Austria

Question 1

What date did the first record of Trockenbeerenauslese appear in Austria?

Answer 1

1526

Question 2

What did Dr. Lenz Moser develop in Austria?

Answer 2

The wire trellising system

Question 3

What are the four major winemaking regions (weinbaugebiete) in Austria?

Answer 3

Niederosterreich

Wien (Vienna)

Burgenland

Styria (Steiermark)

Question 4

White grapes of Austria

Answer 4

Grüner Veltliner (most planted white varietal)

Welschriesling

Muller Thurgau

Weissburgunder

Riesling

Chardonnay

Question 5

Red grapes of Austria

Answer 5

Zweigelt (most planted red varietal)

Blaufrankisch

Blauer Portugieser

Blauburger

Question 6

Blaufrankisch x St. Laurent is a crossing of what grape?

Answer 6

Zweigelt

Question 7

Blauer Portugieser x Blaufrankisch is a crossing of what grape?

Answer 7

Blauburger

Question 8

What are two synonyms for Chardonnay in Austria?

Answer 8

Morillon and Feinburgunder

Question 9

What are the three levels of quality the defines Austrian wine law?

Answer 9

Wein (generic category)

Landwein

Qualitatswein (highest caliber of quality)

Question 10

Austrian Pradikatswein levels:

Answer 10

Spatlese

Auslese

Beerenauslese

Eiswein

Strowein

Ausbruch (must come from the city of Rust)

TrockenBeerenauslese

Question 11

The law for wines labeled by pradikat:

Answer 11

Minimum alcohol content of 5%

no chaptalization or the addition of Süssreserve

Question 12

The 13 DACs of Austria:

Answer 12

BURGENLAND:

Mittelburgenland

Leithaberg

Eisenberg

Neusiedlersee

Rosalia

NIEDEROSTERREICH:

Kremstal

Kamptal

Traisental

Weinviertel

STEIERMARK:

Sudsteiermark

Vulkanland Steiermark

Weststeiermark

WIEN:

Wiener Gemischter Satz

Question 13

What year did Austrian Sekt with Protected Designation of Origin become a legal category?

Answer 13

2016

Question 14

Klassik Sekt requirements:

Answer 14

Must come from one of Austria’s federal states

At least 9 months on the lees

Tank, transfer, traditional methods are allowed. All dosage and colors may be produced.

Question 15

Reserve Sekt requirements:

Answer 15

Traditional method

Grapes must be grown and vinified in one of Austria’s federal states

Min. 18 months on the lees, vintage may be listed. Finished product may only be Brut, Extra Brut, or Brut Nature

Question 16

Grosse Reserve requirements:

Answer 16

Grapes must come from a single village, hand harvesting is required

Vineyard names and vintage allowed on labels

Min. 30 months on the lees and may not be released until three years after harvest

Finished product must be Brut, Extra Brut, or Brut Nature

Question 17

At the Grosse Reserve level, the term “Hauersekt” on the label indicates what?

Answer 17

Wine is made by a grape grower, much like Recoltant Manipulant

Hauersekt must list village/vineyard, grape, and vintage

Question 18

What do the words Geschutzter Ursprung, geprufte Qualitat mean on the bottle capsule of Sekt?

Answer 18

Protected designation of origin and certified quality

It differentiates Protected Austrian Sekt with General Austrian Sekt