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Apart from the cuisine of Austria that is very popular all over the world, Austrian wines and coffee in great demand. It is believed that Turkish people have been credited with popularizing coffee culture in Austria. With no restriction on sale and consumption of liquor in Austria, you can have alcoholic beverages with almost all your meals.
There can be various styles to serve coffee in Austria, particularly in the coffeehouses of Vienna. An Austrian Mokka or Kleiner Schwarzer is similar to espresso, but is extracted more slowly. Other styles are also prepared from Mokka. Grober Schwarzer is a double Mokka. Kleiner Brauner or Grober Brauner is single or double Mokka with milk added. Verlängerter is lengthened (diluted) Mokka with milk added. Mélange is prepared with half Mokka and half heated milk often topped with foamed milk Franziskaner is Mélange topped with whipped cream not foamed milk. Kapuziner is Kleiner Schwarzer with a few drops of whipped cream. Einspänner is Grober Schwarzer topped with whipped cream
Beer is most commonly found beverage in Austria. People prefer a chilled beer even in morning rather than a cup of coffee for going strong for the whole day. Beer is generally sold in the sizes of 0.2 liter, 0.3 liter and 0.5 liter. During festival season, 1 and 2 liter Doppler in the Bavarian style are also dispensed. The most popular types of beer are pale lager known as Märzen in Austria, Zwicklbier and wheat beer. On Christmas and Easter holidays, bock beer is also available.
Wine is principally cultivated in the east of Austria. The most important wine-producing areas are Vienna, Lower Austria, Burgenland and Styria. Young wine, i.e., wine produced from grapes of the most recent harvest is called Heuriger. It has given name to inns in Vienna and its surroundings, which serve Heuriger wine and food. In Styria, Carinthia and Burgenland, the Heuriger inns are known as Buschenschanken. Some of Austria's most notable white wines are prepared from Grüner Veltliner grape.
In Upper Austria, Lower Austria, Styria and Carinthia, Most - a type of cider or perry is widely produced. Sturm, a semi-fermented grape-juice, is drunk after the grape harvest. Austrians drink schnapps or fruit brandy at the close of a meal. They are made from a variety of fruits as well as rowanberries, gentian roots or various herbs. The produce of small private schnapps distilleries is known as Selberbrennter or Hausbrand.
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