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Heuriger
In eastern Austria, a ''Heuriger'' (; Austrian dialect pronunciation: Heiriga) is a tavern where local winemakers serve their new wine under a special licence in alternate months during the growing season. The ''Heurige'' are renowned for their atmosphere of ''Gemütlichkeit'' shared among a throng enjoying young wine, simple food, and - in some places - '' Schrammelmusik''. They correspond to the '' Straußwirtschaften'' in the German Rheinland, the ''Frasche'' in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, and ''Osmica'' in Slovenia. ''Heuriger'' is the abbreviation of "heuriger Wein" (this year's wine) in Austrian and Bavarian German. Originally, they were simple open-air taverns on the premises of winemakers, where people would bring along food and drink the new wine. Nowadays, the taverns are often situated at a distance from the wineyards and offer both food and drinks. ''Heurige'' where apple or pear cider is served are called ''Mostheurige''. In the well-known wine-growing areas of the city o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cider
Cider ( ) is an alcoholic beverage made from the fermented juice of apples. Cider is widely available in the United Kingdom (particularly in the West Country) and the Republic of Ireland. The UK has the world's highest per capita consumption, as well as the largest cider-producing companies. Ciders from the South West of England are generally higher in alcoholic content. Cider is also popular in many Commonwealth countries, such as India, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. As well as the UK and its former colonies, cider is popular in Portugal (mainly in Minho and Madeira), France (particularly Normandy and Brittany), Friuli, and northern Spain (specifically Asturias). Central Europe also has its own types of cider with Rhineland-Palatinate and Hesse producing a particularly tart version known as Apfelwein. In the U.S., varieties of fermented cider are often called ''hard cider'' to distinguish alcoholic cider from non-alcoholic apple cider or "sweet cider", also m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Traiskirchen
Traiskirchen is a town in the district of Baden in Lower Austria in Austria. It is 20 km south of Vienna, in the Thermenlinie region, known for its wine and heurigers. Traiskirchen is home to the Traiskirchen Lions basketball team. The town has the oldest public astronomical observatory in Lower Austria. The city is also known for its refugee camp the "Bundesbetreuungsstelle für Asylwerber". Population Refugee Camp (Bundesbetreuungsstelle für Asylwerber) Traiskirchen is home of the largest refugee camp in Austria and one of the largest of these camps in the EU. The refugee camp is based in the centre of Traiskirchen on the area of the former Imperial Artillery Cadet School which was built in 1900. The Traiskirchen Cadet School could accommodate up to 340 cadets, 160 staff and 110 horses (for riding lessons). During the time of the Allied-occupied Austria, a Soviet army barracks of (about 2,000 Soviet armored troops) and a hospital were housed in the former buildings ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Styria
Styria (german: Steiermark ; Serbo-Croatian and sl, ; hu, Stájerország) is a state (''Bundesland'') in the southeast of Austria. With an area of , Styria is the second largest state of Austria, after Lower Austria. Styria is bordered to the south by Slovenia, and clockwise, from the southwest, by the Austrian states of Carinthia, Salzburg, Upper Austria, Lower Austria, and Burgenland. The state capital is Graz. Etymology The March of Styria derived its name from the original seat of its ruling Otakar dynasty: Steyr, in today's Upper Austria. In German, the area is still called "Steiermark" while in English the Latin name "Styria" is used. The ancient link between Steyr and Styria is also apparent in their nearly identical coats of arms, a white Panther on a green background. Geography * The term "Upper Styria" (german: Obersteiermark) refers to the northern and northwestern parts of the federal-state (districts Liezen, Murau, Murtal, Leoben, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wine-producing Region
This list of wine-producing regions catalogues significant growing regions where vineyards are planted. Wine grapes mostly grow between the 30th and the 50th degree of latitude, in both the Northern and Southern hemispheres. Grapes will sometimes grow beyond this range, thus minor amounts of wine are made in some rather unexpected places. In 2014, the five largest producers of wine in the world were, in order, Italy, Spain, France, the United States, and China. Countries The following is a list of the top wine-producing countries and their volume of wine production for the year 2014 in tonnes, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), which is an agency of the United Nations; this is the latest information available from the FAO. Their data show a total worldwide production of 31 million tonnes of wine with the top 15 producing countries accounting for over 90% of the total. Africa Algeria * Algiers * Béjaïa * Chlef Province ** Dahra * Mascara * M� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gamlitz
Gamlitz (Slovenian language, Slovene: ''Gomilnica'') is a municipality in the district of Leibnitz (district), Leibnitz in Styria, Austria. In the first known document that mentions it (dated from 1145), the settlement is called ''Gomilnitz'', a reference either to the Slavic ''gomilca'' which denotes a small hill, or to ''gom'' (a group or chain of hills); indeed Gamlitz is situated among and between rolling hills. The tradition of the local castle goes back to the year 1111. References External link * Cities and towns in Leibnitz District {{Styria-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Königstetten
Königstetten is a municipality in the district of Tulln in the Austrian state of Lower Austria Lower Austria (german: Niederösterreich; Austro-Bavarian: ''Niedaöstareich'', ''Niedaestareich'') is one of the nine states of Austria, located in the northeastern corner of the country. Since 1986, the capital of Lower Austria has been Sankt .... Population References External links Cities and towns in Tulln District Cadastral community of Tulln District {{LowerAustria-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rust, Austria
Rust (; hr, Rušta; hu, Ruszt) is a city in the Austrian state of Burgenland, located on the western shore of Lake Neusiedl near the border with Hungary. With only about 1,900 inhabitants, it is the country's smallest statutory city, as it was endowed with the rights of a royal free city by the Hungarian crown in 1681. As a ''Statutarstadt'', it also forms an administrative district (''Bezirk'') in its own right. The city is famous for its wines, especially for Beerenauslese, ice wine and - especially - ''Ruster Ausbruch''. History The settlement was first mentioned as ''Ceel'' in a 1317 deed issued by King Charles I of Hungary, its name derived from Hungarian ''szil'' for Elm, later translated into German ''Rüster'' or ''Rusten''. The present-day Hungarian name ''Ruszt'' is again a translation from the German term. Rust's citizens received market rights in 1470 and the privilege to mark the corks of their wine barrels with the famous 'R' brand in 1524. The affluent town fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wachau (wine)
Wachau is one of Austria (wine), Austria's most established and notable wine regions, specializing in dry wines made from Riesling and Grüner Veltliner. Located in Lower Austria along the Danube, west of Vienna and Krems an der Donau, it is one of the westernmost wine producing regions in Austria with only a few scattered plantings in Tyrol (state), Tyrol being further west. While most of Austria follows a wine classification systems based on ripeness (wine), ripeness and harvest (wine), harvest must weight that parallels the German wine classification system, Wachau wines have a unique classification system. The three #Wine classification and labeling laws, classification levels for Wachau wine include ''Steinfeder'' for wines up to 11.5% alcohol level, ''Federspiel'' for wines between 11.5–12.5% and ''Smaragd'' that must have a minimum of 12.5% alcohol level.J. Robinson (ed) ''"The Oxford Companion to Wine"'' Third Edition pg 49–54 Oxford University Press 2006 Despite its r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Langenlois
Langenlois () is a town at the Kamp river in the Kamptal, district of Krems-Land in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. Famous for its wine production, it is also home to the Loisium, a centre celebrating and advertising the local wine and built by the American deconstructionist architect Steven Holl Steven Holl (born December 9, 1947) is a New York-based American architect and watercolorist. Among his most recognized works are the 2019 REACH expansion of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the 2019 Hunters Point Library in Q .... Population References Cities and towns in Krems-Land District {{LowerAustria-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
