The Saalfelden International Jazz Festival's recipe for success is not just contemporary jazz and experimental musicians who dare to try something new at a high artistic level. One of the annual highlights is also the two particularly good wines from Austrian cellars, which have been carefully selected for 13 years now.
It is well known that wine enjoyment has to be learned - which is why the members of the "Club of Friends of the Saalfelden Jazz Festival" take on the honourable task of selecting the right wines every year. At this year's annual general meeting on 30 May, a barbecue evening was held at the Ritzenhof Hotel & Spa am See. The passionate jazz listeners savoured the finest wines from the well-known sommelier Georg Fürstauer from "Weinkistl". A total of eleven wines (five white wines and six red wines) were available to choose from, with the 2017 Pinot Blanc Classic and 2016 Nehro Cuvèe coming out on top against the strong competition.
Every enthusiastic wine connoisseur has the opportunity to become a member of the "Club of Friends" and benefit from a variety of advantages, such as ticket discounts, numerous invitations to special events, advance information and much more. If you are interested in becoming a member, you can find detailed information at: https://www.jazzsaalfelden.com/de/service-info/club or please contact office@jazzsaalfelden.com
We are pleased to present the wines for 2018:
The White:
2017 Pinot Blanc Classic
Winery Christian Zweytik
in Ehrenhausen-Unterlupitscheni
South Styria
- 12,5 % vol. alcohol
- optimum drinking temperature 10 ° Celsius
- sparkling straw yellow colour
- fruity, fresh and restrained bouquet of ripe green and red apples and a hint of ripe green pears
- of ripe green pears
- On the palate, delicately fruity flavours of red apples and ripe green pears, slender wine body, youthful
- and fine acidity structure, round on the palate,
- short finish
- matured dry in steel tanks
The red one:
2016 Nehro Cuvée
Hans Nehrer Winery
in St. Georgen near Eisenstadt,
Neusiedlersee-Hügelland, Burgenland
Cuvée from Blaufränkisch - Zweigelt - Syrah
- 13 % vol. alcohol
- matured in large wooden barrels
- optimum drinking temperature 18° Celsius
- Dark ruby red with violet edges
- fruity bouquet of ripe black cherries
- black cherries and blackberries with hints of tobacco, youthful and very fresh flavour of
- black pepper flavour
- Fruity on the palate of ripe dark berries
- and black cherries, strong and round tannins,
- fine spice and roasted flavours, youthful and powerful wine body
- medium-long finish,
- matured dry in large wooden barrels
