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

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Market Structure

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

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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

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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

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Grüner Veltliner

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

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Riesling

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

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Blauer Zweigelt

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

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Blaufränkisch

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

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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

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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

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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

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Neusiedlersee- Hügelland

• White, red, sweet
• Rolling hills
• Pinot Blanc, Chardonnay
• Blauer Zweigelt, Blaufränkisch
• Ruster Ausbruch

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Burgenland Mittel - Süd

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

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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)

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Vienna Wine Metropolis

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

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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

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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

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Vinification

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

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Human capital

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

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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!
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Austrias Secret Weapons

• Indigenous grape varieties
• Unique wine styles terroir
• Perfect pairing with food
• Immense investments in quality
• Sophisticated vintners with international
  experience

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Legally Yours

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

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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!