Austria Flashcards
What are the requirements of Neusiedlersee DAC?
DAC (2012)
- Red:
## Classic: Zweigelt (12% abv)
## Reserve: min. 60% Zweigelt + Max. 40% local varieties (13% abv)
Sweet:
- Spätlese and Auslese: White Qualitätswein varieties including Welschriesling, Weissburgunder, and Chardonnay
- Reserve - Beerenauslese and Trockenbeerenauslese
Oesterreichische Traditionsweinguter was founded when?
1992
Three subzones of Styria in Germany
Südsteiermark
Weststeiermark
Vulkanlandsteiermark
name 3 regions within Bergland
Vorarlberg, Tyrol, and Carinthia
Which varieties are acceptable for white Leithaberg DAC?
4
Weissburgunder
Chardonnay
Neuburger
Gruner Veltliner
DAC Leithaberg for red, at least, has how much % of Braufrankisch?
0.85
Neuburger=
= Roter Veltliner x Sylvaner
Cross of Sylvaner
Savagnin and Oestereichisch Weiss
This region in the east of Niederosterrich was known as Donauland prior to 2007
Wagram
Thermenregion and Carnuntum were known as what in the past?
Donauland
Who is the pioneer of sparkling wine in Austria?
Robert Schlumberger
1842
Parents of Rotgipfler
TraminerxRoter Veltliner
What is Uhudler?
non vinifera hybrid variety in Eisenberg(red grape)
What is the Weinguter Wagram?
group of wine maker in Wagram which focuses on Gruner Veltliner and Roter Veltliner<br></br><img></img>
What are the requirements of Weinviertel DAC?
1st DAC (2002)
- Dry white wines
- 100% Grüner Veltliner
## Classic: min. 12% abv (no wood, no botrytis)
## Reserve: min. 13% abv (new wood, botrytis)
What is KMW? What does it stand for?
- Klosterneuburger Mostwaage (KMW)
- Austrian measure for must weight
1 KMW = about 1.2 Brix
1 KMW = about 5 Öechsle
First DAC, year
Weinviertel in 2003, vintage 2002
Cross of Muscat Ottonel
Chasselas and Muscat d’Eisenstadt
Blauburger is a crossing of which two grapes?
Bläufränkisch x Blauer Portugieser
What are the requirements of Neusiedlersee DAC?
DAC (2012)
- Red from Zweigelt + sweet white from all authorised grapes
## Reserve: min. 60% Zweigelt + Max. 40% local varieties (13% abv)
Oesterreichische Traditionsweinguter was founded when?
1992
Pannobile
9
Achs
Beck
Gsellmann
Heinrich
Leitner
Nittnaus
Pittnauer
Preisinger
Renner
Which varieties are acceptable for white Leithaberg DAC?
4
Weissburgunder
Chardonnay
Neuburger
Gruner Veltliner
Cross of Sylvaner
Savagnin and Oestereichisch Weiss
Cross of Sylvaner
Savagnin and Oestereichisch Weiss
Who is the pioneer of sparkling wine in Austria?
Robert Schlumberger
1842
What are the requirements of Weinviertel DAC?
1st DAC (2002)
- Dry white wines
- 100% Grüner Veltliner
## Classic: min. 12% abv (no wood, no botrytis)
## Reserve: min. 13% abv (new wood, botrytis)
What is the Weinguter Wagram?
group of wine maker in Wagram which focuses on Gruner Veltliner and Roter Veltliner<br></br><img></img>
Who owns largest vineyard of St Laurent?
Klosterneuburg
Who is the pioneer of sparkling wine in Austria?
Robert Schlumberger
1842
Name the most famous sweet wine producer in Neusiedlersee (Burgenland)
- Alois Kracher (Illmitz) [Eiswein, BA, TBA]<br></br><img></img>
What is KMW? What does it stand for?
- Klosterneuburger Mostwaage (KMW)
- Austrian measure for must weight
1 KMW = about 1.2 Brix
1 KMW = about 5 Öechsle
How sweet is Ruster Ausbruch?
TBA
30 KMW
First DAC, year
Weinviertel in 2003, vintage 2002
Blauburger is a crossing of which two grapes?
Bläufränkisch x Blauer Portugieser
Lenz Moser
Kremstal<br></br><img></img>
Name important villages from east to west in Wachau
Mautern-Loiben-Durnstein-Rossatz-Weissenkirchen-Joching/Wosendorf-Arnsdorf-Spitz
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Name 2 groups of wine makers in Wagram
Weinguter Wagram and Wagramer Selektion<br></br><img></img>
Schilcher is made from which grape variety?
Blauer Wildbacher
Minimum KMW of Spatlese
19 KMW
What are the requirements of Eisenberg DAC?
- gebietswein: 100 % Blaufränkisch
- ortswein: Blaufränkisch + Welschriesling
- riedenwein: Blaufränkisch + Welschriesling
Head of AWMB
Chris York
Вилли Клингер
What is the crossing of Neuburger?
White grape
- Roter Veltliner x Sylvaner
Zierfandler’s syonym
Spatrot
Zierfandler’s syonym
Spatrot
Minimum alcohol required for Qualitatswein in Austria
0.05
When was the new Austria’s wine law introduced?
- 1993 (Antifreeze Scandal 1985)
1) Severe yield limits
2) Higher min. must weight (compared to Germany)
3) Chaptalisation is NOT allowed for quality wine