Austria Flashcards
what village does Heidi Schrock make wine in?
Rust in Neuseidlersee-Hugeland
famous for her Ausbruch
what is the most famous vineyard of Zobing? what DAC is it in?
Heilengenstein. Kamptal
which DACs may use Erste Lage? Which grapes?
Kamptal, Kremstal, Wagram, Traisental
- Gruner & Riesling
max harvest yield for Austrian wines with vintage and/or variety on label:
67.5 hl/ha
Morillon is a synonym for what grape in Styria
Chardonnay
what climate zone are Themenregion and Carnuntum in?
Pannonian Plain
may Austrian Kabinett wines be chaptalized
No
Niederosterrreich DACs
Kamptal
Kremstal
Traisental
Weinviertal
what is Gemischter Satz?
field blend popular in Carnuntum & Vienna
where is Langenlois? name 3 vineyards
Kamptal
- Heiligenstein, Lamm, Dechant
top Kremstal producers
Nigl
Malat
Lenz Moser
Salomon-Undhof
what grape variety does Eisenberg DAC specialize in?
Blaufrankisch
are Riesling and Welschriesling related?
no
grape and ABV Kamptal, Kremstal, and Traisental DAC
Riesling & Gruner
- Classic 12%
- Reserve 13%
what does ‘Reid’ indicate on an Austrian wine label?
replaces village name, indicates a top site (52 named), only for Gruner & Riesling
the Kamp River is a tributary of what larger river?
Danube
Wachau soil types:
loess, gneiss, gfohler
Zweigelt parentage
Blaufrankisch x St Laurent
only DAC in Burgenland to allow white wine
Leithaberg
min must weights and abv for Wachau classification
Federspiel - 15 KMW (max 11.5% abv)
Steinfeder - 17 KMW (11.5-12.5% abv)
Smaragd- 19 KMW (12.5%+ abv)
name 3 producers of Wachau
Domaine Wachau FX Pichler Rudi Pichler Emmerich Knoll Prager
Codex Wachau Requirements
no additives (includes chaptalization) no aromatization (includes oak) no fractionalization - founded 1983 - control 85% of Wachau vineyards
Austrias largest wine growing region
Niederosterreich
what was Wagram known as before 2007
Donauland
min. abv for Kamptal rsv Riesling
13%
where is Klosterneuberg?
Wagram
what region of Austria is Roter Veltliner a specialty of?
Wagram
- red grape produced as a white wine
- not related to Gruner
where is Achleiten vineyard?
Weissenkirchen, Wachau
top Kamptal producers
Fred Loimer
Brundlmayer
Schloss Gobelsburg
which Kamptal producer experiments with oak?
Fred Loimer
what 2 regions of the Niederosterreich does the Danube not affect?
Weinvertal and Thermenregion
grapes allowed in Weinviertal DAC
only Gruner
- must have distinct peppery taste
Langenlois, Zobing, and Kammern are villages of what region?
Kamptal
major grapes of Thermenregion
Zierfandler and Rotgipfler
what is gfohler and where is it found?
gneiss found in Wachau
1st region to be awarded DAC? when
Weinvertal 2002
last DAC awarded? when?
Weiner Gemischter Satz. 2013
in 2015 a new quality tier was introduced for Austrian sekt? what are the levels and how much time do they spend on the lees?
klassik - 9 months
reserve - 18 months
grosser reserve - 30 months
what is a uhudlher?
refers to a white or rose wine made from American hybrid grapes (exclusively in sudburgenland)
who is Lenz Moser
developed the wire trellising system that allowed for mechanical harvesting post WWII
DAC of Burgenland and associated grapes:
Neusiedlersee - Zweigelt
Leithaberg - red and white
Mittelburgenland - Blaufrankisch
Eisenberg - Blaufrankisch
1 KMW = what % of sugar in must
1%
must weights in KMW for Eiswein?
25
must weights in KMW for Ausbruch?
27
must weights in KMW for Spatlese?
19 (same as Smaragd in Wachau)
must weights in KMW for Stohwein?
25
what region lies east of Burgenland?
Sopron, Hungary
what does hefeabzeug mean on an Austrian wine label?
lees aging
major vineyards of Weissenkirchen?
Achleiten, Hinter de Berg, Hinter Seiber, Klaus
major producers of Weissenkirchen?
Pager, Pichler, Jaeger
3 villages in Kamptal that contain Erste Lagen?
Langenlois, Ammern, Obing
where is Brundlmayer based?
Langenlois, Kamptal
only varietals permitted to carry Austrian Erste Lage logo?
Riesling and Gruner Veltliner
what are Gemischter Satz
traditional field blends from Carnuntum
predominant red grape of Carnuntum?
Zweigelt
what is Burgenland’s most widely planted red grape
Blaufrankisch
major villages of Sudsteiermark:
Gamlitz, Ratsch, Berhausen, Spielfeld, Leutschach, Kitzeck
which Austrian DAC are authorized for red wine only?
- Mittelburgenland DAC, 100% Blaufrankisch
- Eisenberg DAC, 100% Blaufrankisch
- Neusiedlersee DAC, mostly Zweigelt
max abv for Kabinett in Austria?
13%
Neuburger is a cross between which two grapes and is permitted in which DAC?
Roter Veltliner x Sylvaner. Allowed in Leithaberg DAC
lowest min must weight for qualatitswein in Austria?
15 KMW
where is Blauer Wildbacher regularly found?
Weststeiermark
most planted red grape in Austria?
Zweigelt
