Austrian wine

Viticulture in Austria is operated on an area of 45 533 hectares. 65.5 % of which is planted with white, 34.5 % with red grape varieties. From just under 20,200 establishments (1999 there were over 32,000 ) complete only from 6500, even in bottles. On an annual average of 2.5 million hectoliters of wine are produced, most of which is consumed domestically. The production of table grapes plays only a very minor role in Austria.

4.1 wine region Wine Country Austria 4.1.1 Wachau
4.1.2 Kremstal
4.1.3 Kamp
4.1.4 Traisental
4.1.5 Wagram
4.1.6 wine district
4.1.7 Carnuntum
4.1.8 Thermal Region
4.1.9 Neusiedler See
4.1.10 Neusiedl Hill Country
4.1.11 Central Burgenland
4.1.12 Southern Burgenland
4.1.13 Leithaberg
4.1.14 Eisenberg

4.2.1 Vienna

4.3.1 Südoststeiermark
4.3.2 Southern Styria
4.3.3 Western Styria

History

Whether the wine has already been operated on the territory of today's Austria by the Celts is controversial. The oldest grape seeds have (around 800 BC ) found in a Bronze Age settlement pit in Stillfriedplatz, a cadastral district of the town of Angern an der March in Lower Austria. In a hillside grave of the Hallstatt period in Zagersdorf in Burgenland 3 grape seeds were discovered, unique to the Kulturrebe and were dated by the Archäobotanikern around the year 700 BC.

The majority of today's Austria was occupied around 15 BC by the Roman Empire. The Roman emperor Claudius taught during his reign ( 41-54 AD ) the Roman province of Noricum one whose boundaries in the north to the Danube in the northeast to the Vienna Woods, on the east roughly along the eastern border and in today's Styrian southeast and south went beyond Eisack and Drava. With the Romans found in the provinces of Noricum and Pannonia viticulture spread rapidly. Cassius Dio, Roman senator, consul, writer and historian, was among other things, the governor of Pannonia and Dalmatia and described the quality of the Pannonian viticulture as bad.

Despite the short reign of the Roman Emperor Probus ( 276-282 ) is one of these now known in some regions of the laity Roman emperors. This is due to a message in the Probus biography of the Historia Augusta, which states in section 18.8:

" Gallis omnibus et Hispanis ac Britt Annis hinc permisit, ut vites have rent vinumque conficerent. "

"He allowed all Gauls, Spaniards and Britons to own vines and make wine. "

Therefore Probus applicable in many wine regions north of the Alps (as in Austria and on the Mosel in Germany ) as the one who introduced there the wine. It is certain that the wine production has gained in these regions by the middle of the 3rd century clearly important.

In the year 470 were mentioned under the year 511 wrote Vita Sancti Severini, the biography of Severin of Noricum from Eugippius vineyards in Mautern. The discovery of a winery in diameter Lauriacum, a Roman settlement in the area of Lorch, a district of present-day Enns in Upper Austria is also considered uncertain evidence of early viticulture in Roman times.

The Great Migration sealed the decline of the Roman power, the Roman Empire was beset by Germanic tribes. After several incursions into Italy, the Goths invaded in 408 under Alaric I, of Emona (the modern Ljubljana) of the Carnic Alps coming, for the first time in the commanded by the Roman commander, Stilicho Noricum one. From the 6th century a continuous settlement began by the Bavarians. 476 broke the Western Roman Empire eventually. Numerous raids on the Pannonian lowlands and influenced the further development of viticulture negative.

After the conquest of the kingdom of the Avars, the Frankish ruler Charlemagne built around a 800 Grenzmark in the region of today's Lower Austria, between the rivers Enns, Raab and Drava, which was also called Avar, and south of the Mark Karantania.

The estates Regulation Capitulare de vel curtis imperii villis that issued Charlemagne as detailed provision concerning the management of crown lands, is a famous source for economic, especially the agricultural and horticultural history. The decree is preserved in a single manuscript, which is preserved in the Herzog August Library in Wolfenbüttel.

