Artisan Wines News in November

Saint Martin and the new wine

Blessing of the new wines and St. Martins day
Our parton's day "Saint Martin" in Burgenland is today, the 11th of November. According to the legend a flock of geese revealed the hide of Saint Martin and he was made bishop of Tours against his will. In his honour the traditional meal is Martinigoose with red cabbage and dumplings. We recommend as perfect pairing for this dish our Halbturn Red 2008.
The blessing of the wine will be held this Saturday 12th of November at 6 p.m. in the local wine shop in Halbturn. You will have the chance to taste some new wines afterwards.

First wine 2011 
The first wine of the vintage is traditionally our Pure Welschriesling 2011. This wine shows upfront aromas of green apples, hay and white flowers on the nose. On the palate one will find bursting flavors of citrus fruits and spices. This is the perfect partner for your Sunday Schnitzel or as starter on it's own.

New partners
We are delighted to announce two new partners for Artisan Wines. 

Handlavin.se
Peder Molin
http://www.handlavin.se/
Stockholm, Sweden

Die Weinbar
Schottenfeldgasse 92
1070 Wien
http://www.dieweinbar.at/

Enjoy this beautiful fall with new wines and delicious food!

Sincerely
Franz Schneider

Artisan Wines in Sweden

A small step for mankind but a giant leap for Artisan Wines. Our full range of wines will be available via http://www.handlavin.se/ in Sweden.

Most recent clip on Artisan Wines

Last weekend we were visited by a group of passionate wine lovers from Sweden. Handlavin.se sell soley Austrian Wines via a webshop in Sweden and we had fun trying the full range of Artisan Wines.

Peder is also an accomplished vlogger and you will find his interview just below. Enjoy!

Artisan Wines News in October

In the cellar
On the last days of this wonderful September we managed to pick the last very delicious and ripe grapes for Artisan Wines. The perfect weather conditions helped to ripen the tannin in the berries and produced highly aromatic grapes. You won't have to wait to long to taste the first wine of this vintage. Currently we are already preparing to bottle the first batch of a fruit forward and spicy Pure Welschriesling 2011. It will hit the shelves after the blessing of the wines at Saint Martins day on 11th November 2011.

Pumpkin time
Enjoy the fruits of the fall with our recipes of regional and traditional food like pumpkins, cabbage and game. Find the best fall recipes at Artisan Wines - Wine & Food 

Artisan Wines News in September

Harvest 2011
Our harvest startet last weekend with early ripening Saint Laurent. We took the chance of the good weather to pick the grapes for our Sauvignon Blanc as well. In the last third of it's fermentation the Pure Sauvignon Blanc "Sturm" releases scents of ripe pears, gooseberries and pineapples.
Thursday we brought in the first batches of Welschriesling and the next week will be devoted to pick the better part of our Zweigelts. Last grapes to come in will be the Merlot for our "The Artisan" 2011.
One will find real time news of harvest at Facebook - Artisan Wines and Twitter.

Two new wines
The Pure Line is joined by the Pure Saint Laurent 2010. The wine shows a middle red hue with purple reflexions, unoaked fruit forward style, upfront red berries with hints of blackberries, fresh and lovely with an intense mid palate and well balanced tannin structure, cherry flavors with lucious red currant and rose hip follows through.

The second wine to hit the shelves is our flagship wine "The Artisan" 2009. "The Artisan" is always sourced from the best and oldest vineyards and will please lovers of age-worthy bold wines. A blend of 90% Merlot and 10% Zweigelt matured in 100% new barriques. As this wine will come in tiny quantities (283 hand-signed and numbered bottles!), be quick to save your share.

Please let us know how you like our wine at Artisan Wines on Facebook and as Wine comment respectively. We are looking forward to reading your takes on our wines.