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Barossa Valley 

Barossa Valley wine region is one of Australia's oldest and most premier wine regions. Located in South Australia, the Barossa Valley is about 56 km (35 miles) northeast of the city of Adelaide. Unlike most of Australia whose wine industry was heavily influenced by the British, the wine industry of the Barossa Valley was founded by German settlers fleeing persecution from the Prussian province of Silesia (in what is now Poland). The warm continental climate of the region promoted the production of very ripe grapes that was the linchpin of the early Australian fortified wine industry. As the modern Australian wine industry shifted towards red table wines (particularly those made by the prestigious Cabernet Sauvignon) in the mid-20th century, the Barossa Valley fell out of favor due to its reputation for being largely a Syrah from producers whose grapes were destined for blending. During this period the name "Barossa Valley" rarely appeared on wine labels. In the 1980s, the emergence of several boutique families specializing in old vine Shiraz wines began to capture international attention for the distinctive style of Barossa Shiraz, a full bodied red wine with rich chocolate and spice notes. This led to a renaissance in the Barossa Valley which catapulted the region to the forefront of the Australian wine industry.

Many of Australia's largest and most notable wineries are either headquartered or own extensive holdings in the Barossa Valley. These include such wineries as Penfolds, Peter Lehmann, Orlando Wines, Seppeltsfield, Wolf Blass and Yalumba. Many Shiraz vines in the Barossa Valley are several decades old, with some vineyards planted with old vines that are 100–150 years old including Turkey Flat in Tanunda that is home to the oldest commercially producing grape vines, originally planted in 1847. Other grape varieties grown in the Barossa Valley include Grenache, Mourvedre, Cabernet Sauvignon, Riesling, Chardonnay and Semillon.

In February 2011, South Australian Premier Mike Rann announced that special legislation would be introduced to protect the unique heritage of the Barossa Valley and McLaren Vale. Premier Rann said: "Barossa and McLaren Vale food and wine are key icons of South Australia. We must never allow the Barossa or McLaren Vale to become suburbs of Adelaide." The Character Preservation (Barossa Valley) Act 2012 was subsequently passed by the South Australian Parliament.

Gruner Veltliner 是奧地利種植最廣泛的葡萄品種，種植面積高達 13,520 公頃，大約佔據奧地利葡萄酒產區面積的三分之一。其中，Niederosterreich（下奧地利）產區是綠維特利納最重要的種植產區，覆蓋範圍從 Danube（多瑙河）延伸至 Weinviertel 產區。而 Weinviertel DAC 亦是奧地利最大的 GV 產區，而也是產區法定葡萄品種只有 GV 的專區。產區北面的冷風令 GV 在這裏的胡椒感是所有產區中最明顯的～

在 Wachau（瓦赫奧）、Kamptal（凱普谷）、Kremstal（克雷姆斯谷）和 Donauland（多瑙流域）等地區，綠維特利納能夠釀造出口感極其集中，具有強大窖藏潛力的葡萄酒。此外，在 Vienna（維也納）和Burgenland（布爾根蘭）也有綠維特利納葡萄的種植。

Gruner Veltliner 是白葡萄品種 Traminer的後代，據近期研究發現，其另一親本可能為奧地利聖格奧爾根鎮（St.Georgen）上的古老葡萄品種。但也竟然是 Pinot Noir 黑皮諾的後裔！
 

成熟期中等，但在北歐地區，該品種成熟得較晚。產量非常高（可達到5.7噸/英畝），果實顆粒小，呈綠黃色。很容易受到黴菌、白粉病和葡萄鏽蟎的影響。

不過它也是很高產的品種，使用 Lenz Moser 架勢時，產量達到 100 百升/公頃不是問題，這樣的葡萄果實釀造的乾白葡萄酒品質比較平庸，但也是新鮮爽脆。Lenz Moser 架勢對綠維特利納在奧地利的發展有很大影響，這種架勢是 Dr Lenz Moser III.先生在 1920 年代發明的，行距較寬，有利於減少人力勞動，使得這個品種迅速推廣開來。 另外，中國寧夏的張裕摩塞爾十五世酒莊（Chateau Changyu Moser XV）就是和這位發明者的後輩合作建立的，他家在奧地利的酒莊名為 Lenz Moser，毫不意外是主打綠維特利納。

除了奧地利佔了 Gruner Veltliner 全球的 75% 產量外，也有幾個國家有明顯多的產量：

- 斯洛伐克 約 1600 公頃

- 捷克 約 1500 公頃
- 美國 約 60 公頃