Austria

Austria2023-10-05T15:08:26+02:00

PIWI Austria

Chairman PIWI Austria

Wolfgang Renner (2)

Ing. Oen. Wolfgang Renner
Department 10
Test station for fruit and winegrowing HAIDEGG
Ragnitzstrasse 193
8047 Graz

Tel .: +43 (0) 316/877 - 6614
wolfgang.renner@stmk.gv.at
www.haidegg.at

Deputy Chairwoman Anna Paradeiser – Fels am Wagram
Treasurer Christian Waltl – Klagenfurt
Deputy Treasurer Karls Saturday – Guntramsdorf
Secretary Lea-Maria Linhart
Deputy Secretary Daniel Pachinger – Eisenstadt
Extended Board of Directors Werner Resch – Kirchberg/R.
Extended board member Johannes Friedberger

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PIWIS as a quality and varietal wine in Austria

PIWI grape varieties that can be marketed as quality wine:

  • Flower muscatel
  • Muscaris
  • Rathay
  • Roesler
  • Souvignier gris

PIWI grape varieties that may be placed on the market as grape variety wine *:

  • Bronner
  • Cabernet Blanc
  • Cabernet Jura
  • Donauriesling
  • Donauveltliner
  • Johanniter
  • Pinot Nova
  • regent
  • Solaris (only for the Bergland wine region)

* with the name of the variety and the vintage, but without a closer geographical origin (Austria only)

Latest News

3rd PIWI SUMMIT – Monday, November 6th at 6:00 p.m

Please join us for the
3rd PIWI Summit on Monday, November 6th at 6 p.m

The PIWI Summit will take place online again and in English.

Our topics:

The situation of PIWI genotypes in Portugal  with  Jorge Boehm Portugal

Maximum stomatal conductance rather than stomatal sensitivity to drought differentiates the PIWI grapevine cultivar Souvignier gris from Muscaris and Donau Riesling  with Lea Linhart Austria    for documentation

Staffelter Hof presents its Vitiforst project –
Trees between PIWI wines for climate improvement.   – more –
We mainly planted our Piwi varieties on 6 hectares of land, which is where the Viti Forest project “I.Kant & the Piwis” is now being created.
On the last weekend in November we will plant the majority of the trees, hedges and sow seeds for a more resilient future of viticulture, better resistance to climate fluctuations, more biodiversity and a more resilient ecosystem.  more about the project

Connecting the Community Worldwide with PIWI Talk
Our member and regional representative for Canada  Darcy S. O’Neil  has started a PIWI TALK. He will present it to us at the PIWI Summit. You can get a first impression here:  https://www.piwitalk.com/

November 3, 2023|

Free webinars on the nutritional table & e-labels with Holger Kiefer and Winestro

DATES: Thursday September 7th, 2023 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and Thursday November 9th, 2023 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m

The introduction of the e-label is getting closer and closer: We are therefore offering free webinars on the topic for everyone in the wine industry. On these dates, I will explain to you exactly from the point of view of a lawyer specializing in wine law what there is to consider about nutritional declarations and e-labels, and the Winestro.Cloud team will present the most important points on how you can deal with the topic for you in the coming year can solve the problem technically in a relaxed manner.

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August 30, 2023|

Souvignier gris: fruity or Burgundian?

VARIETY CHARACTERISTICS AND ADJUSTMENTS IN THE CELLAR
Author Wolfgang Renner
Souvignier girs

According to multiple applications in 2023, there are 66 hectares of the Souvignier gris grape variety in Austria. This proves to be a versatile representative of the group
of fungus-resistant grape varieties (PIWI). Current grafting figures suggest a further increase in area. Several years of experience in
Cultivation and expansion from Styria shows the characteristics of this variety.

The Piwi grape variety Souvignier gris (pronounced Suvinje grie) was bred in 1983 by Norbert Becker (1937 – 2012) at the State Viticulture Institute in Freiburg im Breisgau (D). Originally, the parentage Cabernet Sauvignon x Bronner was assumed. However, a genome analysis disproved this assumption. Souvignier gris is actually a cross between Seyval Blanc x Zähringer.

Conclusion:
In any case, Souvignier gris is an interesting newcomer. The German breed from the Freiburg im Breisgau Wine Institute is enjoying increasing popularity in most Austrian wine-growing regions. Depending on the ripeness of the berries and the way the grapes and must are processed, this grape variety can produce many different variants - from simple quality wine to excellent quality sparkling wine.
Previous experiences also show that Souvignier gris is able to represent the terroir of an area or a location well.

to the article with graphics - Source: Der Winzer 08/2023

August 29, 2023|

PIWI WINZER STAMMTISCH always on the last Monday of the month!

The desire to have an opportunity for informal exchange with fellow winegrowers has already been expressed several times. There should now be a digital winemaker regulars’ table for this. We cordially invite you, themselves on the last Monday of every monthats at 6:00 p.m. for an exchange in the virtual room. The regulars' table will organized alternately by different national groupsto shed light on the diverse facets of our association.

Next digital get-together on Monday the . August 2023 at 6 p.m. in German with a focus on Austria.

Dial-up link (always remains the same)
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86879712269?pwd=ZG4vSUtMR2Q2SC9ZbEMyb09PVW1kdz09
Meeting ID 868 7971 2269

Registration is not required.

The other regulars’ table dates as well as all dates on the subject of PIWI can be found in our Calendar on website.

