Austria Flashcards
Name the 4 Weinbaugebiete in Austria
- Niederösterreich
- Wien
- Burgenland
- Styria
What is Austria’s most planted white grape?
Grüner Veltliner
What is Austria’s most planted red grape?
Zweigelt
Zweigelt is a crossing of which two grapes?
Blaufränkisch x St. Laurent
Name some principal white grapes in Austria
Welschriesling, Müller-Thurgau, Weissburgunder, Riesling and Chardonnay
Name two synonyms for Chardonnay in Austria
Morillon and Feinburgunder
Name some principal red grapes in Austria
Blaufränkisch, Blauer Portugieser and Blauburger (Blaufränkisch x Blauer Portugieser)
What are the three levels of quality for wine in Austria?
- Wein
- Landwein
- Qualitätswein
What is strohwein?
A dried grape wine of at least Beerenauslese ripeness
What is ausbruch?
A sweet specialty of Rust in Neusiedlersee in Burgenland
What is the name of the lake in Burgenland where most of Austria’s lusciously sweet wines are made?
Lake Neusiedlersee
Where would you find the Pannonian Plain?
In Niederösterreich
What is the Pannonian Plain?
A former seabed of loess soils stretching from eastern Austria through Hungary and many countries of the former eastern bloc.
What is the climate of the winegrowing regions of Austria?
Severely continental, with hot, dry summers and severe winters
Which two regions in Austria do not lie on the path of the Danube River?
Weinviertel and Thermenregion
Name all 8 subzones of the Niederösterreich
- Weinviertel
- Carnuntum
- Traisental
- Wagram
- Kremstal
- Kamptal
- Wachau
- Thermenregion
Weinviertel DAC lies north or south of the Daube River?
North of the Danube River
Weinviertel DAC wines must be produced from which grape?
Grüner Veltliner
Traisental, Kamptal and Kremstal DAC’s may be produced from which grapes?
Riesling and Grüner Veltliner
A “Reserve” wine from Weinviertel, Traisental, Kamptal or Kremstal DAC’s will show what minimum alcohol content?
13%
“Classic” wines from Weinviertel, Traisental, Kamptal and Kremstal DAC’s will show what minimum alcohol content?
12%
What is the main stylistic difference between “Classic” and “Reserve” examples of Riesling or Grüner in Niederösterreich?
“Classic” wines must not show any wood or botrytis, while “Reserve” wines may show hints of wood and botrytis
The Kamptal and Kremstal DAC’s are located along which two rivers?
The Kamp and Krems Rivers, tributaries of the Danube
Where is the town of Lagenlois located?
Kamptal
Three important vineyards in the Kamptal?
Heiligenstein, Lamm and Dechant
What does the word ried mean?
Traditional custom of replacing the village with the word “ried” to indicate a top site
Describe the landscape of the Wachau
Wachau is a narrow band of steep slopes on the north bank of the Danube River, where vines are planted in terraces
What is the soil type of the Wachau?
A combination of loess and gföhler (gneiss), with a proportion of alluvial sand in the lower vineyard sites near the river’s edge
What is the climate of the Wachau?
Severe continental climate moderated by the Danube. The river and cool northern winds chill the summer nights significantly, enabling wines to retain high natural acidity
What are the two main grapes of the Wachau?
Riesling and Grüner Veltliner
Ripeness categories of Wachau (replace Prädikatwein category)
- Steinfeder
- Federspiel
- Smaragd
What is the minimum must weight for Steinfeder, Ferderspiel and Smaragd?
Steinfeder: 15° KMW
Federspiel: 17° KMW
Smaragd: 19° KMW (approximately 95 Öchsle, or Spätlese ripeness)
What is the alcohol for Steinfeder, Federspiel and Smaragd?
Steinfeder: max 11.5%
Federspiel: 11.5-12.5%
Smaragd: min. 12.5%
Steinfeder, Federspiel and Smaragd may be sweet or dry.
True/False
False. These wines must be dry.
Where would you find the vineyard of Achleiten?
Wachau. Achleiten is home to some of the region’s most pedigreed wines
Name three top producers in the Wachau
FX Pichler, Prager and Emmerich Knoll
What is the principal grape of Wagram?
Grüner Veltliner
What is Roter Veltliner and where would you find it?
Red grape produced as a white wine, a local specialy in Wagram (Niederösterreich).
What is Gemischter Satz?
Traditional field blends
What are the four subzones of Burgenland?
- Neusiedlersee
- Neusiedlersee-Hügelland
- Mittelburgenland
- Südburgenland
What are the four DAC’s of Burgenland?
- Mittelburgenland
- Leithaberg
- Eisenberg
- Neusiedlersee
Principal grape of Mittelburgenland DAC?
Blaufränkisch
Which DAC in Hungary allows for both red and white wines?
Leithaberg, Neusiedlersee
Synonym for Blaufränkisch in Germany?
Lemberger
Synonyn for Blaufränkisch in Hungary?
Kékfrankos
What is Burgenland’s most planted red grape?
Blaufräkisch
Name two other red grapes prominent in Austria
Zweigelt and St. Laurent
Where would you find Alois Kracher?
Neusiedlersee in Burgenland
Rust is located on the eastern or western shore of Lake Neusiedlersee?
Western shore
What is Ausbruch? Where is it famous?
A traditional sweet wine from Rust
How is Ausbruch made?
Similar to Tokaji: richly concentrated botrytis-affected must is added to less concentrated must, from fruit harvested in the same vineyard, and the two are fermented together and aged in barrel before release.
Minimum must weight for Ausbruch?
27° KMW (approximately 183° Öchsle)
Grapes commonly used for the production of Ausbruch?
Chardonnay, Muskateller, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, Neuburger, Welschriesling and Traminer
What is the most planted grape in Styria?
Welschriesling
What is the only capital city in Europe to have its own wine appellation within city limits?
Vienna (Wien)
What is heuriger?
A nouveau wine consumed in its infancy in taverns of the same name, commonly produced by Viennese winemakers
Wiener Gemischter Satz DAC produces what style of wine?
Field blends from at least 3 varieties. Commonly made by Viennese winemakers
What is Sturm?
A half-fermented, sparkling grape juice produced in Vienna
