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Heurigen and Buschenschenken – Austria's homegrown wine taverns specializing in fresh, local wine – are something like the culinary harbingers of summer. When the first warm spring rays of sunshine break through the dreary grey Austrian winter, people congregate on their scenic patios and courtyards and drink to life is finally taking place outside again. Of course, good wine is served, but while one establishment may serve traditional lard on bread to go with your Spritzer, others offer homemade kimchi made from Styrian-grown Chinese cabbage. The fact that a culinary institution as time-honored as the Heurigen still has such great appeal today is thanks to the exciting mix of rustic taverns and modern pop-ups with instagrammable dishes and enthusiastic chefs.
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