Georg Edlinger

Wachau Riesling and Sauvignon Blanc from Austria's Danube valley.

Georg Edlinger works in Austria's Wachau region, a steep-terraced pocket of the Danube valley in Niederösterreich known for mineral-driven white wines. The winery focuses on two varieties that thrive in this continental climate: Riesling and Sauvignon Blanc. The Federspiel Ried Kreutles Riesling, sourced from a specific vineyard site, expresses the region's slate and schist soils with precision. Alongside it, the Federspiel Sauvignon Blanc demonstrates the aromatic intensity and crisp acidity the variety achieves at this latitude. Both wines have been assessed by Falstaff, the influential Austrian wine publication. The Wachau's classification system—Federspiel denotes wines of moderate alcohol and ripe fruit character—shapes the profile of these bottlings, positioning them as food-friendly expressions of their terroir rather than extraction-driven statements.