) and Mosel-Saar-Ruwer (Egon Müller, Joh. Jos. Prüm). Alois’s son Gerhard Kracher has managed to maintain the extremely high level of quality.' \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStephan Reinhardt, The Wine Advocate, February 2018.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eThere are no secrets to the production of Kracher’s unparalleled range of remarkable sweet wines, headlined of course each year by up to a dozen or more trockenbeerenauslese cuvées. For three generations the Kracher family has led the way in the Seewinkel, that corner (winkel) of Austria to the east of Lake Neusiedl, just an hour’s drive from Vienna. It was Alois Kracher Senior, back in the ‘50s and ‘60s who first realised the potential of the area for quality wine growing. Then in 1991, Alois Junior (Luis) set the world on fire with his ‘new’ style of dessert wine, focussing on finesse and balance more than just outright sweetness. From there he went on to win the British Wine Journal’s ‘Winemaker of the Year’ title 5 times, before his untimely passing in 2007.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eLuis’ son Gerhard has now been running the estate for a decade and has deftly picked up where his father left off, winning the International Wine Challenge ‘Sweet Winemaker of the Year’ award in 2009. Each year though, the recipe remains the same, driven by a relentless attention to detail. In the vineyard yields are kept incredibly low with each vine limited to just 3 bunches of grapes. In the cellar, each individual parcel is vinified separately, often in lots as small as a hundred litres or so. Malolactic fermentation is avoided to retain the grapes’ high natural acidity and sulphur use is kept to a minimum. Two styles of TBA are produced: \u003cem\u003eZwischen den Seen\u003c\/em\u003e (between the lakes), vinified in stainless steel or large oak casks; and \u003cem\u003eNouvelle Vague\u003c\/em\u003e (new wave), vinified in French oak barriques.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eAlongside the world-famous TBAs, Kracher also makes a vibrant Auslese Cuvée, that is both great value and great drinking, an always brilliant Beerenauslese Cuvée and an exciting new \u003cem\u003eIce Wine\u003c\/em\u003e from the hills of Transylvania in Romania. And although sweet wines have long been Kracher’s forte, today its dry wines are earning considerable acclaim, with its Pinot Gris, Welschreisling and Zweigelt gaining an enthusiastic following for quality and outstanding value.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e What makes the wines so special?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1584600895568_644\"\u003eThe Seewinkel is an area in the Burgenland region of eastern Austria, approximately 20 km wide, along the eastern shore of Lake Neusiedl. It is an immense plain, with countless shallow lakes of various sizes scattered throughout it. Most of these lakes, including the largest, Lake Neusiedl, are less than two metres deep. The Pannonian (continental) climate brings hot dry summers and very cold winters and it is these extremes that create a unique climate for viticulture. During cool autumn evenings, evaporation from the numerous lakes creates heavy fog, which covers the area until midday when the still strong sunlight burns through. This helps to create the necessary conditions for the formation of the noble rot, \u003cem\u003ebotrytis cinerea, \u003c\/em\u003ethat is the key to the immense concentration, sweetness and complexity of the greatest sweet wines.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Buzz Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48924690219258,"sku":"AKR23REDROSESBA375","price":95.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0115\/8329\/1492\/files\/Kracher_Red_Roses_NV.jpg?v=1734590190"},{"product_id":"sohm-kracher-chardonnay-st-georg-2022","title":"Sohm \u0026 Kracher Chardonnay 'St Georg' 2022","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #212121;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVariety:\u003c\/strong\u003e Chardonnay\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #212121;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCountry, Region:\u003c\/strong\u003e Austria, \u003cspan\u003eBurgenland\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #212121;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAppellation:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan\u003eLeithaberg\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\" class=\"\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen acquiring the vineyards for the Sohm \u0026amp; Kracher project, a few rows of Chardonnay were included. This is because the vines grow right next to each other. Both the Grüner Veltliner and the Chardonnay thrive side by side in St. Georgen, near Eisenstadt, the capital of Burgenland, which is where the wine ultimately gets its name. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt first, they didn’t pay much attention to the Chardonnay, but then the idea emerged to craft a wine from these six rows. And here it is, the first vintage from these mature vines grown on limestone. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA fine expression of Austrian winemaking, this wine impresses with a fresh, lively character. On the nose, delicate limestone notes emerge, conveying a clear, mineral freshness. On the palate, this freshness continues, accompanied by a subtle salinity that adds depth and complexity to the wine. