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Austria pushes ahead with new appellation system
Producers in Austria have introduced the first of the country's new 'DAC' appellation wines in a move that relegates grape variety to second place.
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Vienna Riesling tasting leaves New World standing
German and Austrian wines took pole position in an international dry Riesling tasting in Vienna – leaving the New World struggling to keep up.
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Top wines and top chocolatiers go for perfect blend
Cult Austrian sweet-wine producers Alois Kracher, and venerable Paris wine merchant Caves de Taillevent have hand-picked chocolatiers to create chocolates of their premium wines.
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Mittelburgenland becomes Austria’s second DAC
Mittelburgenland in Austria has just become the second of the country´s 19 wine growing areas to officially adopt the DAC appellation system.
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Austrian monastery resurrects winemaking tradition
A thousand year-old monastery has revived its winemaking with help of Austrian wine guru Fritz Miesbauer.
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Traisental is Austria’s 3rd new appellation
Austria’s Traisental region has adopted DAC status as the country’s appellation system takes hold at an accelerated pace.
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Austria’s Donauland set for name change
Austria’s Donauland region is set to have its name changed to Wagram in the next few weeks.
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Alois Kracher diesTop Austrian wine producer Alois Kracher died this morning after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 48 years old.
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Obituary: Erich Salomon
Erich Salomon, 64, a pioneering white-wine producer in Krems-Stein in the Kremstal region of Lower Austria, died on 30 November following a five-year struggle with cancer.
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Over a thousand gather for Alois Kracher’s funeral
More than 1,000 mourners filled the large parish church of Illmitz, Austria, to overflow capacity on Friday for the funeral of Alois Kracher.
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Austria’s Kremstal adopts DAC appellation
The Kremstal has become Austria's first internationally renowned wine-growing area to adopt the DAC appellation system.
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Vienna’s WorldWineFestival attracts stars of the wine world
Pierre Lurton, Serena Sutcliffe MW, Jim Clendenen and Stephane Derenoncourt will be among the stars presenting at Vienna’s WorldWineFestival next month.
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Growing exports prompt Wachau name change
Austrian co-op the Freie Weingärtner Wachau has changed its name to Domäne Wachau – because of increasing exports.
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Austrian wine exports soar
Exports of Austrian bottled wine jumped 30% in 2007, further cementing the country’s reputation for fine wine produced in small quantities.
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Spiegelau releases beer-specific glass rangeA range of glasses tailored specifically for beer has been launched by Austrian stemware specialist Spiegelau.
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New IMW chairman: ‘We’re not elitist’
The new Austrian chairman of the Institute of Masters of Wine is determined to make the organisation ‘more relevant to the wine trade.’
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Germany and Austria break into Dubai
Top German and Austrian winemakers flew into Dubai this week, in an attempt to break into the country’s blue-chip dominated wine market.
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Top 10 Classic Whites
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Kamptal becomes new Austria DAC
Austria´s Kamptal wine-growing area has just adopted the DAC appellation system.
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Austrian red wine earns top Parker kudos for first time
For the first time, a red wine from Austria has earned 95 points from Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate.
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Johann Reinisch dies
Austrian winemaker Johann Reinisch, head of the prominent Johanneshof Reinisch estate in Austria´s Thermenregion, has died aged 57.
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New appellation for Austria
Austria’s has approved its sixth DAC appellation.
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Alois Kracher Sr dies
Alois Kracher Sr has died of cancer aged 81.
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Riedel wins ‘breathable glass’ caseAustrian glassmaker Riedel has declared victory in its lawsuit against its rival Eisch Glasskultur over false claims for breathable glass.
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Scheurebe (white)
Underrated German grape variety not unlike French Sauvignon Blanc in its ability to produce catty, grapefruit-like whites, mostly dry, but occasionally, notably in Austria, opulently rich and sweet.
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St Laurent (red)
Not dissimilar to Pinot Noir, this is one of Austria's best red grape varieties and grown too in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
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Welschriesling (white)
The 'poor man's Riesling', Welschriesling is actually not related to the superior Rhine Riesling of Germany at all. It is at its best in Austria, where it can make sumptuously sweet dessert whites.
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Kabinett (Ger.)
German and Austrian quality wine designation, the base level in the QmP Pradikat system.
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Spatlese (Ger.)
German and Austrian quality wine category, meaning late harvest.
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Trockenbeerenauslese
German and Austrian quality wine category, meaning 'selected dried berries'.
