Austria Flashcards
Name the four major Weinbaugebiete of Austria from North to South
- Niederosterreich
- Wien (Vienna)
- Burgenland
- Styria (Steiermark)
What is Morillon
An Austrian synonym for Chardonnay
What is Feinburgunder
An Austrian synonym for Chardonnay
What is the parentage of Zweigelt
Blaufrankish X St. Laurent
What is the most planted white grape of Austria
Gruner Veltliner
What is the most planted red grape of Austria
Zweigelt
What is the parentage of Blauburger
Blaufrankish X Blauer Portugieser
What is Strohwein
Strohwein is a dried grape wine of at least Beerenauslese ripeness
What is Ausbruch
Ausbruch is a wine specialty form the town of Rust in Neusiedlersee-Hugelland (In Burgenland) which features grapes harvested at 27 KMW and is made in a process similar to Tokaji. Richy concentrated botrytis-affected must is added to less concentrated must and the two are fermented together then aged in barrel before release.
Furmint used to be used but modern Ruster Ausbruch is made from:
Chardonnay, Muskateller, Pinot Blanc, Neuburger, Welschriesling, Traminer and Pinot Gris
What is different about Kabinett between German and Austrian wine laws
In Germany Kabinett is the first rung on the Pradikat ladder. In Austria Kabinett is considered a subset of Qualitatswein rather than a part of Pradikatswein
List the DAC’s of Austria
- Weinvertel
- Mittelburgenland
- Traisental
- Kremstal
- Kamptal
- Leithaberg
- Eisenberg
- Neusiedlersee
- Wiener Gemischter Satz (Newest as of 2013)
What is the minimum alcohol content for Austrian Pradikat wine
5%
Name the Classifications for Austrian Pradikat
- Wein
- Landwein
- Qualitatswein
- Kabinett
- Spatlese
- Auslese
- Beerenauslese
- Strohwein
- Eiswein
- Ausbruch
- Trockenbeerenauslese
Name the subregions of the Niederosterreich
- Weinvertel
- Wagram
- Wachau
- Kremstal
- Kamptal
- Traisental
- Thermenregion
- Carnuntum
What is the westernmost region of the Niederosterreich
Wachau
Name Austria’s first DAC
Weinvertel
What is the largest subzone of Niederosterreich
Weinvertel
Discuss the wines of Weinvertel DAC
Gruner Veltliner only
Classic: 12% alcohol no botrytis or oak
Reserve: 13% alcohol subtle botrytis/oak acceptable
Discuss the wines of Traisental, Kamptal and Kremstal DAC
Gruner Veltliner and Riesling
Classic: 12% alochol with no botrytis or wood tone
Reserve: 13% with hints of new wood and botrytis allowed
What are Kremstal and Kamptal named after
The Krems and Kamp river tributaries of the Danube
Where would you find the village Langenlois and what is the most important Erste Lage site
Langenlois is located in Kamptal DAC and contains the Erste Lage Dechant (Brundlmayer is a good producer)
“Langenloiser Dechant”
Where do Schloss Gobelsberg, Brundlmayer, and Hirsch produce wine?
Kamptal DAC
Where would you find the village Kammern and what is the most important Ertse Lage site
Kammern is located in Kamptal DAC and contains the Erste Lage Lamm (Schloss Gobelsburg is a good producer)
“Kammerner Lamm”
Where would you find the village Zobing and what is the most important Ertse Lage site
Zobing is located in Kamptal DAC and contains the Erste Lage Heiligenstein (Hirsch is a good producer)
“Zobinger Heiligenstein”
In what Kamptal village would you find the vineyard Dechant. Name a good producer
Langenlois; Brundlmayer is a good producer for Langenloiser Dechant
In what Kamptal village would you find the vineyard Lamm; name a noteworthy producer
Kammern; Schloss Gobelsburg is a good producer for Kammerner Lamm
In what Kamptal village would you find the vineyard Heiligenstein; Name a notable producer
Zobing; Hirsch is a notable producer for Zobinger Heiligenstein
What are the only two grapes permissible for Austrian Erste Lage
- Gruner Veltliner
- Riesling
What is a Ried in Austrian labeling
The village. Sometimes producers will just put “Reid” before a vineyard site instead of the actual village name to indicate a top vineyard
Where would you find the village Senftenberg and what is the most important Erste Lage site
Senftenberg is located in Kremstal DAC and contains the Erste Lage Pellingen (Nigl is a good producer)
“Senftenberger Pellingen”
In what Kremstal village would you find the Erste Lage Pellingen. Name a noteworthy producer
Senftenberg; Nigl is a good producer for Senftenberger Pellingen
Discuss the classifications of Wachau wines
Steinfeder: Lightest style with minimum must weight of 15KMW and maximum alcohol of 11.5%
Federspiel: Minimum must weight of 17 KMW and an alcohol range of 11.5%-12.5%
Smaragd: Minimum must weight of 19 KMW and a minimum alcohol of 12.5% These wines will almost always show signs of botrytis
Where would you find the village of Weissenkirchen and what is one of the best vineyard sites.
