Austria
Austria is located in the temperate climate zone, around the 48th parallel. The west has high Alps, making it less suitable for viticulture. Therefore, almost all vineyards are located in the east of the country, where it is flatter. There is a continental climate, with reasonably warm summers and cold winters.
Austria is a small but fine wine country: it has 46,000 hectares of vineyards and produces 2.9 million liters of wine per year. The vineyard area of Austria is about half that of Germany. Austrian wines are, on average, of high quality. Many wines have interesting aromas and good acidity. The wines are becoming increasingly popular.
Three-quarters of Austrian wines are white. The Grüner Veltliner is the most important white grape for these wines. It yields fresh yet full-bodied wines. The most important red grape is the Zweigelt, which mainly produces juicy and pleasant red wines. The planting of red grape varieties is increasing. Austria produces fantastic noble sweet wines. These mainly come from the vineyards around Lake Neusiedl in Burgenland.
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