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23. Austria Flashcards

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Describe the geography and climate of Austria.

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  • The Alps cover western Austria so vineyards are on the eastern side
  • cool, continental climate
  • short summers
  • harsh winters
  • north: cooling winds
  • south/Hungary: warming winds

-less annual variation with weather

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What is the most widely planted grape variety in Austria? Describe this wine.

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Gruner Veltliner

  • fresh, unexciting wines when yields are high
  • full body
  • concentrated
  • high acidity
  • youth: citrus, stone fruit, white pepper
  • age: honey, toast
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Describe winemaking techniques.

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  • ferment and store in stainless steel
  • old oak casks
  • new oak barriques
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What is the second most widely planted grape variety in Austria?

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Welschriesling
-dry
-fresh, simple
-citrus, green apple
-high acidity
-prone to noble rot
(not the same as Riesling)
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Describe Austrian Riesling. Where is it typically found?

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Wachau, Kamptal, Kremstal

  • dry
  • medium-to-full bodied
  • ripe, peachy primary rfuit
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What are other popular white grape varieties in Austria?

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Chardonnay, Muller Thurgau, Sauvignon Blanc (Steiermark)

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What is the most widely planted black grape variety in Austria? Describe the wines.

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Zweigelt
-Blaufrankisch x St Laurent

  • deeply colored wines
  • soft tannins
  • bramble fruit
  • blending with Pinot Noir, Cab, Merlot
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What is the most highly regarded of the black varieties in Austria? Describe the wines.

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Blaufrankish

  • medium tannins
  • high acidity
  • peppery, sour cherry
  • blending with Pinot Noir, Cab, Merlot
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Name the third black grape variety of Austria. Describe the wines.

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St Laurent

  • similar to Pinot Noir
  • oak aging common
  • blending with Pinot Noir, Cab, Merlot
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What are PGI wines labelled in Austria? What about wines without a PGI?

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Landwein

Wein

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What are the four federal states of PDO wines in Austria?

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Niederösterreich (Lower Austria)*
Burgenland*
Steiermark (Styria)
Wien (Vienna)

*majority of the production

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How many federal states of PDO wines are there? How many smaller sub-areas?

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4 states, 16 smaller areas

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Describe Qualitatswein. Where can it be made? How many permitted grape varieties? What are the limitations on style?

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  • 4 federal states and 7 of the smaller areas permitted
  • 35 permitted grape varieties
  • any style
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How are sweet wines labelled?

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Pradikat level

  • Ausbruch (BA, TBA)
  • Strohwein/Schilfwein: bunches of grapes are laid out on beds of straw or reeds
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What is DAC?

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Districts Austriae Controllatus

  • 9 of the smaller wine regions have elected to become a DAC
  • producers must agree on permitted grape variet(y)(ies) and a style/set of regulations to label their wines with that DAC
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Describe Niederösterreich. What is the most renowned subregion? What type/varieties of wine are made here? What are the best vineyards like? What are other important subregions?

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  • largest region
  • vineyards on the banks of the Danube
  • Wachau: high quality dry Riesling and Gruner
  • not a DAC
  • steep, often terraced, south-facing vineyards
  • Kamptal DAC and Kremstal DAC
  • similar style and quality
  • Riesling and Gruner
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What was the first DAC? What is the only permitted variety here? What two styles are permitted?

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Weinviertel DAC

  • largest vine-growing region
  • only Gruner is permitted
  • Klassik: light, fresh, fruty
  • Reserve: higher min alcohol, oak maturation allowed
18
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Where is Burgenland? What types of wine is it known for? What white grapes are grown here?

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-east of Austria
-along the border of Hungary
Known for:
top quality sweet and red wines

White: Pinot Blanc, Welschriesling, Gruner, Chardonnay

19
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What is the most important geographical element for sweet winemaking in Burgenland? What grape is most commonly used for sweet wines?

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Neusiedlersee

  • vast, shallow lake in the north
  • autumn mists
  • ideal conditions for noble rot

-Welschriesling

20
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Where do the best red wines in Austria come from?

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  • higher ground
  • away from the lake
  • in the hills further south

Zweigelt
Blaufrankish, t Laurent, Pinot Noir, Merlot, Cab

21
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How many DACs are there for Blaufrankish? Name one.

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3

Mittelburgenland

22
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Name a DAC for Zweigelt.

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Neusiedlersee DAC

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