Austria Flashcards
What are the four weinbaugebiete of Austria?
Niederösterreich, Wien (Vienna), Burgenland, and Styria (Steiermark
Which two weinbaugebiete of Austria are the most important?
Burgenland, Niederösterreich (contain 90% of vineyards between them)
Most planted white varities -
Grüner Veltliner, Welschriesling, Müller Thurgau, Weißburgunder, Riesling, and Chardonnay, whose (Austrian synonyms include Morillon and Feinburgunder)
Most planted red varities -
Zweigelt, leads red grapes in plantings, followed by Blaufränkisch itself, Blauer Portugieser, and Blauburger
Three quality levels in Austria -
Wein, Landwein, and Qualitätswein
Two divisions of Qualitätswein
Prädikatswein and Districtus Austriae Controllatus (DAC).
Largest and most important weinbaugebiete
Niederösterreich
Subzones of Niederösterreich
(8) Weinviertel, Carnuntum, Traisental, Wagram, Kremstal, Kamptal, Wachau, and Thermenregion
What river influences Niederösterreich, forming most of its border
Danube River
Name six Wachau producers
Emmerich Knoll, Domane Wachau, Nicolaihof, Prager, F. X. Pichler, Hirtzberger
What is the best (recent) vintage for Austria?
2013
What is the Österreichischen Traditionsweingüter
winegrowers organization founded in 1992
How many Erste Lage vineyards exist in Kremstal, Kamptal, Wagram and Traisental
52
What is the Vinea Wachau
Wachau growers association - see Codex Wachau
What are the requirements in the Codex Wachau
no additives (including chaptalization), no aromatization (including the use of new barrique), and no “fractionation” (techniques such as de-alcoholization)
