Austria Flashcards
4 main wine regions in Austria
Wien, Burgenland, Steiermark, Niederösterreich
Main white grape varieties in Austria
Grüner Veltliner, Welschriesling, Müller Thurgau, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc Weißburgunder (Pinot Blanc) and Chardonnay
Main Red Grape varieties in Austria
Zweigelt, Blaufränkisch, Blauer portugieser and Blauburger
Zweigelt
St Laurent x Blaufränkisch
Synonyms for Chardonnay
Morillon and Feinburgunder
Müller Thurgau
Riesling x Madeleine Royale
Blauburger
Blau Portugieser x Blaufränkisch
Three levels of quality in Austrian wine
Wein, Landwein and Qualitätswein
Label of a Wein
May contain the variety and the vintage, but the place needs to be Österreich
What is a Weinbaugebiet
Winegrowing regions
Weinland
Niederösterreich, Vienna and Burgenland
Steirerland
Steiermark
Bergland
Rest of the vineyards in Austria distributed across five federal states
Number of weinbaugebiet?
18
What is Offal (Austria)
Austrian ingredients such as sweetbread, kidneys, livers and brains
What to pair Offal with?
Fresh, acid-driven white wines
What to pair Wiener Schnitzel with?
Dry Riesling and Gruner Veltliner and Gemischter Satz
What to pair Paprika (Austria) with)
White wines with some residual sugar, or savory reds such as Blaufränkisch
Hechtnockerl (Austria)
Fish Dumplings from Austria
What to pair Hechtnockerl (Austria) with?
Same wine as used in the sauce, Riesling or Weißburgunder
Bridge pairing
Serve the same wine the dish was cooked with
Ausbruch
Sweet wine specialty from Rust, Burgenland
Strohwein
Prädikat wine from dried grapes where the grapes are left drying in straw mats for 3 months
Rotburger
Zweigelt
KMW
Klosterneuburger Must Weight Scale, a method of measuring sugar in grape must
Sekt
Sparkling Wine
Heurigen
Wine taverns traditional to Vienna
DAC appellations in Niederösterreich
Carnuntum, Wachau, Kamptal, Kremstal, Treisental, Weinwiertel and Wagram
Wachau dry white wines label hierachy
Steinfelder - This is early harvested and may not exceed 11,5% ABV
Federspiel - Medium-bodied wine between 11,5% and 12,5% ABV, harvested at a minimum ripeness equivalent to Austrian Kabinett
Smaragd - Powerful wines sometimes tinged with honeyed botrytis notes, may range from 12,5% to 14% and present a minimum ripeness equivalent to an Austrian Spätlese
Wachau varieties allowed
Grüner Veltliner and Riesling
Weinwiertel variety
Grüner Veltiner
First DAC in Austria and when
Weinviertel in 2002
Grape varieties in Kamptal and Kremstal
Grüner Veltliner and Riesling
Wagram variety
Grüner Veltliner
Traisental varieties
Riesling and Grüner Veltliner
Carnuntum varieties
Zweigelt, Grüner, Weißburgunder, chardonnay and Blaufränkisch
Thermenregion varieties
St Laurent and Spätrot-Rotgipfler
Burgenland DAC Appellations
Eisenberg, Leithaberg, Mittelburgenland, Neusiedlersee, Rosalia, Ruster Ausbruch
Styria DAC Appellations
Südsteiermark, Vulkanland Styria, Weststeiermark
Which region in Austria produces the best Sauvignon Blanc?
Südsteiermark
Vienna DAC Appellation
Wiener Gemischter Satz
What is Heurigen?
Tavern wine made to be drunk on the next year in local taverns
What is Gemischter Satz
Field blend of white wine. Permitted for the Wiener Gemischter Satz DAC and now in Wachau
What scale is used to measure must weight in Austria
KMW (Klosterneuburger Mostwaage Scale)
What is the name of Chardonnay in Steiermark?
Morillo
What is the best soil for Gruner Veltliner?
Loess and Sand
What are the two climatic effects on Wachau?
The heat from the Pannonian summers that warms the Danau and the woods above who refresh the vine at night
Most planted type of grapes in Burgenland?
Red varieties
What are the varities planted in Burgenland?
Blaufränkisch
Zweigelt
St.Laurent
Cabernet Sauvignon
Merlot
