Austria Flashcards
What is the most planted red grape of Austria?
Zweigelt
Name Traditional dishes of Austrian cuisine?
Wiener Schnitzel (veal cutlet),
Knödel (Dumplings),
Tafelspitz (beef boiled with vegetables and served with minced apples and horseradish),
Sachertorte (chocolate cake),
Kardinalschnitte (pastry with thick cream - meringue and cornmeal butter)
What was Austria’s first DAC (Districus Austriae Controllatus)?
Weinviertel (2003)
Who spearheaded the Hauersekt movement in Austria ?
Gerard Malat 1970s- growers use own grapes
What are the parent grapes of Gruner Veltliner?
Traminer x St. Georgener-Rebe
What is the name of Austria’s bi-annual wine conference/festival/tradeshow?
Vie Vinum
Austrian term for Brut
Herb
Name 3 Austrian beers?
Stiegl - Radler, Vienna Lager,
Ottakringer,
Zillertal
Most planted red grape in the Wachau?
zweigelt
Who pulled out of the Vinea Wachau 2020
FX Pichler - no reason after DAC established
Ried Lamm focuses on what grape?
gruner veltliner (Kammern)
Ried Renner is on the same slope as?
Gaisberg (Kammern)
Ried Lamm is on the same slope as?
Heiligenstein (Zobing)
Largest DAC land under vine and production
Weinviertel - 10x production of Wachau
Osteirecsen Trationsweinsguter
Growers association - Kamptal, Kremstal, Wagram, Traisental, Wien, Carnuntum
DAC south of the Wachau and Kremstal
Traisental - gruner and riesling
highest percentage of gruner of any DAC
Markus Huber, Neumayer
Wagram was formerly known as…
Donauland
T or F, ‘steinfeder’ wines are equivalent to ‘kabinett’ on the KMW scale?
False - steinfeder is min. 15 KMW,
Kabinett is min. 17 KMW (same as federspiel)
T or F, ‘smaragd’ wines are equivalent to ‘spatlese’ on the KMW scale
True - 19 KMW
T or F, ‘strohwein’ is equivalent to ‘beerenauslese’ on the KMW scale
True - 25 KMW
T or F ‘ausbruch’ is equivalent to ‘eiswein’ on the KMW scale
False - ausbruch is 30, eiswein is 25
Which winebauregionen are classified in the Ostereichsen Traditonsweinsguter (Association of Traditional Wine Estates) - 6 ?
Kamptal, Kremstal, Traisental, Wagram (approved 2022), Wien, Carnuntum
What is ‘schilcherwein’ and where does it come from?
still, frizzante, or sparkling rose made from blauer wildbacher from Weststiermark
Which sparkling style is typically bottled with more pressure: perlwein or schaumwein?
schaumwein 3 atm (8.5% alc)
vs
perlwein 1-2.5 atm (9% alc)
What sweetness level does the term ‘Lieblich’ indicate?
up to 45 g/L (medium sweet)
What is ‘sturm’?
partially fermented grape juice
‘Grosse Reserve’ austrian sekt must be aged on the lees for how long?
30 months
‘Reserve’ Sekt aging?
18 months
Name 2 rules of the Codex Wachau
No additives (chaptalizing), No aromatization (new oak), No fractionation (de-alcoholization), vinification and bottling in region from Wachau grapes, 90% of producers vineyards must be located in the Wachau (other 10% in adjacent region)
Gamaret and Garanoir crossings of what?
Gamay x Reichensteiner
Name one producer in the Wachau who makes wine from the Achleiten vineyard?
Prager, Jager, Jamek, Rainer Wess, Domane Wachau, Stierschneider-Kartausherhof
What is the difference between ausbruch and strohwein?
botrytis-style wine sim. to Tokaj (min. 30 KMW)
vs.
straw wine (dried grapes) (min. 25 KMW)
Willi Opitz created which style
1989 strohwein (reed wines or “schilfwein) - now located in Illmitz - collects reeds from Neusiedl and dries out the grapes for 3-6 months (6 months for “Opitz One” - his zweigelt schilfwein enjoyed by Bill Clinton) - only 7hl / ha yields!
ausbruch is the oldest documented botrytis wine
TRUE
Wiener Gemischter Satz?
min. 3 varieties, none over 50% in blend (none less than 10%),
co-planted (historically, but no longer required) and co-fermented,
no perceptible oak
What grape is used to make the specialty blanc de noir wine of the Wagram?
