Austria

Question 1

What is the typical climate in Austria’s wine regions?

Answer 1

Cool Continental, short summers, harsh winters.
Cooling breezes in the North: Niederösterreich (Wachau DAC, Weinviertel DAC)
Warming breezes near Hungary (Burgenland)

Question 2

Which grape variety is Austria’s most planted, producing either:

Fresh but unexciting wines from high yielding vines or

Full-bodied concentrated wines with:
Naturally high acidity
Flavours of citrus, stone fruit & white pepper.
Developing flavours of honey & toast.

Answer 2

Grüner Veltliner

Question 3

The majority of Grüner Veltliner is fermented in what type of tank?

Answer 3

Stainless steel is used for the majority.
Old oak is common.
Some producers use new barriques.

Question 4

A grape variety grown in Austria that can produce dry, high acid wines with simple citrus and green apple flavours, and also susceptible to botrytis, producing high quality dessert wines is?

Answer 4

Welschriesling

Question 5

Wachau DAC is known to produce quality dry, medium to full-bodied wines with ripe peachy aromas capable of ageing, from a grape variety not commonly grown in Austria. What is the variety?

Answer 5

Riesling

Question 6

Which of Austria’s three key black grape varieties produces wines with medium tannins, high acidity and peppery sour cherry notes?

Answer 6

Blaufränkisch

Question 7

Which of Austria’s three key black grape varieties produces wines similar to Pinot Noir?

Answer 7

St Laurent

Question 8

Blaufränkisch was crossed with St Laurent to produce?

Answer 8

Zweigelt

Question 9

What are the typical tannins, colour depth and fruit flavour for Zweigelt wines?

Answer 9

Deep colour
Soft tannins
Bramble fruit

Question 10

What are Austrian PGI wines called?

Answer 10

Landwein

Question 11

What are wines that have no Geographical Indication called in Austria?

Answer 11

Wein

Question 12

What are the two PDOs in Austria?

Answer 12

Qualitätsweine
Districtus Austriae Controllatus (DAC)

Question 13

Typically a medium sweet or sweet Qualitätswein may be labelled with what?

Answer 13

Prädikat level

Question 14

Which Austrian region has a reputation for botrytis sweet wines made from Welschriesling?

Answer 14

Burgenland (Lake Neusiedlersee)

Question 15

What are Austria’s Prädikat levels from lowest to highest must weight?

Answer 15

Kabinett: dry to medium: No noble rot
Spätlese: dry to medium: No noble rot
Auslese: dry to sweet: Sometimes noble rot
Beerenauslese (BA): sweet only: typically noble rot
Strohwein (Schilfwein): Sweet: Bunches of grapes dried over winter
Eiswein: sweet only: No noble rot
Trockenbeerenauslese (TBA): sweet only: Must have noble rot

Question 16

Niederösterreich
What are the climate, regions & styles?

Answer 16

Cool continental with cooling northern breezes
Wachau DAC
High quality dry Grüner Veltliner, Riesling
Steep terraced south facing vineyards with light reflected off the Danube
Weinviertel DAC
Grüner Veltliner only
Klassik: Light refreshing fruity, no oak.
Reserve: Higher minimum alcohol, matured in oak.

Question 17

Burgenland
What are the climate & styles?

Answer 17

Cool continental with warming breezes from neighbouring Hungary
Dry wines: Grüner Veltliner, Welschriesling & others.
Sweet: Welschriesling (botrytis) near lake Neusiedlersee, autumn mists.

Question 18

What is the name of the region that is highlighted?

Answer 18

Burgenland

Question 19

What is the name of the region that is highlighted?

Answer 19

Niederösterreich

Question 20

What is the name of the region that is highlighted?

Answer 20

Wachau

Question 21

What is the name of the region that is highlighted?

Answer 21

Weinviertel