Austria Flashcards
The Burgenland weinbaugebiet in Austria is know for what type of wines?
Red wine and sweet white wine
What is a winemaking region called in Austria?
Weinbaugebiet
What is the “antifreeze” scandal of 1985?
Producers in Austria were putting a colorless, oderless, poisonous chemical called Diethylene Glycol in their wines for added texture.
Discovered because one producer attempted to claim it on his tax return as a legitimate winery expense.
Bottles tested positive for the chemical in nearly every export market.
Besides Zweigelt, what are some other red varietals produced in Austria?
Blaufränkisch
Blauer Portugieser
Blauburger
(a Blaufränkisch x Blauer Portugieser crossing)
What are the alcohol minimums for both classic and reserve wines of the Traisental, Kamptal, Kremstal DACs?
Classic wines a minimum of 12%
Reserve wines a minimum of 13%
Classic wine may not show signs of wood aging or botrytis.
What type of wine in produced in the Styria region of Austria?
Predominantly white wine from the Welschriesling and Weissburgunder grapes.
What rare white grapes are cultivated in Thermenregion of Austria?
Rotgipfler
Zierfandler
Red wine in the DAC zones of Burgenland are produced from what grape?
Blaufränkisch
Besides Grüner Veltliner, what are some other white varietals produced in Austria?
Welschriesling
Müller Thurgau
Riesling
Chardonnay (Morillon and Feinburgunder)
Which regions of the Niederösterreich are found south of Vienna?
Carnuntum
Thermenregion
What are the subregions of Styria?
Südsteiermark
Weststeiermark
Südoststeiermark
What 2 weinbaugebiete of Austria contain 90% of the country’s vineyards?
Niederösterreich
Burgenland
What was the first DAC of Austria?
Weinviertel
Which region of Austria sits just east of Wachau, Kemstal and Kamptal?
Wagram
List the subzones of Niederösterreich
Weinviertel
Carnuntum
Traisental
Wagram
Kremstal
Kamptal
Wachau
Thermenregion
Langenlois, one of Austria’s most important towns, is located in what DAC?
Kamptal
The production in Carnuntum of Austria is oriented toward what wine?
Zweigelt
Wines of the Traisental, Kemptal and Kremstal DAC’s must be produced from what grape(s)?
Grüner Veltliner
Riesling
What are some highly regarded vineyards of the Kamptal DAC in Austria?
Heiligenstein
Lamm
Dechant
Which vineyard of the Wachau in Austria is home to some of the region’s most pedigreed vines?
Achleiten of Weissenkirchen
Describe the general characteristics of a classic wine from the Weinviertel DAC.
Made from 100% Grüner Veltliner that must show a distinct peppery note and no obvious wood or botrytis notes.
A minimum of 12% alcohol
Describe the climate of the Niederösterreich weinbaugebiet of Austria.
Niederösterreich has a continental climate with hot, dry summers and severe winters.
Describe the general characteristics of a reserve wine from the Weinviertel DAC.
A richer version of the classic with the same peppery notes, higher alcohol minimum of 13% and may reveal hints of both botrytis and wood.
What is a weinbaugebiet?
A winemaking region in Autria.
What is the largest winegrowing region of Austria?
Niederösterreich
Wines of the Weinvierel DAC must be produced from what grape(s)?
Grüner Veltliner
What is the most planted red varietal in Austria?
Zweigelt
(a Blaufränkisch x St. Laurent crossing)
List the 4 DAC’s of Niederösterreich
Weinviertel
Kremstal
Kamptal
Traisental
What lake helps to moderate the hot continental climate in Burgenland?
Neusiedlersee
What are the general standards a Qualitätswein of Austria must meet?
Sourced from a single Weinbaugebiet
Produced from permitted grape (35 varietals)
Pass a tasting panel
Pass a chemical analysis and display Prüfnummer
Include of the red and white banderole on the capsule.
A Qualitätswein of Austria may be further subdivided into the categories of Prädikatswein. List and describe the 2 additonal categories defined by Austria’s DAC.
Strohwein, a dried grape wine of at least Beerenauslese
Ausbruch, a sweet specialty of Rust in Neusiedlersee-Hügelland
List the 4 subzones of Burgenland in Austria.
Neusiedlersee
Neusiedlersee-Hügelland
Mittelburgenland
Südburgenland
Producers in Wachau of Austria have developed their own categories of classification.
What are they?
Steinfeder (local grass) 15˚ KMW
Federspiel (falconer’s tool) 17˚ KMW
Smaragd (emerald lizard) 19˚ KMW
(19˚ KMW is equivalent to 95˚ Öchsle, or Spätlese ripeness)
The wines are fermented dry and Smaragd inevitably show signs of botrytis
Most of Niederösterreich’s subzones are located along what river that cuts through the region?
The Danube River
List the 3 levels of quality defined by Austrian wine law.
Wein
Landwein
Qualitätswein
List the 4 DAC regions of Burgenland
Neusiedlersee
Mittelburgenland
Eisenberg
Leithaberg
What is the name of the town of the Kamptal DAC that is one of Austria’s most important wine towns?
Langenlois
The town of Rust in Neusiedlersee-Hügelland is famous for what type of wine?
Ausbruch
A sweet wine prepared in a similar fashion to Takaji of Hungary.
Concentrated botrytis affected must is fermented with a less concentrated must then aged in barrel before release.
Where are most of Austria’s sweet wines produced?
Around the lake of Neusiedlersee in Burgenland
(the vast majority of the country’s white wines are fermented dry)
What is the most cultivated white variety in Austria?
Grüner Veltliner
List the 4 major weinbaugebiete of Autria
Niederösterreich
Wien (Vienna)
Burgenland
Styria (Steiermark)
What does Ried on an Austrian wine label indicate?
Indicates a top site
