🍷 Field blend
Also known as: Gemischter Satz, field-blend wine, mixed planting wine
Wine from several grape varieties grown in one vineyard and picked and processed together; the best-known regulated example is Wiener Gemischter Satz DAC.
A field blend, in German Gemischter Satz, is wine from several grape varieties grown in one vineyard and picked and processed together. The best-known regulated example is Wiener Gemischter Satz DAC in Vienna, which has its own ordinance (DAC-Verordnung, BGBl. II No. 236/2013, last amended 2024) under § 34 of the Austrian Wine Act 2009.
Under that ordinance the wine must come from a Vienna vineyard planted with at least three varieties that are harvested and processed together; only white and quality varieties count towards the three. The largest variety may make up at most 50 % and the third largest at least 10 %. A blend of up to 15 % with other Vienna quality wine is allowed, and the vineyard must be entered as "Wiener gemischter Satz" in the Vienna vineyard register.
On the bottle, look for "DAC" together with the name Wiener Gemischter Satz. The wine is white, dry and carries a vintage. Its alcohol is stated on the label, with a maximum of 12.5 % vol (a smaller geographical indication such as Nussberg, Grinzing or Bisamberg changes this to a stated minimum of 12.5 % vol). It may not show strongly perceptible wood flavour and may not be sold to consumers before 1 December of the harvest year.
How it connects to Wine
🍷 Field blend → kind of → 🍇 Blends and varietal wines → kind of → 🍷 Types of wine → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Part of
- 🍇 Blends and varietal wines
- Where it is made
- 🗺️ Austrian wine, 🗺️ Portuguese wine
- Similar and different
- 🍷 Wiener Gemischter Satz, 🍷 Blend
Frequently asked questions
What must the label say for a wine to count as Wiener Gemischter Satz DAC?
It shows "DAC" with the wine's name. White, dry and with a vintage; the alcohol is stated on the label, at most 12.5 % vol.
Is it true that a Viennese field blend can be any mix of grapes picked at different times?
No. It needs at least three varieties from one Vienna vineyard, harvested and processed together. Only white quality varieties count, the largest at most 50 % and the third at least 10 %.
Can a bottle of Wiener Gemischter Satz DAC taste strongly of oak?
No. The wine may not show a strongly perceptible wood flavour, and it may not reach consumers before 1 December of the harvest year.
What to read next
- 🗺️ Portuguese wine — The country's wine and winemaking: regions, grapes, appellations.
- 🍷 Wiener Gemischter Satz — A Viennese field blend of at least three white varieties from one vineyard.
Similar
🍷 Varietal wine · 🍷 Homemade wine · 🍷 Super Tuscan · 🍷 Table wine · 🍷 Blend · 🍷 Heuriger
⚠️ Wine contains alcohol: adults only, drink in moderation. Wine usually contains sulphites; egg white or milk proteins are sometimes used for fining — important for allergies and for vegans.
What it includes
Sources
- Wikidata
- DAC-Verordnung „Wiener Gemischter Satz“, BGBl. II Nr. 236/2013 idF BGBl. II Nr. 250/2024 (RIS, Bundesrecht konsolidiert)