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe recommend decanting this wine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\" class=\"\"\u003eFermented 50% in new barriques and 50% in large seasoned oak casks. Matured in large neutral casks for 24 months, followed by a further 5 months maturation in stainless steel tanks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(160, 59, 160);\"\u003e' Expressive bouquet with notes of white flowers, apple, yellow stone fruit, lime and exotic fruit, underpinned by a hint of white nougat. Beautiful fullness on the palate, juicy acidity and a finely spicy finish\u003c\/span\u003e.'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e94 points, Falstaff, November 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1728123657727_655\" data-rte-list=\"default\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"list-style-type: none;\"\u003e\n\u003cul id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1728123657727_683\" data-rte-list=\"default\"\u003e\n\u003cli id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1728123657727_690\"\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1728123657727_689\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1728123657727_688\"\u003eAppellation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Leithaberg\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVineyard:\u003c\/strong\u003e St. Georg\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrientation:\u003c\/strong\u003e South, southeast\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSoil:\u003c\/strong\u003e Limestone\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFarming Practice:\u003c\/strong\u003e Organic\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVinification:\u003c\/strong\u003e 50% neutral cask, 50% new barrique\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eElevage:\u003c\/strong\u003e 24 months neutral barrique, 5 months stainless\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlcohol:\u003c\/strong\u003e 14%\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" height=\"151\" width=\"201\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0115\/8329\/1492\/files\/Lion_leer_480x480.jpg?v=1586776131\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eWhat do you get when a world champion sommelier meets up with a world famous winemaker? The answer: a range of exciting food-friendly wines, of moderate alcohol and minerality, made from the local indigenous variety, grown in an emerging, under-appreciated area and now featuring on some of the best wine lists in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eAldo Sohm grew up in Austria’s Tyrol and caught the wine bug as a teen-ager. By his early twenties he had won Best Sommelier in Austria in 2002, a feat he repeated in 2003, 2004 and 2006. He had moved to New York in 2004 and it was here that he first met Gerhard Kracher who was then looking after the US market for his father, the legendary Alois Kracher.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eIn 2007 Aldo won the title of Best Sommelier in America in 2007 and that landed him the dream job at Michelin 3-star, Le Bernadin in New York City. He went on to win Best Sommelier in the World in 2008 and today still works at Le Bernadin, as well has running his own Aldo Sohm Wine Bar since 2014 just a couple of doors away.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eHaving become close friends, it was over lunch in Queens in 2008 that Gerhard and Aldo came up with the idea to make a wine together. They both had a soft spot for Grüner Veltliner and both felt that the Austrian region of the Weinviertel was grossly under-estimated. And it was here where they ultimately found their ideal vineyard, with venerable old vines growing on the gravel, sand and marly siltstone of the Pulkau Valley. They released their first wine from the 2009 vintage to great critical acclaim and that acclaim has only grown since. This is their first vintage producing a Chardonnay.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Buzz Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48931240837370,"sku":"ASK22STGEORGCH","price":118.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0115\/8329\/1492\/files\/S_KStGeorgChardonnayNV.jpg?v=1779688925"},{"product_id":"kracher-k-cuvee-2021-screw-cap","title":"Kracher K Cuvée 2021","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #212121;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVariety:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan\u003e50% Chardonnay, 25% Scheurebe, 25% Welschriesling\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #212121;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCountry, Region:\u003c\/strong\u003e Austria, Burgenland\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #212121;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAppellation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Burgenland\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFermented and matured on fine lees for 42 months in new barriques with residual sugar of 6.1 g\/L and alc of 14%.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eK Cuvée\u003c\/strong\u003e pays homage to \u003cstrong\u003eAlois Kracher Sr. \u003c\/strong\u003e(1928–2010), who founded the winery in 1959. