Podarilo sa mi zakúpiť zopár zaujímavostí (za rozumnú cenu) z rakúskeho regiónu Wachau. Ďakujem P. Pár rizlinkov a zelených veltlínov. Pri študovaní webu výrobcov som narazil na kódex vinárov z Wachau. O kategóriách ich vín som vedel, ale kódex ma skutočne potešil. Číta sa to pekne, dodržiava sa to určite ťažšie, ale prísľub je to sľubný. Tak nejak by malo fungovať a týmto smerom sa aj uberať vinárstvo. Nerobím si ilúzie, že niečo také bude možné v horizonte pár rokov prijať aj na Slovensku, resp. v nejakej určitej oblasti. Ale nový vinársky zákon s jeho DSC by mohol byť prvý krok.
Čítajte priatelia, ja sa pripájam celou svojou vinárskou dušou:
Codex Wachau
Approximately 200 wineries are members of the Vinea Wachau and are permitted to bottle wines under the Steinfeder, Federspiel, and Smaragd categories. Since May of 2006 all members have committed themselves to the “Codex Wachau”. The six pillars of the “Codex Wachau” are as follows:
Strict Principal of Origin
Wines are sourced from and bottled directly in the wine-growing area Wachau. They are classified as Steinfeder, Federspiel, or Smaragd.
No Enrichment
All Vinea Wachau vintners abstain from every method of enrichment including chaptalization. The natural grape sugar content and the respective potential of each vintage are responsible for the quality in the glass. This is the foundation for the categorization of the Wachau wines.
No concentration
The Vinea Wachau vintners abstain from every method of concentration. The natural content of grapes, must, and wine are not exposed to technical methods of concentration (vacuum evaporation, reverse osmosis, cryoextraction, etc.).
No Aroma Additives
Absolutely no aroma additives are permitted. The Vinea Wachau vintners abstain from the adulteration of the natural aroma of their wines. The use of small oak barrels, wooden chips, and powdered tannin is forbidden.
No Fractioning or Separation
The separation of wine fractionally into its individual components (alcohol, aroma, etc.) and reconstruction of desired fraction quantities is forbidden. Although spinning cone technology is permitted by the EU and the USA, it is not allowed by the Vinea Wachau. The Vinea Wachau vintners see this technology as a betrayal of nature and vehemently refuse to employ it.
Nature without Additives
The Vinea Wachau vintners abstain from many modern alternatives to manipulate their wine. All wines of the Steinfeder, Federspiel, and Smaragd qualities are completely natural and contain no additives.
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