Time for wine has come, so what do we know about it?
- Admin
- Oct 18, 2017
- 2 min read
In producing sustainable wine, a winemaker takes into account every single aspect of the wine making process. From soil fertility, water pollution, use of pesticides and soil erosion and the most important, the taste of the wine.
The definition of organic wine is different in every country but its general guidelines are similar.
Organic wines are made from grapes that contains less than 100–120 mg/l of total sulphur dioxide. Sulphur dioxide occurs naturally during the fermentation process and it’s sometimes added to enhance microbiological/oxidative stability.
There are few criteria which makes vineyards and wine to be considered organic, such as:
No use of pesticides harmful to bees, beneficial organisms and aquatic life
Natural vegetation and rich biodiversity and maintenance of ecologic structures such as trees or dry-stone walls
Use of organic fertilizers
No use of additives like fining agents and genetically modified yeasts, or substances used for wine stabilization.
Austria Wine Law Act (2009) regulates everything that has to do with wine production, origin, content, administration and norms.
For example, the residual sugar content of the wine is determined and strictly enforced according to the Austrian quality regulations:
Dry (Trocken): a residual sugar content of up to 4g/l, or a maximum of 9 g/l if the overall acidity is not lower by more than 2 g/l. For example: a wine with 8g/l sugar must have at least 6g/l acidity in order to be declared “dry”.
Half-dry (Halbtrocken): when the wine surpasses the “dry” limit and reaches a maximum of 12 g/l.
Lieblich: more than 12g/l up to 45g/l
Sweet: more than 45g/l
Finding difficult to know which wine to choose? Here is a list of the Austrian wines currently produced in the city vineyards:
As wine consumers, regardless of what wine we ultimately choose to buy and what is our favorite taste, it’s important to be informed of where and how the wine was made, before we take it home. And with this, we can enjoy the beautiful views of Nussdorf, Koblenz or Klosterneuburg vineyards, close to the city and full of many tastes.
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