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis wine is inspired by \u003cstrong\u003eAlois Kracher Sr.'s \u003c\/strong\u003estories about the special, late-harvest reserve wines of the 1950s and 1960s, which were so typical of the region around\u003cstrong\u003e Lake Neusiedl \u003c\/strong\u003eat that time. These wines were harvested very late (at the end of October), at a time when the sweet wine harvest was also beginning. The grapes were ripe to overripe and included a good proportion of fresh, undried botrytis berries, up to 20%.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cbr\u003eOne morning in \u003cstrong\u003e2011\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eGerhard Kracher \u003c\/strong\u003eremembered his grandfather's stories. That was when the first attempt was made to revive this very special style.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eFor many years, I was convinced that it would be very difficult to establish such a wine on the market, as its production method meant that it was dry in some years and semi-dry in others, and consumers would probably find this difficult to understand,' says Gerhard Kracher.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWonderfully intense and densely packed yet lightened by the aromatic lift of the Scheurebe and Welschriesling which blend well with the body and texture of the Chardonnay to give a very unique wine of depth and character. Made by Gerhard to represent the type of white his grandfather enjoyed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2019 Review\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(119, 85, 34);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(117, 37, 117);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘ This is a concentrated and rich blend of chardonnay, welschriesling and scheurebe. Exotic notes of marmalade, mangoes, apricot conserve and gingerbread. Full-bodied, tasty and full of orange and spiced fruit. Excellent freshness to balance the slightly off-dry and tannic finish. Aged for three years in barrel. Drink or hold. Screw cap. ’\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(117, 37, 117);\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e            \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e93 points, jamessuckling.com, September 2023.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0115\/8329\/1492\/files\/Kracher_Logo1_edited-1_50ecc16b-1ba5-4178-805c-f144846ff355_480x480.png?v=1584603790\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"139\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #752575;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Gerhard Kracher, genius of the Trockenbeerenauslese category. In the late 1980s and up to his early death in 2007, Alois Kracher handcrafted some of the greatest noble sweet wines of the world. His annual collections of numbered TBAs (Trockenbeerenauslesen), produced in Illmitz at the lake Neusiedl, became legends and were often presented along with the finest sweet wines from Sauternes (namely Château d’Yquem), Tokaji (Szepsi) and Mosel-Saar-Ruwer (Egon Müller, Joh. Jos. Prüm). Alois’s son Gerhard Kracher has managed to maintain the extremely high level of quality.' \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStephan Reinhardt, The Wine Advocate, February 2018.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eThere are no secrets to the production of Kracher’s unparalleled range of remarkable sweet wines, headlined of course each year by up to a dozen or more trockenbeerenauslese cuvées. For three generations the Kracher family has led the way in the Seewinkel, that corner (winkel) of Austria to the east of Lake Neusiedl, just an hour’s drive from Vienna. It was Alois Kracher Senior, back in the ‘50s and ‘60s who first realised the potential of the area for quality wine growing. Then in 1991, Alois Junior (Luis) set the world on fire with his ‘new’ style of dessert wine, focussing on finesse and balance more than just outright sweetness. From there he went on to win the British Wine Journal’s ‘Winemaker of the Year’ title 5 times, before his untimely passing in 2007.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eLuis’ son Gerhard has now been running the estate for a decade and has deftly picked up where his father left off, winning the International Wine Challenge ‘Sweet Winemaker of the Year’ award in 2009. Each year though, the recipe remains the same, driven by a relentless attention to detail. In the vineyard yields are kept incredibly low with each vine limited to just 3 bunches of grapes. In the cellar, each individual parcel is vinified separately, often in lots as small as a hundred litres or so. Malolactic fermentation is avoided to retain the grapes’ high natural acidity and sulphur use is kept to a minimum. Two styles of TBA are produced: \u003cem\u003eZwischen den Seen\u003c\/em\u003e (between the lakes), vinified in stainless steel or large oak casks; and \u003cem\u003eNouvelle Vague\u003c\/em\u003e (new wave), vinified in French oak barriques.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eAlongside the world-famous TBAs, Kracher also makes a vibrant Auslese Cuvée, that is both great value and great drinking, an always brilliant Beerenauslese Cuvée and an exciting new \u003cem\u003eIce Wine\u003c\/em\u003e from the hills of Transylvania in Romania. And although sweet wines have long been Kracher’s forte, today its dry wines are earning considerable acclaim, with its Pinot Gris, Welschreisling and Zweigelt gaining an enthusiastic following for quality and outstanding value.