The provisions of the Regulation are generally rather short in some detail, as is prescribed about that wine in barrels, was not to be kept in wineskins and that the grapes are not to be juiced with their feet because of the cleanliness ( Ch. 48). Charlemagne had select for the best varieties and quality " Frankish " and lower " Hun " divide. Under Charlemagne and Louis the German to advanced Abbey possession of the monastery Niederaltaich to the Wachau. But monastery Herrieden and the bishoprics of Freising, Passau and Regensburg had there lands. As part of the reclamation of the river valleys began in the Wachau region in a big way with the creation of terraces.

976 was Liutpold ( Leopold ) from the House of Babenberg with the Marcha orientalis, an area which corresponded approximately to the former Avar, enfeoffed. The Babenberg drove a purposeful slash-and- colonization and built - in collaboration with other houses, such as the Kuenringern - a well-established territorial rule. The residence was located initially in Poechlarn, later in Melk.

Unlike his father, who ruled mostly in Klosterneuburg, brought Henry II, called Jasomirgott, in 1145 Vienna to his residence. Only through this act could cities like Vienna Krems, Melk or Klosterneuburg surpass in importance and has since remained continuously the capital of the country. Heinrich strengthened with the change of residence indirectly viticulture in Vienna. The cultivation was not limited to the Nussberg and the Bisamberg. Today's 3rd and 4th district, highway and Wieden was part of wine areas. A map from 1547 is still the wine around the Viennese Minoritenkirche.

The nobility and the citizens tried early on to soften the wine monopoly for sovereigns and the church. The earliest documented acquisition of three vineyards by the Viennese citizens Reingerus dated to the year 1170.

The major monasteries of the Austrian and Bavarian Alps space built from the 11th to the 13th century many agricultural depots as Göttweig, Stift Klosterneuburg, Zwettl Abbey, Melk, Lilienfeld and Stift Heiligenkreuz. In 1250, a rule and a district administration with the current cadastral Joching, St. Michael, Wösendorf was founded in the Wachau and white churches in the Wachau Wachau valley under the name. Meanwhile, the cadastral were summarized a market town white churches in the Wachau.

On March 21, 1359 led by the Duke of Austria, Rudolf IV of Habsburg, called the donor, the entire Duchy of a beverage tax, the so-called Ungeld one. Later, with the mountain tithe was followed by the mining law loosening of the landlord as well as various customs and tolls for the transit of cities and regions.

Wine production and wine consumption, achieved by the medieval warm period, as in the entire Holy Roman Empire an absolute highlight. In Central Europe the temperature was about 1 ° C warmer than during the penultimate CLINO period ( 1961-1990). The cultivation limits in the low mountain ranges north of the Alps ranged about 200 m higher than at present, so that the cultural landscape in the High Middle Ages learned their greatest extent. The vineyards were at that time about ten times as large as today. Also in Salzburg, Upper Austria, North Tyrol and Carinthia there were significant vineyards.

Through a circular Regulation of Emperor Joseph II of 1784, which upheld the right for serving wine taverns, the wine gained new strength. The phylloxera disaster in 1867 and fungal diseases devastated large parts of the wine vineyards in the country. The crisis was overcome, as in the whole of Europe only by the use of American rootstocks. The wine school Klosterneuburg, founded in 1860, was one of the first in the world. The wine school Krems was founded 15 years later. In the first decades of the 20th century there resistant varieties such as Zweigelt, Pinot Burger, Burger gold and Jubiläumsrebe were grown.

In 1985 saw the glycol wine scandal for a shake of the entire wine world when it became known that some Austrian wine their wine illegally beimischten diethylene glycol to give simple wines more body. However, this scandal was the " catalyst " for the development of the Austrian quality wine-making. A Wine Law, which was then the most stringent of European wine world was decided.

Storm, Dusty, Winery

As a storm New wine still in fermentation is called. Unlike depending on the region usually very popular fruit juice, these are already at a more or less strong alcoholic beverage. Storm is coming only for a short time and in open, usually with a film merely loosely sealed bottles in the trade. When the fermentation ends slowly, and the resulting unfiltered wine ( wine ... ) referred to as " dusty ".

The young wine is traditionally Martinmas ( November 11 ) "baptized" and thus to " wine tavern " which may be referred until 31 December of the following year so by law; then it is imperative to " old". In Styria is for such a young wine the word Junker common and is protected as a designation Styrian Junker.

