Wachau apricot

Flowers of the Wachau apricot

Wachau apricot is a protected designation of origin for apricots ( apricots ) in the area of the Wachau and some surrounding communities of Lower Austria .

history

Apricot blossom in the Wachau (Oberloiben, March 2014)

The name "apricot" for apricots is already proven around the year 1509 in the Wachau. From 1890 the apricot was introduced there on a large scale as a productive fruit. Since then, apricot cultivation has traditionally been an important industry in this region. Originally, the large apricot trees with round crowns on one meter trunk gave the Wachau valley its typical appearance. Nowadays apricots are increasingly grown on shorter-stemmed trees with round or longitudinal crowns. The apricots are grown in spindle training less often, as the mechanization required for this is not possible everywhere in the Wachau. In 1995 the acreage was about 350 hectares.

After Wachau quality apricot became a protected designation of origin (PDO) in 1996 as a result of an application (EU regulation according to Art. 5 (17) No. 2081/92 - national application No. 1233.GR/95.) , This became in 2006 Wachau apricot shortened. In 2012 the regulations were changed again upon request. I.a. allowed since then apricot who are not from Integrated Production originate, and fruits with chemical pesticides have been treated, are provided with the PDO.

Since 2003, the "Original Wachau Apricot Association" has been trying to preserve and market this fruit that is typical of the Wachau. The association's seal may only be used by companies that undertake to produce the special quality varieties that have been used in the Wachau for more than 60 years.

definition

Growing area

According to EU regulation, Wachau apricots are exclusively certain apricots that are in Aggsbach -Markt, Albrechtsberg , Bergern im Dunkelsteinerwald , Droß , Dürnstein , Furth , Gedersdorf , Krems , Maria Laach , Mautern , Mühldorf , Paudorf , Rohrendorf bei Krems , Rossatz-Arnsdorf , Senftenberg , Spitz , Stratzing , Weinzierl am Walde , Weißenkirchen , Schönbühel-Aggsbach or Emmersdorf grow.

sorts

Protected Designation of Origin

The Wachau apricots are all typical regional varieties of cone, pineapple and oval or rose apricots. Mainly the variety " Klosterneuburger " ("Hungarian Best") is grown.

Varieties in the Wachau	Shape circle
Pineapple apricot	Pineapple apricot
Nancy apricot	Oval / rose apricot
Early Kremser rose apricot	Oval / rose apricot
Early moor park	Oval / rose apricot
Yellow Wachauer	Pineapple apricot
Big Kremser apricot	Oval / rose apricot
Great real early	Oval / rose apricot
Klosterneuburg apricot	Cone apricot
Luizet's apricot	Oval / rose apricot
Royal, royal apricot	Oval / rose apricot
Hungarian best	Cone apricot

Labelling

The declaration can be used by any supplier whose apricots correspond to the shape described and come from the Wachau - Mautern - Krems growing area. Uniform packaging and labeling of apricots has not been described since 2012.

Wachau apricots are marked by members of the "Wachau apricot gU" association using boxes with a protected trademark. Members are obliged to only offer apricots from the club area in these boxes. The area of the association also includes areas that do not belong to the Wachau.

Economical meaning

Advertisement for farm shop in Rossatz

Since the introduction of the PDO, further processing and sales of the Wachau apricots have increasingly taken place in the growing area itself, where today the majority of the harvest is sold directly on the farm and on the street . The smaller part goes into free trade or is processed industrially. The processed products include jam , jam , chutney , juice , schnapps , liqueur and vinegar, as well as a wide range of other foods made from or using the regional fruit, such as B. Apricot dumplings or apricot crackers.

In addition to viticulture and tourism , fruit growing , especially apricots, is an important pillar of the regional economy. The more than 100,000 blooming apricot trees are an attraction for many tourists and a reason for visiting the Wachau in spring.

Web links

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Documentation of the PDO . On: ec.europa.eu
↑ Wachau apricot PDO . Entry no. 7 in the register of traditional foods of the Austrian Federal Ministry for Agriculture, Regions and Tourism .
↑ Request to change the specification from July 14, 2009 ( Memento of the original from May 25, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . On: patentamt.at @1@ 2

↑ ^a ^b ^c Official Journal of the EU (2012 / C 140/18 ff.) (PDF) . On: ec.europa.eu

[door-1] Documentation of the PDO . On: ec.europa.eu

[2] Wachau apricot PDO . Entry no. 7 in the register of traditional foods of the Austrian Federal Ministry for Agriculture, Regions and Tourism .

[3] Request to change the specification from July 14, 2009 ( Memento of the original from May 25, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . On: patentamt.at @1@ 2

[amtsblatt-4] Official Journal of the EU (2012 / C 140/18 ff.) (PDF) . On: ec.europa.eu