August 28, 2023|

PIWI food summit in Vienna

August 24, 2023|

Competition: New / innovative grape varieties

Largest PIWI competition in the German-speaking region!

Graz, July 2023

In the fifth year, the Austrian PIWI wine competition "New / innovative grape varieties" again brought an increase in the number of participating companies and registered wines. The top-class international jury was able to evaluate PIWI wines from all the important wine-growing federal states.

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July 27, 2023|

Interest in PIWIs is also increasing in Austria

Contribution and source Olivier Geissbühler DELINAT

On June 22, 2023 took place in Krems, Austria German-language PIWI symposium instead of. It was organized and carried out by the «Winzer Krems» cooperative and «PIWI Austria» in cooperation with PIWI International. International scientists, vine growers and winemakers spoke about their experiences and the importance of new varieties for the future of viticulture. Here are a few insights that became (again) clear to me that day.

Continue reading

Straight to the video
https://youtu.be/5nCBWSC6wWI

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July 24, 2023|

Austrian PIWI Wine Competition "New / Innovative Varieties 2023"

We cordially invite you to the 5th PIWI Austria Wine Competition!

The jury tasting will take place on July 20, 2023 at the Haidegg research station in Graz.

Registration deadline: July 17, 2023

In the invitation you will find the conditions of participation, the participation fees and the registration form.

May 17, 2023|

Cooperation with wein.plus: Benefit as a member of PIWI-International!

There is a cooperation between PIWI International and wein.plus that aims to promote the association and its members on wein.plus. In this webinar, which lasts no more than 10 minutes, Utz Graafmann will show how you as a winery can benefit from this.

Tuesday, February 14, 2023 at 6 p.m. (the webinar will be recorded)

To registration

Sell wine successfully with wein.plus for wineries

Find out how you, as a winery, can maximize your wine sales, find stockists across Europe and get support in the sales process. Learn methods to increase the visibility of your winery on wein.plus and increase your sales figures. Use wein.plus to bring additional visitors to your winery or to advertise events.
Language: German
Duration: 20 minutes

More webinars at Wein.Plus

February 3, 2023|

First Worldwide Online PIWI SUMMIT

Globel Pesticide WorldThe Green Deal, the CRISPR-Cas technique and the resistance gene in the spotlight: Are we excited or not?

As PIWI representative in Spain, I was delighted to attend this first summit.

I took part with the aim of training myself, because resistant varieties are a new world that is opening up to us and I am convinced that it will represent the viticulture of the future.

I am happy to see this development:

  • how the idea of crossing Vitis species with each other to make vines more resistant came about,
  • in which countries these new varieties spread the most
  • knowing that each new PIWI grape variety requires more than thirty years of research.

Climate change and the Green Deal are so topical and omnipresent that we now have to rethink and take the bull by the horns.

Although Spain's wine legislation does not yet provide for the cultivation of resistant varieties for commercial purposes, it is clear that this must change immediately.

PIWI International is represented and active throughout Europe and the response to these “NEW WINES” is spectacular, especially for their quality and sustainability; a must with regard to environmental protection and health.

With regard to the Green Deal, I was captivated by the lecture by Dr. Wolfgang Häussler, PIWI winemaker and EU advisor.

The F2F strategy (Farm to Fork) and the strategy to promote biodiversity for sustainable food production envisage a reduction in the use of pesticides by 50 % by 2030.

In order to achieve these goals, the following measures are required in the wine sector, among others:

  • provide for the use of products and techniques to minimize toxicological and ecological risks,
  • to keep the soil organically active and to promote biodiversity
  • start the transition from growing traditional grape varieties to growing resistant varieties.

Opinions are divided on one topic: the CRISPR-CAS9 technique, which the EU considers suitable for speeding up the breeding of resistant varieties.

Some organic winegrowers do not find this “natural”, while the proponents consider it acceptable because no genetic modification per se takes place, but only the improvement of the resistant properties is worked out, which otherwise takes years of breeding.

I will not go into any more detail as all the presentations explaining these issues can be found in the members area of the PIWI International website.

The role of PIWI International in terms of communication and lobbying was explained in further presentations: With almost 1000 members in 30 countries, PIWI International is one of the largest international winegrowers' associations.

In order to strengthen the lobbying character of the association and to facilitate the exchange of knowledge between winegrowers, researchers and politicians in the wine sector, a comprehensive internal and external communication strategy has already been initiated.

Another incredible talk was given by Vitalie Popa, the Moldovan inventor of barrels that allow the winemaking and aging process to be completely free of preservatives and additives.

And last but not least, the lecture by Remo Räz from the biodynamic winery LENZ in Switzerland, who reported on their experiences with 12 PIWI red wine varieties and went into vinification and marketing of these PIWIs.

This case clearly showed us that PIWI brings about a drastic reduction in pesticide treatments, eliminates the need for copper and greatly reduces fuel consumption compared to traditional varieties.

The world is changing and it is time to act and bring nature back into our lives.

Together we can do anything.

We therefore invite you to actively participate in our community by sharing information and contributing your knowledge or experience.

Click here for the podcast with Wolfgang Häußler and Diego Weber (German)

Become a member: https://piwi-international.org/der-verein/mitglied-werden/

Karin Lundberg – PIWI Spain in January 2023

PS: Oh yes, I almost forgot to mention that the PIWI SUMMIT will take place quarterly. So make a note of the next date in your agenda: April 17, 2023 at 6:00 p.m.

January 19, 2023|
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