The 2007 Weissburgunder Klassik offers the fresh juicy apple, hazelnut, and subtle textural creaminess that can make even ostensibly simple renditions of this grape variety so charming. Sappy, pure, and persistent, it demands a place at one’s table over the next 9-12 months. Although I was not in Sudsteiermark last year, I had a chance to taste most of Manfred Tement’s recent releases with him in Vienna.Importer: Weygandt-Metzler Importing, Unionville, PA; tel. (610) 486-0800

Tement’s 2004 Weissburgunder Steierische Klassik supplies lilting aromas of hazelnut and apple blossom, then wafts over the palate with notes of peach kernel, almond and hazelnut. This is a lovely and infectiously delicious example of its type and as such a good value. Importer: Weygandt-Metzler Importing, Unionville, PA; tel. (610) 486-0800

The 2001 Weiss Burgunder Steirische Klassik has a demure nose and a fresh, white fruit and berry-laced light-bodied character. This pretty wine is simple yet thirst-quenching. Drink it over the next 12 months. Importer: Vin Divino, Chicago, IL; tel. (773) 334-6700