Winery referred to in Austria next to the wine said the tavern that sells it. This meaning of the word which originally expressed the self-promotion of the new wine through the winery, however, is not protected by law, so that every catering business called " Winery ".

Quality levels according to the Austrian wine law

Classification of wines according to quality levels according to Austrian Wine Act 2009

Wine without Appellation

Wine

The term table wine was in the new wine market in 2009 replaced by the term wine.

Without varieties and vintage indication
Without limiting yield per hectare
Blend of wines possible from different countries of the EU

Name:

Wines from Austria - white
Wines from Austria - red

Wines without PDO or g.g.U. can varietal or vintage details, in certain circumstances, have.

Maximum yield per hectare 9000 kg (or 6750 liters of wine / ha)
Must be in appearance and taste to be free of errors.
Corresponding Rebsortentypizität
Varieties with place names (eg, White Burgundy and all other Burgundies, Rhine Riesling, etc. ) are not allowed (possible misleading of consumers).
Details of varieties according to quality wine grape varieties VO and authorized by VO varieties.

Alcohol Increase / enrichment wines without geographical origin

Alcohol Increase / enrichment maximum accumulation margin 2.0% vol
Total alcohol after enrichment of white wine 12.0 % vol, Red Wine 12.5 % vol

Wines with a protected geographical indication ( PGI)

Country wine (at least 14 ° KMW = 68 ° Oe)

Grapes must come to 100 % of the wine growing region.
Local wine must be on the label.
Must be prepared exclusively from high quality grapes.
Minimum must weight of 14 ° KMW grapes.
Wine must have called typical character.
Total acid content of at least 4 g per liter
Maximum yield per hectare 9000 kg (or 6750 liters of wine / ha)
Must be in appearance and odor to be free of errors.

Alcohol Increase / enrichment

Alcohol Increase / enrichment maximum accumulation margin 2.0% vol
Total alcohol after enrichment of white wine 13.5 % vol, Red Wine 14.5 % vol

Wine with a protected designation of origin ( PDO )

For the purposes of the CMO - wine are quality wines and quality wines and DAC wines, wines with a protected designation of origin.
For all quality wines or wines with a maximum yield per hectare is true of 9000 kg ( or 6750 liters of wine / ha).
All quality and predicate wines may only after regulatory inspection and allocation of government approval number, to be marketed.

Quality wines

Quality wine (at least 15 ° KMW = 73 ° Oe)

Alcohol Increase / enrichment maximum accumulation margin 2.0% vol
Total alcohol after enrichment of white wine 13.5 % vol, Red Wine 14.5 % vol
Sweetening possible to unfermented to a content of 15 g of sugar

Cabinet (at least 17 ° KMW = 84 ° Oe, max. 13% vol )

No alcohol increase / enrichment
Content of unfermented sugar than 9 g / l
No sweetening

Prädikatsweine

Spätlese ( at least 19 ° KMW = 94 ° Oe)
Read (at least 21 ° KMW = 105 ° Oe)
Eiswein or Schilfwein (at least 25 ° KMW = 127 ° Oe)
Straw wine (at least 25 ° KMW = 127 ° Oe)
Beerenauslese (at least 25 ° KMW = 127 ° Oe)
Outbreak (at least 27 ° KMW = 138 ° Oe)
Trockenbeerenauslese (at least 30 ° KMW = 150 ° Oe)

An increase in alcohol / enrichment, sweetening with quality wines is not permitted

Information on the bottle:

Red-white- red band ( = sign of the bottled quality wine in Germany )
State certification number
Vineyard area ( 4 states, 16 wine regions )
Grape variety, vintage, Quality Level

In Austria, the production quantity of wine the quality wine quality level is significantly higher than the other stages.

