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Österreichische Post AG, the Austrian postal system, released the second part of its special series, “Austria's Wine Regions”, on May 24th. The new series focuses on the Südsteiermark region in the south of Austria and one its most important grape varieties, Sauvignon Blanc. This follows the first series, which highlighted the Weinviertel wine region in the north.

Wer mag ihn nicht? Der G’spritzte – das ultimative Erfrischungsgetränk eignet sich bestens für jede Jahreszeit. Für die Österreicher ist das Gemisch aus Wein und Wasser von der österreichischen Ess- und Trinkkultur nicht mehr wegzudenken. Denn seine Vielfältigkeit ist groß und sein Genuss in Maßen animierend und erfrischend.

The preliminary export figures released by Statistik Austria for March 2013 show that sales revenues for Austria’s domestic wine sector reached yet another historic record in 2012. According to the figures, the total volume of exports reached 47.1 million liters with a total value of € 131.1 million, each reflecting an increase of approximately 5% over last year’s totals. This is highly…

Mit einem Anteil von ca. 60 % aller Exporterlöse ist und bleibt Deutschland der mit Abstand wichtigste Exportmarkt für Österreichs Wein. Im letzten Jahrzehnt wiesen die Importzahlen des Statistischen Bundesamtes Wiesbaden (DESTATIS) und die Exportzahlen der Statistik Austria (ÖSTAT), die im Unterschied auch Reexporte nicht österreichischer Weine enthalten, eine ähnlich positive Entwicklung auf.…

When the first asparagus dishes are featured on restaurant menus and signboards, and the vineyards are showing their first fresh green hues, wine and asparagus lovers are in total bliss. Because there is nothing like the right wine with the right asparagus dish to create one of Spring's most unforgettable palate pleasures.

Austria's group presentation at the ProWein wine fair in Düsseldorf, Germany (March 24th – 26th) is the biggest for the Austrian wine sector. The ever-increasing number of Austrian participants underscores the international importance of the fair. This year, in the Österreich-Halle (Austria Hall) – Hall 7 – there will be 350 domestic producers presenting their products and new vintages. The head…

With all of the figures in, the total volume of Austria's 2012 wine vintage is 2,154,800 hectoliters, which is well below the long term average. This is due mainly to last May's late frost – an unusual event that brought heavy losses, especially in Niederösterreich (Lower Austria). But because overall weather conditions during the year were quite favourable, the quality of the wine is very high,…

This winter, Ski amadé and Austrian Wine Marketing (AWMB) are launching the third initiative under the slogan "Austria's greatest ski paradise presents the best in Austrian wine", with the aim of promoting gourmet culture in the mountains. Ambitious ski hut landlords, who are connoisseurs of quality wines and thus offer a diverse range of high-quality Austrian wines, will be recognised and…

Have you finished your Christmas shopping yet? Or maybe you're not so thrilled with the same old ideas à la ties, perfumes & Co. Have you perhaps thought about giving something different – truly different - something that's clever, special and tasteful, and fits every occasion? Something with style and spirit, and can describe the one who receives it? There is nothing better than giving a fine…

Austria's favourite young wine brand - the "Junge Österreicher" (young Austrian wines) - joined forces with the "Junker" young wines from the Steiermark. The tasting, held in the MAK Museum of Contemporary Art on Wednesday 7 November 2012, marks the beginning of the 2012 vintage wine tasting season.

The new position of “AWMB Sommelier” has been created to intensify activities in the restaurant on-trade and retail off-trade channels / Katharina Papst is now Marketing Manager for Germany.

The 2012 vintage is bringing lovers of Austrian wine exciting, fruity and full-bodied wines. Beautiful weather conditions nurtured healthy and ripe grapes, even though the dry Summer heat created the need for plenty of attention later on in the cellar in order to ensure clean fermentation as well as fresh, pure aromatics and flavours. Also, the moderate acidity is requiring a certain sensitivity…

Österreichische Post AG, the Austrian postal system, has introduced the first postage stamp of its special stamp series, “Austria's Wine Regions”. The series comprises stamps that highlight specific Austrian wine-growing regions, their landmarks and region-typical grape varieties; every year, a different stamp featuring a particular region will be printed and released. The Weinviertel region and…

Im Ambiente der Wein & Co Filiale Mariahilferstraße fand am 17. Oktober die Buchpräsentation der deutschen Ausgabe von Terry Theise – „Mein Wein“ statt.

Der „Junge Österreicher“ steht gegen Ende des Jahres im Mittelpunkt der österreichischen Weinszene und ist Vorbote für die kommende Weinsaison. Auch dieses Jahr steht das Museum für Angewandte Kunst (MAK) in Wien für die erste Präsentation des reschen und frischen Weintyps als Kulisse bereit. Neben jungen Weinen aus allen Weinbaugebieten Österreichs wird sich erstmals seit zwei Jahren auch wieder…

Die besten Plakate zum Thema Wein wurden im Kloster Und in Krems ausgezeichnet

Andreas Großbauer, Weinliebhaber und erster Geiger der Wiener Philharmoniker, hat sich durchgekostet und mit österreichischen Weinen seine Antworten gefunden. Mit „Philharmonic Taste“ präsentiert er ein exklusives Programm, bei dem sich Musik und Wein auf Augenhöhe treffen. Die lukullische Tour startet in Tokyo.

