Vegetarians are more likely to suffer from allergies, cancer and mental problems including depression and phobias. The wide-ranging study on diet and health was carried out by the Institute for Social Medicine and Epidemiology (IFES) at the Medical University (Med-Uni) in Graz, Austria. Study coordinator and epidemiologist Nathalie Burkert said that it had been a […]
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Producers of the legendary Viennese Gemischter Satz will be able to display the Districtus Austriae Controllatus (DAC) geographical indicator and quality seal on their wines from the 2013 vintage onwards. Increasing numbers of international connoisseurs are discovering this excellent Viennese blended wine. Districtus Austriae Controllatus, or DAC for short, is a geographical indicator exclusively reserved […]
Train passengers in Austria would like more connections throughout Austria, a train ticket which covers the whole country as well as train plans which connect the whole country. This is the result of a study by the Austrian Traffic Club. Older passengers were more positive about the Austrian train service than others. Those under thirty […]
Vintners in Austria’s wine making heartland of Burgenland have started harvesting the grapes to make ice wine (Eiswein). The sweet dessert wine from the region which is now sold around the world is only made from grapes harvested after temperatures fall below freezing and the grapes are completely frozen through. The sugars and other dissolved […]
An Austrian distiller has been awarded a gold medal for his ‘Organic Vodka’ at the International Wine and Spirits Competition 2012 in London. Josef Farthofer, from the Austrian Mostviertel won the only Austrian gold medal at the event where more than 2,400 spirits were put to the test. Judges described the vodka as ‘squeaky clean […]
Michael Ludwig has vowed to improve the quality of services to people living in social housing flats in Vienna. The Viennese Social Democratic (SPÖ) housing councillor told the Kurier newspaper today (Thurs) his department recently raised the number of advice and information checkpoints situated at community housing complexes to 100 in the past months. He […]
Rebecca Musgrave Wine-makers were more than satisfied after the first drinking of the new harvest in Deutschkreutz, in the district of Oberpullendorf in Burgenland province, yesterday evening (Thurs). After a long, warm summer growers expected not only a high quality vintage but hope that the harvest of over 715,000 hectolitres in Burgenland will make up […]
Budget freeze ‘to affect AKH’
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Vienna Medical University (MedUni) head Wolfgang Schütz has warned of a negative impact on services provided to residents of the Vienna region and patients at Austria’s largest clinic if the government refuses to increase its subsidies. The Republic of Austria has supported Vienna’s General Hospital (AKH) with 270 million Euros since 2010. Schütz said today […]
Farmers have appealed to customers to appreciate the high quality of food produced in Austria instead of complaining about high prices. The Chamber of Agriculture pointed out today (Thurs) Austria’s food quality and safety standards were much stricter than European Union (EU) regulations in many regards. The chamber also stressed that genetically manipulated products were […]
Debreziner check dishes up mixed results
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Only three of 13 investigated Debreziner sausages were given the top rating by a consumer rights organisation.The Association for Consumer Information (VKI) checked the quality of Debreziner sausages offered by 13 snack stand chains and firms delivering to supermarkets. The VKI said today (Weds) that just three products were considered as faultless, while some of […]