Austria Flashcards
This system was put into place in 1991
DAC
2/3rds of all wine made in Austria is…
white
Top 2 white grapes in Austria
Gruner Veltliner and Riesling
The lead red grape of Austria
Zweigelt
the most prestigious red grape of Austria
Blaufrankisch
Zweigelt is a cross of..
Blaufrankisch and St. Laurent
Zweigelt makes a …
juicy, fruity wine
sweet specialty wine of Austria
Ausbruch
how is ausbruch made?
botrytised and/or dried grapes
Chardonnay aka
Morillon
Muskateller is the same grape as…
Muscat Blanc a Petits Grains
t/f: welschriesling is a half sibling of Riesling
false. unrelated
Austrian name for Pinot Noir
Blauburgunder
Blaufrankisch is known elsewhere as…
Lemberger
Name 3 important districts of Lower Austria
Wachau
Kremstal
Kamptal
Lower Austria is a hotspot for this style of farming
Biodynamic
Most important river
Danube
How are wines categorized in Wachau?
Steinfeder
Federspiel
Smaragd
What helps the districts of Wachau, Kremstal, and Kamptal produce wines with great acidity?
These districts sit in the path of warm air blowing in from the Hungarian Plain and cool wind blowing down from the Alps -> yuge diurnal shift
steinfeder vs federspiel vs smaragd
<11.5% ABV steinfeder
11.5-12.5 ABV federspiel
12.5% + smaragd
What is Burgenland known for?
sweet wine and high quality red wine
How does Burgenland differ climatically from the rest of Austria?
Warmer and more humid
Important laked positioned between northern Burgenland and Hungary
Lake Neusiedl
Where is Lake Neusiedl?
between northern Burgenland and Hungary
Why does Burgenland produce lots of high quality sweet wines?
proximity to Lake Neusiedl - shallow lake - acts like a humidifier and promotes the growth of noble rot
Name some of the grapes used for sweet wine production in Burgenland
Welschriesling, Gelber Muskateller, Chardonnay, Traminer, Scheurebe, Furmint
Where is Rust?
Burgenland
In years where botrytis doesn’t form very well, what kinds of wines may Burgenland producers make?
Strohwein
Eiswein
history of Chardonnay (morillon) in Styria
vines were brought here in the 1800s from Champagne
Styria Morillon is typically made in the style of….
Chablis
Styria is known for this type of roseq
schilcher
traditional field blend of Vienna
Gemischter satz
