Austria Flashcards by Maria faccin

Main red, white and sweet grapes of Austria

Red: Spatburgunder and zweigelt
White: Riesling and gruner veltriner
Sweet: welsh Riesling

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Why is welsh Riesling good for sweet wine?

Because it is subject to botrytis

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Red and white international varieties in Austria

Red: Pinot noir, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon

White: Chardonnay, muller-Thurgau and Sauvignon blanc

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When were the wine laws born in Austria

1999

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What does ‘Reid’ means in Austria and when was it started to being used

2016

Term for a legally defined single vineyard

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Classification of wines in Austria

Wein aus osterreich
Landwein
Qualitatswein
Pradikatswein

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What is the max yield and abv for wein aus osterreich

9000 kg/ha
8.5% abv

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How is Landwein divided

Weinland
Bergland
Steirerland

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What is the minimum must weight for Landwein

68 oechsle

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What is the max kg/ha for all Austrian wines

9000kg

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Qualitatswein
Min must weight and alchol

73 auchsle
9% abv

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To what category Kabinett wine is part in Austria

Qualitatswein

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How is pradikatwine divided in Austria

Spatlese
Auslese
Beerenauslese
Icewein
Strohwein/shilfwein
Ausbruch
Trockenberrenauslese

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In Austria what is the minimum sugar for troken and halbtrocken

Trocken: 9g sugar with min acidity 2g lower

Halbtrocken: 18g with min acidity 10g inferior

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What does lieblich mean? What is the sugar level?

Medium-sweet
Max 45g/L

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What does sub mean in Austria and what is the sugar level

Sweet
Min 45g/l

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Qualities of reserve wines in Austria
When can they apply for the state number

Only for qualitatswein
Min alchol 13% abv

White: 15 March
Red: 1 november

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Austria Kabinett
KMW
ABV
Residual sugar

17
12,7%
9g

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Austria Spatlese
KMW
When can it go on the market

First level of pradikatswein
19 KMW
1st of march

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Austria Auslese KMW and when can it hit the market

21
1 may

Austria Beerenauslese
KMW
when can it hit the market

25 KMW
1 may

Shilfwein or strohwein austria
Minimum drying period
KMW

3 months
25 KMW

Trockenberrenauslese Austria KMW

What does ausbruch mean in Austria

Min KMW

Term for Trockenberrenauslese grapes in the city of Rust

Grape juice from Spatlese, Auslese and Beerenauslese can be added to the wine to increase sugar level (min 30KMW)

27 KMW

What does Erste Lagen mean in Austria Grapes Who can use this designation

Best vineyards in Austria Must be from Riesling or gruner veltriner Only members of the TOA

Sparkling wine in Austria

Klassik: 9 months on lees, grapes from all Austria and can use any method to produce sparkling Reserve: 18 months on lees, only bottle fermentation and only grapes from one of the wine regions Grosse reserve: 30 months on lees and 3 years before being released, only from single name vineyards or single commune

Meaning and definition of DAC

Districtus austriae controllatus If the producers of a region can all agree on a grape and style of wine it becomes a DAC - wine represents the region

Wine in Austria can be divided in two stiles

Classic Reserve: 1% highier than classic, more full body and can usually do oak

Which one was the first DAC to receive this title

Weinviertel

How many wine regions there are in Austria and which’s re they

3 wine regions and 1 IPG Niederosterreich Burgenland Styria/steyermark Wein

What river passed through niederostereich

Danube

How is Niederosterreich divided

Weinviertel Wagram Kamptal Kremstal Traisental Wachau Carnuntrum Thermenregion

Weinviertel DAC Grapes Min alchol for classic and reserve

Riesling DAC only for gruner veltriner 12% classic (cannot do oak or have botrytis) 13% reserve

What is the tier system of kamptal, kremstal, traisental

Regional: blend from the region Village: a specific commune is named Ried: a vineyard is named

The reserve of which DAC Cannot show botrytis or oak characteristics

Traisental

Wachau wine categories

Steinfeder Federspiel Smaragd

Sugar level and abv of Steinfeder Federspiel Smaragd

Steinfeder: max 11% abv and 15 KMW Federspiel: 11%-12.5% abv and 17 KMW Smaragd: min 12.5% abv and 19KMW

Which wine from Wachau is the equivalent of a German kabinett

Federspiel

To what these name are inspired Steinfeder Federspiel Smaragd

Steinfeder: grass around the vineyard Federspiel: typical falcon of the region Smaragd: typical lizard

What is Rubin carnuntum

Association of 25 members in Carnuntum which have their own regulations

Grape, abv and KMW of Rubin carnuntum

Zweigelt 12.5% abv 18KMW

Wiener gemischter satz DAC

Field blend Vines are all planted on the same plot, and must be pressed together

For what burgenland is mainly famous and why

Sweet wines Boarding with Hungary (tokaji)

How is the lake in Neusiedlesee DAC called and why is it important What is an important city in this DAC

Lake Neusiedl Gives botrytis to grapes so they are similar to Sauternes wines Rust

What are the main varieties for ausbruch

Welshriesling Chardonnay Pinot blanc

Classic and reserve Neusiedlesee Grape Abv When is it available

Classic: Zweigelt, 12% and from 1st of March Reserve: zweigelt, 13% and 1st of March of the second year after harvest

What’s the main grape of mittelburgenland DAC

Blaufrankish

How is steiermark divided

Sudsteiermark Vulkanland steiermark Weststeiermark

What is the grape and soil of Vulkanland steiermark

Volcanic soil Traminer