A Teutonic Tippling: The Wines of Germany and Austria More than
Just Sweet Riesling
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Wine Produced Mainly in the West Rhine and Tributaries 60% of
Production in Rhineland Palitinate (Rheinland Pfalz) 247,100 acres
of Vineyards About 10% of France, Italy or Spain 18 th Most in the
World (Wine Institute 2010) Approximately 1.2 Billion Bottles per
Year
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Myth: Germany Only makes Sweet Wines Fact: This tasting will
feature exactly zero sweet wines Myth: Most German Wines are Low
Quality Liebfraumilch (Silvaner) Blue Nun Fact: German White Wines
are Widely Considered to be Some of the Worlds Most Elegant and
Aromatically Pure Myth: German Red Wines are Lousy Fact: German Red
Wines are Becoming Much Better, and Quickly But They are Difficult
to Find in the US
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Some of the Most Northern Wine Regions in the World Wines Need
to Be Frost- Resistant and/or Early Harvesting/Ripening Wines are
All Produced Around Rivers the Mountains Provide Shelter The Rivers
Have Extreme Micro-Climate Impacts Steep Cliffs are Mainly Slate
(Slate Absorbs the Suns Heat, and Retains it Through the Colder
Nights) Rolling Hills are Mainly Clay and Lime The Best Wineries
are on Steep Cliffs (Difficult to Harvest)
Ullrich Langguth Riesling Sekt Trocken, Non-Vintage Trocken =
Dry 13% ABV 100% Riesling Grape Langguth Family Founded the Wine
Business in 1789 Ulrich Langguth Winery Founded in 1921 Patrick and
Mark Langguth Currently Run the Winery
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Property is 4.5 Acres 90% Riesling Grapes Also Come From Other
Vineyards Traben Enkirch Piesport Vineyards All on Steep Slopes
(85% Facing South or SSW) Production Limited to 60 Hectoliters per
Hectare (~650 Gallons per Acre)
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Wine Produced Mainly in the East Niedersterreich (Lower
Austria) ~60% of Total Wine Production in Austria (Regions 1 8)
Burgenland ~30% of Total Wine Production in Austria (Regions 9 12)
Others Vienna (13); Styria (14 16) 108,000 acres of Vineyards 30 th
Most in the World (Wine Institute 2010)
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Danube Area Large Temperature Differentials Between Day and
Night Long Vegetation Cycle Allows Harvest Into November
Weinviertel Home to the Peppery Grner Veltliner Numerous
Micro-Climates and Geologic Differences Pannonian Area Warmer
Climate than Danube or Weinviertel Contributes to Rounder, Fuller-
Bodied Wines Great for Blaufrnkisch Stiermark Also Warm Hillier
Countryside Wines are Precise, Brilliant and Robust
