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Title: Austrian Wine Country


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Austrian Wine Country
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Heart of European Wine Country
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Climate
  • Microclimate
  • Rivers
  • Lake Neusiedl

4
Market Structure
  • 48.000 ha
  • 32.000 Grape growers
  • 6.000 bottling Wineries
  • 18 Wine districts or areas
  • 250 mio. liter production
  • 30 export

5
Large, but still small!
  • NOW!
  • Large estates
  • Family estates 8-15 ha
  • Others 20-30 ha
  • Even up to 100 ha
  • Less mixed agricultural estates (now more grape
    focused)
  • buy grapes
  • Bigger quantities, Better qualities

6
Austria internationally
  • Surface 8 mio ha
  • Production 275 mio hl
  • Surplus 50 mio hl
  • Surface 48,000 ha
  • Production 2.5 mio hl
  • Export 0.8 mio hl

Austria is always a niche!
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Austrian Soils
  • Loess Weinviertel, Wagram
  • Primary rock - Wachau
  • Limestone - Thermenregion
  • Slate Lake Neusiedl, Styria
  • Clay, Sand - Mittel- Burgenland
  • Black earth - Neusiedlersee
  • Vulcanic soils - Styria

8
Grüner Veltliner
  • Light and refreshing, complex and full-bodied, or
    noble sweet wines
  • Peppery, spicy
  • Good aging potential
  • 36 total vineyard area

9
Riesling
  • King of Wines
  • Soil and climate important
  • Elegant, classic, aromas of stone fruits
  • 3,4 total vineyard area

10
Blauer Zweigelt
  • Blaufränkisch x St.Laurent (Prof. Zweigelt)
  • Austria's primary black grape
  • 9 total vineyard area

11
Blaufränkisch
  • Blackberry aroma, concentrated, spicy
  • Individual character and aging potential
  • 5,5 total vineyard area

12
Wachau / Kamptal / Kremstal
  • Primary rock, clay, loess
  • Pannonian and continental influence
  • Danube, fjord climate
  • Terraced vineyards
  • Unique wines finesse character
  • Grüner Veltliner, Riesling
  • Blauer Zweigelt

13
Donauland/ Traisental
  • Deep loess, limestone
  • Warm, continental climate
  • Danube
  • Loess terraces
  • Klosterneuburg School of Viticulture and Enology
  • Grüner Veltliner
  • Blauer Zweigelt

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Weinviertel Veltliner Land
  • Largest wine area (16.000 ha) 1/3 vineyard area
  • More than 50 Veltliner
  • Loess, clay, black earth
  • Continental climate
  • Grüner Veltliner, Welschriesling, (Pinot Blanc)
  • Weinviertel DAC

15
Thermenregion / Carnuntum
  • TR heavy gravel
  • CAR clay, sand
  • Warm, dry climate
  • Rising vintner stars
  • Aging potential
  • TR Zierfandler, Rotgipfler, St. Laurent, Pinot
    Noir
  • CAR Blaufränkisch, Zweigelt, Grüner Veltliner

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Neusiedlersee
  • Loess, black earth, sand
  • Pannonian climate
  • Vineyards slope down towards lake
  • Epicenter noble sweet wines
  • Zweigelt, Welschriesling, Blaufränkisch,
    Chardonnay

17
Neusiedlersee- Hügelland
  • White, red, sweet
  • Rolling hills
  • Pinot Blanc, Chardonnay
  • Blauer Zweigelt, Blaufränkisch
  • Ruster Ausbruch

18
Burgenland Mittel - Süd
  • Heavy clay and sand soils
  • Pannonian Climate
  • Rolling hills
  • Unique red wines with plenty of character and
    tannins (Blaufränkisch)

19
Steiermark Austrias Tuscany
  • Süd/ S-Ost/ West
  • Slate, sand, and volcanic soils
  • Mediterranean climate
  • Refreshing, fruity, Styrian!
  • Sauvignon Blanc, Welschriesling, Morillon
    (Chardonnay), Schilcher (Bl. Wildbacher)

20
Vienna Wine Metropolis
  • Gravel, slate
  • 700 ha
  • Pannonian climate
  • Centuries-old tradition
  • Heurige
  • Gemischter Satz, Grüner Veltliner, white
    Burgundian varieties
  • Zweigelt,Pinot Noir

21
Sweet wines
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Sweet wines
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Appellation DAC
  • Each area is defined by its typical wine style
  • Only these wines are allowed to carry the name of
    the small area
  • other wines carry the name of the bigger region,
    but are still quality wines
  • Enables better marketing
  • More information on the label

24
Existing Appellations
  • 2003 Weinviertel DAC Grüner Veltliner
  • 2005 Mittelburgenland DAC Blaufränkisch
  • 2006 Traisental DAC Grüner Veltliner, Riesling

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DAC
  • DAC describes wines with typical taste from one
    area
  • and requires
  • Obligatory approval as quality wine
  • 2nd sensoric control for typical grapes/wine
    styles, set by a regional comitee
  • And enables
  • Bigger quantities of typical style
  • Motivates to produce better qualities
  • Easier marketing with clear message

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Vineyard
  • High knowledge of CANOPY MANAGEMENT
  • More vines per ha (3,000 gt 5,000)
  • Lower training system
  • Green harvest
  • Reduced yields
  • leaf treatment
  • Small baskets for picking
  • Cooling of grapes

27
Vinification
  • High equipment standards
  • Gravity flow less pumping
  • Reds cold maceration
  • Sophisticated use of oak

28
Human capital
  • Young, innovative generation
  • Well educated
  • International experience
  • Experienced tasters
  • Improved qualities

29
Austrians are fruit junkies!
  • Reds
  • Focus on indigenous grapes again
  • More blends
  • Less oak
  • Less acidity, malo
  • Whites
  • Fruit aroma
  • Less acidity

Good varietal definition!
30
Austrias Secret Weapons
  • Indigenous grape varieties
  • Unique wine styles terroir
  • Perfect pairing with food
  • Immense investments in quality
  • Sophisticated vintners with international
    experience

31
Legally Yours
  • KMW Klosterneuburger Must Weight Scale
  • Sugar concentration
  • Potential alcohol
  • 1 KMW 5 Oechsle

32
Quality Categories
  • Table wine
  • Land wine
  • Quality wine
  • Kabinett
  • Predicate wine
  • Spätlese
  • Auslese
  • BA (Beerenauslese, Eiswein, Strohwein)
  • Ausbruch
  • TBA (Trockenbeerenauslese)

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Wine from Austria TASTEFUL Culture!
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