The international Institute of Masters of Wine (IMW), based in London, has announced the names of the latest recipients of the Master of Wine (MW), the most prestigious title in the world wine sector. Amongst them is the first Austrian since 2009 to achieve this title - Andreas Wickhoff MW has joined the exclusive circle of 300 international wine experts who are qualified for the highly venerated…

Nur rund 30 Jahre hat es gedauert, bis sich Österreich, das für knapp ein Prozent der Weltweinproduktion verantwortlich ist, zu einem international anerkannten Player entwickelt hat. Wein ist gelebte Kultur, er ist aber auch Chemie, Physik, Biologie, Philosophie und nicht zuletzt auch ein beachtlicher Wirtschaftszweig. All das erzählt die zwölfteilige Serie „Eingeschenkt – Weinland Österreich“ ab…

Earlier this year, frosts and hailstorms caused millions of euros worth of damages. Josef Pleil, president of the Austrian Winegrowers' Association (Österreichischer Weinbauverband) and vice president of the Provincial Chamber of Agriculture of Lower Austria (Landwirtschaftskammer Niederösterreich) stated: “Because of the severe natural events, such as the Winter frost, the late frosts and massive…

Der Herbst kündigt sich mit klarer Luft, schräg einfallenden Sonnenstrahlen und kühlen Abenden im Land an und beschert den Österreichern eine der schönsten Jahreszeiten im Weinjahr: die Sturm-Saison.

AWMB Continues its Role as Principal Supporter

Der SALON Österreich Wein wird heuer 25 und schenkt sich selbst und Österreichs Weinliebhabern zum Geburtstag wieder eine spannende Mischung aus „kenn ich schon lange“, „noch nie gehört“, aber auch „na da schau her“ Weingütern aus ganz Österreich. Und wie schon in den vergangenen 25 Jahren hält sich der SALON dabei nicht immer an die Regeln und bringt somit auch heuer wieder ungewöhnliche…

Die beste aller prickelnden Erfrischungen an heißen Sommertagen ist eine Mischung aus Wein und Wasser: der G‘spritzte hat eigentlich immer Saison, aber jetzt natürlich ganz besonders. Für seine lebendig-fruchtige Note sorgen natürlich österreichische Weine.

Between the 2nd and 4th of June, Vienna's Hofburg Palace was transformed by the Austrian Wine Marketing Board and VieVinum into an international stage for Austrian wines.

A widespread spell of frost, that brought temperatures as low as minus 5°C overnight from 17th to 18th May 2012, has caused significantly more serious damage than originally estimated.

The VieVinum is Austria's largest and most prestigious wine fair, and is held every second year in the Vienna Hofburg. The biennial wine festival is open for three days during the end of May/beginning of June, and invites all wine enthusiasts to taste the new wines from over 400 Austrian producers and 100 international wine estates.

The next stop for Austria's cool wines super-show took place in the hip event location Venue One, in Chicago's West Loop area. There were 200 sommeliers and trade pros on hand in the afternoon to declare their ever-growing enthusiasm for Grüner Veltliner & Co. Public attendance in the evening was a great success as well, with 400 tickets sold!

What an amazing time ! On the day of the official opening of the new Trump luxury hotel, complete with mega-security and an overflowing press and VIP line-up, the Austria Uncorked tasting took place in the hotel's event rooms.

A decree issued by Austria's agricultural and environmental ministry has declared that, as of March 28 2012, certain region-typical quality wines from the Burgenland starting with the vintage 2011 can be released on the market under the appellation Neusiedlersee DAC.

Be it from the Austrian Marchfeld or from the Tyrol, asparagus is the Austrians' favourite seasonal vegetable and a class of its own. Wine connoisseurs and asparagus lovers have known it for a long time, and the inquisitive type found out first: The right wine accompanying asparagus makes the short-termed pleasure an exceptional springtime delight. In order to facilitate the search for a wine…

After a short dry spell due to the rather low quantities of recent vintages the Austrian vintage 2011 presents itself with elegantly balanced white wines and reds from perfectly ripened grapes. With the pickings for the last ice wines at the beginning of February 2012, the harvest of 2011, which finally replenished empty Austrian cellars with a yield of more than 2.8 million hectolitres, was…

Durch die ernteschwachen Jahrgänge 2009 und 2010 erwartete die Österreich Wein Marketing (ÖWM) für 2011 einen deutlichen Rückgang der Exporterlöse. Erfreulicherweise ist dieses Szenario insgesamt nicht eingetreten. Die teilweise massiven Marktanteilsverluste am wichtigsten Exportmarkt Deutschland betreffen vorwiegend das Billigstpreissegment, das mit österreichischem Wein aus Kostengründen nicht…

With the excellent vintage 2011, the Austrian Wine Marketing Board (AWMB) is launching a worldwide campaign, entitled "Cool Wines by the Glass". The new brochure of the same name presents the diversity of fresh Austrian wines and supports distributors in positioning these wines in by the glass programs.

