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
>
> Would people here agree with these propositions, and do they apply at
> all price levels for Austrian wines?

Steve,
Of course we're dealing with two different markets (UK and US), but
I would agree with the general idea. To me, Austrian white wines are
world class and available here for between $15-30 per bottle for the
most part. Austrian GVs (mostly what I'm referring to here) are
exceptionally versatile food wines that also can age well and have
enough character to please even wine geeks such as myself. In this
price range, the other competition comes from NZ (SB), the Loire, Alsace
and Chablis, FWIW.

Mark Lipton