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While Austria may be more famous for its mountainous Alpine terrain, wine lovers may be surprised to learn that Austria has a winemaking industry dating back 1,000 years.

Today, Austrian wines are often overshadowed by the proximity to France and Germany with bigger reputations for being top wine producers.

That is beginning to change, however, as the world reacquaints itself to the wonders of the wines produced in the country's four major wine producing regions.

These include sunny Burgenland, the Styrian Wine Road (Steiermark), around Lower Austria (Niederösterreich, the country's biggest wine producer with 60% of the vines), and even in and around the capital city of Vienna (Wien).

While the Grüner Veltliner may be Austria's signature wine, glowing reviews of the whites and red of many varieties are capturing international attention and awards.

Learn more about Austrian wines & wine trails to visit from top wine experts and related resources just up ahead...

More information about Austrian wineries around the Web:

Wines from Austria - A Taste of Culture - Official site of the Austrian Wine Marketing Board has all you ever wanted to know about wine and wine making in Austria. You'll find an all inclusive listing of wineries under wine estates, plenty of info on each region including the grapes, the climate and the wines.

The Viennese Wine Tavern - If you want to sample home grown, home made Viennese Wines you'll need to look for the Buschen, the bundle of pine branches that the Heuriger - the authentic local taverns hang... This site also does a great job of listing the wines of Austria and has some reviews and suggestions for good buys. Check out the Views of Vienna while you're there....

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