Austria Flashcards
Climate Austria
Cool continental
Short summer harsh winter
Style of gruner veltliner
F body Concentrated H acidity Youth citrus stone fruits white pepper Age = honey toast
Wine making
Mostly stainless steel
Some old oak
What is the second most planted grape and what is the style
Welschriesling
Dry - simple citrus green fruits h acidity
Sweet - botrytis
Where is Riesling grown and what’s the style
Wachau Kamptal Kremstal Dry m to f body Ripe peach
What are the main black grapes and style
Zweigelt - soft tannins bramble notes
Blaufrankish- h acidity, m tannins, sour cherry
St Laurent - priorat in style
What are pgi wines labelled as
Landwein
What are the pdo wines status terms
Qualitatswein
Dac
Requirements of Qualitatswein
35 varieties in any style
From 4 federal states or 7 smaller areas
What also maybe on the label besides Qualitatswein
Pradikat - sweetness level
Usually used to m sweet to sweet wines
What are the dac requirements
9 smaller regions
Given to grape variety and style of wine from an area
Only wines conforming can use
Which 2 pdo’s produce most of the wines
Lower Austria
Burgenland
Which subregions in lower Austria has the highest reputation for h quality dry wines and which grapes variety and why
Wachau - German esc
Riesling and gruner veltliner
Steep terraces, s facing, next to river = concentrate aromas
What are the 2 different styles of weinviertal dac for gruner
Klassic - light fresh fruity
Reserve - min abv can be matured old oak
What is burgenland known for
Top quality sweet wines
