The motherland. It is the place that made so many things possible — a country rooted in century old tradition filled with growers who challenged the old guard and became world-class winemakers and viticulturist in the space of a decade. From Blaufränkisch and Furmint — kings and queens of the Pannonian cultural landscape — and electrifying wines from the Styrian steep slopes — to the historic Crus of the Kamptal and Wachau — this country deserves all the credits the world of wine has to give.

The more we learned about the history of Austrian wine the more we understood that its cultural richness and viticultural history was inherently linked with the story of bordering landscapes like Moravia and the Carpathian Basin — Štajerska and the Balaton. They all witness a renaissance of forgotten varieties and historic parcels ready to add to the amazing diversity that Europe has to offer today. We are excited for what is only the beginning of a bright future.

A country where you think that everything has been said — everything has been seen. And then you look around and realise that perhaps the best is yet to come? Over the years we have been lucky to work with a talented generation of vignerons and vigneronnes — people that believe in the magical concept of terroir while supporting a positive change in agriculture. From agro-forestry in famed Champagne lieu-dits to permaculture fields in the Alpine Savoie — renegades who stand by their principles to defend life in the vines and create opportunities for future generations.

In the past 10-15 years Germany has slowly awakened from its 'Vorsprung durch Technik' fairy tale and has quietly become one of Europe's most dynamic scene of organic and biodynamic growers. It took the majority of Germans decades to realise that 'cool' climate did not mean cold stabilisation, and adding cosmic levels of sulphur. Today German world-class Riesling goes head to head with serious contender Spätburgunder and off the beaten path examples of Silvaner and Lemberger.

Our love for Alpine micro-climates extends from the Jura all the way to the Styrian Slovenian hillsides. In between you will discover some of Europe's most picturesque wine regions planted with rare varieties like Teroldego farmed by the legendary Agricola Foradori or Rossese high up in the Dolceacqua vineyards of Selvadolce. Further East along the Italian Slovenian borders the iron-rich sediments planted with Vitovska deliver wines that perhaps represent the best skin-contact wines we have tried since starting Newcomer Wines.