Varietal Character

Gruner Veltliner

Young, hip and fresh, dancing to the beat of your own groove. You are nervy with a clever spice. Your modish Euro-style is totally chic for the bars and clubs of Vienna, but it’s a fashion yet to catch on with the American couture trendies.

Appellations producing the most Gruner Veltliner wines:

Maryland (State Appellation)	Umpqua Valley (AVA)
Lehigh Valley (AVA)	Virginia (State Appellation)
Eola~Amity Hills (AVA)	Willamette Valley (AVA)

Gruner Veltliner (aka. Veltliner)

Widely grown in Austria, this white-wine grape is used to create the famous wines of the same name. The wines it produces are typically fermented dry, and are medium-bodied, lightly fruity and spicy, with naturally high acidity. A late ripener and moderately cold-resistant, this grape promises to do well in cool regions with extended growing seasons. Gruner Veltliner has yet to find a niche in North America, however the grape may gain greater attention with the renewed interest in its Germanic counterpart, Riesling, and the search for a white wine other than Chardonnay.

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