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 […]
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Vintners in Vienna are celebrating after the Vienna Gemischter Satz wine was awarded the DAC (Districtus Austriae Controllatus) quality stamp. In order to get this seal of approval a series of criteria has to be filled. For example the Gemischter Satz has to be made of at least three white grape varieties, which were planted […]
Pumpkin pie festival in Linz
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A pumpkin festival will take place on September 30 in Linz, the capital of the province of Upper Austria as a variation on the traditional harvest festival celebration. Starting early in the morning, on Linz’s main square the “pumpkin mayor” will be chosen and then together with assistants dressed in orange pumpkin suits he leads […]