Austria Flashcards
1
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What is strohwein?
A
botrytized, sweet wine made from grapes dried on straw mats min 3 months
- most common in Burgenland
2
Q
What is the only DAC authorized grape in Neusiedlersee?
A
zweigelt
3
Q
What are the new GUs for Austrian sekt? What are the lees aging requirements?
A
Austria Sekt - 9 months (6 if in tank)
Austria Reserve Sekt - 18 months
Austria Grosse Reserve Sekt - 36 months (previously 30 months)
4
Q
What are the 4 approved white varieties in Leithaberg DAC?
A
- gruner
- chard
- neuburger
- weissburgunder
5
Q
What is the min ABV of Kamptal DAC?
A
11.5%
6
Q
What are the two top end cuvees of FX Pichler?
A
- Unendlicht
- M
7
Q
What is the difference between perlwein and schaumwein?
A
all sparkling methods allowed, but
perlwein - min 9% abv, 1-2.5 ATM
schaumwein - min 8.5% abv, 3 ATM
8
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What is the primary grape in Wagram?
A
gruner veltliner
9
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Name a key producer in Wagram
A
- Stift Klosterneuberg
- Bernhard Ott
- Wimmer Czerny
- Leth
- Anton Bauer
10
Q
List a top vineyard in Krems, Kremstal
A
- Wachtberg
- Gebling
- Lindberg
- Kapuzinberg
- Marthal
- Thurnerburg
- Weinzierlberg
11
Q
List 2 top vineyard sited in Kammern, Kamptal
A
- Renner
- Lamm
- Grub
- Gaisberg
12
Q
List a top vineyard site in Langenlois, Kamptal
A
- Kaferberg
- Loiserberg
- Spiegel
- Steinmassel
- Dechant
- Kittmannsberg
- Schenkenbichl
- Seeburg
- Steinhaus
13
Q
What are the permitted white varieties of Carnuntum DAC?
A
- gruner veltliner
- weissburgunder
- chardonnay
14
Q
What Carnuntum vineyard is the benchmark for blaufrankisch?
A
Spitzberg
15
Q
When was Vinea Wachau established?
A
1983
16
Q
List 2 top vineyard sites in Durnstein, Wachau
A
- Hollerin
- Kellerberg
- Hohereck
- Superin
- Schutt (shared with Unterloiben)
17
Q
List 2 top vineyards sites in Unterloiben/Oberloiben, Wachau
A
- Loibenberg
- Schutt (shared with Durnstein)
- Muhlpoint
- Steinertal
- Klostersatz
- Kreutles
18
Q
List a top vineyard site in Zobing, Kamptal
A
- Heiligstein
- Gaisberg
- Kogelberg
19
Q
What are the two famous hillside vineyards in Vienna?
A
- Nussberg
- Bisamberg
20
Q
What is the most planted red grape in Austria?
A
zwiegelt
21
Q
Name a key producer in Kremstal DAC
A
- Stadt Krems
- Nigl
- Solomon Undhof
- Malat
22
Q
What is the most planted grape in Styria?
A
welschriesling
23
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What is the only authorized grape of Weinviertel DAC?
A
gruner veltliner
24
Q
What is the min abv for Austrian pradikatswein?
A
5%
25
What is the name of a blend of rotgipfler and zierfandler?
Spatrot-Rotgipfler
26
What 2 grapes are the specialty of the village of Gumpoldskirchen in Thermenregion?
- zierfandler
- rotgipfler
27
What is schilcher?
rose made from blauer wildbacher in Styria, Austria
28
What are the 4 weinbaugabiete of Austria?
- Niederosterreich
- Wien
- Burgenland
- Styria
29
What does the term 'hauersekt' indicate on a label of Austrian sekt?
grower producer (RM)
30
List two aliases of blaufrankisch
- lemburger (Germany)
- kekfrankos (Hungary)
- francova (Croatia)
- burgen mare (Romania)
- game (Bulgaria)
31
What was Austria's first DAC?
Weinviertel (2003)
32
Austrian Qualitatswein is subdivided into what 4 categories?
- Pradikatswein
- Distructus Austriae Controllus (DAC)
- Sekt Austria gu
- Kabinet
33
Where is Klosterneuberg located?
Wagram, Niederosterreich
34
What is the only approved variety in Mittelburgenland DAC?
blaufrankisch
35
What are the 3 levels/categories of Austrian wine?
- wein
- Landwein
- Qualitatswein
36
Franz Mayer and Wieninger are producers best known for what type of wine?
Gemischtersatz
37
What was Austria's first DAC to allow red and white wine?
Leithaberg
38
Where is the Achleiten vineyard located?
