Austria Flashcards
List these regions from South to North: Kamptal, Kremstal, Wachau
Wachau
Kremstal
Kamptal
Which regions of Austria does the Danube River flow through?
From west to east: Wachau Kremstal Traisental Wagram Wein Carnuntum
Which Austrian regions border Slovenia?
Steiermark-
Sudsteiermark
Sudoststeiermark
Westeiermark
In which Austrian region is Lake Neusiedlersee?
Burgunlenland
Where are the Steiner Hund and Pfaffenberg vineyards located?
They are the most famous vineyards in the Kremstal
Name some producers that are located in the Kremstal?
Stadt Krems
Salomon Undhof
Malay
Nigl
Langenlois is the wine center of which Austrian region?
The Kamptal
Paul Achs Gernot Heinrich Hans and Anita Nittnaus Juris Umathum Pockl are all producers in which Austrian region?
In Leithaberg DAC
What is the most planted grape of Mittleburgenland?
Blaufrankish
In which region of Austria is the region of Seewinkel? What style of wine is prominent here?
This is the best region for sweet wines made from Welschriesling in the region of Burgunland in Neusiedlersee.
What is the leading white varietal in Neusiedlersee?
Welschriesling
What is the major wine town of Neusiedlersee?
Illmitz
What is unique grape variety that is found in Westeirermark?
Schilcher- or Blauer Wildbacher. Made into a rose.
What is the largest wine growing region in Austria?
Weinviertel at 13,858 hectares.
What is the most planted grape in Weinviertel?
Gruner Veltliner
What special designation is found on the bottles of red wine from The Carnuntum region?
The Roman Heidentor (Heathen’s Gate) is imprinted on its label and is a recognition of the region’s cultural history.
What are the principle grapes of Carnuntum?
Zweigelt and Blaufrankish
What borders Carnuntum to the east and the west?
To the east is the Slovak Republic and to the east is Vienna.
Which way does the Danube river flow?
East
Which direction do the Kamp and Krems river flow?
South
How many grape varieties are permitted for Qualitatswein in Austria?
36- 22 white and 14 red
What percentage of vineyard land do red grapes represent in Austria?
Now 1/3- this number has doubled over the last 20 years.
When was the Vinea Wachau formed?
1983 by 4 producers- now has 200 members.
What are the top three white grapes planted in Austria?
Gruner
Welschriesling
Muller Thurgau
How many grape varieties are permitted for Austrian Sekt?
40 grape varieties-
What is the minimum required pressure for an Austrian Sekt?
3.5 bar
What day is Austrian Sekt Day?
October 22
Who regulates the Austrian Sekt?
The Austrian Sekt Committee- formed in 2013 and has legal status.
What does the term “Hauersekt” indicate?
This is a term used for Austrian Sekt that has tirage, disgorgement and expedition performed by the grape grower.
When is the earliest an Austrian Sekt labeled “Klassik” be sold?
October 22 of the following year.
May a single vineyard or Gross Lage be mentioned on a bottle of Klassik Austrian Sekt?
No, no more specific indication permitted than Austrian federal state.
Wines from the Kremstal may have up to how many grams per liter RS to be considered dry or trocken?
Up to 9g/l
Which grape is Morillon a name for in Austria?
Chardonnay
What is another name for Chardonnay in Austria besides Morillon?
Feinburguder
Zweigelt is a crossing between which two grapes?
Blaufrankish times St. Laurent
What is the #1 planted red grape in Austria?
Zweigelt
Blaufrankish is #2
Blaufrankish is a cross of which two grapes?
Blauer Portugieser and Blauburger
How many grape varieties are permitted for Qualitatswein in Austria?
36 total, 22 white and 14 red
What are the requirements for Qualitatswein in Austria?
Must be one of the 36 permitted varieties.
Must pass a tasting panel and chemical analysis
Must have a state control number and red and white banderol on the capsule.
The category of “Wein” in Austria can have what specifications on the label?
Vintage dated and varietal but not permitted to have a mention of a specific place other than “Austria”
What is the max yield for Qualitatswein in Austria?
All three levels, Wein, Landwein and DAC are all 67.5hl/ha
Lemberger is a synonym for which grape?
Blaufrankish
What is the minimum alcohol percentage for pradikat wines in Austria?
5%
What was the first DAC in Austria and in which year did this happen?
2003 Weinvertel
What are the most recent DACs that were created in 2018?
We Steiermark, Südsteiermark, Rosalia and Vulkanland Steiermark
In which year did Austrian Sekt with PDO status become official?
