Austria Flashcards
Early influencers of the development of the vine in Austria included:
Charlemagne and the Cistercian Monks
Weinbaugebiete
Winemaking regions in Austria, there are four.
Weinbaugebitete from North to South
- Niederösterreich
- Wein (Vienna)
- Burgenland
- Styria (Steiermark
Top six white varietals in Austria
- Gruner Veltliner
- Welschriesling
- Muler Thurgau
- Weißburgunder
- Riesling
- Chardonnay
Top four red varietals in Austria
- Zweigelt
- Blaufrankisch
- Blauer Portugieser
- Blauburger
Zweigelt is a cross between what varietals?
Blaufrankisch X S. Laurent, developed in Austria in 1922
Three levels of quality defined by Austrian wine law:
Wein
Landwein
Qualitätswein
Qualitätswein accounts for how much of Austria’s total production?
Two-thirds
Qualitätswein - standards
Must be produced from one or more of 36 permitted varietals.
Must pass a tasting paneland a chemical analysis.
Qualitätswein will carry a State Control Number (Prufnummer) and the inclusion of the red and white banderole on the bottle’s capsule.
Neusiedlersee
Burgenland
Südsteiermark
Styria
Kremstal
Lower Austria
Eisenberg varietals and region
Blaufränkisch
Burgenland
Neusiedlersee varietals and region
Zweigelt
Blaufrankisch, St. Laurent, Pinot Noir
Burgenland
Wachau primary varietals and region
Gruner Veltliner
Riesling
Zweigelt
Muller-Thurgau
Newburger
Niederösterreich
