austria Flashcards
what are the three quality levels of Austrian Sekt
Klassik
- labeled by the state it is produced in, min 9 months lees, max 12.5 alcohol, all sweetness levels, all production methods)
Reserve
- min 18 months on lees, released Oct 22 of 2nd year after harvest, must be dry, must be trad method
Grand Reserve
- min 30 months on lees, released Oct 22 of 3rd year after harvest, must be dry, must be trad method, single vineyards allowed, must be single village
Haeursekt only applies to Grand Reserve
min KMW for Ausbruch
30 KMW/156 Oschle
what is Spatrot-Rotgipfler
a white wine made in the Thermenregion.
a blend of Rotgipfler and Zierfandler
min amount of different grapes in a Gemischter Satz DAC
3
Min KMW for Steinfeder, Federspiel and Smaragd
15/17/19
Brundelmayer is in what DAC
Kamptal
Ried Heligenstein is in what DAC
Kamptal
Bernhard Ott is a producer in what region?
Wagram
what was the first DAC in Austria
Weinviertal (only Gruner)
What are the three main tributaries of the Danube
Krems, Kamp and Traisen
what is the only DAC that allows both red and white wines
Leithaberg
what grape is known as Lemburger in Germany and Kekfrankos in Hungary
Blaufrankisch
Reid Achleiten is in what region
Wachau
Schloss Gobelsberg is in what region
Kamptal
Ried Lamm is in what DAC
Kamptal
Muhr Van Der Niepoort is in what region
Carnuntum
Max R/S for Kamptal Gruner Veltliner
9 g/l
what 4 new regions were officially recognized in 2018
Westeiermark
Sudsteirmark
Vulkanland-Steiermark
Rosalia
what are the parent grapes of Zweigelt
Blaufrankisch + St Laurent
Blauberger is a cross between what two grapes
Blauer Portugeuiser x Blaufrankisch
Feinburgunder and Morillon are synonyms for what grape
Chard
authorized grapes for Rosalia DAC
Zweigelt and Blaufrankisch
what is Rosolo
a dry wine from Rosalia made from dried grapes, min abv 15%
what is Rosolita
a sweet wine from Rosalia made from dried grapes
the town of illitz is where
neusiedlersee
spitz is a town in what region
Wachau
weissenkirchen is a town in what region
Wachau (where Prager is located)
Stein is a village in what region
Kremstel
Strass is a village in what region
Kamptal
Gaisberg, Grub and Lamm are Erste Lage in what region
Kamptal
what is Schaumwein
a term for sparkling wine
what is perlwein
a lightly sparkling wine
what is the min alcohol for Smaragd
12.5
Ried Lobenberg is in what region
Wachau (one of the warmest in the region. Knoll makes a Loibenberg
what person is depicted on the bottles of Emmerich Knol
Saint Urban, patron saint of winemaking
what years in the 2000s were conductive to noble rot in the wachau
2000, 2004,2005,2006,2007
The Brundelmayer family is credited with developing what training system
The Lyre
who produces the top end cuvees “unendlich” and “M”
FX Pichler
unendlich =
Nikolaihof is on what bank of the Danube
south
what colour grape is roter veltliner
red
what colour grape is fruhroter veltliner
white
what does the term Handerbeit mean
“handmade”
on bottles of Veyder-Malberg
veyder is pronounced feyder
Ried Bruck is in what region
Wachau
what is the name of Austria’s Biodynamic certification program
RESPEKT
Ried Kaferberg is in what DAC
Kamptal (Loimer makes one)
Unique feature of Bernhard Ott’s “Quevre”
made in amphora, Gruner
great vintages for red wine in the 2000s
2000, 2003 (very hot)
2006, 2009 (classic, warm years)
2015, 2017 (will make round, robust reds)
what is the name of Nirpoort’s collab in austria
Muhr Van
Wosendorf is a village in what region
Wachau (Rudi Pichler)
Illmitz is a village in what region
Neusiedlersee
what 4 white grapes can be bottled either as varietal wines or blended in Leithaberg DAC
Gruner, Neuberger, chardonnay, weissburgunder
what is the parentage of Neuburger
Sylvaner x Roter Veltliner
Domaine Wachau is in what village
Durnstein
Kellerberg vineyard is in what village
Durnstein (Wachau)
Samling 88 is more commonly known as
Seggureibe (found in neusiedlersee)
two synonyms for chardonnay in austria
feinburgunder, morillon
what does KMW stand for
Klosterneuburg Must Weight
Formula for conveting KMW to Ochsle to Beaumé
(0,022 x °KMW + 4,54) x °KMW = °Öchsle
Convert the following KMW to Ochsle and Beaumé
15 kmw
17 kmw
19 kmw
15 kmw = 73 ochsle = 9.8 beaumé
17 kmw = 83.5 ochsle = 11.1 beaumé
19 kmw = 94 ochsle = 12.4 beaumé
what are the levels of the austrian pradikat system
spat, aus, ba, eiswin, strahwein, tba
min r/s of ruster ausbruch
45 g/l
what two PDO in Burgenland are 100% Blaufrankisch
Eisenberg
Mittelburgenland
where is the wulka river
Rosalia
are white wines made in Rosalia
no
red and rose only
Heiligenstein is in what village
Zobing
where is Wosendorf
Wachau
(Rudi Pichler)
STK?
producer organization in Styria
DACs of Steiermark
Weststeiermark
Sudsteiermark
vulkenland-steiermark
what is Schilcher Klassik
rose frim Westseirmark
min vine age for Grosse STK Ried Wines
15 years
soil type of Seewinkel
gravel
Pfarrweingarten, Grassnitzberg and Zieregg are classified vineyards where
Sudsteirmark
when was the otw founded
1992
is irrigation allowed in the wachau
yes
what DAC was formerly known as Nieusiedler-Hugelland
Leithaberg
Eisenberg and Middleburgenland, once a single region, were known as what
sudburgenland
Rosalia is the SW extension of what DAC
Leithaberg
min temperature for eiswein
7
Rulander is a synonym for what grape
PG
what would the term Essenz mean on a label of aubruch wine
an intensely sweet wine with a kmw of at least
35
unofficial term
Heidi Shrock, Ernest Triebaumer and Robert Wenzel below to what association
Cercle Ruster Ausbruch
min kmw of 30
what is the warmest dac in burgenland
Neusiedlersee
Roland Velic is associated with what winery
Moric
min % of blaufrankisch in Eisenberg DAC
100%
what is a Klapotetz
a large rattle meant to scare off birds
symbol of styria
chief viticultural hazards of styria
frost, hail, erosion, rainfall (mildew)
influenced by both the alps and the adriatic.
most planted DAC in stryia
Substeirmark
side of a Stettin barrel? Halm barrels?
565 Litres
Half sized stettin
made from Styrian oak
Stettin’s were meant to hold 10 Eimers (buckets) of grapes
what does STK translate to
Steiriche terroir Klassickweinguter
Requirement for STK Erste Lage and Grosse Lage
ER - 12 year old vines, 40 hl/ha
GL - 15 year old vines, 35 hl/ha