What it pairs with
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Grilled fish with herbs
Light, peppery Grüner is a natural everyday match for simply grilled fish. -
Tomato and mozzarella salad
Crisp acidity and herbal notes complement the fresh, simple salad. -
Light ham sandwich
An everyday food wine that handles light charcuterie preparations.
History
The Steinriegl Federspiel is Schmelz's entry-level offering: accessible, everyday-drinking Grüner Veltliner from the estate's lower-altitude Steinriegl parcels.
- 1995 — Steinriegl Federspiel introduced as the estate's approachable everyday-drinking cuvée
Facts
- Producer
- Weingut Schmelz
- Grapes
- Grüner Veltliner
- Classification
- Wachau DAC
- Oak
- Stainless steel; no oak
- ABV
- 11.5%
- Price
- €18-28 at retail
- Drinking window
- 1-4 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1995