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Austria Flashcards

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Austria climate

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Cool continental with numerous influences
North - Weinvertel influenced by cool north winds
South- Steirmark influenced by Adriatic (warmer)
East - Burgenland influenced by Pannonian climate (warmer)
West- Danube influenced by Alps

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Soils in Austria

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Thin over rock (granite/urgestein) - Riesling
Or
Richer (loess) soils - GV (needs water)

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Machine harvest is popular in what part of Austria?

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Weinvertel
Burgenland

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4
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Gruner Veltliner

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Needs wetter soils
Vigorous on fertile soil - canopy mgmt
Thick skins - bitter phenolic if macerated
Skins contain rotundone- pepper aroma

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5
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Zweigelt

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Cross of Sankt Laurent and Blaufrankisch
Earlier ripening than Blau
High yielding
Vigorous- canopy mgmt/ leaf removal

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Welschriesling

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Steiermark
High acid/neutral table wine
Planted in Neusiedlersee for botrytis

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7
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Blaufrankisch

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Early budding- spring frost
Late ripening- warmer climate to ripen
Burgenland
Thick skins
High yielding- struggles to ripen at high yields
Mittleburgenland

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8
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Riesling in Austria

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Niederosterreich
Warm sites
Thin soils

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9
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The aim of white wine making in Austria is

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Preserving primary fruit
No MLC - low pH

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10
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Austrian wine classification

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Wein - without geographical indications
Landwein - PGI
Qualitatswein- PDO - govt inspection
Pradikatswein

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11
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Qualitatswein in Austria may also be labeled as

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Klassik- vintage declared, showing varietal character
Reserve- dry, min 13%abv

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12
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Pradikatswein in Austria

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Must weight at harvest
No Kabinett
TBA from Rust - Ausbruch

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DAC

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Appellation system to promote regional typicity

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14
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DAC wines

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Come from one of 17 DAC
Use specific to the DAC varietals
Pass a tasting to ensure typicity
Not a measure of quality- just typical
Quality hierarchy based on region - regional, village, vineyard

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OTW

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Group of producers based in Lamptal, Kremstal, Wagram, and Vienna that classifies vineyards similarly to Burgundy (based on soil/climate)
Erste Lage — 1OTW

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16
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Niederosterreich is broken down into

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Weinvertel - N
Danube - Wachau, Kremstal, Kampala, Wagram
Pannonian plain - SE

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Wachau

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Steep terraces
South facing, stone terraces radiate heat
Irrigation necessary
Vinea Wachau

18
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Vinea Wachau

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Classified vineyards based upon soil and climate
3 classifications of dry wine to indicate SQP
Steinfeder - fruity, dry wine - lightest style
Federspiel- concentrated dry wine up to 12.5%abv
Smaragd- highly concentrated, dry wine, min 12.5% abv

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Kremstal

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Influenced by warm Pannonian plain
GV and Riesling for DAC

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Kamptal

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Pannonian plain influence
Cooling air from Bohenian Massif - diurnal range
DAC for GV or Ries

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Wagram

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Gently rolling hills
Pannonian plain influence
Loess - GV
No DAC

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Weinvertel

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Largest appellation
DAC - GV
Peppery due to cool N winds

23
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Thermenregion

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Near Vienna
Influenced by Pannonian plain - 40% red
No DAC
Most planted to local varieties

24
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Burgenland

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Flattest/warmest
56% red

25
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Neusiedlersee

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Lake Neusiedlersee - shallow - water gets warm in summer to release warmth into fall
Flat, warm, humid
Botrytis- Welschriesling
Ruster Ausbruch - TBA
DAV - Zweigelt w or w/o Blaufrankisch

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Leithaberg

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Rust - Ausbruch
To west less humidity- red grapes
Leithaberg hills - diurnal range
DAC red or white
Red - Blaufrankisch min 85%
White - single variety weissburgunder, chard, GV, or Neuberger

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Mittleburgenland

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Exposed to Pannonian plain
Blaufrankisch
DAC - stainless
DAC + Vineyard designation- higher abv, wood influence
DAC Reserve - higher abv, longer min maturation, wood influence

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Steiermark

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Steep, terraced vineyards
Winter freeze/spring frost (net)
Dry crisp white - SB most planted DAC for sub regions

29
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Wein

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Around Vienna
Immediate consumption
DAC - Weiner Gemischter Satz - 20 varieties, dry, unoaked

30
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Route to market for Austrian wine

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Hospitality sector

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