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e What makes the wines so special?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1584600895568_644\"\u003eThe Seewinkel is an area in the Burgenland region of eastern Austria, approximately 20 km wide, along the eastern shore of Lake Neusiedl. It is an immense plain, with countless shallow lakes of various sizes scattered throughout it. Most of these lakes, including the largest, Lake Neusiedl, are less than two metres deep. The Pannonian (continental) climate brings hot dry summers and very cold winters and it is these extremes that create a unique climate for viticulture. During cool autumn evenings, evaporation from the numerous lakes creates heavy fog, which covers the area until midday when the still strong sunlight burns through. This helps to create the necessary conditions for the formation of the noble rot, \u003cem\u003ebotrytis cinerea, \u003c\/em\u003ethat is the key to the immense concentration, sweetness and complexity of the greatest sweet wines.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Buzz Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48931259056378,"sku":"AKR21KCUVEE","price":86.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0115\/8329\/1492\/files\/KCuveeNV.jpg?v=1779690353"},{"product_id":"kracher-auslese-cuvee-2025-375ml-screw-cap","title":"Kracher Auslese Cuvee 2025 375ml (screw cap)","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #212121;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVariety:\u003c\/strong\u003e Chardonnay, Welschriesling\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #212121;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCountry, Region:\u003c\/strong\u003e Austria, Burgenland\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #212121;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAppellation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Burgenland\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e60% Welschrieslingand 40% Chardonnay, fermented and matured for 5 months in stainless steel tanks. Medium yellow with green highlights. Aromas of freshly cut quince and fig lead to a lovely, finely textured palate, showing good volume of flavour with a succulent mandarin and passion-fruit edge adding vibrancy. Finishes with excellent length and refreshing acidity. Delightfully elegant and eminently drinkable.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e10 % Alc\/Vol; 90.7 g\/l RS; 5.7 g\/l TA.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(117, 37, 117);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e2023 Review\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e ‘From a very warm vintage, the radiant, golden-yellow 2023 Auslese Cuvée blends Welschriesling with Chardonnay and opens with a concentrated yet delicate and savory bouquet of apricots, white chocolate, salty caramel and lemon chutney. On the palate, this is a smooth and savory, intense and well-structured Auslese with remarkable finesse and a salivating finish. The wine reveals fine botrytis notes that add textural complexity. The finish is precise and saline. 9.5% stated alcohol. Screw-cap closure. ’\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e92 points, Stephan Reinhardt, The Wine Advocate, June 2025.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0115\/8329\/1492\/files\/Kracher_Logo1_edited-1_50ecc16b-1ba5-4178-805c-f144846ff355_480x480.png?v=1584603790\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"139\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #752575;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Gerhard Kracher, genius of the Trockenbeerenauslese category. In the late 1980s and up to his early death in 2007, Alois Kracher handcrafted some of the greatest noble sweet wines of the world. His annual collections of numbered TBAs (Trockenbeerenauslesen), produced in Illmitz at the lake Neusiedl, became legends and were often presented along with the finest sweet wines from Sauternes (namely Château d’Yquem), Tokaji (Szepsi) and Mosel-Saar-Ruwer (Egon Müller, Joh. Jos. Prüm). Alois’s son Gerhard Kracher has managed to maintain the extremely high level of quality.' \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStephan Reinhardt, The Wine Advocate, February 2018.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eThere are no secrets to the production of Kracher’s unparalleled range of remarkable sweet wines, headlined of course each year by up to a dozen or more trockenbeerenauslese cuvées. For three generations the Kracher family has led the way in the Seewinkel, that corner (winkel) of Austria to the east of Lake Neusiedl, just an hour’s drive from Vienna. It was Alois Kracher Senior, back in the ‘50s and ‘60s who first realised the potential of the area for quality wine growing. Then in 1991, Alois Junior (Luis) set the world on fire with his ‘new’ style of dessert wine, focussing on finesse and balance more than just outright sweetness. From there he went on to win the British Wine Journal’s ‘Winemaker of the Year’ title 5 times, before his untimely passing in 2007.