Austria Flashcards
Austrian white grape varieties
Gruner veltliner Riesling Sauvignon blanc Weissburgunder Grauburgunder Sceurebe Chardonnay Muller thurgau Welschrielsing
Austrian wine scandal
1985 diethelyne glycol Antifreeze Industry rebounded Now higher production than Germany Aggressive marketing by government
Red grapes Austria
Zweigelt Blaufrankisch (lemberger) St.laurent Blauburgunder (pinot noir) Blauer portugeiser Cab sav
Austrian quality levels
Wein
Landwein
Qualitatswein - kabinett
Pradikatswein Austria
Spatlese Auslese Beerenauslese Strohwein Eiswein Ausbruch Trockenbeerenauslese
Austrian quality level in wachau only
Steinfeder: max 11.5% alcohol
Federapeil: 11.5-12.5% alcohol - kabinett level
Smaragd: min 12.5 alcohol (spatlese level)
DAC quality level
Districtus austriae controllatus
New level 2001
Controls style of wine in area and how it’s made
How many DAC
9
Austrian DACs
Weinviertel Mittelburgenland Traisenfal Kremstal - gruner, Riesling * Kamptal - gruner , Riesling * Leithaberg Eisenberg Neusiesdlersee Weiner gemischter satz
KMW Austria
Klosterneuburger mostwaage scale
System to measure must weight of fruit at harvest
Sugar content of grape juice measured on the kmw scale 1 degree=1% weight of sugar in the must
Austrian labeling
Heuriger, heurigen Extra Trocken Trocken Halbtrocken Suss
Regions in Austria for Riesling and gruner
Wachau
Kamptal
Wagram
Kremstal
Area in Austria for Chardonnay and gruner
Carnumtum
Niederosterreich DACs for gruner and Riesling
Trainsental
Kamptal
Kremstal
Niederosterrich DAC for gruner only
Weinviertal