With 45,000 hectares (110,000 acres) of cultivated vines, Austria is wine country. Seventy percent are white, known for the vegetal Grüner Veltliner and the Rieslings made on the picturesque hillsides of the winding Danube in Lower Austria – Wachau, Kremstal, and Kamptal.
The reds, mainly Blaufränkisch and Zweigelt, come from Burgenland, the region abutting Hungary. Uniquely, the city of Vienna itself also makes excellent wines: the Gemischter Satz is a white blend from different grape varieties that were grown, harvested, and pressed together. The Vienna wine bars below serve both conventional and natural wines.