Austria Flashcards
Which DAC is approved for both red and white wines?
Leithanberg DAC in Burgeland west of the lake nesusiedl
Approved for Gruner, weissburgunder, Chardonnay, Neuburger and blaufrankisch
What’s the only DAC approved for zweigelt?
Neusiedlersee DAC east of the lake in burgenland
What’s Austrias labeling law?
85% vintage and varietal
What’s schilcher?
A rose made in westesteirmark
What’s Ausbruch?
It’s a sweet wine made in the town of rust in Neusiedlersee-hugelland (Leithaberg DAC)
What’s gemischter satz?
It’s a field blend wine, the speciality of the Vienna (Wien)
What’s Heuriger?
It’s an unaged wine, like a noveau
What’s Roter Veltliner?
A red grape vinified as white in Wagram (NW of Vienna)
What are the different levels of the classification of the Wachau?
Steinfender -min alc 11.5
Federspiel - 11.5 - 12.5
Smaragd 12.5+ (spatlesee)
What’s the biggest DAC in Niederosterreich and Austria?
Weinviertel in the NE, only approved for Gruner
Where is Blaufrankish approved for DAC?
Only in Burgenland
All of its regions are approved for it and are DACs
Name all of burgenlands DACs
N-S Neusiedlarsee DAC -zweigelt Leithaberg DAC -red and white Mittelburgenland DAC -blau Eisenberg DAC (sudburgenland) -Blau
Name all the communes in Niederrosterreich (lower Austria)
N-S
Weinviertel DAC
Kamptal DAC
Kremstal DAC
Wachau
Traisental DAC
Wagram
Carnuntum
Thermenregion -hottest in Austria
What’s the name of the river that passes thru the Wachau?
The Danube
What’s the 2 main differences between Germany’s and austrias pradikats?
Kabinett in Austria is a separate category not a beginning rung
And Strohwein -passito or recioto dries grapes style of wine same level as a BA
