Lower Austria's winemakers celebrate Triumph at the hardest wine competition!

Lower Austria's winemakers celebrate Triumph at the hardest wine competition!

The Salon Austria Wine, this year's edition, which took place on July 20, 2025 in the Palais Lower Austria in Vienna, chose 275 of the best wines in the country. The most outstanding wines were selected by an independent jury in a multi -stage blind tasting process, making the salon one of the most renowned wine competitions in Austria. A total of 29 wines were recognized as a salon winner, including 14 from Lower Austria, which impressively demonstrates the strength of the winegrowers in this region. According to OE24, the Lower Austrian winegrowers have received 162 awards, which most represent most of the Austrian wine-growing federal states.

The successes of the state wineries, which represent an important business card for the region with their wines, are particularly noteworthy. The Retz Landesweinut received awards for the green Veltlin classic and the Gewürztraminer, who had already won the national victory in the Lower Austrian wine award. In addition, the KREMS Landesweinut was awarded for the Riesling Kögl. The jury rated wines in various categories, including "Weißwein Frisch", "Weißwein strong", "Rosé", "Red wine fruity" and in the sparkling wine category, which illustrates the variety and quality of the submitted wines. Around 9,500 wines were submitted to the evaluation.

Category variety and regionality

The salon has existed for over 35 years and is organized by Austria Wein Marketing GmbH (ÖWM), which has supported the Austrian wine industry since 1986. As part of the competition, 60% of the award -winning wines attach great importance to environmentally conscious cultivation methods, many of which are certified as biological or biodynamic. In the categories, both area-typical DAC wines and wines are evaluated without DAC status, which underlines the wide range and variety of Austrian wine production.

The distribution of the winning wines shows the broad spectrum of Austrian wine production. In addition to the 14 wins from Lower Austria, 9 winning wines come from Burgenland, 5 from Styria and 1 from Vienna. This speaks for the various cultivation areas and the variety of wines in Austria, which according to ots in a festive framework, in which a personal exchange between winegrowers and guests took place.

weighed and inventory

An important aspect of Austrian wine production is also the annual collection of the wine harvest and the wine population, which takes place until July 31. Preliminary production data are based on reports from volunteer wine officers: inside and are recorded in a central wine database. These surveys provide important information about the yields in the various wine -growing regions and ensure that the quality of the wines remains transparent. The final results are usually available in March of the following year, which enables winegrowers to react to trends at an early stage and adapt their strategies accordingly, according to the information from [statistics.at] (https://www.statistik.at/statistiken/land-und-forstwirtschaft/pflanzenbau/wein/weinerte-und-und- and wine stock). In summary, it can be said that the Salon Austria not only recognizes the best wines in the country, but also sets an important signal for the quality and innovative strength of the Austrian wine industry. The success of the Lower Austrian winemakers are a sign of the great potential of this region in the international wine market.