Austria

Question 1

4 main wine regions in AUSTRIA

Answer 1

(Weinbaugebiete)

Mostly confined to the eastern portion of the country

• Niederosterreich
• Wien
• Burgenland
• Steiermark

Question 2

Main varieties in Austria

Answer 2

Gruner Veltliner / Riesling + welshriesling, Müller thurgau, Weibburgunder, Riesling, Chardonnay

Zweigelt, blaufrankisch

Peach / green pepper / high acidity / mineral / white pepper spice

Question 3

Austrian wine law

Answer 3

3 levels of quality:
- wein
- landwein
- qualitatswein (80% of total prod)

Question 4

DAC

Answer 4

Districtus Austriae Controllatus

Question 5

Additional Pradikatswein categories in Austria:

Answer 5

Strohwein: dried grape wine of at least beerenauslese ripeness

Ausbruch: sweet speciality wine from Rust

Question 6

List of DAC’s:

Answer 6

Weinviertel
Mittelburgenland
Traisental
Kremstal
Kamptal
Leithaberg
Eisenberg
Neusiederslee
Weiner Germischter Satz
Rosalia
Vulkanland steiermark
Sudsteiermark
Weststeiermark
Carnuntum
Wachau
Ruster Ausbruch
Wagram
Thermenregion

Question 7

DAC in Steiermark

Answer 7

Vulkanland Steiermark
Sudsteiermark
Weststeiermark

Question 8

DAC in burgenland

Answer 8

Neusiedlersee
Ruster ausbruch
Leithaberg
Rosalia
Mittelburgerland
Eisenberg

Question 9

Niederosterreich soils and climate

Answer 9

PANNONIAN PLAIN = former sea bed / loess soils

Continental climate = hot dry summers , severe winters

Vineyards along Danube River and tributaries

Question 10

DAC in Niederosterreich

Answer 10

Weinviertel
Kamptal
Kremstal
Wachau
Wagram
Traisental
Thermenregion
Carnuntum

Question 11

Wagram DAC

Answer 11

Gruner-vertliner
Riesling
Roster-vertliner

Question 12

Kamptal / Kremstal / Traisental DAC

Answer 12

Riesling / Gruner vertliner

More delicate spice than the pungent white pepper of Weinviertel DAC

Question 13

Wachau DAC

Answer 13

Some of the best vineyards in Austria

Narrow band of steep slopes on the banks of Danube

Severe Continental climate moderated by the river

Riesling / Gruner Vertliner

Question 14

Austrian DAC hierarchy system

Answer 14

GEBIETSWEIN = regional / 17 varieties allowed

ORTSWEIN = village / 9 varieties allowed

RIEDENWEIN = single-vineyard / only gruner and Riesling
(No chaptalizatio / no oak / hand-harvested)

Question 15

Carnuntum DAC

Answer 15

Zweigelt

Question 16

Thermenregion DAC

Answer 16

Far from Danube = hot pannonian summers

Rotgipfler / Zierfandler

Question 17

Wagram DAC

Answer 17

Gruner vertliner / Roter vertliner

Question 18

Neusiederslee DAC

Answer 18

Zweigelt + BA-TBA sweet wines

Question 19

Ruster Ausbruch

Answer 19

Ausbruch wines

Botrytis affected must is added to less concentrated must from the same vineyard and fermented together / barrel aged

Chardonnay/ Pinot Blanc / traminer / welschriesling

Question 20

Leithaberg DAC

Answer 20

Gruner / Chardonnay / neuburger / weissburgunder

Question 21

Rosalia DAC

Answer 21

Blaufrankish / Zweigelt + dry rose

Question 22

Mittelburgenland DAC

Answer 22

Blaufrankish

Question 23

Eisenberg DAC

Answer 23

Blaufrankish

Question 24

Burgenland aging requirements

Answer 24

Classik = released 1 year after harvest / min 12.5% abv

Reserve = +1 year aging / min 13% abv

Question 25

main variety in Steiermark

Answer 25

Sauvignon Blanc + traminer, weissburgunder, Welschriesling

Question 26

what is Gemischter Satz? Where can I find it?

Answer 26

It’s a white field blend / min 3 varieties / WIEN

Question 27

First DAC in Austria

Answer 27

Weinviertel / 2003

Question 28

Vinea Wachau classification

Answer 28

Steinfeder 11.5% / 15Kmv
Federspiel 12.5% / 18.2Kmv
Smaragd (High alcohol / high extract)