Districtus Austria Controllatus

Since 2003, in Austria there are also area-specific quality wines, the DAC wines. A DAC ( Districtus Austria Controllatus ) is a quality wine from a specified region. What kind of concrete and quality demands are placed on the DAC, decide so-called inter-professional committees. For example, the wine district - DAC is a Grüner Veltliner with at least 12 vol - % alcohol. The aim was to create an internationally comparable quality rail in Austria. Other wine regions with DAC wines are Central Burgenland, Gamay Classic and Reserve, as well as Traisental, Kamp Valley and the Krems Valley, all three with Veltliner and Riesling. Similarly, there are DAC wines from the region Eisenberg ( Southern Burgenland, Gamay ), the Leithaberg (white: Grüner Veltliner, Pinot Blanc, Chardonnay, Neuburger, red: Gamay with blending max 15 % Zweigelt, Pinot Noir, St. Laurent ), Lake Neusiedl (at least 85 % Zweigelt, DAC Reserve dominated with Zweigelt Zweigelt Cuvee or at least 60 %). As a recent DAC is available from the vintage 2013 the Joint DAC set as the wine growing region of Vienna ( Vienna Mixed Set DAC).

Winery (wine from the last reading may be offered until 31 December of the following year)
Steinfeder (quality wines from the Wachau, max 11.5 vol -. %, Dry, must weight 15-17 ° KMW / 75-83 ° Oe)
Federspiel (cabinet wine from the Wachau, 11.5 to 12.5 vol - %, dry, must weight at least 17 ° KMW / 83 ° Oe)
Emerald (quality wines from the Wachau, min 12.5 vol -. %, Dry, must weight at least 18.5 ° KMW / 92 ° Oe)

Blend

The following table lists all 22 white and 13 red grape varieties that are approved in Austria for the production of quality and quality wines. The table is sorted by vineyards. All percentages are based on the Austrian total vineyard area of 45.533 ha ( 2009).

White Grapes (1999)

Grüner Veltliner ( Weißgipfler ) 17479.30 ha, 36.04 %
Riesling 4323.05 ha, 8.91%
Rivaner (Müller -Thurgau ) 3289.27 ha, 6.78%
White Burgundy ( Pinot Blanc, Pinot Blanc, Klevener ) with Chardonnay and Morillon 2935.53 ha, 6.05%
Riesling ( White Riesling, Rhine Riesling) 1642.99 ha, 3.39%
Mixed set of white 1370.91 ha, 2.83 %
Early Roter Veltliner ( Malvasia ) 625.78 hectares, 1.29 %
Scheurebe ( seedling 88) 529.46 ha, 1:09 %
Bouvier 364.93 ha, 0.75%
Gewurztraminer, Traminer 362.87 ha, 0.75%
Muscat Ottonel 418.17 hectares, 0.68 %
Sauvignon Blanc ( Muskat- Sylvaner ) 314,39 ha, 0.65 %
Goldburger 308.55 ha, 0.64%
Pinot Gris (Pinot Grigio, Pinot Gris, Pinot Grigio ) 292.57 hectares, 0.60 %
Roter Veltliner 257.67 hectares, 0.53 %
Muscat and Muscat Red 143.29 ha, 0.30% to
Rotgipfler ( Rotreifler ) 118.42 hectares, 0.24 %
Zierfandler ( Spätrot ) 98.24 ha, 0.20% to
Other white varieties 91.22 ha, 0.19%
Sylvaner ( Sylvaner ) 52.61 ha, 0.11 %
Jubiläumsrebe 30.28 ha, 0.06% to approved since 1960
Furmint 1.16 ha, 2.39 ‰

Red Grapes (1999)

Blauer Zweigelt ( Zweigelt, Rotburger ) 4349.73 ha, 8.97 %
Gamay 2640.61 ha, 5.44%
Kékoportó 2358.18 ha, 4.86%
Blauburger 883.95 hectares, 1.82 %
Blue Wildbacher ( Schilcher ) 464.11 hectares, 0.96 %
Pinot Noir ( Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir ) 408.93 hectares, 0.84 %
Mixed set red 358.10 ha, 0.74 %
Cabernet Sauvignon 311.65 ha, 0.64 %
Merlot 111.76 ha, 0.23% to
Cabernet Franc 27.11 ha, 0.06% to
Other red varieties 22.43 ha, 0.05%
Syrah k.A
Roesler k A, approved since 2000
Rathay k A, approved since 2000

Vineyards in Austria

The wine-growing areas are divided into four wine regions:

The wine country of Austria with the provinces of Lower Austria, Burgenland and Vienna
The Styrian country with the province of Styria
Vienna and
The mountain country Austria with the federal states of Upper Austria, Salzburg, Carinthia, Tyrol and Vorarlberg.