Weissenkirchen, Wachau, Niederosterreich
39
List 3 key producers in Wachau
- Emmerich Knoll
- Franz Hirtzberg
- Rudi Pichler
- FX Pichler
- Prager
- Veyder Malberg
- Alzinger
- Domaine Wachau
- Nickolaihof
- Jager
40
What percentage of Wachau producers are members of Vinea Wachau?
90%
41
List 3 prominent producers in Kamptal DAC
- Brundlmeyer
- Heidler
- Hirsch
- Jurtschitch
- Laurenz V
- Schloss Gobelsberg
42
What are the 3 geographical designations of Austrian Landwein?
- Weinland
- Stierland
- Burgland
43
What Austrian producer is known for legendary TBA scheurebe bottlings?
Alois Kracher
44
What are the requirements for Austrian sekt Reserve?
- grapes coming from a single estate
- hand harvested
- traditional methos
- min 18 months lees aging
- brut, extra brut, brut nature only
45
What percentage of Austria's total production is Qualitatswein?
84%
46
List 3 of the important villages of Wachau
- Durnstein
- Unterloiben/Oberloiben
- Spitz
- Elsern
- Viessling
- Weissenkirchen
- Wosendorf
- Joching
- Mautern
47
What is the min abv in Austria for wein and landwein?
8.5%
48
What grape is the regional specialty of Vulkland Stiermark?
traminer
49
When did Wachau receive DAC status?
2020
50
Roter Veltliner is a specialty of what region?
Wagram
51
What is the only approved variety in Eisenberg DAC?
blaufrankisch
52
What are the 6 DAC zones of Burgenland?
- Mittelburgenland
- Leithaberg
- Eisenberg
- Rosalia
- Neusiedlersee
- Ruster Ausbruch
53
List 2 top producers in Mittleburgenland
- Moric
- Heinrich
- Iby
- Franz Weninger
54
What is the primary topographical feature of Niederosterreich?
Pannonian Plain
55
What are the main tenets of Vinea Wachau?
- no additives
- no chaptalization
- no aromatization
- no de-alcoholization techniques
56
Where are the producers Markus Huber and Ludwig Neumayer located?
Traisental DAC, Niederosterreich
57
What is the soil type of Traisental DAC?
limestone and gravel
58
What is the min percentage of blaufrankisch required in Leithaberg DAC?
85%
59
What are the primary grapes of Sudstiermark DAC?
- gewurtz
- chard
- sauv blanc
60
What is the largest region (by size) of Niederosterreich?
Weinviertal DAC
61
What is the legal RS in Austria to be considered trocken?
9 g/L (provided TA is within 2 g/L of RS)
62
What grape is the Kellerberg vineyard known for?
riesling
63
What non DAC wine of Rosalia has a min 13.5 % abv and prevalent oak character?
Grande Rosalia
64
In what year was the Austrian antifreeze scandal?
1985
65
What is sturm?
half fermented sparkling grape juice served during harvest in Vienna
66
What region of Austria borders Hungary?
Burgenland
67
What are the 2 permitted grapes in Wachau Riedenwein?
- riesling
- gruner
68
What is the primary soil type of the Pannonian Plain?
former seabed of loess
69
Who developed wire trellising in the 1950s?
Lenz Moser
70
What are the allowed red grapes in Carnuntum DAC?
- zweigelt
- blaufrankisch
71
What styles of wine are allowed in Rosalia DAC?
dry red and rose
72
Rubin Carnuntum is a group which focuses in what grape?
zweigelt
73
In Austria, kabinett wines fall under what quality designation?
Qualitatswein
74
What is the warmest and driest winegrowing region in Austria?
Burgenland
75
List 2 of the important wine towns in Kamptal
- Langenlois
- Engabrunner
- Kammern
- Strass im Strassertal
- Zobing
76
Where is Brundlmeyer located?
Langenlois, Kamptal
77
What 3 regions comprise the Weinland designation of Austrian Landwein?
- Niederosterreich
- Wien
- Burgenland
78
In what subzone of Styria does sauvignon blanc shine?
Sudstiermark
79
What is the largest winegrowing region in Austria?
Niederosterreich
80
What is the primary soil type of Wachau?
loess and gneiss with alluvial sand near rivers edge
81
What are the 2 approved varieties of Rosalia DAC?
- zwiegelt
- blaufrankisch
82
What is Austria's most cultivated white variety?
gruner veltliner (31%)
83
What is the primary soil type in Wagram?
loess
84
What is the minimum number of varietals required in Wiener Gerischter Satz DAC?
3
85
What is the large, shallow lake of Burgenland?
Lake Nieusiedl
86
What term indicates a top site in Austria?
Ried
87
What is the 3 tiered hierarchical system of the DAC label?
- Gebietsweine (regional)
- Ortsweine (village level)
- Riedenwein (single vineyard)
88
What are the classification levels of Vinea Wachau?
