's when I came across the Gruner Veltliner. It’s a 2005 “Velt.1”. What should I expect with this? Any ideas of what to serve it with? Thanks in advance.

In the wine pairing with chicken fried steak topic, http://www.chowhound.com/topics/show/302181#1727918 cookie monster asked for more Gruner Veltliner recommendations, particularly for the Los Angeles area. I’ll lead off by...

Melanie Wong is really into the classic stylings of the 2004 Gruner Veltliners. They’re not quite as tropical as Veltliners from warmer years. 2004 shows more mineral and white pepper notes. They’ve been slower to...

For those of you interested in these crackling green wines, here’s a link to Bryan’s report on a recent dinner in the San Francisco Bay Area that featured GVs with Hong Kong-style seafood to great success. We had some...

We just had the Donbaum Spitzer Point Gruner Veltliner Smaragd 2002. Wine Spectator called this winery one of the top three in the region, and the bottle was under $20. GREAT wine! Also had the Gritsch Axpoint for about $10. Very...

with everything I love about GV, yet along with that varietal-correctness there’s a soulful resonance even in this entry-level bottling. EXCELLENT minus Hirsch “Veltliner #1” Kamptal, $17.50 – Always an easy choice for a...

Veltliner wines would pair really well with the food and would be fun for Gruner fans and those who want to learn about them. We expect the approximate cost of the food and wine per person will be between $55-70 depending on the...

We’ve had a swell of demand for the upcoming dinner exploring Hong Kong Seafood and Austria’s icon wine in Millbrae on June 10 and have reserved a second table to accommodate the interest. This opens up some...

I’m having a few friends over for dinner tomorrow night. Gruner Veltliner seems to keep popping up in my life lately, and I’ve never really experienced it, so I thought I’d plan my dinner around it. I picked out...

Send in the Hounds – or – A fine Chinese food and Austrian wine experience Tuesday, a group of 20 Chowhounds gathered at Seafood Harbor in Millbrae, for an evening of fine Cantonese seafood and Austrian Grüner...

Artichokes, basil, and ricotta combine for an easy pasta sauce or quick dip.

1999 Grüner Veltliner, Alte Reben, Weingut Familie Nigl (Kremstal, Austria): Pale straw in color, still with a greenish cast at the rim, clear and brilliant to the eye; the bouquet combines lime zest, minerality and ripe fruit;...

A rich, hot crab dip with a crunchy topping of almonds.

The roasted garlic and apple juice in the vinaigrette add dimension to this simple salad.

A classic Mediterranean combo invigorates pan-roasted chicken breasts.