Austria

Question 1

Federal states of Austria

Answer 1

Vienna/wien
Lower Austria
Burgerland
Styria
Carinthia
Upper Austria
Salzburg
Tirol
Voralberg

Question 2

Macro wine region of Austria

Answer 2

Weinland
Bergland
Steirerland

Question 3

Climate and influence of the climate in Austria

Answer 3

Continental, warm to hot summers/cold winters
Mainly mountains

Danube River moderate the continental climate
Lake Constance / Neusiederlersee humid warm misty autums ( botrytis)

Pannonian plain wind
Danube warming effect
Adriatic Sea warm influence in styria
North wind in lower Austria

Question 4

Austria wine law

Answer 4

DAC: appellation/controlled wine districts
18 Dac’s (15 weinland 3 Steirerland)

Quality:
Wein: no GI’s (local and international grapes)

Landwein: PGI’s, grapes approved for Qualitätswein
100% grapes from 3 macro wine regions

Qualitätswein: PDO’s, grapes harvest/vinified in the single region/ min must weight

Question 5

Designation of Qualitätswein Austria

Answer 5

Kabinett: min must weight 17KMW/max 13%abv/max9g-L RS/ no chaptalization

DAC wines: rules protected region
Klassik and Reserve

Prädikatswein: Qualitätswein/ controlled must weight / unchaptlized/add unfermented grape must

Question 6

Klassik and Reserve Dac wines

Answer 6

Klassik: dry/ unchaptlized/ medium body/ unoaked/ moderate alcohol/ max 12%abv

Reserve: fuller style-body/ min 13%abv/higher must weight/‘more extraction/ oak aging

Question 7

Strohwein method

Answer 7

Prädikaatswein style
Must weight 25degrees KMW

Fully ripe grapes/ dried on Straw mats for 3 months before vinification

Question 8

Schilfwein method

Answer 8

Similar to Strohwein
Hanged on reed

Question 9

Ausbruch wines

Answer 9

DAC in Burgenland
Only around the village of Rust
Must weight 25-30degrees KMW

Botrytized grapes and added fresh grapes

Similar to TBA wines

Welschriesling / Chardonnay / Pinot Blanc

Question 10

DAC wines quality and level

Answer 10

Klassik and Reserve

Gebietswein: regional wines
Ortswein: village wines
Riedwein: single vineyards wines

Question 11

White grapes Austria

Answer 11

Grüner Veltliner
Riesling
Welschriesling
Weissburgunder
Chardonnay(Morillon)
Sauvignon Blanc
Muller-thurgau (RieslingxMadelineroyal)

Question 12

Red grapes of Austria

Answer 12

Zweigelt
Blaufränkisch
St Laurent
Blauer Portugier
Blauburger
Blauburgunder
Cabernet Sauvignon
Blauer wildbacher

Question 13

Wachau DAC

Answer 13

Lower Austria
Hand harvest grapes
Produce Gebietswein/Ortswein/riedenwein
Rieden wines only GrunerV/Riesling

Warmer area of lower Austria
Danube River influence

Vinea Wachau association rules and categories of style

Question 14

Steinfeder/Federspiel/Smaragd in Wachau

Answer 14

Vinae Wachau styles categories

Steinfeder:
Stainless steel/ light style,fruity,young/max 11,5%abv/must weight 15 KMW

Federspiel:
Stainless steel/more aromas of fruit/youngh / 11,5%-12,5% abv/ must weight 17KMW

Smaragd: beat sites/ warm/ concentrated wines/late harvest-botrytis / min 12,5%abv/ must weight min 18,2 KMW

Question 15

Lower Austria DAC

Answer 15

Wachau
Kremstal
Kamptal
Traisental
Wagram
Weinviertel
Carnuntrum
Thermenregion

Question 16

Kremstal Dac

Answer 16

Danube River valley
Lower Austria
Pannonian plain/protected from north wind

Gruner / Riesling
Klassik : no vinyard label/ min12%abv/ no oak

Reserve min13%avb/ max9g-L RS/ oak-botrytis

Question 17

Kamptal DAC

Answer 17

Lower Austria
Gruner/ riesling Dac wines
Min 11,5%abv

Question 18

Traisental DAC

Answer 18

Under Wachau west of wien
Gruner /riesling

Question 19

Wagram DAC

Answer 19

East of wien/under weinviertel
Danube influence
Gruner Riesling

Question 20

Weinviertel DAC

Answer 20

North eat of wien
Gruner only allowed
Klassik and reserve style must be dry (no botrytis and oak)
Also Sekt are produced

Question 21

Carnuntrum DAC

Answer 21

Close to Hungary/ Slovakia

White Dac grapes: Gruner/weissburgunder/ Chardonnay

Red grapes Dac: zweigelt/ blaufränkisch

Single variety : 100% of allowed graoes
Blends: 2/3 of Dac variety+ Qualitätswein grape

Rubin carnum wine producers association:
High quality zweigelt100%/ min must weight 18 KMW/min 12,5%abv/ min 6 month wood

Question 22

Thermenregion DAC

Answer 22

Gebietswein: more varieties allowed
Ortswein:villages level grapes
Riedenwein: weissburgunder,Chardonnay, Pinot noir St Laurent
Reserve wines use of new oak

Question 23

Gemischter Satz Dac

Answer 23

Vienna
Danube influence

Question 24

Burgenland DAC’s

Answer 24

Neusiedlersee
Leithaberg
Rosalia
Mittelburgenland
Eisenberg

Question 25

Neusiedlersee DAC

Answer 25

East side of lake /warmer area of Burgenland

DAC grape: zweigelt
Klassik and reserve

Produce late harvest and noble rot wines
Welschriesling

Question 26

Leithaberg DAC

Answer 26

East side of the lake
White wine must be Chardonnay, Gruner, Neuburger and/or Weissburgunder
Min12,5%abv / aged 1 yrs steel or oak

Red wines 85%Blaufrankisch+zweigelt,pinot noir or st Laurent
Dry( max2,5g/L Rs) oak 2 yrs after harvest

Question 27

Rosalia DAC

Answer 27

Between Burgenland / niederosterreich
Dac wines Zweigelt / Blaufränkisch

Klassik and reserve
Ried can be also label for reserve

Question 28

Mittelburgenland DAC

Answer 28

Heart of Region
Dac : Blaufränkisch
Klassik and reserve( new oak)

Question 29

Eisenberg DAC

Answer 29

South of Burgenland

Mediterranean influence
Blaufränkisch
Klassik and reserve

Question 30

Styria DAC’s

Answer 30

Südsteiermark
Vulkland
Weststeiermark
Schilcher Klassik Weisteiermark

Question 31

STK label

Answer 31

Styrian Terroir Klassik

Follow set rules
Welschriesling STK:
Extra dry/ max 11,5%abv/stainless steel

Steiresche Klassik stk: Weissburgunder ,Morillon, Sauvignon Blanc ,Pinot Gris
Dry/max 12,5%abv/steinless steel

Premier/Grand cru STK:
Single vineyards “Ried”
Regulated from soil,location, age vines,harvest , yealds etc