Category Archives: Zweigelt Australia

Terrific Gruner Veltliners from Austria – 2

Posted on March 28, 2017 by larry

Hahndorf Hill Winery   Adelaide Hills                   Schloss Gobelsburg Steinsetz Gruner Veltliner 2013, Kamptal DAC Reserve Schloss Gobelsburg is one of Austria’s oldest wineries. The winery is situated next to the town of Langenlois … Continue reading →

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Tom Wood of Hahndorf Hill explores a Blaufrankisch from Pittnauer

Posted on January 23, 2017 by larry

Hahndorf Hill Winery   Adelaide Hills Pittnauer is a very well-known producer located along the eastern shore of the Neusiedlersee, Burgenland. Gerhard and Brigitte took over the winery nearly 20 years ago and have gained much recognition ever since. In 2014, Pittnauer … Continue reading →

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Two Gruner Veltliner tastings in the Adelaide Hills

Posted on December 16, 2016 by larry

Hahndorf Hill Winery   Adelaide Hills November was an important milestone for us at Hahndorf Hill Winery as our ‘White Mischief’ Gruner Veltliner 2016 won the Trophy for Best Gruner Veltliner at the Adelaide Hills Wine Show 2016, plus we were awarded … Continue reading →

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Gruner Veltliner’s red siblings – Blaufrankisch, Zweigelt and St Laurent

Posted on August 31, 2016 by larry

Hahndorf Hill Winery   Adelaide Hills On a recent trip to the winelands of Austria, we paid homage to Gruner Veltliner, the local white wine hero. (See earlier blog http://bit.ly/2c3qwVP which covers our visit to Niederösterreich and the wine regions of Kamptal, Kremstal … Continue reading →

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Gruner Wanderlust

Posted on December 20, 2015 by larry

Hahndorf Hill Winery   Adelaide Hills In August this year Marc and I made another pilgrimage to the great winelands of Austria. The purpose was to immerse ourselves in their amazing wine, food and tourism experiences. We were extremely lucky, all along … Continue reading →

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Gruner Veltliner and friends

Posted on July 26, 2015 by larry

Hahndorf Hill Winery   Adelaide Hills Nine years have now passed since our first imported cuttings of Gruner Veltliner arrived on Australian soil and since then, much wine has passed under the bridge. We have continued to expand and consolidate our Gruner … Continue reading →

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Gruner Veltliner’s blue sibling – Blaufränkisch

Posted on May 4, 2015 by larry

Hahndorf Hill Winery   Adelaide Hills Ever since Gruner Veltliner has begun to charm the palates of the world’s oenophiles, so has the interest in Gruner’s blue sister, Blaufränkisch, grown and evolved. It was as if this dark beauty was waiting, like … Continue reading →

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The secret behind Gruner Veltliner success in the Adelaide Hills

Posted on February 15, 2015 by larry

Hahndorf Hill Winery Adelaide Hills In five short years, growers and producers of Gruner Veltliner in the Adelaide Hills wine region have achieved some extraordinary outcomes with their favourite new alternative variety. There are already at least a dozen labels … Continue reading →

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A Gruner Veltliner celebration – Asian Persuasion

Posted on January 26, 2015 by larry

Hahndorf Hill Winery   Adelaide Hills Each year the Adelaide Hills Wine Region launches its CRUSH wine festival to promote the wonderful cool climate wines from our region. For the first time at CRUSH – and for the first time in Australian … Continue reading →

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Gruner dreamin’ 2015

Posted on December 26, 2014 by larry

Hahndorf Hill Winery   Adelaide Hills Well, the year of 2014 AD is drawing to a close and it looks as if the vineyard has had a very happy year indeed! Good canopies all round and – lo and behold – we … Continue reading →

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