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Rosé wine is winning friends and becoming increasingly popular, thanks to its freshness, fragrantly spicy aromas and appealing colour . It has long since shed the reputation of being “neither fish nor

The diversity of landscapes in Austria's wine country is reflected in the multifoliate nature of its many distinctive styles of wine. Attractive themes they all tend to share are well- balanced fruit

This category includes sparkling wines that are made according to the traditional method of fermentation in the bottle , primarily Österreicher Sekt g.U. Reserve and Grosse Reserve . Specialists in th

High quality wines in styles such as Spätlese and Auslese have optimal aging potential. As young wines, they demonstrate finesse with velvety residual sugar and a dynamic balance of fruit and acidity

Austria produces first-class sparkling wines – the tradition here goes back to the middle of the 19th century. They fill the bill perfectly as a classic apéritif, as well as being very flexible accomp

Although Austria hasn't had a long history of producing red wines, the future looks extremely promising. This is thanks to wines with fruit -driven aromatics – typical Austrian aromas; wines that are

Sweet Austrian wines feature the highest levels of Prädikat: Beerenauslese, Trockenbeerenauslese , Strohwein , Schilfwein , Eiswein – with expressive, velvety - fruit aromas and flavours – and the nob

The international trend towards red wine has considerably marked the development of Austrian wines, especially regarding supply and demand. Full-bodied, dense wines with complexity, depth and a long a

Austria's classic white wines are beloved for their refreshing nature, fine acidity and conspicuous elegance, as well as their knack for conveying authoritative character in a middleweight structure.

Here come the stars of the Austrian white wine culture: those great wines with aging potential; outstanding terroir wines that have captured international acclaim. While the range of grape varieties i

Ripe grapes taste sweet . But how is this sweetness revealed in the wine? When the grapes hang from the vines as long as possible in the Fall, the natural sugar in the grapes becomes concentrated. © A

Great sweet wines have an incredibly unlimited potential, especially when it comes to culinary match-making. © AWMB / Wirz, Möbius The classic and most frequent pairing is with desserts. Austrian swee

In the past, the sweet wine segment often featured only Welschriesling . Now, especially in the Seewinkel area of Burgenland , the variety spectrum is much broader. © AWMB / Eva Kelety Most of the vin

Producing Eiswein demands a great deal of patience. Grapes which are ripe – but not botrytised – wait on the vines for the arrival of the first frosts. © AWMB / Lukan Ultimately, temperatures that are

Around the Neusiedlersee (Lake Neusiedl), the Pannonian climate together with the abundance of humidity sets the scene for the production of great sweet wines. © AWMB / Lukan The 320 square kilometres

The residual sugar content specifications for all Prädikatswein is determined and strictly enforced according to the Qualitätswein aus Österreich regulations. Dry (Trocken) A residual sugar content of

Nature determines for each vintage its potential of producing sweet wines. And it is not possible for large amounts of botrytised wines to be produced every year. © AWMB Many Beerenauslese and Trocken

Spätlese Minimum must -weight of 19° KMW , from fully ripe grapes Auslese Minimum must weight of 21° KMW , a Spätlese from carefully selected grapes Beerenauslese Minimum must weight of 25° KMW , from

And by this we mean 'orange wines', 'artisan wines', 'natural wines' or 'RAW wines' – an attempt at elucidating the concept(s) can be found in the chapter on Sustainability. For we as yet have no prec