Binny's Blog

Pat is constantly extolling the virtues of aromatized wines. Finally, we have a guest who will actually agree with him and won’t just make fun of him. Jake Parrott is a friend of the pod and the Whiskey Hotline and is also the national sales director of Haus Alpenz. What Jake sells, and Pat loves, is woefully esoteric. But Binny’s customers, and Barrel to Bottle listeners, are enthusiasts.

Though the western half of Austria is unsuitable for vines, eastern Austria is arguably home to some of the best white wines of the world, notably from Gruner Vetliner and Riesling.

Last week we covered the wonders of wormwood in our introduction to vermouth and aromatized wines.