Marcus Hofschuster and Kim Schreiber tasted over 300 wines at the start of the barbecue season: From more than just Austrian Grüner Veltliner and Zweigelt to red and white wines from Spain. The best are here!
Every now and then we taste wines on a particular topic, but there are not enough of them to cover in a separate article. But we don't want them to get lost among the many thousands of wines we taste every year.
These may be wines from a particular variety, a region of origin, a specific type or production method, a seasonally interesting selection or any other relevant category. We have created this section for them.
This time it's not just about Austrian Grüner Veltliner and Zweigelt, but also red and white wines as well as a few rosés and sparkling wines from Spain. We present the best wines here; links to all the results and the respective producers can be found at the end of each list.
Weingut Herbert Zillinger
— Lower Austria/Niederösterreich
2016 Grüner Veltliner trocken "Radikal" Edition Z
96 WP
great
43.00 €
Weingut Bründlmayer Langenlois
— Lower Austria/Niederösterreich
2021 Kamptal DAC Ried Spiegel Grüner Veltliner Erste ÖTW Ried trocken "Vincent"
95 WP
great
48.00 €
Rudi Pichler
— Lower Austria/Niederösterreich
2021 Wachau DAC Ried Achleiten Grüner Veltliner Smaragd® trocken
95 WP
great
49.00 €
Rudi Pichler
— Lower Austria/Niederösterreich
2021 Wachau DAC Ried Hochrain Grüner Veltliner Smaragd® trocken
94 WP
excellent
29.00 €
Josef & Georg Högl
— Lower Austria/Niederösterreich
2022 Wachau DAC Ried Schön Grüner Veltliner Smaragd® trocken "Alte Parzellen"
93 WP
excellent
50.00 €
Weingut Herbert Zillinger
— Lower Austria/Niederösterreich
2021 Grüner Veltliner trocken "limited edition"
93 WP
excellent
39.00 €
Weingut Schloss Gobelsburg
— Lower Austria/Niederösterreich
2021 Kamptal DAC Ried Lamm Grüner Veltliner Erste ÖTW Ried trocken
93 WP
excellent
43.00 €
Johann Topf
— Lower Austria/Niederösterreich
2021 Kamptal DAC Ried Gaisberg Grüner Veltliner Erste ÖTW Ried trocken
93 WP
excellent
30.00 €
Weingut Georg Frischengruber
— Lower Austria/Niederösterreich
2022 Wachau DAC Grüner Veltliner trocken "Meine Welt"
33.00 €
Weingut Bründlmayer Langenlois
— Lower Austria/Niederösterreich
2021 Kamptal DAC Ried Käferberg Grüner Veltliner Erste ÖTW Ried trocken
93 WP
excellent
48.00 €
Weingut Sommer
— Weinland Austria
2021 Grüner Veltliner Landwein trocken "Salz und Rauch"
92 WP
excellent
29.00 €
Martin Nigl
— Lower Austria/Niederösterreich
2022 Kremstal DAC Ried Kirchenberg Grüner Veltliner Erste ÖTW Ried trocken "Herzstück"
92 WP
excellent
42.00 €
Weingut Herbert Zillinger
— Lower Austria/Niederösterreich
2021 Grüner Veltliner trocken "Hirschenreyn"
92 WP
excellent
23.00 €
Weingut A. und F. Proidl
— Lower Austria/Niederösterreich
2022 Kremstal DAC Ried Ehrenfels Grüner Veltliner Erste ÖTW Ried Reserve trocken
35.00 €
Weingut Rabl
— Lower Austria/Niederösterreich
2021 Kamptal DAC Ried Käferberg Grüner Veltliner Reserve trocken Alte Reben
91 WP
excellent
19.00 €
Weingut Schloss Gobelsburg
— Lower Austria/Niederösterreich
2021 Kamptal DAC Ried Grub Grüner Veltliner Erste ÖTW Ried trocken
92 WP
excellent
34.00 €
Johann Topf
— Lower Austria/Niederösterreich
