AUSTRIA

A modest but high quality production ranking 17 in the world, mainly dry and sweet whites.

Surface : 45 900ha

Production : 1,7 Mhl

Consumption: 2,5 Mhl Terroir

Terroir

soils : granit, basalt, limestone, alluvium, silt
climate: continental with a contrasted seasonality between cold winters and warm summers
main grape varieties : whites (approx. 70%): grüner veltiner, welschriesling, riesling and reds (approx. 30%) : zweigelt, blaunfränkisch, pinot noir

Main wine regions

Three main wine regions at the east of the country :

Legislation

Regulation and classification similar to those of Germany :

There are 7 levels according to the sugar content.

There is also a classification derived from the French AOC model : Districtus Austriae Controllatus ou DAC.

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