The story of modern Austrian wine begins with a chemistry lesson. Diethylene glycol is a clear odourless liquid which will mix with water, alcohol or ether. You can use it as a disinfectant or as antifreeze in your car. You can sweeten food with it too, but you shouldn???t, because diethylene glycol is also a poison. It kills by causing kidney failure.
Austrian wines, like German wines, used to be classed according to their sweetness. But Austria???s climate and terrain are less suited tha....
The Merry Drinker