The individual wine regions consist of the following 18 wine regions:

In addition, since the year 2008/2009 two other wine regions that overlap with other wine-growing regions:

Wine region, wine country Austria

This wine region includes the wine growing areas of the provinces of Lower Austria ( 27 184 ha) and Burgenland ( 13,842 ha), 41,027 ha together a good 90 percent of the wine growing areas of the entire federal territory. Together they represent 12 of the 16 wine regions. In the wine region Wine Country Austria there is in the province of Lower Austria still 31 ha that are not assigned to any wine region. The vineyards in Burgenland ( 33.74 %), the wine -quarters ( 32.62 %) and the other wine regions in Lower Austria combined ( 33.64 %) are each about a third of the wine growing area of Wine Country Wine Country Austria.

Wachau

In the figure: 1

Location: sunny slopes in the section of the Danube Wachau. The vineyard comprises of 33 Power kilometers between Melk and Krems just 15 kilometers west of Krems and the immediately adjacent side valleys, called Wachau trenches. Wine production on the slopes up to about 450 m above sea level and 250 meters above the Danube.
Soil: Most weathered primary rock soils on the steep slopes mingle at lower altitudes with loess. In the valley partly sandy soils. Typical of the Wachau are bounded by dry stone walls stone terraces.
Climate: The foothills of warm Pannonian climate come from the east to the Wachau. From the west reach the foothills of the temperate, Atlantic air. These two are also the cool, often humid air masses from the north, which glide through the Wachau trenches in the Danube Valley. One of the larger trenches is the Spitzer Graben. The interaction between these three climatic influences ensures a constant air circulation, with influences the bouquet formation significantly.
White varieties: Grüner Veltliner 51%, 13% Riesling, Müller -Thurgau 9%, 6% Neuburger, Chardonnay 5%
Red varieties: Zweigelt 5%
Best-known vineyards: Dürnstein: Keller Mountain, Höhereck, Hollerin; Loiben: Loibenberg, bulk, Steinertal, Kreutles; Spitz: Tausendeimerberg, Honivogl, Singerriedel, Red Door; White churches: Achleiten, Klaus, Frauengärten Mautern: Strudelweg
Surface area: 1350 ha divided into 650 wineries.

Krems Valley

In the picture: 2

Location: Krems Valley north of the Danube
Floor: primary rock soils in the west, loess and clay in the east and south
Climate: the edge of the Pannonian climate area. When ripe flows from the plateau of the surrounding forest area cool, oxygen-rich air in the valley, thus large fluctuations between day and night temperature. The temperature changes, high humidity and the autumn mist favor the spiciness and the finesse of the wines.
The total vineyard area is a DAC only DAC wines may bear the designation of origin " Krems Valley ".
Predominant varieties: Grüner Veltliner ( 53%), Riesling ( about 9%), Roter Veltliner
Surface area: 2243 ha

Kamp

In the picture: 3

Location: Kamp in Northern Lower Austria, Langenlois, Schoenberg, Zöbing
Soil: Loess and loamy soils, some veteran
Climate: partially Pannonian
The total vineyard area is a DAC only DAC wines may bear the designation of origin " Kamp ".
Predominant varieties: Grüner Veltliner ( 49%), Riesling ( about 8%)
Surface area: 3802 ha

Traisental

In the Picture: 4

Location: North of St. Pölten to the Danube along the Traisen
Soil: sandy loess soil, conglomerates
Climate: warm and sunny
The total vineyard area is a DAC only DAC wines may bear the designation of origin " Traisental ".
Predominant varieties: Grüner Veltliner, Riesling
Surface area: 790 ha

Wagram

In the Picture: 5

Was renamed in 2007 by " Danubia " in " Wagram "

Location: on the Danube between Krems and Klosterneuburg, along the Wagram
Floor: lössreiche, but calcareous soils
Climate: Pannonian climate ( Western Danubia even easier with Atlantic influence Krems )
Predominant varieties: Grüner Veltliner, Pinot Blanc, Roter Veltliner, Zweigelt
Surface area: 2478 ha