2021 Kamptal DAC Ried Offenberg Grüner Veltliner Erste ÖTW Ried trocken
92 WP
excellent
29.80 €
Weingut Georg Frischengruber
— Lower Austria/Niederösterreich
2019 Wachau Ried Kirnberg Grüner Veltliner Smaragd® trocken Late Release
27.00 €
Weingut Georg Frischengruber
— Lower Austria/Niederösterreich
2022 Wachau DAC Ried Kirnberg Grüner Veltliner Smaragd® trocken
23.00 €
Weingut Bäuerl
— Lower Austria/Niederösterreich
2022 Wachau DAC Ried Kellerberg Grüner Veltliner Smaragd® trocken
92 WP
excellent
29.00 €
Weingut PAX
— Lower Austria/Niederösterreich
2022 Wachau DAC Ried Hochrain Grüner Veltliner Smaragd® trocken
91 WP
excellent
30.00 €
Martin Nigl
— Lower Austria/Niederösterreich
2021 Kremstal DAC Ried Pellingen Grüner Veltliner Erste ÖTW Ried trocken "Privat"
91 WP
excellent
Weingut PAX
— Lower Austria/Niederösterreich
2022 Wachau DAC Ried Kollmitz Grüner Veltliner Smaragd® trocken
91 WP
excellent
32.00 €
Weingut Hiedler
— Lower Austria/Niederösterreich
2017 Kamptal DAC Ried Kittmannsberg Grüner Veltliner Reserve trocken ÖTW Erste Lage
21.00 €
Martin Nigl
— Lower Austria/Niederösterreich
2022 Kremstal DAC Ried Pellingen Grüner Veltliner Erste ÖTW Ried trocken "Privat"
91 WP
excellent
35.00 €
Josef & Georg Högl
— Lower Austria/Niederösterreich
2022 Wachau DAC Ried Kaiserberg Grüner Veltliner Smaragd® trocken
91 WP
excellent
33.00 €
Weingut Herbert Zillinger
— Lower Austria/Niederösterreich
2021 Grüner Veltliner trocken "Kalkvogel"
91 WP
excellent
32.00 €
Weingut Karl Lagler
— Lower Austria/Niederösterreich
2021 Wachau DAC Grüner Veltliner trocken "Elisabeth Selection"
91 WP
excellent
28.00 €
Weingut Rabl
— Lower Austria/Niederösterreich
2021 Kamptal DAC Ried Loiserberg Grüner Veltliner Reserve trocken Alte Reben
90 WP
excellent
17.00 €
Weingut Schloss Gobelsburg
— Lower Austria/Niederösterreich
2021 Kamptal DAC Ried Renner Grüner Veltliner Erste ÖTW Ried trocken
91 WP
excellent
27.00 €
Weingut Georg Frischengruber
— Lower Austria/Niederösterreich
2022 Wachau DAC Ried Zanzl Grüner Veltliner Smaragd® trocken
23.00 €
Johann Topf
— Lower Austria/Niederösterreich
2021 Kamptal DAC Ried Renner Grüner Veltliner Erste ÖTW Ried trocken
91 WP
excellent
28.50 €
Grabenwerkstatt
— Lower Austria/Niederösterreich
2017 Wachau Ried Brandstatt Grüner Veltliner Smaragd® trocken
45.00 €
Rudi Pichler
— Lower Austria/Niederösterreich
2021 Wachau DAC Ried Kollmütz Grüner Veltliner Smaragd® trocken
91 WP
excellent
29.00 €
Martin Nigl
— Lower Austria/Niederösterreich
2021 Kremstal DAC Ried Kirchenberg Grüner Veltliner Erste ÖTW Ried trocken "Herzstück"
91 WP
excellent
38.00 €
Weingut Garlider
— Alto Adige
2019 Mitterberg IGT Grüner Veltliner "Hautnah"
90 WP
excellent
35.00 €
Weingut PAX
— Lower Austria/Niederösterreich
2022 Wachau DAC Ried Pichl Point Grüner Veltliner Smaragd® trocken
90 WP
excellent
30.00 €
Weingut Sommer
— Burgenland
2021 Leithaberg DAC Ried Halser Grüner Veltliner trocken
90 WP
excellent
34.00 €
Josef & Georg Högl
— Lower Austria/Niederösterreich
2022 Wachau Ried Brandstatt Grüner Veltliner Smaragd® trocken
90 WP
excellent
33.00 €
Weingut Zöhrer
— Lower Austria/Niederösterreich
2022 Kremstal DAC Ried Wachtberg Grüner Veltliner trocken "Schieferterrassen"
90 WP
