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Austrian wine laws
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1993 new laws introduced
Severe yield limits |
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Austrian quality level system
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minimum must weights higher than Germany
Chaptalisation forbidden |
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Austrian quality levels
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Spatlese
Auslese Beerenauslese Ausbruch Trockenbeerenauslese Strohwein (straw wines) Eiswein |
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Chaptalisation
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Forbidden
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Kabinett
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NOT a category in Austria for pradikatswien
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Strohwein
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Grapes dried on straw over winter
to concentrate flavours |
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Austrian wine law levels
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Austrian wines are either wines with origin (Quality Wine, DAC, Landwein) or generic wines from Austria. The categories are defined by the origin of the grapes and the sugar content of the must, as expressed by the Klosterneuburg Must Weight (KMW) scale
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1st DAC
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The first wine-growing region to gain the DAC designated status was the Weinviertel, effective from the 2002 vintage for the fruity and peppery variety Grüner Veltliner, and labelled and sold as Weinviertel DAC.
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DAC introduced
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2002
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Number of DACs
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7
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List the DACs
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Weinviertal - GV
Mittleburgenland - Blauf. Kremstal - GV + Riesling Kamptal - GV + Riesling Leithaberg - GV, Ries, Weisbur, Chard, Blauf, Eisenberg - Blaufrankisch |
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Dry quality wine terms
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The majority of dry Austrian wine is classified either as classic, medium bodied style (DAC, Klassik, Kabinett, Federspiel) or as the more weighty, opulent wine with cellaring potential (Reserve, DAC Reserve, Spätlese trocken, Smaragd, Lagen wine or Cuvées, blends).
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Niederosterreich sub regions
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North of Vienna
Weinviertel Kremstal Kamptal Wachau |
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Weinviertel
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1st DAC
must be fresh GV with no oak (other styles from the region can't be DAC and must sell as Niederosterreich |
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1st DAC
must be fresh GV with no oak |
Weinviertel
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climate
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central European
Short cold winters Long warm summers Long autumns can cause botrytis |
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Gruner Veltliner plantings
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1/3 of all Austrian plantings
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Gruner Veltliner young
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green apple/white pepper in youth
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Gruner Veltliner aged
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Honey and toast with age
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Gruner Veltliner
oak use minerality |
Low yields on some soils give exaggerated minerality
limited oak use |
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Riesling
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Wachau, Kamptal, Kremsta
Dry Full Bodied Rich stone fruit 4% of plantings complexity with age |
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Welschriesling
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Good simple wine in Burgenland
Brilliant sweet wine in South Susceptible to Botrytis |
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Blaufrankisch
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Medium tannins
Crisp acid peppery, sour cherry palate Oak softens tannins and enhances sweet fruit 7% of plantings |
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Zweigelt
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Blaufrankisch St Laurent cross (1922)
Bramble fruit Deep colour Soft tannins 14% of plantings quality or lush Beaujolais style |
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St Laurent
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Austrian native
similar to Pinot Noir Blends with internationals 2% of plantings black cherry fruit |
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Austrian white grapes
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Gruner Veltliner
Riesling Welschriesling |
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Austrian red grapes
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Blaufrankisch
Zweigelt St Laurent |
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Viticulture
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Over 1/2 of growers part time
small plots 51ha of vines |
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Vinification
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local market strong
stainless steel and new oak investment GV often vinified in big old oak |
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Soil - Lower Austria
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Loess (well draining, ideal)
best sites are hills with granite subsoil |
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Black grape soils
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Rich alluvial near Danube
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Soil near Neusiedl (NE Burgenland)
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Sand
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Styria soils
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Hilly clay over limestone
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Lake
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Neusiedlersee
yearly noble rot so cheaper BA, TBA, Ausbruch, Eiswein, Strohwein |
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Burgenland
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4 sub regions around Neusiedlersee lake
Southern regions on Hungarian border produce fine Blaufrankisch reds and int. blends |
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Styria production and regions
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8% of production
West Styria - acidic rose Blauer Wildbacher South East Styria - excellent Chard & Sauv Blanc South Styria - Excellent volcanic Gewurtz, much Welchriesling |
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Wien
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Vineyards in city of Vienna
1.5% of production |
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Austrian hl/ha rules
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Max 60 hl/ha
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