- Steinfeder (max abv 11.5%)
- Ferderspiel (max abv 12.5%)
- Smaragd (min abv 12.5%, spatlese ripeness equivalent)
89
What is the difference between Classic and Reserve wine in the DAC zones of Niederosterreich?
- Classic allows no botrytis or oak influence
- Classic has a max abv of 12%
- Reserve wines can show botrytis/oak influence with a max abv of 13%
90
What lake allows for the production of the majority of Austria's lusciously sweet wine?
Lake Nieusedl
91
What are Rosolo and Rosolita?
wine made from hand harvested, dried grapes
- Rosolo is dry, min 15% abv
- Rosolita is sweet
92
What 2 weinbaugebiete contain 90% of Austria's vineyards?
- Niederosterreich
- Burgenland
93
What is the warmest region in Burgenland?
Neusiedlersee
94
How many subzones are in Niederosterreich?
8
95
What is the primary soil type of Achleiten?
gfohler gneiss (sand over igneous rock)
96
What does STK stand for in Austria?
Steirisch Terroir & Klassic Weinguter
97
List a top site in Spitz, Wachau
- Axpoint
- Offenberg
- Burgberg
- Singerriedel
- Setzburg
98
What type of wine is the village of Kloch famous for?
gewurtz grown on volcanic soil (Klocher Traminer)
99
The primary growing area of Sudstiermark lies in which river valley?
Saggau
100
What is the soil type of Mittelburgenland?
deep clay
101
What is the primary soil type of Styria?
clay and volcanic
102
Name a producer of the Eisenberg DAC?
- Krutzler
- Wallner Deutsch-Schutzen
- Uwe Schiefer
- Wachter-Wiesler
103
What is the Österreichischen Traditionsweingünter? Where is it located?
- producer association created in 1992 in Austria
- organization of the Austrian Erste Lage classifications (not officially recognized but aligning to the DAC system)
- developed and classified in 2010, the 52 Ried (top sites) through Kamptal Kremstal, Wachau and Traisental
located in Kremstal
104
What is Leithakalk?
name of the local soil type of the Leithaberg DAC
- gneiss, mica slate, limestone
105
The vineyard of Schutt is shared between what two villages?
- Durnstein
- Unterloiben/Oberloiben
106
Describe Ruster Ausbruch DAC
- sweet wine of the Rust city (western shore of the Neusiedlersee lake)
- furmint base, blended with muskateller and other local grapes
- in the free town of Eisenstalt (In former Neusiedlersee-Hügelland)
- Minimum Must Weight: 30º KMW (equivalent to Trockenbeerenauslese)
- Minimum Residual Sugar: 45 g/l
- Uses botrytized grapes
- Must be hand-harvested
- Production and bottling must occur within Rust
- Must be vintage labeled
107
What is the minimum RS for Ruster Ausbruch DAC?
45 g/L
108
In what DAC is Ruster Ausbruch nested?
Leithaberg DAC
109
List a top producer of Ruster Ausbruch
- Heidi Schrock
- Ernst Triebaumer
110
The Kamp and Krems rivers are tributaries of what river?
Danube
111
List 3 well regarded villages in Kremstal
- Angern
- Furth
- Gedersdorf
- Hollenberg
- Krems
- Oberfucha
- Palt
- Rohrendorf
- Senftenberg
- Stein
- Stratzing
112
What is Bergwein?
a label implying grapes grown on a vineyard slope of 26 degrees or more
113
What two countries border Austria to the south?
- Italy
- Slovenia
114
Feinburgunder and morillon are Austrian synonyms for what grape?
chardonnay
115
What is Heuriger?
- wine produce in Wien like a “nouveau” wine
- drunk locally in the taverns seasonally run by producers
116
What is the only capital in Europe with a significant wine production?
Vienna
117
What is the parentage of Gruner Veltliner?
savagnin (traminer) X st georgen
118
What is the parentage of neuburger?
silvaner X roter veltliner
119
In what village is Kracher estate located?
Illmitz
120
Manfred Tement is a leading producer in what region?
Stiermark
121
What is the parentage of zweigelt and in what year was it developed?
st laurent X blaufrankisch
1922
122
Johanneshof Reinisch is a top producer in what village?
Gumpoldskirchen, Thermenregion
123
How is Schilfwein different from Strohwein?
- Strohwein is dried on straw
- Schilfwein is dried on reeds.
124
Name 2 DACs where hand harvesting is mandatory
- Wachau
- Rust
125
List 2 producers who bottle a Reid Achleiten
- Rudi Pichler
- Prager
- Domaine Wachau
126
What is the max RS permitted for Sekt Austria Grosse Reserve?
