austrian reds

Betreff: austrian reds

Datum: 2004-05-08 10:20:55
Absender:  Gerhard Präsent

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Michael,

Several of the top red wines of Austria are hard to find even HERE in
Austria - at least 4 years after the vintage as with the 2000.

Of course I have no idea about exact selection, retailers and stock of these
wines in the USA - there are others more informed than me -, but production
of all these special cuvées is rather small - and even here in the country
of origin you have either to make reservations early on - or at least hurry
and buy them when released.

Kind regards from Austria
Gerhard


Gerhard Praesent
(Composer, Conductor)
BS 58
A-8063 Eggersdorf/Graz
Austria - Europe
Phone&Fax: +43 3117 2025
e-mail: praesent@telering.at
web-site: www.alea.at



----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Ault" <mike@ault.name>
To: <wineforum@wein-plus.de>
Sent: Friday, May 07, 2004 3:38 PM
Subject: [wineforum] austrian reds


>
> i'm a huge fan of austrian reds, but living in the u.s., i find it
> quite difficult to track them down. austrian whites, on the other
> hand, are plentiful and easy to find.
>
> although i live in new york and have easy access to great wine
> stores, selection is limited and some of the items that i'm looking
> for just can't be found (e.g., '00 anton iby cuvee anton, '00 johann
> heinrich terra o., '00 krutzler perwolff & eichkogel, '00 t-fx-t
> arachon, '00 gernot heinrich gabarinza, ...). it seems that chicago
> area retailers have the best austrian red selection, likely due to
> the fact that the primary austrian red wine importer is vin divino,
> based in chicago. in fact, most of my austrian red collection has
> come from chicago-based online retailers.
>
> so my questions are: can anybody suggest how i might be able to more
> successfully source the austrian reds that i want? also, could you
> please note and describe the austrian reds that you recommend (you
> may have gathered from the above examples that i like the blends,
> however, i would also be grateful for single varietal suggestions)?
> your advice is greatly appreciated!
>
> -michael ault
>
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