The Austrian wine sector overview Maintenance of vines in good vegetative condition in Austria

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1 The Austrian wine sector overview Maintenance of vines in good vegetative condition in Austria GAEC Workshop 3 rd October 2011 Vienna Seite

2 Presentation by: Dr. Christian JABOREK Head of the wine division Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management Stubenring 12, 1010 Wien Phone: +43(0) Fax: +43(0) Page

3 Latitude Page

4 Wine is grown in the East Page

5 Small-scaled wine industry 46,000 ha 21,000 vine growers million hl annual production Average production < 50 hl/ha 70% white wine / 30% red wine 2.5 million hl. consumption 30l / per capita consumption Export 2008: 609,000 hl (116 M ) Import 2008: 638,000 hl (169 M ) Export: D, Sui, USA, CZ Import: I, F, E, New World Page

6 Small-scaled wine industry Production: 250 million litres Consumption: 250 million litres Import: million litres Export: million litres Page

7 Import Export Import hl Export hl Import Export Page

8 Wachau / Kamp valley / Krems valley Page

9 Weinviertel home region of pepper Page

10 Donauland / Traisen valley Page

11 Thermal spa region / Carnuntum Page

12 Burgenland around Lake Neusiedl Page

13 Burgenland Middle - South Page

14 Styria - Toskany of Austria Page

15 Vienna Metropolis of wine Page

16 Grüner Veltliner light young wines complex full-bodied sweet (ice wines, TBA) peppery, spicy aging potential 36 % of vineyards Page

17 Blauer Zweigelt Crossing by prof. Zweigelt Blaufränkisch x St.Laurent Fruity (cherry) young wines Aging potential Cuvees with international varieties (Cabernet) 9 % of vineyards Page

18 Tricks of nature Page

19 Austrian Wine A Taste of Culture Page

20 GAEC Standard from 2011 onwards GAEC standard in wine growing (reform CMO wine) Preservation of wine-growing areas in good vegetative status by means of appropriate tending measures especially pruning Why pruning? Indication of proper tending at every vegetation stage Standards must be simply controllable Due to the efforts take (in terms of time and money) further management /harvest very likely Control by means of on-the spot checks Page

21 Cordon spur pruning with 2 stretchers before pruning Page

22 Cordon spur pruning with 2 stretchers after pruning Page

23 Not pruned Page

24 ÖPUL 2007 wine-growing measures ÖPUL Austrian Agri-environmental Programme to promote agricultural production methods compatible with the requirements of the protection of nature, extensive production, and the maintenance of the countryside Two measures especially for wine-growing (Commitment period 1 January December 2012) Erosion control IP wine (Integrated production) Page

25 Erosion control Green cover or cover by means of straw, grass, or bark mulch Permanent greening (long-term green cover) Part-time greening (autumn-winter, spring-summer) Rotation greening Natural greening (controlled weed cover) Vineyards with a slope gradient of up to 25 % 1 st November to 30 th April Vineyards with an slope gradient of more than 25 %: greening all over the year or terrace Page

26 Erosion in a young vineyard Page

27 Greening in a young vineyard Page

28 Greening of vine rows Page

29 Rotation greening Page

30 Straw coverage Page

31 Loess terraces Page

32 Terraces in the Wachau Page

33 Terraces in the Wachau Page

34 Terraces in the Wachau Page

35 IP Wine Integrated wine growing is a production method for the commercial production of high-quality grapes, wine and other grape products. The ecosystem vineyard is considered to be a unit. All tending measures are integrated. Priority is given to: Protection of human health Careful management of the basis of production Careful way of dealing with the environment Page

36 IP Wine Compulsory control of plant protection devices Use of plant protection products exclusively according to positive list Renunciation of the purchase and storage of inadmissible inputs Compulsory soil examination two times The use of sewage sludge is prohibited Upper limit for the fertilisation with N and P Recording obligation Obligation to participate in further training events Page

37 Information material Brochures, information, leaflets Page

38 Thank you very much for your attention! Page