Austria Flashcards
What is the river that flows though Vienna?
Danube River
Who invented trellising? When and where?
Dr. Lenz Moser. 1950s Klosterneuburg viticultural research institute.
What happened in Austria in 1985?
“Antifreeze scandal”. Producers adding Diethylene glycol to wine to increase body. As a result, Austria drafted the strictest wine laws in the Europe.
What are the major wine regions of Austria called?
Weinbaugebiete
What are the weinbaugebiete of Austria from north to south?
Niederösterreich
Wien (Vienna)
Burgenland
Styria (Steiermark)
What are the weinbaugebiete of Austria from largest to smallest?
Niederösterreich
Burgenland
Steiermark
Wien
What are the most planted white varieties in Austria from most to least?
Grüner Veltliner Welschriesling Müller Thurgau Weißburgunder Riesling Chardonnay
What are the synonyms for Chardonnay in Austria?
Morillon
Feinburgunder
What are the most planted red varieties in Austria?
Zweigelt
Blaufränkisch
Blauer Portugieser,
Blauburger
What is the Zweigelt crossing?
Blaufränkisch x St. Laurent crossing developed in Austria in 1922
What are the wine quality levels in Austrian wine law from lowest to highest?
Wein
Landwein
Qualitätswein
What percentage of wine in Austria is produced as Qualitätswein?
~90%
What percentage of Austria wine production is white wine?
~70%
What are the categories of Qualitätswein in Austria?
Prädikatswein and Districtus Austriae Controllatus (DAC)
What percentage of Austria wine production is white wine?
~70%
What are the categories of Qualitätswein in Austria?
Prädikatswein and Districtus Austriae Controllatus (DAC)
What is Ausbruch?
Botrysized dessert wine of at least TBA ripeness from the town of Rust in Burgenland. Produced by adding botrysized must to less concentrated must from the same vineyard and fermented together.
What is Strohwein?
A dried grape wine of at least Beerenauslese ripeness
What is Ausbruch?
Botrysized dessert wine of at least TBA ripeness from the town of Rust in Burgenland
How many DAC are there in Austria?
16
What are the quality levels of Sekt PGO?
Klassik
Reserve
Grosse Reserve
What practice is permitted only in the Klassik quality level of Sekt PGO?
Charmat. Reserve and Grosse Reserve must be traditional method.
What the requirements for Grosse Reserve Sekt PGO?
Must be single wine village. Hand-harvesting is required. Vintage and vineyard permitted on label. 3 years aging w/ 30 months sur lees. Only Brut, Extra Brut, or Brut Nature styles permitted.
What the requirements for Grosse Reserve Sekt PGO?
Must be single wine village.
Hand-harvesting is required.
Vineyard names are allowed on labels along with the vintage. The wine must sit on the lees for a minimum of 30 months and may not be released until three years after harvest. Like Reserve, Grosse Reserve may not hold more than 12 grams per liter of residual sugar, meaning the wines must be Brut, Extra Brut, or Brut Nature. At the Grosse Reserve level, the term Hauersekt
What is Hauersekt in Austria?
Grower-Producers (like Champagne’s RM). Only permitted at Grosse Reserve Sekt PGO level. Must list vintage, vineyard, and variety.
What does Niederösterreich translate to? Where does the name come from?
“Lower Austria”. The region is composed of plains vs mountains.
What is the geography and climate of the Niederösterreich?
Pannonian Plain.
Former seabed of loess soils.
Continental climate w/ hot, dry summers and severe winters.
Primarily located along the Danube River.
What are the 8 sub-zones of the Niederösterreich?
Wachau DAC Kremstal DAC Kamptal DAC Traisental DAC Wagram Weinviertel DAC Carnuntum DAC Thermenregion
What is the largest DAC of Niederösterreich? What else is notable about it?
Weinviertel. First and largest DAC.
What are the most notable vineyards of the Kamptal?
Heiligenstein
Lamm
Dechant
What are the geographical qualities of the Wachau?
A narrow band of vineyards along the steep terraced northern slopes of the Danube.
Loess and gneiss soil. A proportion of alluvial sand accumulate along the river.
What is the Austrian synonym for Gneiss?
Gföhler
Who are some top producers from the Wachau?
FX Pichler
Prager
Emmerich Knoll
What is the “top” vineyard of the Wachau? Within which town is it located?
Achleiten, in the village of Weissenkirchen
What are the three stylistic categories of the Wachau?
Steinfeder (named for a local grass found in the vineyards)
Federspiel (referencing a falconer’s tool)
Smaragd (taking its name from the emerald lizard who basks on terraces)
What styles of wine are Burgenland most known for?
Red and sweet.
What country does Burgenland border?
Hungary
What is the lake in Burgenland?
Neusiedlersee
How is Neusiedlersee pronounced?
“Noyced-lir-sey”
What are the DAC zones of Burgenland?
Mittelburgenland Leithaberg Eisenberg Neusiedlersee Rosalia Rust
What was the first DAC of Burgenland to allow the production of white in addition to red?
Leithaberg
What are some synonyms for Blaufränkisch? From which countries are the synonyms?
Lemberger (Germany)
Kékfrankos (Hungary)
What are the varietal requirements for Neusiedlersee DAC?
Red: Mostly Zweigelt, with other permitted red grapes
Spätlese and Auslese: Welschriesling, Weissburgunder, and Chardonnay
Where is Alois Kracher located?
Town of Illmitz in the Neusiedlersee DAC of Burgenland.
What does Ried mean on a bottle of Austrian wine?
Replacement for the name of a village before a vineyard. Used to designate a “top site”.
What is Sturm?
Half-fermented semi-sparkling grape juice from Wein.