excellent
18.00 €
Weingut A. und F. Proidl
— Lower Austria/Niederösterreich
2022 Kremstal DAC Ried Pellingen Grüner Veltliner Erste ÖTW Ried Reserve trocken
30.00 €
Weingut Zöhrer
— Lower Austria/Niederösterreich
2022 Kremstal DAC Grüner Veltliner Reserve trocken Urgestein, Löss & Schieferterrassen "Urknall"
90 WP
excellent
29.00 €
Weingut Karl Lagler
— Lower Austria/Niederösterreich
2018 Wachau Ried Steinporz Grüner Veltliner Smaragd® trocken
90 WP
excellent
19.90 €
Weingut Karl Lagler
— Lower Austria/Niederösterreich
2022 Wachau DAC Ried Steinporz Grüner Veltliner Smaragd® trocken
90 WP
excellent
24.00 €
Weingut Karl Lagler
— Lower Austria/Niederösterreich
2021 Wachau DAC Grüner Veltliner trocken "Edition Traditionell"
90 WP
excellent
20.00 €
Weingut Stift Göttweig
— Lower Austria/Niederösterreich
2017 Kremstal DAC Ried Gottschelle Grüner Veltliner Reserve trocken ÖTW Erste Lage
26.50 €
Weingut Georg Preisinger
— Burgenland
2017 Neusiedlersee DAC Gols trocken "Dorfweingarten - Sixty-Eight"
Up to 28.00 €
Weingut Winkler-Hermaden
— Styria/Steiermark
2020 trocken "OLIVIN"
90 WP
excellent
21.00 €
Weingut Christoph Bauer
— Lower Austria/Niederösterreich
2021 Zweigelt trocken "nur Zweigelt"
89 WP
very good
22.00 €
Weingut Johann Gisperg
— Lower Austria/Niederösterreich
2021 Thermenregion Ried Holzspur Zweigelt Reserve trocken
89 WP
very good
25.00 €
Weingut Winkler-Hermaden
— Styria/Steiermark
2019 trocken "OLIVIN"
89 WP
very good
21.00 €
Weingut Zimmerle
— Württemberg
2020 Korb Sommerhalde Zweigelt trocken "Goldadler"
89 WP
very good
36.00 €
Weingut Eisele
— Neckar
2021 Zweigelt Landwein trocken "Muschelkalk" Silberkapsel
16.00 €
Weingut Schloss Gobelsburg
— Lower Austria/Niederösterreich
2019 Zweigelt Reserve trocken
88 WP
very good
Weingut Uwe Geßner
— Franconia/Franken
2021 Hergolshausen Mainleite Zweigelt trocken
88 WP
very good
14.50 €
Markus Lager
— Lower Austria/Niederösterreich
2022 Carnuntum DAC trocken "Rubin Carnuntum"
88 WP
very good
11.00 €
Markus Lager
— Lower Austria/Niederösterreich
2019 Carnuntum DAC Göttlesbrunn trocken
88 WP
very good
16.00 €
Weingut K+K Walter und Irmgard Kirnbauer
— Burgenland
2020 Ried Girmer Zweigelt Reserve trocken
17.50 €
Weingut Rudloff
— Franconia/Franken
2021 Nordheim Kreuzberg Blauer Zweigelt trocken "Klassische Beere"
88 WP
very good
13.90 €
Palacios Vinos de Finca
— La Rioja
2017 D.O.Ca Rioja Garnacha Proelio "La Canal del Rojo"
92 WP
excellent
Up to 60.00 €
La Rioja Alta, S.A.
— La Rioja
2012 D.O.Ca Rioja Reserva "Viña Ardanza"
Up to 25.00 €
Palacios Vinos de Finca
— La Rioja
2018 D.O.Ca Rioja Tempranillo Proelio "Puerto Rubio"
91 WP
excellent
Up to 60.00 €
Marqués de Riscal
— La Rioja
2017 D.O.Ca Rioja Reserva "XR"
25.80 €
Finca Valpiedra, S.L.
— La Rioja
2016 D.O.Ca Rioja Reserva
21.65 €
Finca Valpiedra, S.L.
— La Rioja
2019 D.O.Ca Rioja Garnacha "Petra"
40.30 €
Palacios Vinos de Finca
— La Rioja
2017 D.O.Ca Rioja Reserva Proelio "Vendimie Seleccionada"
90 WP
excellent
Up to 25.00 €
Palacios Vinos de Finca
— La Rioja
2019 D.O.Ca Rioja Garnacha Proelio "Viñedos Viejos"
89 WP
very good
Up to 20.00 €
Palacios Vinos de Finca
— La Rioja
2018 D.O.Ca Rioja Proelio
89 WP
very good
Up to 25.00 €
Finca Valpiedra, S.L.