Roter Veltliner
zweigelt is a cross of ______
blaufränkisch x sankt laurent (1922)
What styles of wine are permitted in Rosalia DAC?
dry, still red or rose,
blaufrankisch or zweigelt (non-DAC dried grape wines;
Rosolo (dry) Rosolita (sweet))
What DACs specialize in reds made from blaufrankisch?
Leithaberg,
Mittelburgenland,
Eisenberg
(Carnuntum, Rosalia)
from zweigelt?
Neusiedlersee,
Carnuntum, Rosalia
Neusiedlersee DAC can now include sweet wines
TRUE
What grapes are blended to make spatrot-rotgipfler in the Thermenregion?
Zierflander & Rotgipfler (Near to Gumpoldskirchen)
Thermenregion in the south specializes in PN and Sankt Laurent
Bergwein
vineyard slope > 26 degrees
“Samling 88”
scheurebe
1st red wine DAC in Austria
Mittelburgenland - blaufränkisch (2005)
KMW to Ochsle conversion
multiple of 5
Ex. 19 KMW (x 5) = 85 ochsle
synonyms for chardonnay a) wachau b) steiermark c)
a) feinburgunder b) morillon c) klevener
gelber muskateller
petit grains
what 2 countries border the weinviertel
czech republic & slovakia
organic/biodynamic producers in the wachau
organic - muthenthaler,
biod - nikolaihof
heunisch?
Charlemagne term for grading grapes - lesser quality; better quality were called “frankisch”
Traisental was formerly part of which DAC
Donauland-Hugelland
divided into kamptal, kremstal, traisental, wagram
4 primary climate zones of Austria
Oberosterreich - cool, mountainous;
Pannonian continental - Burgenland;
Niederösterreich (Danube) - temperate/mixed Pannonian + cool continental (Northern forests);
Styria - Mediterranean (Adriatic)
Vinotek’ is the top bottling for what producer?
Nikolaihof (aged for 14 years)
Best 90s vintages Austria
90, 97, 99
When is Austria Sekt day
Oct 22nd
Lens Moser training system
Hockultur’ - Higher off the ground, maximizing ripeness, more sun
Minimum RS for Ruster Ausbruch
45 g/L
Circle Ruster Ausbruch
Growers association - Heidi Schrock
Which DAC of Austria is authorized for both white and red?
Carnuntum, Neusiedlersee, Liethaberg, Wachau (2020)
When was Ruster Ausbruch authorized as a DAC?
2020
Wachau became DAC in what year?
2020
Blaufrankisch is called ____ in Germany; Hungary, Italy
lemberger, kekfrankos, franconia
Star producers of Blaufrankisch
Gesellmann,
Wellanschitz,
Krutzler,
Moric
Oldest winery in Austria?
Klosterneuberg
What is Hauersekt
Grower producer Austrian sekt
Roter Veltliner
Wagram - red vinified as white
Spatrot - Rotgipfler
Gumpoldskirchen in Thermenregion - zierflander and rogipfler
Franz Hirtzberger is located in what village?
Spitz
Undendlich (riesling) cuvee is made by
FX Pichler (gruner ‘M’)
2 producers not member of Codex Wachau
Peter Veyder-Malberg,
Pichler-Kreutzler
jegbor
eiswein (Hungarian term)
2 important vineyards in Durnstein
Kellerberg, Hollerin
Achleiten vineyard is divided into how many parcels
50
Moric is located in what DAC
Mittelburgenland
Define Leithathakalk
limestone
One vineyard in Kremstal
Pfaffenberg, Goldberg, Kogl, Gaisberg, Steiner Hund, Lindberg, Gotschelle
Who makes wine from the Pfaffenberg vineyard?
Emmerich Knoll,
Salomon Undhof,
Pichler Krutzler,
Malat (first Hauersekt?)
These vineyards are in what DAC?
Lamm, Renner, Heiligenstein - Kamptal
What is the oldest viticulture school in the world?
Klosterneuberg
Weinviertel vineyards (Gemischter Satz vyds)
Bissenberg,
Nussberg,
Colinberg,
Georgenberg
Producers in Wien
Weninger
Neuman
DACs of Burgenland that only allow 750 formats
Leithaberg and Rosalia
1st vintage of Steiermark DACs
2018
Sudsteiermark producers
Sattlerhof, Tement, Polz, Neumeister, Gross, Gamlitz
Best sites in Steiermark for sauvignon blanc?
Ziereg (Tement)
Kranachberg (Sattlerhof)
Is Steiermark workable by tractor?
