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Peter Moser on Austria 2005
IWC, Austria
, Nov 2006
Had the weather gods not changed their demeanor at the end of summer and provided five weeks of beautiful sunny weather beginning in early October, Austria's 2005 harvest would have been a disaster.
Austria 2004:A Viticulturist's Year
IWC, Austria
, Nov 2005
Vintage 2004 was a year for the diligent grower in Austria, and those who did not meet the challenges of the growing season were destined to fail.
Austria's Surprising 2003s
IWC, Austria
, Nov 2004
That much of Europe set hundred-year records for heat and drought in 2003 is by now well known, and Austria was no exception
Austria's Amiable 2002s
IWC, Austria
, Nov 2003
In two and a half frightening days in 2002 (August 8 through 11), the Krems area received more than half its average annual precipitation
Austria 2001: Crazy, Often Remarkable
IWC, Austria
, Jan 2003
After calling last year's report "Austria 2000: Extreme, Often Excellent," I immediately remarked on growing similarities with the then-hanging 2001s
Austria 2000: Extreme, Often Excellent
IWC, Austria
, Nov 2001
The year 2000 was bound to go down in the record books even before the first grape was harvested
Austria Outstanding, Abundant 1999s
IWC, Austria
, Nov 2000
The 1999 vintage brought smiles to the growers of Austria Danubian growing regions
Austria's Astonishingly Successful 1998s
IWC, Austria
, Nov 1999
The 1998 vintage in the Krems area, Austria fount of world-class dry white wine, commenced auspiciously.
Austria Awe-Inspiring Autumn of 1997
IWC, Austria
, Sep 1998
The two dozen growers I visited this year (all of them within about a 12 mile radius of Krems on the Danube) claimed 1997 is the finest vintage since either 1990 or 1986, depending on one geographical and personal perspective