Josef Fischer, Grüner Veltliner "Ried Mugler" Smaragd, Austria 2021 shrinkflation hailing from vineyards in Napa

hailing from vineyards in Napa

This is a white wine with backbone

waxed furniture and undergrowth that will add further to its complexity

After racking and processing

A classic Manhattan crafted from Basil Hayden Dark Rye

Josef Fischer, Grüner Veltliner "Ried Mugler" Smaragd, Austria 2021 shrinkflation hailing from vineyards in NapaThough they show notable concentration, Fischers wines do not lead with power; rather, they are built around a tight helix of rapier like acidity and intensely saline minerality, emphasizing kinetic thrust over sheer richness. The Fischer family has produced wine on the Danube's southern banks for centuries, from holdings in and around their home village of Rossatz, in the eastern stretches of the Wachau. The winery itself traces its roots to 1898,