What the 2023 vintage will be like in Austria

Austria's winegrowers can look back on a turbulent and sometimes quite challenging 2023 vintage, which was characterised by the generally record-breaking temperatures. It has already got off to a changeable start: after a rather mild winter with very little precipitation, the season started slowly for the vines, with March bringing alternating warm and cool phases. April was remarkably cool, but brought much-needed rainfall in the second half of the month. Due to the cool weather, budding took place very late, so there was no risk of frost damage.