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eLuis’ son Gerhard has now been running the estate for a decade and has deftly picked up where his father left off, winning the International Wine Challenge ‘Sweet Winemaker of the Year’ award in 2009. Each year though, the recipe remains the same, driven by a relentless attention to detail. In the vineyard yields are kept incredibly low with each vine limited to just 3 bunches of grapes. In the cellar, each individual parcel is vinified separately, often in lots as small as a hundred litres or so. Malolactic fermentation is avoided to retain the grapes’ high natural acidity and sulphur use is kept to a minimum. Two styles of TBA are produced: \u003cem\u003eZwischen den Seen\u003c\/em\u003e (between the lakes), vinified in stainless steel or large oak casks; and \u003cem\u003eNouvelle Vague\u003c\/em\u003e (new wave), vinified in French oak barriques.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eAlongside the world-famous TBAs, Kracher also makes a vibrant Auslese Cuvée, that is both great value and great drinking, an always brilliant Beerenauslese Cuvée and an exciting new \u003cem\u003eIce Wine\u003c\/em\u003e from the hills of Transylvania in Romania. And although sweet wines have long been Kracher’s forte, today its dry wines are earning considerable acclaim, with its Pinot Gris, Welschreisling and Zweigelt gaining an enthusiastic following for quality and outstanding value.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e What makes the wines so special?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1584600895568_644\"\u003eThe Seewinkel is an area in the Burgenland region of eastern Austria, approximately 20 km wide, along the eastern shore of Lake Neusiedl. It is an immense plain, with countless shallow lakes of various sizes scattered throughout it. Most of these lakes, including the largest, Lake Neusiedl, are less than two metres deep. The Pannonian (continental) climate brings hot dry summers and very cold winters and it is these extremes that create a unique climate for viticulture. During cool autumn evenings, evaporation from the numerous lakes creates heavy fog, which covers the area until midday when the still strong sunlight burns through. This helps to create the necessary conditions for the formation of the noble rot, \u003cem\u003ebotrytis cinerea, \u003c\/em\u003ethat is the key to the immense concentration, sweetness and complexity of the greatest sweet wines.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Buzz Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48931277471994,"sku":"AKR25AUSLESE375","price":45.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0115\/8329\/1492\/products\/Auslese_Cuvee_0e3df150-b512-4f9f-85c7-81cb8dadb404.jpg?v=1671054876"},{"product_id":"kracher-tba-no-1-zweigelt-nouvelle-vague-2022-375ml","title":"Kracher TBA No. 1 Zweigelt Nouvelle Vague 2022 375 mL","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #212121;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVariety:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan\u003eZweigelt\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #212121;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCountry, Region:\u003c\/strong\u003e Austria, Burgenland\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #212121;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAppellation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Burgenland\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e100% Zweigelt, fermented and matured in stainless steel tank for 24 months.\u003cbr\u003e10.0% Alc\/Vol; 173.4 g\/l RS; 7.1 g\/l TA\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(117, 37, 117);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘The crimson-colored 2022 Trockenbeerenauslese No 1 Zweigelt Nouvelle Vague is deep, intense and refined on the nose that is still a little untamed but shows fresh red berry and floral aromas intermingled with saline notes. The wine is rich and intense, remarkably concentrated and reveals sustainable salinity and mineral tension on the long and complex, vital finish that also reveals fine but structuring tannins, which make this TBA an excellent wine to pair with food, especially after 10 to 20 years. 10% stated alcohol. Natural cork.'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e96 points, Stephan Reinhardt, The Wine Advocate, June 2025.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" height=\"139\" width=\"199\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0115\/8329\/1492\/files\/Kracher_Logo1_edited-1_50ecc16b-1ba5-4178-805c-f144846ff355_480x480.png?v=1584603790\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #752575;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Gerhard Kracher, genius of the Trockenbeerenauslese category. In the late 1980s and up to his early death in 2007, Alois Kracher handcrafted some of the greatest noble sweet wines of the world. His annual collections of numbered TBAs (Trockenbeerenauslesen), produced in Illmitz at the lake Neusiedl, became legends and were often presented along with the finest sweet wines from Sauternes (namely Château d’Yquem), Tokaji (Szepsi) and Mosel-Saar-Ruwer (Egon Müller, Joh. Jos. Prüm). Alois’s son Gerhard Kracher has managed to maintain the extremely high level of quality.' \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStephan Reinhardt, The Wine Advocate, February 2018.