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Wachau.

One grape we teach is grown in Wachau.

Grüner Veltliner

Climate

Cool continental. Steep terraced slopes on Danube. Gneiss and granite. Pannonian warm air meets cool Alpine nights.

Style

Dry. Three Wachau classifications: Steinfeder (lightest), Federspiel (mid), Smaragd (richest). No oak standard.

Tell

White pepper and citrus, structured mineral midpoint, fine-grained texture, dry and precise

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