Austria

Question 1

What is the general climate of Austria?

Answer 1

Cool continental climate with short summers and harsh winters.

Question 2

What mountain range covers Austria on a side? Which side?

Answer 2

Alps on west

Question 3

What are the two most important varietals in Austria?

Answer 3

Gruner Veltliner

Welschriesling

Question 4

Name 3 white and 3 black varietals in Austria.

Answer 4

Gruner Veltliner
Welschriesling
Riesling

Zweigelt
Blaufrankish
St. Laurent

Question 5

What is the most planted black variety in Austria? What is it a crossing from?

Answer 5

Zweigelt (Blaufrankish x St Laurent

Question 6

What black variety in Austria is the most highly regarded?

Answer 6

Blaufrankish

Question 7

How are PGI and No GI wines labelled in Austria respectively?

Answer 7

Landwein

Wein

Question 8

What are two status terms for PDO wines in Austria?

Answer 8

Qualitatswein and DAC (Districtus Austriae Controllatus)

Question 9

What is the DAC?

Answer 9

Districtus Austriae Controllatus - Producers from 9 smaller regions come to agreement on varietie(s) and style (and regulations to go with it) that they think best fits their region to be awarded this status.

Question 10

What are the 2 additional Pradikate in Austria?

Answer 10

Ausbruch

Strowein/Schilfwein

Question 11

Where does Ausbruch fall in the Austrian Pradikat system?

Answer 11

Between BA and TBA

Question 12

What is Strohwein or Schilfwein?

Answer 12

Bunches of grapes are laid out on beds of straw or reeds during the winter to concentrate sugars.

Question 13

What are the four federal states for PDO wines in Austria?

Answer 13

Niederosterreich (Lower Austria)
Burgenland
Steiermark (Styria)
Wien (Vienna)

Question 14

What is the largest growing region in Austria for both production and exports? What is it’s most important region and what is it most renowned for?

Answer 14

Niederosterreich (Lower Austria)

Wachau for high quality dry wines made from Gruner or Riesling.

Question 15

True or False: Wachau is Austria’s premiere DAC.

Answer 15

False - To date Wachau has not been chosen to become a DAC and has instead relied on it’s own classification system.

Question 16

Name two DACs that lie just north of Wachau. What styles of wine do they make?

Answer 16

Kamptal DAC and Kremstal DAC

They produce wines in a similar style and quality to the Rieslings and Gruner Veltliner’s in Wachau.

Question 17

What is the largest and first DAC in Austria? What state is it in?

Answer 17

Weinviertel DAC

Niederosterreich

Question 18

What is the sole varietal allowed for Weinviertal DAC? Name and describe the two levels in this DAC

Answer 18

Gruner Veltliner

Klassik - light, fresh and fruity with no discernible oak

Reserve- higher minimum alcohol and are allowed to be matured in oak

Question 19

What is the primary varietal for sweet wines in Austria?

Answer 19

Botrytised Welschriesling

Question 20

Where is Burgenland? What wines is it most well known for?

Answer 20

East Austria along the border of Hungary

Top quality sweet wines and red.

Question 21

How many DACs are there for Blaufrankish in Austria? What is the most important?

Answer 21

3

Mittleburgenland

Question 22

What is Neusiedlersee?

Answer 22

A vast shallow lake in the north of Burgenland that is key for sweet wine production. Also a DAC for Zweigelt.

Question 23

T/F: Kabinett is considered a Pradikat level in Austria.

Answer 23

Fasle

Question 24

T/F: Qualitatswein in Austria can be chaptilized

Answer 24

True