On 31 Jul 2004 16:00:44 GMT, Michael Pronay > wrote:

>Steve Slatcher > wrote:
>
>> My general impression from listening to others is that
>> a) Austrian wines are not cheap
>> b) They offer good value for money
>
>It always depends on wh´at you look at. Hirtzberger's, FX Pichler
>or Alois Kracher's top bottlings - world class that they are - are
>the best the country has to offer, and they are not cheap.
>
>Otoh, you can find phantastic QPR off the beaten track:
>Jurtschitsch, Allram, Eichinger, Toni Mayr, Ott - and many, many
>others.

Would wines from these good QPR producers be available at
sub-10.00GBP? That was the nub of my question.

>Your statements a) and b) would be right for 50 per cent of all
>wine growing regions in the world. You can insert Bordeaux,
>Burgundy or any other region.

*Most* wine growing regions produce wines that are cheap, in addition
of couse some produce expensive wine. I have not seen evidence of
cheap wine coming out of Austria.

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Steve Slatcher
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