12 g/L
127
What are the age requirements for Mittleburgenland DAC?
- DAC is matured in ss or used oak, can be released Aug 1 YFH
- DAC with specified site matured in large oak or used barrique, can be released Oct 1 YFH
- DAC Reserve matured in new or used oak, can be released March 1 2YFH
128
Sweet wine made with grapes from Apelton, Illmitz, or Podersdorf (Neusiedlersee) may use what label term?
Seewinkel
129
What river influences Rosalia DAC?
Wulka River
130
What are the allowed grapes of Ruster Ausbruch DAC?
Qualitatswein grapes such as:
- weissburgunder
- chardonnay
- muskateller
- grauburgunder
- furmint
131
List a prominent producer in Carnuntum DAC
- Dorli Muhr
- Gerhard Markowitz
- Glatzer
132
What are the age requirements for Kremstal and Kamptal DAC?
DAC - released Jan 1 YFH
DAC with reid - released March 1 YFH
DAC Reserve - released July 1 YFH
133
Who is the main producer in Thermenregion DAC?
Johanneshof Reinisch
134
What 3 varieties are allowed in Wagram DAC reinenwein?
- gruner
- riesling
- roter veltliner
135
When did Austria join the EU?
1995
136
When was the DAC system approved?
2002
137
What is the min KMW scale for Austrian pradikatswein?
Spatlese - 19
Auslese - 21
BA/Eiswein/Strohwein/Schilfwein - 25
TBA - 30
138
What was the first Austrian sparkling brand?
Goldeck (owned by Schlumberger)
139
What are the aliases for riesling in Austria?
- rhineriesling
- weisser riesling
140
What are the two main styles of Sauv blanc in Austria?
klassik - unoaked, zippy
lagen - site specific, often see barrel age or malo
141
What are the greatest viticultural risks of zweigelt?
- excessive yields
- berry shriveling (leaf pulling often necessary)
142
Where is most of the blauer portuguiser in Austria found?
Weinviertel DAC
143
What is the general soil type of Lower Austria?
loess and granite
144
Who is the most famous Austrian barrel maker?
Stockinger
145
What is stinkerl?
A term used in Austria to describe a petrichor minerality (of used in ref. to Achliten riesling and gruner)
146
List 2 producers who bottle a ried Loibenberg
- Knoll
- Domaine Wachau
- Alzinger
- FX Pichler
- Pichler Krutzler
147
What is the oldest winery in Austria?
Nickolaihof (located in Mautern, Wachau)
- 985 AD
148
Why is Heiligstein vineyard (Zobing, Kamptal) so unique?
It is a 345 m outcrop of Permian desert sandstone (sandstone w/ volcanic conglomerates) not found in any other vineyard in Austria
- produces some of the best riesling
149
List 2 producers who bottle a Reid Heiligstein
- Schloss Gobelsburg
- Brundlmeyer
- Hirsch
- Heidler
- Jurtitsch
150
What are the three geographic regions of Carnuntum DAC?
- Leitha Mountains
- Arbesthal Hills
- Hundesheimer Mountains
151
Gfohler gneiss is found at what altitude?
450 m
152
What is hockculture?
"high culture"
- Lenz Moser's trellising system
153
What is the name for the mica slate soil in Kremstal?
gliemerschiefer (glimmer slate)
154
What is Primus and where is it found?
- label term used in Carnuntum DAC
- representing light, crisp gruner
155
What region in Austria has the most erste lage sites?
Kremstal
156
What is chardonnay called in Styria?
morillon
157
What is the average incline in Wachau?
30 degrees
158
What is traubenwelke?
berry shriveling common with zweigelt
- cure is leaf pulling
159
What is the mountain that influences the village of Spitz?
Jauerling Mountain
160
When did Wagram receive DAC status?
2022
161
What is the coldest area in Wachau?
Spitzer Graben
162
Where is the producer Veyder-Malberg located?
Spitzer Graben, Wachau
163
FX Pichler's Unendlich comes from what vineyard?
Kellerberg, Durnstein
164
List 2 vineyards in which Emmerich Knoll has plantings
- Kellerberg
- Loibenberg
- Pfaffenberg
- Schutt
- Kreutles
165
Between 2019-2024, what was the worst vintage for red wines in Niederosstereich?
2020
- very cool
166
What were the 4 best vintages for white wine in Austria since 2010?
- 2013
- 2015
- 2019
- 2021
167
Who is pictured on the bottle of Emmerich Knoll wines?
St Urban
- patron saint of winemakers
168
When was the last time Lake Nieusiedl dried up?
1866
169
Prior to 2007, what was Wagram known as?
Donauland
170
Other than Wachau, where does Emmerich Knoll have vineyard holdings?
Pfaffenberg, Kremstal