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eThere are no secrets to the production of Kracher’s unparalleled range of remarkable sweet wines, headlined of course each year by up to a dozen or more trockenbeerenauslese cuvées. For three generations the Kracher family has led the way in the Seewinkel, that corner (winkel) of Austria to the east of Lake Neusiedl, just an hour’s drive from Vienna. It was Alois Kracher Senior, back in the ‘50s and ‘60s who first realised the potential of the area for quality wine growing. Then in 1991, Alois Junior (Luis) set the world on fire with his ‘new’ style of dessert wine, focussing on finesse and balance more than just outright sweetness. From there he went on to win the British Wine Journal’s ‘Winemaker of the Year’ title 5 times, before his untimely passing in 2007.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eLuis’ son Gerhard has now been running the estate for a decade and has deftly picked up where his father left off, winning the International Wine Challenge ‘Sweet Winemaker of the Year’ award in 2009. Each year though, the recipe remains the same, driven by a relentless attention to detail. In the vineyard yields are kept incredibly low with each vine limited to just 3 bunches of grapes. In the cellar, each individual parcel is vinified separately, often in lots as small as a hundred litres or so. Malolactic fermentation is avoided to retain the grapes’ high natural acidity and sulphur use is kept to a minimum. Two styles of TBA are produced: \u003cem\u003eZwischen den Seen\u003c\/em\u003e (between the lakes), vinified in stainless steel or large oak casks; and \u003cem\u003eNouvelle Vague\u003c\/em\u003e (new wave), vinified in French oak barriques.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eAlongside the world-famous TBAs, Kracher also makes a vibrant Auslese Cuvée, that is both great value and great drinking, an always brilliant Beerenauslese Cuvée and an exciting new \u003cem\u003eIce Wine\u003c\/em\u003e from the hills of Transylvania in Romania. And although sweet wines have long been Kracher’s forte, today its dry wines are earning considerable acclaim, with its Pinot Gris, Welschreisling and Zweigelt gaining an enthusiastic following for quality and outstanding value.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e What makes the wines so special?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1584600895568_644\" class=\"\"\u003eThe Seewinkel is an area in the Burgenland region of eastern Austria, approximately 20 km wide, along the eastern shore of Lake Neusiedl. It is an immense plain, with countless shallow lakes of various sizes scattered throughout it. Most of these lakes, including the largest, Lake Neusiedl, are less than two metres deep. The Pannonian (continental) climate brings hot dry summers and very cold winters and it is these extremes that create a unique climate for viticulture. During cool autumn evenings, evaporation from the numerous lakes creates heavy fog, which covers the area until midday when the still strong sunlight burns through. This helps to create the necessary conditions for the formation of the noble rot, \u003cem\u003ebotrytis cinerea, \u003c\/em\u003ethat is the key to the immense concentration, sweetness and complexity of the greatest sweet wines.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Buzz Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48931285238010,"sku":"AKR22TBA1ZWE","price":177.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0115\/8329\/1492\/files\/2022TBANo1Zweigelt.jpg?v=1779692020"},{"product_id":"kracher-tba-no-2-welschriesling-zwischen-den-seen-2022-375ml","title":"Kracher TBA No. 2 Welschriesling Zwischen den Seen 2022 375 mL","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #212121;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVariety:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan\u003eWelschriesling\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #212121;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCountry, Region:\u003c\/strong\u003e Austria, Burgenland\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #212121;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAppellation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Burgenland\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e100% Welschriesling, fermented and matured in stainless steel tank for 26 months.\u003cbr\u003e10.5% Alc\/Vol; 176.9 g\/l RS; 5.9 g\/l TA\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(117, 37, 117);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘Vinified in stainless steel, the golden-yellow 2022 Trockenbeerenauslese No 2 Welschriesling Zwischen den Seen is superbly precise and concentrated on the nose that displays perfectly ripe, yellow botrytis fruit with beautiful lemon nuances intermingled with saline and herbal tea notes. The wine is rich but highly finessed and elegant on the palate, beautifully balanced and mouthfilling, Savory as it is, the wine develops a subtle intensity without power or overconcentration. It is full of finesse and brightness yet also this characteristic salinity that makes Kracher's wines so irresistible. This is a fabulous, very sustainable and gastronomic TBA that no wine lover would want to put down the glass. In any case, the drinking speed is likely to be quite high, and the finish is the longest of the 2022 collection. 10.5% stated alcohol. Natural cork. '\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e98 points, Stephan Reinhardt, The Wine Advocate, June 2025.