Austria: Wine Law & Business

Question 1

What does the red and white striped seal indicate in Austrian wine?

Answer 1

Qualitätswein (highest quality category; makes up about 85% of all Austrian wine produced)
*includes Prädikatswein

Question 2

What are Austria’s Prädikatswein levels?

Answer 2

Spätlese
Auslese
BA
Eiswein
TBA

Question 3

What is Ausbruch?

Answer 3

TBA wines from Rust on Lake Neusiedlersee

Question 4

How are DAC wines in Austria characterized?

Answer 4

They need to show regional typicity (not necessarily a guarantee of quality) otherwise they must be labeled with the larger area of Niederösterreich

Question 5

How many DACs does Austria have?

Answer 5

13

Question 6

What is Austria’s ÖTW?

Answer 6

A group of producers based in Niederösterreich who class their vyds according to soil type and climate (like burgundy); uses Erste Lagen for single vyd wines

Question 7

What organization uses steinfeder, federspiel and smaragd?

Answer 7

Vinea Wachau

Question 8

What is Austria’s largest producer?

Answer 8

Weinkellerei Lenz Moser