Weissenkirchen is located in the Wachau and contains the Achleiten vineyard which is considered one of the best in the Wachau
In what village of the Wachau would you find the vineyard of Achleiten. Name a noteworthy producer
Achlieten is found in the village of Weissenkirchen in the Wachau. Prager is a good source for Weissenkirchener Achlieten
Name 4 top Wachau producers
- Emmerich Knoll
- Rudi Pichler
- F.X Pichler
- Prager
What is the Vinea Wachau
Founded in 1983, the Vinea Wachau is an organization of estates who have sworn to uphold the tenets of natural wine making. The guidelines are spelled out in the Codex Wachau and include standards such as:
No additives (Including chaptalization)
No aromatization (Including new barrique usage)
No fractionation techniques like dealcoholization
Wines must be bottled in the Wachau from grapes grown in the Wachau
What was the Wagram known as before 2007
Donauland
What is Roter Veltliner
Roter Veltliner is a red grape produced as a white wine found as a speciality of Wagram
What rare white grapes would one encounter in the Thermenregion
- Rotgipfler
- Zierfandler
These grapes can be bottled varietally or as the blended “Spatröt-Rotgipfler”
What is Gemischter Satz
A field blend of wine. These are normally found in Carnuntum in the Niederösterreich
What is the name of the lake that separates the subregions of Burgenland’s Neusiedlersee and Neusiedlersee-Hügelland
The lake is also called Neusiedlersee
Name the 4 subzones of Burgenland
- Mittelburgenland (DAC)
- Sudburgenland
- Neusiedlersee (DAC)
- Neusiedlersee-Hügelland
Discuss the orientations of the 4 subzones of Burgenland
These 4 soubzones are split into Northern and Southern parts by Hungary interjecting between them.
In the north you have Neusiedlersee and Neusiedlersee-Hügelland.
The the south you have Mittleburgenland and Südburgenland
Name the four DACs of Burgenland
- Neusiedlersee
- Leithaberg (Neusiedlersee-Hügelland suberegion)
- Mittelburgenland
- Eisenberg (Sudburgenland subregion)
Name the DACs of the Niederösterreich
- Weinvertel
- Traisental
- Kremstal
- Kamptal
What Northern Hungary appellation borders southern Neusiedlersee in Burgenland
Sopron
Discuss the DAC wines of Neusiedlersee
Red wines only based on:
Classic: Zweigelt with 12% minimum alcohol and allowing a “touch of an additional variety”
Reserve: Min 60% Zweigelt with Max 40% other indigenous varieties and 13% min alcohol
What was the first DAC to allow both red and white wines
Leithaberg located within Neusiedlersee-Hügelland
Discuss the wines of Mittelburgenland DAC
Blaufrankish only
Classic has 12.5% minimum with 13% maximum alcohol and Classic with a Specified Site has 13% minimum with 13.5% maximum. Can be aged in stainless steel or used oak
Reserve has minimum 13% alcohol with no specified maximum. Can be matured in used barrique or new oak large format
Discuss the wines of Leithaberg DAC
Located in Neusiedlersee-Hügelland
Red or White wine minimum alcohol is 12.5%
Whites: May be blends or varietal wines made from Gruner, Neuburger, Chardonnay, or Weissburgunder
Reds: 85% minimum Blaufrankish with max 15% Pinot Noir, St. Laurent and Zweigelt
Aged in used barrique or large format new cask
What is Lemberger
German synonym for Blaufrankish
What is Kéfrankos
Hungarian synonym for Blaufrankish
Discuss the wines of Eisenberg DAC
Located in Südburgenland
Red wine only from Blaufrankish
Classic: 12% Alcohol
Reserve: 13% Alcohol
Where is the estate of Alois Kracher located
Kracher is located in the village of Illmitz in Neusiedlersee
Where do you find the village Illmitz. Why is it important?
Illmitz is located in Neusiedlersee in Burgenland and is important because it houses the estate of Alois Kracher
What is the most planted grape of Styria
Welschriesling (no relation to Riesling)
What is Schilcher
A Styrian speciality made in Weststeiermark that is a rosé made from Blauer Wildbacher
What are the three sub-regions of Styria
- Südsteiermark
- Weststeiermark
- Südosteiermark
Discuss the wines of Wiener Gemischter Satz DAC
Located in Vienna
Must be made of a blend of 3 white varieties. No single variety can compose more than 50% of the blend
Each variety must be at least 10%
Designated wines “Wiener” can not show wood tones and must be trocken in style
Single vineyard wines do not have to be trocken
