Kracher’s Cuvée Spätlese – a compelling sweet entry-level wine


Spätlese is a wine made from late-harvested grapes defined by the sugar content of the grapes at the time of harvest and can be either dry or sweet (fruit-sweet). Depending on the grape variety and growing region, the minimum must weights for this category range from 76° to 95° Oechsle in Germany. In Austria, the minimum must weight is 19° KMW (*Klosterneuburger Mostwaage*), which corresponds to slightly more than 94° Oechsle. In Austria, *Spätlese* wines are predominantly vinified as dry wines—meaning a residual sugar level

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Velich’s finely spicy Beerenauslese

Draw well near Illmitz, Neusiedlersee © ÖWM/WSNA

The Seewinkel, originally the area east of Lake Neusiedl in the area of ​​the towns of Podersdorf, Apetlon and Illmitz, is known worldwide for its noble sweet wines. The indication of the narrower origin “Seewinkel” for noble sweet Neusiedlersee DAC Reserve is only permitted if the grapes come from the communities of Apetlon, Illmitz and/or Podersdorf.

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Kracher: Cuvée Auslese 2021 – Red Roses BA 2020


Chardonnay, a popular, versatile and widely grown international white grape variety, is known for a wide range of dry wine styles. But there are also sweet Chardonnay wines: In Burgenland, the variety, due to the fact that Botrytis, is more common there, delivers interesting sweet wines.

The Weinlaubenhof Kracher, world-famous for its sweet wines, not only has excellent Trockenbeerenauslesen (TBA), such as the TBA N ° 4 Nouvelle Vague 2010 made from chardonnay, but also a TBA … Read more ...