Austria Flashcards
Wine categories
1) Wein aus Osterreich – no geo designation, min 8.5%; 10.6KMW
2) Landwein or geschutzte geographische Angabe (gg.A) – PGI - geo protected indicationmin 14KMW
3) Qualitatswein or geschutzte Ursprungsbezeichnung (g.U)(QbA) – (DAC = PDO/AOP) (passes tasting and chemical testing)– 9%min, 15KMW
DAC wines: Dry wines are focus; varietals limited, min alch, stylistic choices
Qualitatswein Sekt
Klassic(9m on lees, tank transfer and traditional, all dosage lvls)
Reserve(traditional mandate, 18m on lees, vintage optinoal, Brut, Extra Brut, Brut nature)
Grosse Reserve(single wine village grapes, hand harvested, vineyard name and vintage on label, 30m lees, released 3 years after harvest, 12 g/l RS, Brut, Extra Brut, Brut NAture.)
Hauersekt – made by grape grower. TIrage, disgorgement, expedition
-All PDOs have – official seal on capsule w ‘Geschutzter Ursprung, geprufte Qualitat – pdo and certifed qujality)
Kabinett Qualitatswein – 17KMW, Max 13% no chaptilization or Sussreserve
4) Praikatswein (QmP) –19KMWmin
Spatlese Pradikatswein – (late harvest) min 5%; 19KMW
Auslese Pradikatswein – (a little sweeter) min 5%; 21KMW
Beerenaulese Pradikatswein – (left to ripen, Edelfaule)
Strohwein/Schilfwein Pradikatswein – min 5% (late harvest, dried min 3 months)
Ausbruch Pradikatswein – min 5% (Edelfaule, sweet wine); 27KMW
Trockenbeerenauslese Pradikatswein – (left on vine to dry out, sweetest, most concentrated, Edelfaule) min 5%; 30KMW
RS levels
Trocken – Dry; max 9g/l RS if acid is not lower than 2g/L, 8RS=6g/l acid
Halbtrocken – Off dry; max 18g/l RS
Lieblich – Med-sweet; 45g/l RS Max
SuB – Sweet Min 45g/l RS
Reserve – Qualitatswein quality, min 13%abv, Prufnummer =state control number, No Sussreserve; permitted for QmP of Kabinett. WHite mar 15, red nov 1
Wachau categories
Steinfeder – fermented out; dry, 11.5%sbv max, no chaptilization
Federspiel – 17KMW, equivelant to Kabinet, 11.5%-12.5% Smaragd – most concentrated, 12.5%, 19KMW
DAC?
2003, Districtus Austriae Controllatus. Regulations for oak content and alcohol content.
9 designated DAC regions defined so far
Eisenberg DAC (Blaufrankisch)
Kamptal DAC (Gruner Veltliner, Riesling)
Kremstal DAC (Gruner Veltliner, Riesling)
Leithaberg DAC (Gruner Veltliner, Weissburgunder, Chardonnay, Blaufrankisch)
Mittelburgenland DAC (Blaufrankisch)
Neusiedlersee DAC (Zweigelt)
Traisental DAC (Gruner Veltliner, Riesling)
Weinviertel DAC (Gruner Veltliner)
Wiener Gemischter Satz DAC (traditional white blend from Vienna)
Sparkling wine committee 3 levels?
-Focused on grape origin and time on lees
Level 1: Lowest tier, grapes and wine in country; 9 months on lees
Level 2: Traditional method; 18 months on lees; grapes and base in generic wine growing region
Level 3: SIngle commune, like Glos or Langelois (optional for single vineyard); Tradional fermentation in bottle, 30 month on lees
Niederosterreich DACs?
Carnuntum, Kamptal, Kremstal, Traisental, Weinvertel, Wachau, Wagram (2021), Thermenregion (2023)
Niederosterreich soils?
Pannonian Plain, former seabed, loess soils; Hot dry summers, severe winters
Single vineyard wine classification
Großlage = Grand Cru
Erste Lage = 1er cru only Gruner Veltliner and Riesling
Ried = indicating single vineyard site
Wein
Around Vienna
Wiener Gemischter Satz
-Nouveau wine
-white and produced from a blend of at least 3 varieties.
Burgenland DACs
Eisenberg, Leithaberg, Neusiedlersee, Rosalia, Mittelburgenland
2 areas no longer considered wine growing regions as of 2016
Neusiedlersee-Hügelland and Südburgenland are no longer considered winegrowing regions as of 2016.
Styria (Steiermark) DACs
Sudsteiermark, Vulkanland Steiermark, Weststeiermark
Burgenland climate
Hot continental. Hot Pannonian climate, tempered by Neusedlersee, large shallow lake.
STK 4 classification?
Welschriesling STK – extra dry, stainless steel, 11.5%
Steirische Klassic STK – Weissburgunder, Morillon, Grauburgunder, Gelber Muskateller, Sauvignon Blanc. Dry qualitatswein level, stainless steel, max 12.5%
Premier Cru STK
Grand Cru STK
