Campaign will include promotion of wines from Germany, Alsace and Austria and kick off with a ‘Destination Riesling’ luncheon at 154 South Gate in New York City
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Willi Klinger succeeds Michael Thurner.
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Since 1971, the Austrian Wine Growers Association has been awarding the Bacchus Prize to people who have performed outstanding services to Austrian wine. This year, the Bacchus Prize 2006 was awarded to Arne Ronold MW at a ceremony held on November 6th at the OldUniversity of Graz in Austria. Also given the prize was Franz Fischler, the former EU Commissioner for Agriculture. Following a long-practiced custom, the prize winners bestowed a name on a young wine prior to its official St. Martin’s Day blessing.
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The extremely variable weather challenged many vintners to their limits, but diligent vineyard management was rewarded in the end. The white wines of the new year are fruit-driven and precisely defined, displaying wonderful harmony. The reds are characterized by a sleek, charming “Austrian” bouquet and clear varietal expression, comprising wines which offer drinking pleasure in their youth. The desert wines display monumental intensity and impressively brilliant fruit. The harvest volume of 2.2 million hl is far below the long-term average and is the single bitter result in a year full of surprises.
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