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The Instacart guide to Grüner Veltliner

Finding the perfect
wine to drink or to pair with a fine meal is a learned skill. Your
culinary talent in this respect relies on understanding how grape
growers and winemakers create the wines you choose.

About Grüner Veltliner

One indispensable
wine is the Grüner Veltliner, a white wine whose grapes are
primarily grown in Austria. The name Grüner Veltliner translates
to “Green Wine of Veltlin,” an area in the lower Alps
where it originated during the 1600s. Like many wines, the grape's
origin is disputed with some wine historians holding the opinion the
grape originated in Italy. Others place its origin in Austria.
Regardless of this controversy, contemporary winegrowers grow these
grapes in Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, and the Czech Republic.

Types of Grüner Veltliner

Grüner Veltliner wine grapes are related to other wine grapes
having child status, half-sibling, or grandparent status in
relationship to these wine grapes. As a wine buyer, consider how
these relationships may fit in with your culinary dishes. The
relatives to Grüner Veltliner are:
  • Savagnin, the parent of Grüner Veltliner with an unidentified vine
  • Pinot noir, a half sibling to or grandchild of Grüner Veltliner
  • Rotgipfler, a half sibling to Grüner Veltliner

How to buy Grüner Veltliner

A specific terroir, including a combination of soil, climate, and
sunlight, is important for growing Grüner Veltliner grapes.
Their ideal location is the warmth of a rocky cliff exposed to the
sunshine to create a hardy variety with good yield and densely
clustered grapes. As a productive grape, it should be easy to find
and buy Grüner Veltliner.

Yield is not the only reason wine lovers should consider buying
Grüner Veltliner. Its earthy and citrusy tastes pair well with
many dishes. The main tastes of Grüner Veltliner are lime,
lemon, nectarine, and grapefruit. A green flavor like the taste of
freshly picked herbs, Veltliner has natural notes of white pepper,
lovage, tarragon, and ginger. Coupled with the aroma of newly
blossomed iris and honey sweetness, Grüner Veltliner gives a
mixture of tart and sugary. The uniqueness of this wine is the thread
of acidic taste giving each sip a tingly but delicate aftertaste that
doesn't disappear after sipping. The winemakers who create Grüner
Veltliner ferment the wine in oak, giving the beverage a taste like
Brazil nut, cream, and wax pepper. These undertones keep the wine
balanced between tangy and sweet.

Buy Grüner Veltliner for how this wine pairs with a variety
of dishes. Fish, meat, vegetables, fish, herbal, and citrus pair well
with this wine. Seasonally, this a good wine for summer. In Austria,
where you'll find many Grüner Veltliner vineyards, the wine is
traditionally paired with fresh salads with cucumbers and apples,
cold meats, light vegetable dishes such as artichokes, and asparagus,
and fish. Smoked fish and smoked ham are complemented by this wine.
Grüner Veltliner also pairs well with light vegetable dishes
such as braised fennel and fresh cheeses like young Pecorino, goats'
cheese, or mozzarella. Grüner Veltliner is not only for Western
foods. Asian food and Asian fusion such as Thai and Vietnamese food
pair well with this wine.

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