Austria Flashcards
the _____ cover much of Austria
Alps
Lower Austria aka
Niederosterreich
climate
cool continental
climate is similar to southern ______
Germany
t/f: over 100 varieties authorized for use in Austria
false - 40
1/3 of Austria’s total acreage under vine is devoted to this grape
Gruner Veltliner
Most planted red grape, #2 overall
Zweigelt
3 red grape
St Laurent
St Laurent is related to this famous variety
Pinot Noir
Austrian measure for must weight
KMW
Osterreich
Austria
Qualitatswein min KMW
15 KMW
Pradikatswein min KMW
19 KMW
2 biggest differences re: Austrian Pradikat system
Kabinett wines are subset of Qualitatswein
Strohwein/Schilfwein included
Strohwein/Schilfwein
dried grape wine
Strohwein grapes must be harvested at levels at least equivalent to ___ ripeness
BA
Bergwein
“mountain wine” - grapes are grown on extraordinarily steep slopes min 26% gradient
Important river
Danube
___ DAC, Kamptal DAC, Kremstal DAC all have similar climates and produce DAC wines from either Riesling or GV
Traisental
single vineyard site
Rieden
What is Thermenregion known for?
Zweigelt
important lake re: Burgenland
Lake Neusiedl - creates ideal conditions for Botrytis in certain areas
what seperates Austria from Germany
the Alps
Austrian Sekt is most often made in the _____ method
traditional
antifreeze scandal
in 1980s a producer tried to claim a poisonous chemical found in antifreeze as a winery expense. it was used to give texture to lighter wines
2 white variety
welschriesling
Blaufrankisch x St Laurent
Zweigelt
If a producer replaces village name with “Ried” followed by vineyard name - what does that indicate?
top site
this region produce’s Austria’s best red wines and sweet white wines
Burgenland
Mittelburgenland DAC produces red wines from…
Blaufrankisch
t/f: Leithaberg DAC allows both white and red wines
true