Wine district

In the Picture: 6

Location: north east most part of Lower Austria
Soil: sandy loess soil, some clay and bedrock
Climate: hot, dry
The total vineyard area is a DAC only DAC wines entitled to the appellation " wine" district.
Predominant varieties: Grüner Veltliner ( 50 %), Riesling (9%), Zweigelt
Surface area: 13,384 ha

Carnuntum

In the Picture: 7

Location: Southeast of Vienna
Soil: clay, sand and gravel soils
Climate: already influenced by Lake Neusiedl, therefore, very mild
Predominant varieties: Grüner Veltliner, Zweigelt, Gamay
Surface area: 910 ha

Thermal Region

In the Picture: 8

Location: South of Vienna, Gumpoldskirchen to Weikersdorf am Steinfelde
Soil: stony calcareous soils, traversed by a volcanic fault line
Climate: mild, Pannonian
Predominant grape varieties: Pinot Blanc, Neuburger, Zierfandler, Rotgipfler, St. Laurent, Blue Portugal
Surface area: 2196 ha

Neusiedler See

In the Picture: 9

Location: north and east of Lake Neusiedl
Soil: sandy, gravel, some clay in the south
Climate: Pannonian
The area includes part of the DAC Leithaberg, and the remaining wine region is a DAC only DAC wines may bear the designation of origin " Lake Neusiedl ."
Predominant varieties: Zweigelt, St. Laurent, Gamay, Pinot Blanc, Riesling
Surface area: 7649 ha

Lake Neusiedl Hill Country

In the Picture: 10

Location: area around Rust, Eisenstadt and Matter castle, west of Lake Neusiedl
Floor: loess, sand, black soil, partly stony
Climate: Pannonian
The area includes part of the DAC Leithaberg
Predominant grape varieties: Riesling, Pinot Blanc, Chardonnay, Gamay
Surface area: 3576 ha

Central Burgenland

In the Picture: 11

Location: the hills of Oberpullendorf
Floor: heavy clay soils
Climate: Pannonian
The total vineyard area is a DAC only DAC wines may bear the designation of origin " means Burgenland ".
Predominant varieties: Gamay. See also Blaufränkischland
Surface area: 2118 ha

Southern Burgenland

In the Picture: 12

Location: southeast of Pinkafeld to Jenner village
Soil: sandy and clayey loam soils, ferruginous
Climate: Pannonian, mild
The area containing the DAC Eisenberg
Predominant varieties: Gamay, Zweigelt, Riesling, Uhudler
Surface area: 499 ha
Famous vineyards: Vineyard, Eisenberg

Leithaberg

The wine-growing area Leithaberg is defined by the DAC Regulation " Leithaberg " as follows: ". Political District Eisenstadt environment that Eisenstadt and political communities Jois and winds form the vineyards Leithaberg " It is partly in the wine region Lake Neusiedl (No. 9 in the figure) and partly in the wine region Neusiedl hill country (No. 10 in the figure).

The wine-growing area Leithaberg is a Districtus Austria Controllatus (DAC ) with the red wine variety " Gamay " and the white wine varieties " Pinot Blanc ", " Chardonnay ", " Neuburg ", " Grüner Veltliner " or blends of these varieties as a quality wine not must be submitted before 1 September of the second year following the harvest to the consumer.

By choosing a special name for the DAC all other wines can still be marketed with the wine region information Neusiedl Lake Neusiedl, and if the hill country was allowed before the introduction of the DAC. This is not allowed in the five wine regions that are DAC at the same time, since the DAC name may be used only for DAC wines.

Eisenberg

The wine-growing area Eisenberg is defined by the DAC Regulation " Eisenberg " as follows: " The political districts Oberwart, Güssing and Jenner village form the vineyards Eisenberg. " It's part of the wine region Southern Burgenland (No. 12 in the map).

The wine-growing area Eisenberg is a Districtus Austria Controllatus (DAC ) with the red wine variety " Gamay ", which may not be distributed to the consumer prior to 1 September following the year of harvest as a quality wine.

By choosing a special name for the DAC all other wines may continue to be marketed to the wine region Southern Burgenland indication provided that it was permissible before the introduction of the DAC. This is not allowed in the five wine regions that are DAC at the same time, since the DAC name may be used only for DAC wines.

