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The Austrian Wine Law is integrated into the hierarchical structure of the EU wine laws. The EU wine market regulation was instituted by the European Council of Agricuture in April 2008. This ‘EU-Wein

KMW (Klosterneuburg Must Weight Scale, in German: Klosterneuburger Mostwaage): The weight of the must measured as being 1 gram of sugar per 100 grams of grape must . 1 °KMW roughly equals 5 °Öchsle. C

(German g.g.A.: English PGI=Protected Geografical Indication; French IGP = Indication Géographique Protégée; Italian IGP = Indicazione Geografica Protetta) © AWMB Landwein The traditional term “Landwe

The terms Traubenmost ( grape must or partially fermented grape must ), as well as Wein (Wine), Perlwein ( sparkling wine, since perlend=bubbling) and Schaumwein ( sparkling wine, since schäumend=foam

(German g.U.; English PDO=Protected Designation of Origin, French AOP=Appellation d'Origine Protégée, Italian Denominazione di Origine Protetta) Protected designation of origin and protected geographi

The grapes for Qualitätswein ( quality wine) or regionally-typical Qualitätswein ( DAC ) must grow in an Austrian winegrowing region. Landwein (land wine) , generally comes from the larger winegrowing

Austrian wine law is based on European wine legislation. However, Austria has maintained its autonomy to a certain degree, upheld by its controlled origin , its legal maximum yield , a designation for

The maximum permitted yield in Austria is 9,000 kg of grapes per hectare or 67.5 hectolitres per hectare (hl/ha). The maximum yield per hectare in Austria is 10,000 kg/ha of grapes or 7,500 l/ha of wi

Residual sugar or residual sweetness is understood to mean the sugar of the grapes or must that has not fermented into alcohol after the natural or intentional fermentation stop. The residual sugar co

Austrian Qualitätswein , regionally typical wines ( DAC ) and Austrian Prädikatswein have undergone two rigorous inspections, firstly through a chemical analysis and additionally through a tasting com

The term “Wein” replaces the formerly used term “Tafelwein" (" table wine ”). „Wein“ may be offered on the market when the following conditions are met: Wine No more detailed indication of origin is p