Austria cares about its image as an environmentally friendly wine country, and it has come a long way. The Austrian Wine Marketing Board has just published the latest figures on the organic vineyards in the country. 9,901 hectares are organically grown, a whopping 22% of the country’s total vineyard surface. BKWine thus nominates Austria as the world’s most organic wine country.
Congratulations Austria!
However, Italy and France are not far behind with 20% each. 1,600 hectares of the organic vineyards in Austria are also biodynamic. That is 16%, also a remarkably high figure. 8,808 hectares, 20% of the total vineyard area, are certified sustainable.
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Read: more on organic and biodynamic wine in BKWine’s book Organic, Biodynamic and Natural winemaking.
