Ausbruch / Ausbruchwein

Traditional term for wine

Summary

From overripe and botrytis infected grapes with a minimum natural sugar content of 27° Klosterneuburger Mostwaage (KMW); for a better extraction fresh must or wine can be added. No enrichment and no sweetening is allowed. The min. actual alc. content is 5% vol., max. yield is 9.000 kg of grapes per ha or 6.750 l wine per ha. The wine can only be sold with a quality wine check number.

Legislation

Member State or Third Country law: Austrian Wine Law 1999, mainly section 11; Member state or third country; OJ Nr. 141, 23.7.1999

Updates to this page

Published 4 January 2021