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
Where are the vineyards for sweet wine in burgenland
Low lying near to lake
Benefits autumn mist from lake
Ideal botrytis conditions
Where are the vineyards for red wines situated in burgenland
In the hills to south
Away from lake
Route to market
Fragmented
Declining part time vineyard
Increasing full time ones
Market Austria wines
Domestic
Hospitality 50% and retail imp 2/3 domestic sales
Exports 20%
Germany
