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The Hills Are Alive – (Reprise the Wine History, Culture, Scandal, and Resilience)

  • Posted on 23 July 2025
  • Posted in Austria, Gruner Veltliner, pinot noir, rotgifler, zweigelt
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The Hills Are Alive – (Reprise the Wine History, Culture, Scandal, and Resilience)

When you hear "Austria," your mind might drift to the soaring notes of The Sound of Music, or the snow-capped Alps glittering in the sun. But while those hills are indeed alive with music and beauty, they are not home to vineyards. The heart of Austrian wine lies not in the west, where the Alps dominate, but in the east, where the hills roll gently and the Danube River snakes its way through valleys steeped in history and vines.

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