Plant

General

The Grüner Veltliner comes originally from Austria and is also known as Weißgipfler.

Descent

natural hybrid of Traminer and St. Georgen

 Area under cultivation

13.518 ha

Ripeness

• medium late to late

Wine

• peppery, spicy, fruty, pleasant acidity

Features

Leaf

• medium-sized, firelobate, deeply sinuate

Grape

• great, cone shaped, shouldered, tight berry

Berry

• great, round to oblong, green to light yellow, with a high degree of maturity the grapes are yellow with brown spots

Viniculture

Requirements

• loess and residual soil

• early to mid-early position

Advantages

• delivers excellent wines under good conditions of the site

• middle winter frost resistance

• very productive variety

Disadvantages

• very sensitive in the blooming period

• drought sensitive

• peronospora susceptible

• clorose susceptible

Significance

The Grüner Veltliner is the most important white wine in Austria

Food pairing

According to the soil, the Grüner Veltliner can be vigorous on loess, spicy and mineral on primary rock soils and slightly more robust clay soils. As an accompaniment to meals it is very popular because of its flavor.

The Grüner Veltliner goes excellently with

• fish

• white meat

• cheese

• pasta dishes

• vegetable disher

Grüner Veltliner is an ideal accompaniment to a wide variety of dishes because it accompanies the food but does not cover them. Thanks to its flavor and slight acidity the wine is a real all-rounder...