Austria

Question 1

What is the general climate of Austria?

Answer 1

cool continental

Question 2

What northern austrian vineyard is influenced by cool northerly winds?

Answer 2

Weinviertel

Question 3

What southern Austrian vineyards are warmer and experience more influence from the Adriatic?

Answer 3

Steiermark

Question 4

Vineyards in the west of Austria, along what river, get cool breezes from the Alps?

Answer 4

Danube

Question 5

What influences the weather in the east of Austria in Burgenland?

Answer 5

the warm Pannonian climate

Question 6

What are the 2 soil types in Austria?

Answer 6

1. thin soils over rock (granite and gneiss)
2. richer loess soils.

Question 7

Why is Riesling planted on the thin granite & gneiss soils?

Answer 7

It doesn’t require as much water as Grüner Veltliner.

Question 8

What kind of soil Grüner Veltliner is usually planted on?

Answer 8

soils with a high water holding capacity such as loess or clay.

Question 9

What is height in metres vines were often trained at using the Lenz Moser system

Answer 9

1.2-1.4m

Question 10

The percentage of Austrian vineyards certified as sustainable.

Answer 10

9

Question 11

The percentage of Austrian vineyards following organic or biodynamic practices.

Answer 11

14

Question 12

The percentage plantings of Grüner Veltliner across Austria.

Answer 12

32

Question 13

The maximum yields per hectare for all Austrian vineyards.

Answer 13

67.5

Question 14

Grüner Veltliner skins contain a specific chemical compound. What aroma does this chemical compound often contribute to wine?

Answer 14

Rotundune contributes peppery aromas & flavors

Question 15

Usually have medium (+) to high acidity and are typically not oaked. Range in style from simple with citrus and green fruit aromas made for early drinking, of acceptable to good quality and inexpensive price to complex with pronounced citrus and peach fruit aromas, which can be aged in bottle. This style is very good to outstanding quality and premium priced.

Answer 15

Grüner Veltliner

Question 16

Usually has high levels of acidity and can have somewhat neutral aromatics. Often made into fresh, neutral, unoaked, dry wines, of acceptable to good quality and inexpensive in price. Can be affected by noble rot, and then used for sweet wines production.

Answer 16

Welschriesling

Question 17

Usually dry, can be full bodied, with medium levels of alcohol, ripe stone fruit and sometimes tropical fruit flavours, with high levels of acidity. Ageworthy and can become nutty, honeyed and have petrol notes. Typically very good to outstanding in quality and command premium prices.

Answer 17

Riesling

Question 18

Usually have medium (+) level of acidity with medium tannin levels. Red fruit, particularly cherry, dominate the flavours and aromas. Styles range from easy drinking, fruity unoaked wines that are acceptable to good quality and inexpensive to mid-priced, to full bodied, oaked styles that have the possibility to age. The latter are of very good quality and can command premium prices.

Answer 18

Zweigelt

Question 19

Usually have medium (+) to high tannins, high levels of acidity, deep colour and black fruit flavours. Can produce some of Austria’s most age-worthy and intense red wines. The wines range from simple, fruity wines with little or no oak ageing, that are good in quality and mid-priced, to very good to outstanding wines with pronounced black fruit, spicy oak characters and high tannins that are premium priced.

Answer 19

Blaufränkisch

Question 20

Typically, similar winemaking techniques are used throughout Austria when making white wines from Riesling and Grüner Veltliner. Which winemaking techniques are often used when making these types of white Austrian wines?

Answer 20

Short period of skin contact
Fermentation in old oak
Low fermentation temperatures
Storage in stainless steel
Fermentation in stainless steel
Ageing on the fine lees
Storage in old oak

Question 21

Identify the three terms used for the following in Austrian wine labelling.

Answer 21

Wein – Wine without Geographic Indication
Landwein – Protected Geographic Indication (PGI)
Qualitätswein – Protected Designation of Origin (PDO).

Question 22

Which of the following Prädikat levels does not fall into the Prädikatswein system in Austria?

Answer 22

Kabinett

Question 23

In 2002 the DAC rules were introduced in Austria to create an appellation system. What are the quality indicating labelling terms and their meanings.

Answer 23

Single vineyard wines: Riedenwein
Regional wines: Gebietswein
Village wines: Ortswein

Question 24

What are the three registered trademarks from the Vinea Wachau with their descriptions.

Answer 24

Steinfeder
Federspiel
Smaragd

Question 25

Which Vinea Wachau trademark is for Fruity, dry wine, with a maximum of 11.5% abv; the lightest style.

Answer 25

Steinfeder

Question 26

Which Vinea Wachau trademark is for a more concentrated, dry wine with alcohol ranging from 11.5-12.5% abv.

Answer 26

Federspeil

Question 27

Which Vinea Wachau term is for a highly concentrated, dry wine, with ripe fruit flavours; minimum 12.5% abv.

Answer 27

Smaragd

Question 28

Which Austrian region Only receives around 460 mm of rain per year. Wines are almost always very good to outstanding in quality.

Answer 28

Wachau

Question 29

Which Austrian region has the Significant producers include Salomon Undhof and Lenz Moser.

Answer 29

Kremstal

Question 30

Which Austrian region is Named after the river flowing through it. This region surrounds the town of Langenlois. Significant producers include Bründlmayer and Hirsch.

Answer 30

Kamptal

Question 31

Which Austrian region is known for the wines from Roter Veltliner?

Answer 31

Wagram

Question 32

Which Austrian region is the largest appellation in Niederӧsterreich and in Austria as a whole. Grüner Veltliner from this region is the most peppery in Austria.

Answer 32

Weinviertel

Question 33

Which austrian region has Zierfandler as a local speciality & the most planted white grape is Neuburger.

Answer 33

Thermenregion

Question 34

Why are the vineyards of Neusidlersee suitable for the production of TBA wines?

Answer 34

Neusiedlersee vineyards are situated around the eastern shores of the shallow lake of the same name and this is the warmest area in Austria. The vineyards are flat, warm and mostly very humid. White grape varieties are planted closest to the lake and particularly Welschriesling, as botrytis is consistent each vintage making it possible to produce TBA wine. Vineyards furthest from the lake are not as humid and planted with black grape varieties.

Question 35

Why are the vineyards of Leithaberg suitable for the production of TBA wines?

Answer 35

Leithaberg is to the west of Neusiedlersee and a wide range of wine styles are produced. Humidity is high closest to the lake, making it suitable for noble rot to take hold in autumn and produce TBA wines. Further west from the lake, the humidity is less and therefore suitable for black grapes, Blaufränkisch accounts for 20% of plantings. The vineyards stretch into the Leithaberg hills where the diurnal range is enough to ensure acidity is retained during the cooler nights to produce refreshing wines.

Question 36

How many estates does Austria have?

Answer 36

4000, very fragmented

Question 37

Are small estates increasing or declining?

Answer 37

declining

Question 38

Where are half of all Austrian wines sold?

Answer 38

domestically, to the hospitality sector, particularly at Heurigen

Question 39

What is a Heurigen?

Answer 39

Small inns or taverns that play an important role in domestic hospitality sales

Question 40

What is the focus of Austrian wine production?

Answer 40

Quality

Question 41

What % of Austrian wine is exported? & where?

Answer 41

20% mostly to Germany