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
What is the name of the compound that was added to Austrian wines to give them texture, that led to a scandal? What year was this?
Diethylene glycol
1985
What are the six major white grapes of Austria in decreasing order of acreage under vine?
Gruner Veltliner Welschriesling Riesling Weissburgunder Muller Thurgau Chardonnay
(based on 2015 stats)
What are the two synonyms for Chardonnay in Austria?
Morillon
Feinburgunder
Name the parents of Blauburger.
Blaufränkisch
Blauer Portugieser
What are the four major red grapes of Austria in decreasing order of acreage under vine?
Zweigelt
Blaufränkisch
Blauer Portugieser
Blauburger
(based on 2015 stats)
What is Strohwein and what level of ripeness is it equivalent to in the ladder of Pradikatswein?
A wine produced from dried grapes and must be at least Beerenauslese (127° Öchsle / 25 KMW) in ripeness
What style of wine is the town of Rust known for?
Ausbruch (30 KMW)
Name the KMW for Prädikatswein Spätlese, Auslese, Beerenauslese/Eiswein/Strohwein, Ausbruch and Trockenbeerenauslese.
Spatlese: 19 KMW Auslese: 21 KMW Beerenauslese/Eiswein/Strohwein: 25 KMW Ausbruch: 27 KMW Trockenbeerenauslese: 30 KMW
Most of Austria’s lusciously sweet wines are produced around what lake?
Neusiedlersee
Name the 8 subzones of Niederosterreich.
Weinviertel (largest / Austria's first DAC) Carnuntum Traisental Wagram Kremstal Kamptal Wachau Thermenregion
Which subzone of Niederosterreich was known as Donauland prior to 2007?
Wagram
Which of the four major winegrowing regions of Austria is known for producing the country’s best reds and sweet wines?
Burgenland
Name the DAC zones within Burgenland.
Mittelburgenland Leithaberg Eisenberg Neusiedlersee Rosalia
First Austrian DAC to allow both red and white wines.
Leithaberg
Which Austrian grape is also known as Lemberger in Germany and Kekfrankos in Hungary?
Blaufränkisch
What grape is Weingut Tement leading the way in production?
Sauvignon Blanc
What is Schilcher, from what grape and from what region it?
Style of rose
Weststeiermark
Blauer Wildbacher
What is Heuriger?
Fresh wine consumed in its infancy in taverns of the same name
Term used in Austrian wine labels to indicate a top vineyard site.
Ried
What is the name of the famous Wachau vineyard located in Weissenkirchen?
Achleiten
What is the grape used in Mittelburgenland DAC wines?
Blaufränkisch
What is the grape used in Eisenberg DAC wines?
Blaufränkisch
Austrian synonym of Muscat Blanc A Petits Grains.
Muskateller (Gelber Muskateller)
Scheurebe is called what in Austria?
Samling
What does KMW stand for?
Klosterneuburger Mostwage
Where is Weingut Knoll located? Name their best vineyard site.
Wachau
Kellerberg (located in Durnstein)
When was Vinea Wachau created?
1983
What subregions of Niederosterreich have a DAC status?
Weinviertel
Kamptal
Kremstal
Traisental
Climate of Burgenland.
Hot Pannonian (Continental Climate), tempered by the cooling influence of the Neusiedlersee lake
What grape are the DAC wines of Weinviertel? What are the minimum ABVs for Classic and Reserve and what is required of the wines?
Grüner Veltliner
Classic 12%, no oak or botrytis notes
Reserve 13%, may have oak or botrytis notes
(both are approved by a tasting panel)
Where are the Wachau’s best vineyards located?
Terraced along the northern banks of the Danube
Local name of the soil of the Wachau.
Gföhler (it is a combination of loess and gneiss)
What is the minimum ABV of Austrian Prädikatswein?
5%
What is peculiar about Austrian Kabinett?
It is a subset of Qualitätswein, not Prädikatswein like Germany
What are the minimum must weights for Austrian wine?
Generic Wine: 10,6 KMW Landwein: 14 KMW Qualitatswein: 15 KMW Kabinett: 17 KMW Spätlese: 19 KMW Auslese: 21 KMW Beerenauslese: 25 KMW Strohwein: 25 KMW Eiswein: 27 KMW Ausbruch: 27 KMW Trockenbeerenauslese: 30 KMW
What village is Achleiten in?
Weissenkirchen, Wachau
Name the three quality levels of Austrian wine.
Wein
Landwein
Qualitätswein
What is Kamptal’s most important town of production?
Langenlois
Where is the Klosterneuburg Institute located?
Wagram
What two Burgenland subzones are divided by Lake Neusiedlersee?
Neusiedlersee
Neusiedlersee-Hugelland
What are Burgenland’s subzones?
Neusiedlersee
Neusiedlersee-Hugelland
Mittelburgenland
Sudburgenland
What are the red DACs of Austria?
Mittelburgenland (Blaufränkisch) Leithaberg (Blaufränkisch) Eisenberg (Blaufränkisch) Neusiedlersee (Zweigelt) Rosalia (Blaufränkisch or Zweigelt)
Which three DACs of Niederosterreich are very similar?
Kamptal
Kremstal
Traisental
(Gruner Veltliner or Riesling / Classic 12% mnm ABV, Reserve 13% ABV)
How many “Erste Lagen” sites are there (2019)? What regions are they in?
72 sites
Kamptal, Kremstal, Traisental, Wagram, Carnuntum and Wien
What varieties may carry the Austrian “Erste Lage” logo?
Gruner Veltliner
Riesling
What white grape performs especially well in Sudsteiermark?
Sauvignon Blanc
Where is Leithaberg DAC located? What varieties are permitted?
Neusiedlersee-Hugelland
Red: mnm 85% Blaufrankisch
White: may be single varietal or blends from Gruner Veltliner, Chardonnay, Neuburger and Weissburgunder (Pinot Blanc)
What is Blauer Wildbacher?
Ancient red grape, comprising over 95% of the red grape acreage in Weststeiermark, often vinified as Schilcher rose wine
What is the leading red grape in Austria?
Zweigelt
Blaufränkisch x St. Laurent crossing developed in 1922
When did “Wein” replace “Tafelwein”?
2009 vintage
How many hectares is Wien (Vienna)?
637 ha
What is the “Erste Lage” logo?
1ötw
What is the main grape of Carnuntum?
Zweigelt
What is the only European city to have its own wine appellation within city limits?
Vienna
Which subregions of Niederosterreich do not have a DAC status?
Carnuntum
Thermenregion
Wagram
Wachau
Where is the Dechant vineyard?
Langelois, Kamptal
Where is the Heilingenstein vineyard?
Zobing, Kamptal
Where is the Lamn vineyard?
Kammern, Kamptal
What is the westernmost region of Niederosterreich?
Wachau
What was the first DAC to allow both red and white wines?
Leithaberg
Who is a key producer of Thermenregion?
Johanneshof Reinisch
What is the sole authorised grape of Eisenberg DAC?
Blaufränkisch
Which popular Austrian grape variety is also called Weissgipfler?
Grüner Veltliner
