Sekt Austria: The New Rising Star in Austrian Wine

Austria is certainly full of surprises. In this small, dynamic land of many wines, a very lively sparkling scene has developed around the designation of origin Sekt Austria.

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Great variety of marvellous Austrian sparklers (Photo: SektAustria/Christine Miess)
Great variety of marvellous Austrian sparklers (Photo: SektAustria/Christine Miess)

For some years now, more and more wine estates across Austria have been riddling, twisting and disgorging bottles, while established Sekt producers are also enriching the market with new, exciting products. 

With the introduction of Austria’s highest sparkling wine category, Sekt Austria, in 2015, Austrian producers set the course striving for uncompromising quality in the sparkling genre. They created clear rules for the production process and moulded them into a three-tier pyramid of origins featuring the categories Sekt Austria, Sekt Austria Reserve and Sekt Austria Grosse Reserve (Grande Reserve). This is an extension of the success story that the nation’s still wines have been writing for many years. Especially since it is the same small-scale, picturesque cultural landscape in which the vines yield the raw material for the base wines. And in many cases, the same excellent producers who carefully tend the vineyards all year round are vinifying these base wines.

Look for the banderole!

Today more than ever, consumers are demanding transparency regarding production processes in various areas of life, especially in comestibles. This is exactly what Sekt Austria offers. The designation may only be used for sparkling wine that comes 100%from Austria, from the grown grape to the finished wine. A visible indicator for this is the red-white-red banderole on the top of the capsule, which also guarantees that the Sekt has undergone successful sensory examination by its designated tasting panel.
 

Three categories and their special features

Pyramid of origins, Sekt Austria
Pyramid of origins, Sekt Austria

Pet Nat and Frizzante

The variety of marvellous Austrian sparklers is greater than ever before. In the wake of the upswing for Sekt Austria, numerous creative sparkling wine products are also revitalising the market. Above all, trendy Pet Nats are proving to be a door opener for the younger target group, while the barometer of success in the Frizzante segment is also pointing upwards.

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