Austria Flashcards
1 KMW (Klosterneuburger Mostwaage) is equivalent to how many Öchsle?
5° Öchsle
How many DAC are there in Austria at the moment (February 2020)?
14
Alternative name for KMW (Austrian Unit of must weight).
Babo
In which region of Austria does Roter Veltliner can make intensely aromatic, concentrated wines with high extract?
Wagram
Term of field blend of multiple grape varieties, and by implication for a wine made from the co-fermentation of fruit from such plantings.
Gemischter Satz
Main grape variety allowed in the Neusiedlersee DAC of Austria.
Zweigelt
Synonym of Chardonnay in Steiermark, Austria.
Morillon
Minimum ageing on lees for Grosse Reserve sparkling wines of Austria, based on the latest law update of 2015.
30 months
Name the two additional categories that exist in Prädikatswein of Austria, that do not exist in the German Prädikat system.
Strohwein
Schilfwein
Ausbruch
Parents of Zweigelt.
Blaufränkisch
St. Laurent
How many white and how many red grape varieties are officially approved for the production of Qualitätswein in Austria?
26 white
14 red
Name the two white grape varieties which are a specialty in Thermenregion and traditionally blended together.
Rotgipfler
Zierfandler (Spätrot)
Name the four main winegrowing regions (weinbaugebiete) of Austria, located on the east part of the country.
Niederösterreich (Lower Austria)
Wien (Vienna)
Burgenland
Steiermark (Styria)
Name the three DAC of Steiermark that have been added in 2018.
Sudsteiermark DAC
Vulkanland Steiermark DAC
Weststeiermark DAC
Name the three levels that have been created by Wein Steiermark, to do justice to the current general quality of Styrian wines.
Regional Wine
Ortswein
Riedenwein
Name the parents of Grüner Veltliner.
Traminer (Savagnin)
St. Georgener
Name the fungus resistant white grape variety, which is a cross of Cabernet Sauvignon and Bronner.
Souvignier Gris
How many grape varieties are allowed for the production of Austrian Sekt?
40
Name the three tiers of Austrian Sekt g.U. (PDO) and their corresponding minimum maturation on the lees and the allowed methods of production.
Klassik - 9 months on the lees, all methods suitable for sparkling wine production allowed
Reserve - 18 months on the lees, only traditional method allowed
Grosse Reserve - 30 months on the lees, only traditional method allowed
Where is F.X. Pichler located and what are the grapes planted in his vineyards?
Wachau
Riesling, Gruner Veltliner and Sauvignon Blanc
What is the grape variety used for the wines of Mittelburgenland DAC?
Blaufränkisch
Name the latest DAC, which is located within Burgenland.
Rosalia DAC
What is the designation “Bergwein” mean on an Austrian wine label?
From hillside vineyards with more than 26% slope
Minimum must weight for Strohwein (Schilfwein).
25 KMW (127,3° Öchsle)
Which is the range of residual sugars in a lieblich Austrian wine?
12-45 gr/lt
In which region of Austria are Stein, Krems and Seftenberg?
Kamptal
What is Uhudler?
Wine specialty of Sudburgenland in Austria, made from several American hybrids
Maximum permitted yield in Austria.
9000 kg/ha or 67,5 hl/ha
Where is the village of Langenlois located?
Kamptal, Austria
In which non-DAC region is Rust located in?
Neusiedlersee-Hugelland
Where is Alois Kracher located?
Neusiedlersee, Burgenland, Austria
Name the three categories of dry white wines of the Wachau and their respected alcohol levels.
Steinfeder (11,5% max / 15 KMW)
Federspiel (11,5%-12,5% / 17 KMW)
Smaragd (12,5% min / 19 KMW)
What style of wines does Rosalia DAC produces and from what grape varieties?
Fruit-forward/spicy red wines and rose wines
Blaufränkisch and Zweigelt
(Rosalia DAC Rose can be made from one or more red Qualitätswein grape varieties)
Which was the first DAC of Austria that allowed two grape varieties?
Traisental DAC
Principal grape varieties of Weststeiermark.
Blauer Wildbacher
Sauvignon Blanc
Weissburgunder
What is Sturm?
Partially fermented grape must
Name the five winegrowing regions that make up Austria’s Bergland.
Karnten (170 ha) Oberosterreich (45 ha) Vorarlberg (10 ha) Salzburg (7 ha) Tirol (5 ha)
Since when the local speciality “Wiener Gemischter Satz” (Vienniese Field Blend) is part of the Austrian DAC?
2013
Name the minimum required grape varieties for Wiener Gemischter Satz DAC.
The regulation for the Wiener Gemischter Satz DAC requires that at least three white quality wine varieties must be planted together in one vineyard that is listed in the Viennese vineyard register as Wiener Gemischter Satz
(The highest portion of one grape variety must be no more than 50%; the third highest portion must be at least 10%)
Minimum percentage of Zweigelt in Neusiedlersee DAC Reserve and minimum required alcohol.
60%
13%
Austria’s largest winegrowing region.
Weinviertel
Maximum residual sugar for Weinviertel DAC wines.
max. 6 gr/lt