Grüner veltliner (green veltliner) german: [ˈɡʁyːnɐ fɛltˈliːnɐ] (listen)) is a white wine grape variety grown primarily in austria, hungary, slovakia, and the czech republic. the leaves of the grape vine are five-lobed with bunches that are long but compact, and deep green grapes that ripen in mid-late october in the northern hemisphere. in 2008, grüner veltliner plantations in austria stood at 17,151 hectares (42,380 acres), and it accounts for 32.6% of all vineyards in the country, almost all of it being grown in the northeast of the country. thus, it is the most-planted grape variety in austria. some is made into sparkling wine in the far northeast around poysdorf. along the danube to ...

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