Austrian winemakers and the Austrian Wine Marketing Board (AWMB) invite you to the Austrian group exhibition at the Düsseldorf ProWein (March, 4th - 6th, 2012) in the halls 7.0 and 7.1. The AWMB's own stand C 13 is to be found in hall 7.0 and again is offering daily tastings with varying topical focuses.

More than 200 wine professionals of leading restaurants and vinotheques tasted wines from 43 Austrian wine estates at a presentation organized by the Austrian Wine Marketing Board together with the Foreign Trade Center of the Austrian Economic Chambers and theÖsterreich Werbung in the banquet rooms of the popular wine bistrot 'Maison de l'Aubrac' near the Champs-Elysées.

Am 18. Jänner 2012 veranstaltete die ÖWM für Winzer, Weinhändler und Brancheninsider den alljährlichen Marketingtag, erstmals im Austria Center Vienna.

Austria's winemakers achieve highest-ever average price - Austria's wine sector keeps sailing on its successful course. Even after two low-quantity vintages, an export record of € 126 million (an increase of 2.6% over the previous year) was set in 2011 - against all expectations! Average prices increased significantly because of the considerably low volume (down by 25%). Overall, the Austrian…

One locomotive of the Austrian wine sector is the Austrian Wine Marketing Board. And it is one of the most powerful institutions in the world.

Austria's 2011 vintage finally has the cellars full again. The weather gave us healthy and ripe grapes for the most part – a reward for all the good work and for the challenges over the last few years. The warm Summer this year did present its own challenges in terms of choosing the right leaf management and with the somewhat moderate acidity content; careful vinification was in order. But the…

Das Mittelburgenland war am dritten November Schauplatz der traditionellen Weintaufe Österreich und der damit einhergehenden Bacchuspreisverleihung 2011. In diesem Rahmen wurde auch wieder der Ehrenring des Österreichischen Weinbauverbandes (ÖWBV), dieses Jahr an Josef Pröll, verliehen. Der österreichische Schauspieler Wolfgang Böck und die Schweizer Weinjournalisten Susanne Scholl und Andreas…

Das Weinjahr hat einen lebendigen, frischen, knisternd-aufregenden Höhepunkt im Herbst: die Präsentation des heiß ersehnten „Jungen Österreichers“ im Museum für angewandte Kunst (MAK). Des Weines, der das Geheimnis des kommenden Jahrgangs endlich preisgibt und dem Warten auf den 2011er ein Ende bereitet. Ein Wein, der aufgrund seiner Keckheit für eine kurze, aber intensive Zeit die Weinszene in…

Bericht über die Charity Veranstaltung in Chinois am 09.07.2011.

The 2011 European Wine Bloggers Conference was held on 14 - 16 October 2011 in Franciacorta, in the Italian wine–region of Lombardy. Franciacorta lies just a few kilometres from Brescia, and is best known for its sparkling wines produced by the traditional method. Yet this year, some 85 Wine-Bloggers from fifteen nations, including Brazil, Argentina and Taiwan, took the opportunity to taste a wide…

Despite widespread hail and frost damage, the harvest will be enough to supply demand.

Official figures published by Statistics Austria confirm a pleasant surprise. During the first half year of 2011, the value of Austrian wine exports increased, despite difficulties in keeping up with demand following a reduced yield of 40 percent from last year’s vintage.

The Austrian Tasting in Moscow was attended by some 600 wine enthusiasts. This year, the annual wine tasting event was enhanced by the first ever Master Class by the Institute of Masters of Wine to be held in Russia. The success of the Master Class was historic, thanks to the organisation by the Institute of Masters of Wine (IMW).

Die Sonne steht schon fast herbstlich über dem Land, die warme Luft verspricht noch viele wärmende Sonnenstunden, und ein fruchtig-frisches Getränk beherrscht in dieser Zeit die österreichischen Heurigen, Gastwirte und Haushalte: Der Sturm - und die heurige Weinernte verspricht ausreichend große Mengen in bester Qualität!

Der französische Dreisternekoch Pierre Gagnaire adelte die Sieger-Weine beim SALON-Gala-Dinner mit einem grandiosen Gala-Menü.

Zum zweiten Mal veranstaltete die Österreich Weinmarketing in Kooperation mit dem Außenwirtschaftscenter Tokyo und der österreichischen Botschaft einen Sommelier Contest, aus dem 10 Silber- und 10 Gold Ambassadors hervor gingen.