wine tavern / young wine
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wine tavern
A tavern in Austria, usually in wine-growing regions, where winegrowers serve their young wine from the most recent harvest and often offer simple cold dishes.
Am Abend sind wir in einem gemütlichen Heurigen in Grinzing eingekehrt.
In the evening, we stopped at a cozy wine tavern in Grinzing.
'Der Heurige' (wine tavern/young wine) is a typically Austrian word and concept. It is closely connected with wine culture in eastern Austria, especially in Vienna and the surrounding area.
Wenn du in Wien bist, musst du unbedingt zu einem Heurigen gehen.
If you're in Vienna, you absolutely have to go to a Heuriger.
The word comes from the adjective 'heurig' (this year's). 'Heurig' in turn comes from 'heuer', the southern German and Austrian word for 'this year'. A 'Heuriger' is therefore literally the wine 'from this year'.
Die heurige Ernte war besonders gut.
This year's harvest was especially good.
You can tell whether the tavern or the wine is meant from the verb. If you 'zum Heurigen gehen' (go to the Heuriger) or 'beim Heurigen sitzen' (sit at the Heuriger), the tavern is meant. If you 'einen Heurigen trinken' (drink a Heuriger), the wine is meant.
Wir treffen uns heute Abend beim Heurigen.
We're meeting at the Heuriger this evening.
storm
'der Sturm' and 'der Heuriger' normally belong to completely different areas. Here, 'Sturm' means a strong weather event with a lot of wind. 'Heuriger' is an Austrian word and means either a wine tavern or young wine. The words can be confused especially when reading texts about travel or Austria and both words appear in similar situations. In terms of meaning, however, the difference is simple: 'Sturm' is weather, while 'Heuriger' has to do with wine and a tavern.
Nach der Wanderung kehrten wir bei einem Heurigen ein und tranken jungen Wein.
After the hike, we stopped at a wine tavern and drank young wine.
Am Wochenende erwarten wir an der Küste einen starken Sturm.
At the weekend, we expect a strong storm on the coast.