Austrian Wine Exports in 2007 Exceed All Expectations

Austria's Wine Export Revenues for the first time over 100 Mio. Euro

(AWMB/March 2008) - Highest-Ever Export Values Reached with High Value Bottled Wines. For Austrian Wine, 2007 appears to be the most successful export year ever. At the end of December, it was estimated that total exports for 2007 would be at 51 million litres with a value of € 93 million. Now, the actual figures are much higher: according to Statistik Austria, total exports for 2007 were 56 million litres with a sensational total value of more than €105 million... >>

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The Austrian Vintage 2007: Erratic Weather; Wines of Supreme Quality

(AWMB/March 2008) - After the first tastings of the young 2007 vintage wines, the faces of the winemakers and professional tasters throughout Austria’s wine-growing areas expressed strong satisfaction about the high level of quality achieved. And those faces were much brighter than they were at harvest time, when the results - from good to outstanding - couldn’t even be hoped for, due to the difficult summer and autumn weather conditions. >>

Austria’s Wine Export Revenues Reach a Historical High

(AWMB/January 2008) - Austria’s wine sector enjoyed a successful economic year in 2007. The domestic wine-growing policy made important gains on the EU level, and was able to secure an additional € 20 Million from the EU coffers for quality improvement measures. While Austrian wine maintained its domestic dominance, wine export revenues reached a historical high because of the continuous increase in bottled wine exports. Also, the dac family is happy that the Kremstal is now the first wine-growing area along the Danube river with dac appellation status. >>