2016
Reserve Sekt from Austria may be made in which sweetness levels?
Brut, extra brut or brut nature only
What are the requirements for Grosse Reserve Sekt from Austria?
30 months on the lees Hand harvesting Single village No more than 12g/l sugar Traditional method only
Define Hauersekt
This is the same as Winzersekt in Germany. It is a single grower bottling. It is required to have the words “Geschutzer Ursprung Geprufte Qualitat” which means “Protected designation of origin and certified quality”
What is the region that has the most Gruner Veltliner planted?
Traisental
Austria-A wine harvested from a steeply sloped site with an incline of at least 26% or from terraces on these slopes is called what?
Bergwein
What is the most planted white grape variety in Austria?
Gruner Veltliner is about 29% of plantings
True or false, in a Klassik wine delicate notes of wood and botrytis are acceptable
False
Name the 8 wine growing regions of Niederosterreich?
Weinviertel, Kamptal, Kremstal, Wachau, Traisental, Wagram, Carnuntum, Thermenregion
What three pradikat wines of Austria have a minimum KMW of 25 for their must weights?
Beerenauslese, Strohwein and Eiswein
In which year was the Vinea Wachau Nobilis Districtus created?
1983
In the Wachau, Riesling grows well on which type of soil, and Gruner on which?
Riesling: Crystalline rock soils
Gruner: Sandy loess
What is Austria’s largest wine producing town?
Langenlois
1 degree KMW is approximately equal to how many degrees Ochsle?
5
In Austria, the chaptalization or enrichment of the must is known as what?
Aufbessern or Anreichern
In which region were grape pips found that dated back to the Bronze Age, that confirmed the existence of viticulture well before the Roman influence?
Traisental
What is Austria’s largest specified wine growing region?
Weinvertel
What are the northern and southern borders of the Weinvertel region?
The Czech border to the north and the Danube River to the south.
What are the principle grape varieties of Carnuntum?
Zweigelt and Blaufrankish
Thermenregion was formed with the wine law of 1985 when these two districts were combined:
Gumpoldskirchen and Bad Voslau
For a wine to be eligible for the Leithaberg DAC, the grapes must be grown in which part of the region?
The range of hills that overlook the lake Neusiedlersee from the west.
What is the main varietal used in the BA and TBA wines from Neusiedlersee DAC?
Welschriesling
If you see the term Neusiedlersee DAC Reserve on a label can you garuntee the wine is made with at least what percentage of Zweigelt?
60%
List the four permissible white varieties in Leithaberg DAC
Weissburgunder, Chardonnay, Neuburger and Gruner Veltliner
Under the Mittleburgenland DAC a wine produced from a single vineyard must have an ABV of between what and what?
13-13.5%
Define the term Junker
A light bodied young wine released the first week of November after harvest.
What are the major viticultural towns in the Wachau?
Northern bank: Spitz, Wosendorf, Joching, Durnstein, Loiben
Southern Bank: Arnsdorf, Rossatz, Mautern
What are the two major soils types of the Wachau?
Crystalline rocky soils on the hillsides and loess terraces.
Major producers of the Wachau
FX Pichler Franz Pichler Hirtzberger Emmerich Knoll Rude Pichler Nikolaihof Domaine Wachau Alzinger
Major producers of Leithaberg
Prieler
Paul Achs
Umathum
Triebaumer
Soil type of Leithaberg
Well-drained limestone
Producers of Mittelburgenland
Albert Gsellmann
Silvia Heinrich
Iby
Paul Kerschbaum
Major producers in Rust
Kracher
Tschida
Willi Opitz
Major viticultural towns of Kremstal
Stein, Krems, Senftenberg, Rohrendorf, Gedersdorf, Furth
Soils of Kremstal
Granite gneiss
Gfohler gneiss
Danube River terraces
Calcareous loess
When is the earliest a Kremstal Reserve wine can be sold?
July 1 the year following harvest. Regular Kremstal DAC may be sold January 1 the year following harvest.
Major wine towns of Kamptal
Langenlois, Zobing, Gobelsburg, Kammern, Strass
What is unique about the soil in the Heiligenstein vineyard?
It has a hot and dry microclimate and the name comes from the blazing sunshine that generates this heat. The soil is red feldspathic sandstone. A flash flood deposited soils that included volcanic elements here 320-250 million years ago.
What is a Buschenschanken?
A wine tavern
Nussdorf, Reichersdorf, Inzersdorf, Traismauer, and Herzogenburg are major wine towns in which region?
