Exactly a quarter (25.0%) of the vineyard area in Austria is certified organic, according to the latest figures from the country’s Ministry of Agriculture. This is a new record for Austria, which means that the country maintains its position as the world leader in organic viticulture.
In 2000, the share of organic vineyards in Austria was only 1.7%. Since then, it has increased rapidly. Other environmental certification programs are also common. Every tenth organic vineyard is biodynamic, and if you count the area, it’s 14% of the organic vineyard area.
From this, we can conclude that the biodynamic ones have on average a larger area than the average organic one, which is an interesting detail. In addition, 27% of the vineyard area is certified by Sustainable Austria (Nachhaltig Austria).
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