The Austrian wine sector overview Maintenance of vines in good vegetative condition in Austria GAEC Workshop 3 rd October 2011 Vienna Seite 1 17.10.2011
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)1-71100-2865 Fax: +43(0)1-71100-2725 christian.jaborek@lebensministerium.at Page 2 03.10.2011
Latitude Page 3 03.10.2011
Wine is grown in the East Page 4 03.10.2011
Small-scaled wine industry 46,000 ha 21,000 vine growers 2.3 2.5 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 5 03.10.2011
Small-scaled wine industry Production: 250 million litres Consumption: 250 million litres Import: 50 70 million litres Export: 50 70 million litres Page 6 03.10.2011
Import Export 2000 1500 1000 500 0 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Import hl Export hl Import Export Page 7 03.10.2011
Wachau / Kamp valley / Krems valley Page 8 03.10.2011
Weinviertel home region of pepper Page 9 03.10.2011
Donauland / Traisen valley Page 10 03.10.2011
Thermal spa region / Carnuntum Page 11 03.10.2011
Burgenland around Lake Neusiedl Page 12 03.10.2011
Burgenland Middle - South Page 13 03.10.2011
Styria - Toskany of Austria Page 14 03.10.2011
Vienna Metropolis of wine Page 15 03.10.2011
Grüner Veltliner light young wines complex full-bodied sweet (ice wines, TBA) peppery, spicy aging potential 36 % of vineyards Page 16 03.10.2011
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 17 03.10.2011
Tricks of nature Page 18 03.10.2011
Austrian Wine A Taste of Culture Page 19 03.10.2011
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 20 03.10.2011
Cordon spur pruning with 2 stretchers before pruning Page 21 03.10.2011
Cordon spur pruning with 2 stretchers after pruning Page 22 03.10.2011
Not pruned Page 23 03.10.2011
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 2007 31 December 2012) Erosion control IP wine (Integrated production) Page 24 03.10.2011
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 25 03.10.2011
Erosion in a young vineyard Page 26 03.10.2011
Greening in a young vineyard Page 27 03.10.2011
Greening of vine rows Page 28 03.10.2011
Rotation greening Page 29 03.10.2011
Straw coverage Page 30 03.10.2011
Loess terraces Page 31 03.10.2011
Terraces in the Wachau Page 32 03.10.2011
Terraces in the Wachau Page 33 03.10.2011
Terraces in the Wachau Page 34 03.10.2011
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 35 03.10.2011
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 36 03.10.2011
Information material Brochures, information, leaflets http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/weinbau#produktionsmethoden_im_weinbau www.rebschutzdienst.at www.ama.at Page 37 03.10.2011
Thank you very much for your attention! Page 38 christian.jaborek@lebensministerium.at 03.10.2011