NO! - there was a producer who tried and his tractor rolled over and exploded
Sauvignon Blanc parents - Klosterneuberg
Chenin x Traminer?
What are the grape specialties of Steiermark?
Traminer (Savagnin and Gewurz), and SB
Steiermark borders what country?
Slovenia
Sopron in Hungary is basically a continuation of what Austrian region?
Burgenland
FX Pichler top cuvees
Undendlich,
Durnsteiner Kellerberg,
“M” smaragd,
Lyre training system widely used by which producer?
Brundlmayer
Only authorized DAC varietal in Weinviertel
Gruner
Weststeiermark subsumed which former DAC
schilcherland
The only Burgenland DAC that does not produce blaufrankisch-based reds
Neusiedlersee (min. 60% zweigelt)
3 villages in Kamptal
Langenlois
Zobing
Kammern
Gobelsburg
Traditional method becomes mandatory at what level of sekt production
Reserve
3 producers based in Wagram
Bernard Ott,
Leth Scheiben,
Karl Fritsch
What is the STK and who are some high profile members?
Steirische Terroir- und Klassikweingüter - Styria Grower’s association dedicated to higher and steeper vineyards (classified STK ried (PC) and Grosse STK ried (GC) -
Sattlerhof, Polz, Tement
Top producers of SB in sudsteiermark?
Sattlerhof
Tement
Neumeister
Ausbruch ‘Essenz’ min. KMW
35 KMW
DAC
Districus Austricus Controllatus
Landwein Regions (3)
Weinland
Steierland
Bergland
Maximum abv for Qualitatswein
5%
Maximum yields for Austrian quality wine
67.5 hl/ha
Who are some producers of Ruster Ausbruch?
Heidi Schrock,
Robert Wenzel,
Ernst Triebaumer,
Fritz Seiler
Which Pradikatswein are minimum 30KMW?
Ausbruch and TBA
Parents of Zweigelt
blaufränkisch x sankt laurent (1922)
Lees aging requirements for Austrian Sekt categories
9 / 18 / 30
When is Austria Sekt day
October 22nd- 3 years after harvest is allowed to be released
Vinotekfullung?
Cuvee of Emmerich Knoll
labeled as Smaragd, described as dry auslesen of gruner and riesling
Kellerberg, Loibenberg, Kreutles
Red and Whites permitted in which DAC’s
Wachau, Carnuntum, Leithaberg, Neusiedlersee,
Grape Variety once labelled ‘Muscat Sylvaner’ in Steiermark?
Sauvignon Blanc
Most planted grape of Steiermark
Welschriesling
What is ‘junker’ wein?
Nouveau style wine from Sudsteiermark
When was the great frost of Austria, leading to a streamlining of their encepagement?
1928
Name a producer traditionally incorporating botrytized fruit in their “Smaragd” level offering
Franz Hirtzberger
Alzinger
FX Pichler
What is the parentage of Blaufrankisch?
Blauer Zimmetraube x Weisser Heunisch
Styria borders which country to the South?
Slovenia
What is the source and mouth of the Donau / Danube river?
Source: confluence of Berg R. & Brigach R. @ town of Donauschingen, DE
mouth: Danube Delta (Black sea) - Romania (Tulcea) and Ukraine (Odessa Oblast)
What is the max RS of Kabinett Qualitatswein in Austria?
9 g/L
Silberbichl and Im Weingebirge are rieden in which village?
Mautern
Axpoint, Singerriedel, and Offenberg are rieden in which village?
Spitz
Alois Kracher wines are labeled what appellation?
Burgenland
Austrian Qualitatswein Requirements
Originates in one single weinbaugebiete (wine growing region).
Must be produced from one of Austria’s 40 approved grape varieties.
Minimum must weight of 15 ° KMW
Free of defects (tasting panel judged)
Minimum ABV of 9% (5% for Pradikatswein)
Undergo a chemical analysis
After a wine meets these obligations (there are also several more), it may receive the classic Austrian banderole on the cap.
What are the DAC of Burgenland?
Neusiedlersee Leithaberg Rosalia Mittelburgenland Eisenberg
What DAC of Niederosterreich are south of the Danube?
Thermenregion
Carnuntum
The first Trockenbeerenauslese was recorded in what year?
TBA - 1526 in Austria
first Kabinett - 1712 Eberbach
first Spatlese - 1775 Johannisberg
(archbishop Fulda rider was late… vintage praised by Jefferson)
first Auslese - 1787
first Eiswein - 1794 Franken
first botrytis harvest - 1630 Tokaji
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