Austria Flashcards
What is the minimum KMW of Schilfwein / Strohwein?
25ºKMW
What is the minimum KMW of Ausbruch?
30KMW
Lake Neusiedl borders Austria and ______ (country).
Hungary
True / False:
Mechanical harvesting is allowed for Reserve Sekt wines.
False
What is the required, or limit, g/L residual sugar and acidity of Halbtrocken wines?
Up to 18 g/L residual sugar if the total acidity is no less than 10 g/L below the RS value
What is the required, or limit, g/L residual sugar and acidity of Trocken wines?
Up to 9 g/L residual sugar if the total acidity is no less than 2 g/L below the RS value
What is the minimum KMW and minimum alcohol of wine labeled Wein?
- 7ºKMW
8. 5% alcohol
What is the minimum KMW of a Spätlese?
19º KMW
What region is home to Klosterneuburger?
Wagram
Name a DAC that no longer exists.
Schilcherland DAC
What was Austria’s first DAC?
Weinviertal
Spitz, Weissenkirchen, Dürnstein, and Loiben are the major towns of ______.
Wachau.
Name two things Codex Wachau does not allow.
Aromatization, additives, fractionation
What is the main grape of Mittelburgenland?
Blaufränkisch
What is the maximum yield of DAC wines?
9,000 kg / ha
(67.5 hl / ha)
*May be adjusted up to 20% depending on vintage conditions
What is the minimum KMW of Qualitätswein Sekt and how long must it spend on the lees?
15ºKMW
9 months on the lees
Ausbruch is a specialty of what locale?
Rust
Order the following coolest to warmest:
Kamptal, Weinviertel, Mittelburgenland
Weinviertal, Kamptal, Mittelburgenland
Near what body of water would you find the village of Rust?
Lake Neusiedl
High quality Sauvignon Blanc is most often associated with what region of Austria?
Steiermark
What are the permitted grape varieties for Eisenberg DAC wines?
Blaufränkisch
- location: Burgenland
soil: gravel and slate - classic: 12.5% alcohol
- reserve: 13% alcohol
At what is the minimum KMW level Smaragd Riesling may be picked?
19º KMW
What is the required, or limit, g/L residual sugar of Lieblich wines?
Up to 45 g/L residual sugar
What is the minimum KMW of Trockenbeerenauslese?
30º KMW
Describe the 2014 vintage in Austria.
Excessive rainfall and poor weather; worst vintage in recent years
What is the required, or limit, g/L residual sugar of Süß?
45 g/L residual sugar and up
What lake is a moderating factor to Burgenland?
Lake Neusiedl
What is a Hauersekt?
Grower-Producer
What is sturm?
Partially fermented grape must
What is the only DAC of Burgenland that allows the production of white wine?
Leithaberg DAC
*White: blend or varietal
– grüner veltliner, neuburger, chardonnay, Weißburgunder
*Red: blaufränkisch and a maximum 15% Pinot Noir, st laurent, and zweigelt
Name the single DAC region of Wein.
Weiner Gemischter Satz
What are the 8 regions (6 are DACs) of Niederösterreich?
Weinviertal DAC, Carnuntum DAC, Traisental DAC, Wagram, Kremstal DAC, Kamptal DAC, Wachau DAC, Thermenregion
What are the three quality levels of Styria wine?
Riedenweine (single vineyard)
Ortsweine (villages)
Gebietsweise (regional)
What are the three quality levels of Österreichische Traditionsweingüter?
Klassifizierte Lage
Erste Lage
Große Erste Lage
What is the minimum KMW of Auslese wine?
21º KMW
Which two wine-producing countries border Austria to the south?
Italy
Slovenia
What is the minimum KMW of Beerenauslese?
25º KMW
Name the DACs of Steiermark.
Südsteiermark DAC
Vulkanland Steiermark DAC
Weststeiermark DAC
Name the DACs of Burgenland.
Eisenberg DAC Leithaberg DAC Mittelburgenland DAC Neusiedlersee DAC Rosalia DAC
Name the DACs of Niederösterreich.
Carnuntum DAC Kamptal DAC Kremstal DAC Traisental DAC Weinviertal DAC
Name the DAC of Wien.
Wiener Gemischter Satz DAC
