Austrian wine has experienced a sensational boom in the last 20 years, with quality unusually high even amongst everyday wines. Stephen Brookâ s The Wines of Austria introduces Austrian terroir and grape varieties before supplying a comprehensive guide to the 16 key wine regions.
Austrian wine has experienced a sensational boom in the last 20 years, with quality unusually high even amongst everyday wines. Stephen Brookâ s The Wines of Austria introduces Austrian terroir and grape varieties before supplying a comprehensive guide to the 16 key wine regions.
Stephen Brook is a distinguished author and award-winning wine journalist. After a career in publishing in the US and UK Stephen became a full-time writer in 1982. He has written and edited many books and anthologies on travel, and numerous books on wine, especially on the wines of Bordeaux and California. He contributes regularly to four international wine magazines, lectures on wine at Christie’s Education in London, and is in demand as a guest judge at wine competitions around the world.
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Introduction 1. Grape varieties Part 1: Lower Austria 2. Wachau 3. Kremstal 4. Kamptal 5. Traisental 6. Wagram 7. Weinviertel 8. Carnuntum 9. Thermenregion Part 2: Burgenland 10. Leithaberg (Neusiedlersee Hügelland) 11. Neusiedlersee 12. Mittelburgenland 13. Eisenberg (Südburgenland) Part 3: Steiermark (Styria) 14. Vulkanland Steiermark (Südoststeiermark) 15. Sudsteiermark 16. Weststeiermark Part 4: Vienna 17. Vienna Part 5 18. Vintages Glossary Index of wineries