— La Rioja
2019 D.O.Ca Rioja Crianza "Cantos de Valpiedra"
10.25 €
Marqués de Riscal
— La Rioja
2019 D.O.Ca Rioja Reserva "Marqués de Riscal"
16.90 €
Bodegas Vega Sicilia
— Castilla y León
2008 D.O. Ribera del Duero "Valbuena" 5.°
Up to 200.00 €
Protos
— Castilla y León
2019 D.O. Ribera del Duero Selección "Finca el Grajo Viejo"
93 WP
excellent
69.50 €
Protos
— Castilla y León
2015 D.O. Ribera del Duero Gran Reserva
92 WP
excellent
53.50 €
Palacios Vinos de Finca
— Castilla y León
2019 D.O. Ribera del Duero Trus "Pico de Luyas"
92 WP
excellent
Up to 75.00 €
Bodegas y Viñedos Tamaral
— Castilla y León
2020 D.O. Ribera del Duero "Finca Velia"
92 WP
excellent
Up to 43.00 €
Bodegas La Horra
— Castilla y León
2009 D.O. Ribera del Duero Corimbo I
Up to 50.00 €
Palacios Vinos de Finca
— Castilla y León
2017 D.O. Ribera del Duero Reserva Trus
91 WP
excellent
Up to 40.00 €
Protos
— Castilla y León
2017 D.O. Ribera del Duero Reserva "5º Año"
90 WP
excellent
29.95 €
Protos
— Castilla y León
2020 D.O. Ribera del Duero "Protos'27"
90 WP
excellent
28.95 €
Condado de Haza
— Castilla y León
2019 V.T. Castilla y León "20 Aldeas"
Up to 20.00 €
Bodegas y Viñedos Tamaral
— Castilla y León
2018 D.O. Ribera del Duero "Finca La Mira"
89 WP
very good
Up to 44.00 €
Palacios Vinos de Finca
— Castilla y León
2020 D.O. Ribera del Duero Trus "Punto Geodésico"
89 WP
very good
Up to 35.00 €
Protos
— Castilla y León
2019 D.O. Ribera del Duero Crianza
88 WP
very good
18.95 €
Dehesa La Granja
— Castilla y León
2019 Dehesa La Granja
Up to 15.00 €
Bodegas y Viñedos Tamaral
— Castilla y León
2018 D.O. Ribera del Duero Reserva
88 WP
very good
Up to 28.00 €
Protos
— Castilla y León
2021 D.O. Ribera del Duero "9 Meses"
88 WP
very good
12.95 €
Palacios Vinos de Finca
— Castilla y León
2019 D.O. Ribera del Duero Crianza Trus
88 WP
very good
Up to 20.00 €
Genium Celler S.L.
— Catalunya
2016 D.O.Q Priorat "Ecològic"
Up to 20.00 €
Pinord S.A.
— Catalunya
2007 D.O.Q Priorat +7
Up to 25.00 €
Finca Valpiedra, S.L.
— La Rioja
2017 D.O.Ca Rioja Reserva
52.95 €
Familia Martínez Bujanda
— Castilla y León
2020 D.O. Rueda Verdejo Finca Montepedroso "Enoteca"
38.60 €
Palacios Vinos de Finca
— La Rioja
2019 D.O.Ca Rioja Viura Nivarius "Valdesabril"
91 WP
excellent
Up to 60.00 €
Palacios Vinos de Finca
— La Rioja
2016 D.O.Ca Rioja Viura Reserva "Nivarius"
89 WP
very good
40.00 €
Palacios Vinos de Finca
— La Rioja
2017 D.O.Ca Rioja Maturana Blanca Nivarius "Finca La Nevera"
89 WP
very good
Up to 35.00 €
Bodegas Rodríguez y Sanzo
— Castilla y León
2022 D.O. Rueda Verdejo "El Quinto Paraje"
Up to 15.00 €
Bodegas y Viñedos Tamaral
— Castilla y León
2022 D.O. Rueda Verdejo
88 WP
very good
Up to 10.00 €
Bodega Cuatro Rayas
— Castilla y León
2021 D.O. Rueda Verdejo "Longverdejo - Gran Vino de Rueda"
17.50 €
Palacios Vinos de Finca
— La Rioja
2018 D.O.Ca Rioja Nivarius "Edición Limitada"
88 WP
very good
Up to 20.00 €
Clos d'Agon
— Catalunya
2017 D.O. Catalunya Blanco
25.00 €
Finca Río Negro
— Castilla-La Mancha
2020 Guadalajara Gewürztraminer
10.90 €
Protos
— Castilla y León
2022 D.O. Cigales Syrah-Tempranillo Rosé
86 WP
very good
9.95 €
Protos
— Castilla y León
2022 D.O. Cigales Rosado "aire DE Protos"
86 WP
very good
8.95 €
Bodega Cuatro Rayas
— Castilla y León
2022 V.T. Castilla y León Verdejo-Tempranillo Rosé "Organic"
Up to 9.00 €
Finca Parera
— Catalunya
"Fins Als Kullons"
Up to 20.00 €
Palacios Vinos de Finca
— La Rioja
2017 D.O.Ca Rioja Reserva Brut Nature "Lìa by Nivarius"
88 WP
very good
35.00 €
Palacios Vinos de Finca
—
Nivarius Rosado "Lia"
87 WP
very good