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Districtus Austriae Controllatus (Latin language, Latin for ''Controlled District of Austria''), DAC, is a classification for regionally typical Quality Wines Produced in Specified Regions, quality wine (legal category
Qualitätswein
) in Austrian wine, Austria. It is loosely modelled on the French ''Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée'' (AOC) system,DAC (Districtus Austriae Controllatus)
on austrianwine.com, accessed 2019-07-30 and is coupled with a ripeness-based classification scale that shares a lot of nomenclature with the German wine, German Prädikat system. Thus, if a label states the winegrowing region followed by the letter combination “DAC” (e.g. Kamptal DAC) we are talking about a regionally typical quality wine. All Austrian quality wines have a round, red and white striped "Banderole" on the capsule, which ensures, that it has been inspected and approved by the government tasting authority and fulfills the requirements for “Qualitätswein”, such as maximum yields per hectare, minimum must weight and alcohol levels and guaranteed origin of the grapes. DACs are created for specific regions to establish clearly the local stylistic profile, in alignment with the French concept of terroir. Like in AOC, DAC wines are labelled only with the regional name and not the varietal unless more than one varietal is allowed. Wines carrying the name of a grape variety or a vintage year must be composed of at least 85% of that grape or vintage, respectively.
("In wine was not only truth") Resulting from the scandal, much stricter wine laws were enacted, and the Austrian wine industry focused production primarily on Dryness (taste), dry white wines instead of sweet wines. For these dry wines, the ''Prädikatswein'' designations (such as Spätlese or Auslese) shared with the German wine classification system, were seen as less suitable. Just as in Germany, much of the high-end dry wines therefore ended up using the designation ''"Qualitätswein''", which in principle was seen as below the ''Prädikatswein''. In Wachau wine, Wachau, regional designations for dry wines were created as a response; Steinfeder, Federspiel and Smaragd. However, several organisations pressed in the 1990s for a different national system to be introduced, with "appellation-style" designations based on geographical origin rather than on must weight, with regulations for each DAC regarding allowed grape varieties and wine styles. The result was the Districtus Austriae Controllatus system, the framework regulations of which was introduced in 2001. The first DAC region to be approved was Weinviertel DAC, which happened in 2003, with the designation possible to use from the 2002 vintage. Rules for individual DACs are developed by regional committees which include representation from grape growers and wine producers, wine cooperatives, and wine merchants. The DAC requirements must at least correspond to those for Austrian Qualitätswein and the underlying European Union wine regulations, but the committees are free to set higher standards for a specific DAC. Each wine to be sold as DAC has to be submitted to a tasting committee. It has been common for the DACs to include two quality levels, ''Klassik'' for a "standard" DAC wine, and the additional designation ''Reserve wine, Reserve'' for a DAC wine which fulfills slightly stricter or different requirements.
Districtus Austriae Controllatus (Latin language, Latin for ''Controlled District of Austria''), DAC, is a classification for regionally typical Quality Wines Produced in Specified Regions, quality wine (legal categoryQualitätswein
) in Austrian wine, Austria. It is loosely modelled on the French ''Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée'' (AOC) system,DAC (Districtus Austriae Controllatus)
on austrianwine.com, accessed 2019-07-30 and is coupled with a ripeness-based classification scale that shares a lot of nomenclature with the German wine, German Prädikat system. Thus, if a label states the winegrowing region followed by the letter combination “DAC” (e.g. Kamptal DAC) we are talking about a regionally typical quality wine. All Austrian quality wines have a round, red and white striped "Banderole" on the capsule, which ensures, that it has been inspected and approved by the government tasting authority and fulfills the requirements for “Qualitätswein”, such as maximum yields per hectare, minimum must weight and alcohol levels and guaranteed origin of the grapes. DACs are created for specific regions to establish clearly the local stylistic profile, in alignment with the French concept of terroir. Like in AOC, DAC wines are labelled only with the regional name and not the varietal unless more than one varietal is allowed. Wines carrying the name of a grape variety or a vintage year must be composed of at least 85% of that grape or vintage, respectively.
Background
In the 1985 diethylene glycol wine scandal, several Austrian winery, wineries illegally wine fraud, adulterated their wines using the toxic substance diethylene glycol to make the wines appear sweetness in wine, sweeter and more body (wine), full-bodied in the style of late harvest wines.Sonntagsblitz, July 10, 2005: ''Im Wein war nicht nur Wahrheit''("In wine was not only truth") Resulting from the scandal, much stricter wine laws were enacted, and the Austrian wine industry focused production primarily on Dryness (taste), dry white wines instead of sweet wines. For these dry wines, the ''Prädikatswein'' designations (such as Spätlese or Auslese) shared with the German wine classification system, were seen as less suitable. Just as in Germany, much of the high-end dry wines therefore ended up using the designation ''"Qualitätswein''", which in principle was seen as below the ''Prädikatswein''. In Wachau wine, Wachau, regional designations for dry wines were created as a response; Steinfeder, Federspiel and Smaragd. However, several organisations pressed in the 1990s for a different national system to be introduced, with "appellation-style" designations based on geographical origin rather than on must weight, with regulations for each DAC regarding allowed grape varieties and wine styles. The result was the Districtus Austriae Controllatus system, the framework regulations of which was introduced in 2001. The first DAC region to be approved was Weinviertel DAC, which happened in 2003, with the designation possible to use from the 2002 vintage. Rules for individual DACs are developed by regional committees which include representation from grape growers and wine producers, wine cooperatives, and wine merchants. The DAC requirements must at least correspond to those for Austrian Qualitätswein and the underlying European Union wine regulations, but the committees are free to set higher standards for a specific DAC. Each wine to be sold as DAC has to be submitted to a tasting committee. It has been common for the DACs to include two quality levels, ''Klassik'' for a "standard" DAC wine, and the additional designation ''Reserve wine, Reserve'' for a DAC wine which fulfills slightly stricter or different requirements.
Effects of DAC introduction
Once a winegrowing region receives DAC status, the region's name may only be used for wines that fulfill the DAC regulations. Other wines, such as those made from other grape varieties, are no longer allowed to use the region's name. This typically means that the name of the larger wine region, of which the DAC forms a part, has to be used instead, e.g. "Niederösterreich" instead of "Weinviertel".DAC regions
As of October 2020, Ruster Ausbruch DAC is the newest DAC winegrowing region, bringing the total to sixteen.References
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