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" height=\"139\" width=\"199\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0115\/8329\/1492\/files\/Kracher_Logo1_edited-1_50ecc16b-1ba5-4178-805c-f144846ff355_480x480.png?v=1584603790\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #752575;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Gerhard Kracher, genius of the Trockenbeerenauslese category. In the late 1980s and up to his early death in 2007, Alois Kracher handcrafted some of the greatest noble sweet wines of the world. His annual collections of numbered TBAs (Trockenbeerenauslesen), produced in Illmitz at the lake Neusiedl, became legends and were often presented along with the finest sweet wines from Sauternes (namely Château d’Yquem), Tokaji (Szepsi) and Mosel-Saar-Ruwer (Egon Müller, Joh. Jos. Prüm). Alois’s son Gerhard Kracher has managed to maintain the extremely high level of quality.' \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStephan Reinhardt, The Wine Advocate, February 2018.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eThere are no secrets to the production of Kracher’s unparalleled range of remarkable sweet wines, headlined of course each year by up to a dozen or more trockenbeerenauslese cuvées. For three generations the Kracher family has led the way in the Seewinkel, that corner (winkel) of Austria to the east of Lake Neusiedl, just an hour’s drive from Vienna. It was Alois Kracher Senior, back in the ‘50s and ‘60s who first realised the potential of the area for quality wine growing. Then in 1991, Alois Junior (Luis) set the world on fire with his ‘new’ style of dessert wine, focussing on finesse and balance more than just outright sweetness. From there he went on to win the British Wine Journal’s ‘Winemaker of the Year’ title 5 times, before his untimely passing in 2007.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eLuis’ son Gerhard has now been running the estate for a decade and has deftly picked up where his father left off, winning the International Wine Challenge ‘Sweet Winemaker of the Year’ award in 2009. Each year though, the recipe remains the same, driven by a relentless attention to detail. In the vineyard yields are kept incredibly low with each vine limited to just 3 bunches of grapes. In the cellar, each individual parcel is vinified separately, often in lots as small as a hundred litres or so. Malolactic fermentation is avoided to retain the grapes’ high natural acidity and sulphur use is kept to a minimum. Two styles of TBA are produced: \u003cem\u003eZwischen den Seen\u003c\/em\u003e (between the lakes), vinified in stainless steel or large oak casks; and \u003cem\u003eNouvelle Vague\u003c\/em\u003e (new wave), vinified in French oak barriques.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eAlongside the world-famous TBAs, Kracher also makes a vibrant Auslese Cuvée, that is both great value and great drinking, an always brilliant Beerenauslese Cuvée and an exciting new \u003cem\u003eIce Wine\u003c\/em\u003e from the hills of Transylvania in Romania. And although sweet wines have long been Kracher’s forte, today its dry wines are earning considerable acclaim, with its Pinot Gris, Welschreisling and Zweigelt gaining an enthusiastic following for quality and outstanding value.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e What makes the wines so special?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1584600895568_644\" class=\"\"\u003eThe Seewinkel is an area in the Burgenland region of eastern Austria, approximately 20 km wide, along the eastern shore of Lake Neusiedl. It is an immense plain, with countless shallow lakes of various sizes scattered throughout it. Most of these lakes, including the largest, Lake Neusiedl, are less than two metres deep. The Pannonian (continental) climate brings hot dry summers and very cold winters and it is these extremes that create a unique climate for viticulture. During cool autumn evenings, evaporation from the numerous lakes creates heavy fog, which covers the area until midday when the still strong sunlight burns through. This helps to create the necessary conditions for the formation of the noble rot, \u003cem\u003ebotrytis cinerea, \u003c\/em\u003ethat is the key to the immense concentration, sweetness and complexity of the greatest sweet wines.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Buzz Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48931294150906,"sku":"AKR22TBA2WEL","price":183.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0115\/8329\/1492\/files\/2022TBANo2Welschriesling.jpg?v=1779692649"},{"product_id":"kracher-tba-no-5-rosenmuskateller-nouvelle-vague-2022-375ml","title":"Kracher TBA No. 5 Rosenmuskateller Nouvelle Vague 2022 375 mL","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #212121;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVariety:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan\u003eRosenmuskateller\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #212121;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCountry, Region:\u003c\/strong\u003e Austria, Burgenland\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #212121;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAppellation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Burgenland\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e100% Rosenmuskateller, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003efermented and matured in barrique for 24 months. