Austrian Eiswein

Apart from German Eisweins, I also like Austrian ones. I think that German and Austrian Eisweins are the best and much more elegant and balanced than the ones from Canada (which we'll explore in other tidbits). This one is made from the Scheurebe grape, which is Austrian is often referred to as Samling 88. The grape was developed by Dr Georg Scheu in 1916 and is planted mainly in Germany in Austria. Scheurebe is found mainly in Burgenland and Neusiedlersee in Austria, where it is often made into sweet wines (like in Germany).

Neusiedlersee is a shallow (maximum depth around 1.8m) steppe lake on the Austro-Hungarian border. Its warmth and autumn mists encourage botrytis growth and some notable sweet wines come from this corner of Austria. The towns of Illmitz and Rust are particularly famous for their sweet wines and notable producers are based here, such as Kracher and Opitz in the former and Feiler-Artiger in the latter town.