Glossary

Describes a wine producer, or vintner, and derives from the Austrian word ‘Hauer‘, referring to the wine-grower that cultivated bush vines for wine production.

Refers to a person, who is employed in viticulture (the cultivation of grapevines). Vintner, producer or winemaker.

The liquidity and viscosity of wine – The viscosity is a visual impression of tears (church windows) on the inner surface of the glass, caused by high alcohol levels (glycerine), extract and sugar content.

The term Weingut (wine estate) is reserved for establishments that exclusively process grapes from their own vineyards, or grapes from parcels under management contracts, provided that the area of these does not exceed the area under vines in direct possession.

Refers to the winegrowing region that include the Federal states of Niederösterreich, Burgenland and Wien (Lower Austria, Burgenland and Vienna respectively).

Refers to the wines made from green, yellow, grey or red-tinged grapes, and the grapes spend only a short time in contact on the skins during vinification. Austria is an ideal white wine producing country, with its hot summers, warm days and cool nights.

Refers to a wine that is marketed in a large quantity and fulfils the criteria for a wine brand. The taste of these wines are generally stable, without vintage variation, and are produced to fulfil a certain price bracket, along with other criteria.

A quality spirit that contains at least 38% alcohol by volume, and is produced by distilling grape marc.

Mostly subterranean room used for the storage of wine.