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e8.0% Alc\/Vol; 261 g\/l RS; 7.5 g\/l TA\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(117, 37, 117);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘The fire-red brick-colored 2022 Trockenbeerenauslese No 5 Rosenmuskateller Nouvelle Vague is a beautiful rarity that intermingles very fine oak, toast and nougat aromas with notes of candied cherries, red berries, flowers, nutmeg and pencil shavings. On the palate, this is a generously sweet but refined and elegant, almost weightless TBA whose richness is enormous but uplifted by salinity, delicate acidity and filigreed tannins. The finish is very long and savory and promises great aging capacity. This is the sweetest TBA of the vintage, but it‘s never clumsy or saturating. We just need to give it time. 8% stated alcohol. Natural cork.'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e97+ points, Stephan Reinhardt, The Wine Advocate, June 2025.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0115\/8329\/1492\/files\/Kracher_Logo1_edited-1_50ecc16b-1ba5-4178-805c-f144846ff355_480x480.png?v=1584603790\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"139\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #752575;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Gerhard Kracher, genius of the Trockenbeerenauslese category. In the late 1980s and up to his early death in 2007, Alois Kracher handcrafted some of the greatest noble sweet wines of the world. His annual collections of numbered TBAs (Trockenbeerenauslesen), produced in Illmitz at the lake Neusiedl, became legends and were often presented along with the finest sweet wines from Sauternes (namely Château d’Yquem), Tokaji (Szepsi) and Mosel-Saar-Ruwer (Egon Müller, Joh. Jos. Prüm). Alois’s son Gerhard Kracher has managed to maintain the extremely high level of quality.' \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStephan Reinhardt, The Wine Advocate, February 2018.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eThere are no secrets to the production of Kracher’s unparalleled range of remarkable sweet wines, headlined of course each year by up to a dozen or more trockenbeerenauslese cuvées. For three generations the Kracher family has led the way in the Seewinkel, that corner (winkel) of Austria to the east of Lake Neusiedl, just an hour’s drive from Vienna. It was Alois Kracher Senior, back in the ‘50s and ‘60s who first realised the potential of the area for quality wine growing. Then in 1991, Alois Junior (Luis) set the world on fire with his ‘new’ style of dessert wine, focussing on finesse and balance more than just outright sweetness. From there he went on to win the British Wine Journal’s ‘Winemaker of the Year’ title 5 times, before his untimely passing in 2007.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eLuis’ son Gerhard has now been running the estate for a decade and has deftly picked up where his father left off, winning the International Wine Challenge ‘Sweet Winemaker of the Year’ award in 2009. Each year though, the recipe remains the same, driven by a relentless attention to detail. In the vineyard yields are kept incredibly low with each vine limited to just 3 bunches of grapes. In the cellar, each individual parcel is vinified separately, often in lots as small as a hundred litres or so. Malolactic fermentation is avoided to retain the grapes’ high natural acidity and sulphur use is kept to a minimum. Two styles of TBA are produced: \u003cem\u003eZwischen den Seen\u003c\/em\u003e (between the lakes), vinified in stainless steel or large oak casks; and \u003cem\u003eNouvelle Vague\u003c\/em\u003e (new wave), vinified in French oak barriques.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eAlongside the world-famous TBAs, Kracher also makes a vibrant Auslese Cuvée, that is both great value and great drinking, an always brilliant Beerenauslese Cuvée and an exciting new \u003cem\u003eIce Wine\u003c\/em\u003e from the hills of Transylvania in Romania. And although sweet wines have long been Kracher’s forte, today its dry wines are earning considerable acclaim, with its Pinot Gris, Welschreisling and Zweigelt gaining an enthusiastic following for quality and outstanding value.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e What makes the wines so special?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1584600895568_644\"\u003eThe Seewinkel is an area in the Burgenland region of eastern Austria, approximately 20 km wide, along the eastern shore of Lake Neusiedl. It is an immense plain, with countless shallow lakes of various sizes scattered throughout it. Most of these lakes, including the largest, Lake Neusiedl, are less than two metres deep. The Pannonian (continental) climate brings hot dry summers and very cold winters and it is these extremes that create a unique climate for viticulture. During cool autumn evenings, evaporation from the numerous lakes creates heavy fog, which covers the area until midday when the still strong sunlight burns through. This helps to create the necessary conditions for the formation of the noble rot, \u003cem\u003ebotrytis cinerea, \u003c\/em\u003ethat is the key to the immense concentration, sweetness and complexity of the greatest sweet wines.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Buzz Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48931302801658,"sku":"AKR22TBA5ROS","price":199.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0115\/8329\/1492\/files\/2022TBANo5Rosenmuskateller.jpg?v=1779693372"}],"url":"https:\/\/buzzwines.com\/collections\/austria\/chardonnay.oembed","provider":"Buzz Wines","version":"1.0","type":"link"}