Sailing off the mainstream

As I always say at any wine event I present, one of the really great things about wine is the sheer variety: so much to taste from so many different grapes from so many different regions '“ so little time.

By The Newsroom

Published 23rd Apr 2016, 06:00 BST

So a few wines, maybe slightly off the mainstream, to taste this week. Thinking about spice, grüner veltliner is a grape variety which is now generating more and more column centimetres outside its native Austria.

Its signature characteristic is its spiciness. Think cracked black pepper and it can make a very food-friendly white wine.