Wine region Vienna

The wine-growing region of Vienna corresponds to the wine region of Vienna and is located within the city limits. The acreage of well 557 hectares 1.2% of the total vineyard and make Vienna the only capital in the world with significant wine production, with the city of Vienna maintains a winery itself. As a regional special feature is the mixed set, in contrast to the Cuvee different varieties after harvest are processed together into wine.

Vienna

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Location: inside the city limits, mainly in the north and west of Vienna
Floor: slate, gravel and loess
Climate: Pannonian climate
Predominant varieties: Grüner Veltliner, Pinot Blanc
Surface area: 557 ha

Wine growing region Steirerland

Styria is with a vineyard area of 3867 ha to Vienna the smallest wine-growing region in Austria. This corresponds to approximately 8.5 % of the total vineyard area in Austria. In the wine growing region Steierland three wine regions can be distinguished. There is also good 2 ha, are not associated with wine-growing region.

The vineyards are usually on steep slopes at an altitude up to 700 m above sea level. A.. The weather is weak continental, warm in summer and moderately cold in winter. On average fall about 1000 mm / year rainfall. This climate makes the Styria to a white wine country. Approx. 2400 hectares of vineyards are planted with white grapes. The main grape varieties are Riesling (670 ha) and Pinot Blanc (570 ha). For the red grape varieties of the Blue Wildbacher ( Schilcher grape) and Zweigelt dominate. A special feature of Styria, the Styrian Junker, a dry young wine, which comes on the market in the year of harvest. The term " Styrian Junker " is a registered brand of wine.

Südoststeiermark

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Location: oststeirisches hill country between Hartberg, Fürstenfeld and Bad Radkersburg, Kloch
Soil: clay, volcanic rock weathering
Climate: transition between dry and wet Pannonian Mediterranean climate
Predominant grape varieties: Riesling, Pinot Blanc, Sauvignon Blanc ( often also called Muscat Sylvaner ), Chardonnay ( here often called Morillon ), Zweigelt, Traminer, Schilcher
Surface area: 1342 ha

Southern Styria

In the Picture: 15

Location: Styria - Slovenian border country, Sausaler wine region, Leibnitz
Floor: slate, sandstone, marl, and limestone bedrock, a collective term for this is Opok
Climate: Southern European
Predominant grape varieties: Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc ( here often also called Muscat Sylvaner ), Pinot Blanc, Muscat, Chardonnay ( here often called Morillon ). As a local rarity applies the variety Laska.
Surface area: 2066 ha

Western Styria

In the Picture: 16

Location: West Styrian hill country between Germany and mountain Stainz
Floor: gneiss, schist and layers of sedimentary rocks (mainly marl ) under the collective term Opok
Climate: Air illyric
Predominant varieties: Schilcher, Blue Wildbacher, Pinot Blanc, Riesling, Zweigelt
Surface area: 457 ha
Details: In the Western Styria is the Schilcher a very specific wine home.

The Schilcher is legally protected against and may only be obtained from the Blue Wildbacher vine is rosé, so Western Styria comes as the main growing area of this species is of particular importance.

Wine region Bergland

In this region, the regions of the five provinces of Upper Austria, Carinthia, Salzburg, Tyrol and Vorarlberg are summarized. These play a subordinate role with overall good 82 ha or less than 0.2 %.

Table grapes

Because on the one hand but only a small part of about 40,000 tons of table grapes are imported is produced in the country, one tries, especially in the wine district also to increase the cultivation of this grape varieties in 2010. For the first time 11.5 acres of 13 winemakers were replanted.

Customs

After the wine industry in Austria has a great tradition, so that a hergebrachtes old customs are connected, which is still practiced in many areas today.

For example, to November 11, St. Martin's usually the wine baptism of the young wine, which is actually a blessing performed. Through prominent godfathers of wine is provided with a sounding names.

Also, harvest festivals are celebrated in the wine. As the largest harvest festival in eastern Austria Perchtoldsdorfer guardian catchment is considered, which has provided due to its old tradition that dates back to the Middle Ages, by the Austrian Commission for UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage in Austria in 2010 under protection.

References and Notes

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