Austria pushes its wines for the flavors of Asian cuisines(2)

--Tandoori chicken and roter veltliner. Alternative: gruner veltliner.

--Thai curry and zierfandler or rotgipfler (white wine grapes). Alternatives: Chardonnay, riesling, sauvignon blanc.

--Sichuan beef and blaufrankisch (red wine grape). Alternatives: Cabernet sauvignon, merlot.

-- B.D.

By the numbers

Statistics tell the Austrian wine story -- and the challenges still to be faced.

122: Percentage increase in Austrian wine sales in the U.S. as measured in dollars, from August 2007 to August 2008.

7: Percentage increase from August 2008 to August 2009.

8.8 million: Number of cases of wine that Australia sold in the U.S. during the year ending Aug. 25.

8,979: Number of cases Austria sold in the same period.

Source: The Nielsen Co.

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