Traisental DAC
How many planted hectares in Traisental?
Around 800
Which Austrian region was previously known as Donauland?
Wagram. It was renamed in 2007.
Feuersbrunn, Fels, Grossriedenthal, Gosing, Kirchberg, Klosterneuburg, and Grossweikersdorf are major wine producing towns in which region?
Wagram
Roter Veltliner is a specialty of which region?
Wagram
Where is the historic wine trading town of Retz located?
In Weinviertel
Where are the towns of Gottesbrunn, Arbesthal, Höflein, Petronell, and Prellenkirchen located?
In Carnuntum
What is the soil type of Carnuntum? Which grapes do best here?
The soil structures consist mostly of dense loam and loess and sandy gravels, which offer optimal contidions for red wine production. Blaufrankish and Zweigelt do best here..
What are the climactic influences in Carnuntum?
The Pannonia climate creates hot summers and cold winters. The Danube River and Lake Neusiedl moderate the climate.
Thermenregion is known for which two indigenous varieties?
Zierfandler (Spatrot), and Rotgipfler
Red wines from Thermenregion would be which grapes?
Sankt Laurent, and Pinot Noir
What white grapes are primarily planted in Thermenregion?
Zierfandler and Rotgipfler
What is the soil type found in Thermenregion?
Loamy mostly - lots of fossils of sea creatures as well.
Rotgipfler is a specialty of which region of Austria?
Thermenregion
Loibenberg, Kellerberg, and Achleiten are all top sites in which region?
The Wachau
What are the top vineyard sites in Wachau?
Hochrain Achleiten Klaus Kellerberg Loibenberg Singerriedel
Same a few producers of Austrian Sekt
Brundlmayer Schloss Gobelsburg Loimer Jurtschitsch Steininger
What are three DACS that focus on Blaufrankish?
Eisenberg- Burgunland
Mittleburgunland- Burgunland
Leithaberg- Burgunland
What is a DAC that focuses on Zweigelt?
Neusidlersee DAC
How was the Kamptal region formed? Specifically why is the Heiligenstein vineyard so distinct?
The Heiligenstein vineyard and much of the Kamptal has unique soils that were formed 320-250 million years ago by a flash flood. Glacially derived loess deposits are the most prevalent.
What is the geology of the Wachau?
Old crystalline consolidated rocks form the steep slopes of the Danube valley. Gfohler gneiss, marbles, are here. The soils were also created by submarine volcanoes. Winds during the ice age carried drifting sand to the east-facing hillsides forming gneiss. The climate is Atlantic influenced from the west and Pannonia to the east.
What is the largest privately owned winery in Austria?
Stift Klosterneuburg which is in Wagram
What are the top villages on the left bank of the Danube in the Wachau?
Spitz, Durnstein, Joching
Top villages on the right side of the Danube in the Wachau?
St. Johann, Oberansdorf, Hofarnsdorf, Mittlerarnsdorf, Rossatz
Which grape is also known as Samling 88?
Scheurebe
Which grape is also known as Rotburger?
Zweigelt
What is another name for Zierfandler?
Spatrot?
Which regions of Austria are at the highest elevation?
Steiermark is in the Central Eastern Alps and elevations here go up to 650 meters.
Describe the last few vintages in Austria 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
2017- rich wines, hot vintage 2016- classic, fresh and elegant, mostly cool 2015- mostly hot, excellent vintage 2014- difficult, rainfall 2013- excellent
Best vintages in Burgunland for botrytis recently?
2015, 2010, 2005
Best ice wine vintages in Austria recently?
2012, 2009, 2004, 1999
What is Ausbruch?
This is what TBA is called when it is specifically from the free city of Rust. 30KMW ripeness level.
Which two grapes are the parents of Gruner?
Traminer and St. Georgen
In which region would you find Seewinkle gravel?
This is the unique gravel soils found in Burgunland.
What is the name of the mountains that influence the Carnuntum and Liethaberg regions?
The Leitha Range. There is also the Hainburg Mountains and the Arbestal foothills in Carnuntum.
What is the name of the river that formed the Traisental region?
The Traisen River is an ancient river which deposited dolomitic gravels in the region.
What is the name of the river in the Weinvertel region which is an off shoot of the Danube?
The Moravia River.
Neuberger is a natural cross of which grapes?
Roter Veltliner and Sylvaner
Which region of Austria has the Sopron and Koszeg mountains as part of the terroir?
Mittelburgenland
What is the KMW degree for Auslese in Austria?
21 KMW
