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Austria's single vineyard wines have received significant attention and labeling refinements in recent years, giving them a lift with sommeliers and wine enthusiasts. These wines animate the concept ...

Austria’s top vineyards will be able to distinguish themselves under standardised classification tiers in the appellation system following a change to the country’s wine law.

Austria has officially established the legal basis for a new classification of single vineyards, which will now see plots divided into two camps: Erste Lage (premier cru) and Große Lage (grand cru).