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7 Elements

Austria’s wines are now highly prized both by wine experts and wine lovers all around the world. There is a distinctive tension common to all these wines which should be emphasised, based on seven factors. Read more

Strategy for origin marketing

The category Qualitätswein stands at the centre of the Austrian wine industry's marketing strategy. Read more
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Producers

Our database contains detailed information on around 4,000 wine producers. You can access specific information by using the search fields provided. Read more

Wines

Austrian winegrowers make their own wines at all levels of quality, and for all occasions. Use our database to find your favourite. Read more
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2024: a very early vintage

The main harvest is now in full swing in all wine-growing regions, and we can look forward to a mature, harmonious vintage. Read more

Gallery

The Austrian winegrowing country from its best side. Images that make you want more, available to view and download. Read more
Events & Promotions
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VieVinum 2024

All eyes were on Vienna! Between 25 and 27 May 2024, 500 Austrian wineries exhibited their products in Vienna’s Hofburg, which welcomed more than 1,200 wine experts from 58 countries, making this year’s VieVinum a record-breaking event. Read more

ProWein 2025

From 16th to 18th of March 2025, Austrian Wine will have its biggest international appearance of the year at ProWein in Düsseldorf. Wineries from all over Austria will present wines from all wine-growing regions at the most important wine fair in Europe. Read more

Glossary

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Glossary

The language of wine contains a wealth of meanings that are not all too familiar, particularly the technical interpretations. The glossary describes and offers an explanation to the most common terms.

ripeness

Definition:

A description with many meanings, and related to a number of areas. In viticulture, we know of the ripeness of wood and grapes, and we talk of the ripening stages, such as the full ripeness or physiological ripeness, overripeness and also the premature ripening. In vinification, we talk of maturity of a wine before bottling, or bottle maturity and the maturity of a wine. For sommelieres, drinking maturity is an important factor.