Austria is in the process of developing its own Erste Lage
classification. Like the German system, it is at present only a system of
the Association of Austrian Traditional Wine
Estates (Traditionsweinguter Osterreich) and it is very new. The first
classification was in 2010, when 52 vineyards were designated Erste Lage. The
classification was revised this year, with the number of sites increasing
to 62. Like the German Grosses Gewachs designation, only wines made from
two grape varieties can qualify - Riesling and Gruner Veltliner. Like GG, it is
for dry wines. The logo is the figure 1 with O umlaut WT and I saw the above
bottle at this year's Wine Fair. Scheiben is an Erste Lage
vineyard in the commune of Fels am Wagram.
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