Irmilde Zahel "Grüner Veltliner" 1L, Vienna, Austria 2023

FROM FRANCE & WESTERN:

THE WINE: A fresh project from Alexander Zahel. Sourced from 45-year-old vines on sandstone, the Grüner Veltliner we bottled under Alex's grandmother Irmhilde's label is grown in the Niederösterreich an hour and a half drive northwest of Vienna. Certified Organic.

THE PRODUCER: Vienna’s Gemischter Satz is one of only 300 products worldwide that SlowFood awarded its Ark of Taste award, created to protect high-quality and traditionally produced foods for future generations in the face of industrialized agriculture and big business.

The Zahel family was the first to ever bottle Gemischter Satz, capturing the spirit of Vienna’s local wine taverns (Heurigers) which began when Emperor Joseph II's ordinance of 1784 allowed Austrians to sell home-made food, wine, and the convivial spirit of Viennese Gemütlichkeit (warmth, friendliness, and good cheer).