Austria Flashcards
Explain Kamptal DAC?
DAC since 2008
- Varieties: Gruner Veltliner or Riesling
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Classic: 11,5% ABV
- wine does not show any wood or Botrytis tones
- Classic + Village name: 12% ABV
- Classic + Vineyard: 12,5% ABV
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Reserve: 13% ABV
- can show a light tone of wood or botrytis
Kammern: Gaisberg, Grub, Lamm, Renner
Langenlois: Dechant, Käferberg, Kittmannsberg, Loiserberg, Schenkenbichl, Seeberg, Spiegel, Steinhaus, Steinmassl
Strass im Strassertal: Gaisberg, Ofenberg, Wechselberg Spiegel
Zöbing: Gaisberg, Kogelberg, Heiligenstein
What are the particularity of the Thermenregion?
DAC 2023
Far away from the Danube River (south) : Lies to the Pannonian plain
Riedenwein (single vineyard):
White: Rotgipfler, Zierfandler, Pinot Blanc, Chardonnay
Red: Pinot Noir, St. Laurent
Thermenregion: The region’s already warm location is amplified by the Wienerwald hills to the west, which shields the vineyards from cold Alpine influences, and the presence of Hungary’s Pannonian Plains, which bring warm breezes to the vineyards. Rotgiplfer and pinot most planted here
What are the three subdivision of the Qualitätwein?
Pradikatswein
DAC (Districtus Austriae Controllatus)
Sekt
name some producers of the Eisenberg DAC?
Krutzler
Wallner Deutsch-Schutzen
Uwe Schiefer
Wachter-Wiesler
What is the Österreichischen Traditionsweingünter? Where is it located?
producer association created in 1992 in Austria. Organisation of the Austrian Erste Lage classification – Is not officially recognise but aligning to the DAC system. – Developed and classified in 2010, the 52 Ried (top sites) through Kamptal Kremstal, Wachau and Traisental
Kremstal
Name the youngest DAC of Austria (2018-21)
- Rosalia 18
Wachau ‘20
Ruster Ausbruch ‘20
Wagram ‘21
What is the Pannonian Plain?
huge plain stretching from the Eastern Austria through Hungary and the Eastern bloc countries - is and old seabed of loess soil - give and severe continental climate: hot and dry summers with cold winters
What is Leithakalk?
name of the local soil type go the Leithaberg DAC: Gneiss, mica slate, limestone
What style of wine can be produce under the Rosalia DAC?
- Styles: Dry, still Red and Rosé
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Authorized Grape Varieties for DAC Wines:
- Reds: Blaufränkisch and/or Zweigelt with at least one comprising 85% of the blend
- Rosé: Wines must be made from one or more Qualitätswein varieties
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Minimum Alcohol (DAC Wines):
- DAC: 12%
- DAC Reserve: 13% (red only)
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Ried Wines:
- Rosé: Allowed
- Red: Only for Reserve wines
What are the main GV of the Wagram? What grape may the make Riedenwein out of that no other region can/
GV, Riesling, Roter Veltliner
can you name the Weinbauregionen of Austria?
Weinland Bergland Steierland
What are the main GV of the Carnuntum region?
Aside from Carnuntum name a DAC in Niederosterreich with no reserve category
Zweigelt: 25% of production GV: 22% Blaufränkisch, Weissburgunder, Chardonnay, gruner
Wachau / Thermenregiopn
What is the soil type of the Kamptal region?
Mica-schist in slopes vineyard (Northern part) lower Kamptal: loess + Clay
What is “Grande Rosalia”?
Wine defined by the Codex Rosalia Can not be produced under the DAC regulations and name – Must reach a 13,5% ABV – Show recognisable oak flavour
What village is Schütt shared between?
Name the major villages of the wachau and their famous vineyards.
Spitz: Axpoint, Singerriedel, Offenberg, Setzberg, Burgberg
Weißenkirchen: Achleiten, Klaus, Hinter der Burg, Hinter Seiber, Steinriegl
Wösendorf: Kollmütz, Hochrain
Joching: Stein am Rain, Pichlpoint, Kollmitz, Postaller
Dürnstein: Hollerin, Kellerberg, Höhereck, Superin, Schütt (shared with Unterloiben)
Unterloiben/Oberloiben: Loibenberg, Schütt (shared with Dürnstein), Mühlpoint, Klostersatz, Steinertal, Kreutles
Mautern: Silberbichl, Im Weingebirge
Explain Kremstal DAC?
2007 Either Gruner V or Riesling Classic:
Gebietswein:11.5%
Ortswein: 12%
Riedenwein 12.5%
Reserve: 13%
- Angern: Gaisberg
- Furth: Gottschelle, Oberfeld, Silberbichl
- Stein: Gaisberg, Grillenparz, Kögl, Pfaffenberg
- Gedersdorf: Moosburgerin, Spiegel, Steingraben, Vordernberg, Wieland
What wine can be produced under the Mittelburgenland DAC?
- Grape Varieties: Blaufränkisch
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Minimum/Maximum Alcohol:
- DAC: 12.5% (minimum) / 13% (maximum)
- DAC with Specified Site: 13% (minimum) / 13.5% (maximum)
- DAC Reserve: Min. 13% (no maximum is specified)
- Maximum Residual Sugar: 2.5 g/l
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Aging Requirements:
- DAC: Wines must be matured in stainless steel or used oak, and may not be released until August 1 of the year following the harvest.
- DAC with Specified Site: Wines must be matured in traditional large oak barrels or used barriques, and may not be released until October 1 of the year following the harvest.
- DAC Reserve: Wines must be matured in oak (used or new), and may not be released until March 1 of the second year following the harvest.
- Soil Type: Deep clay
- Key Producers: Moric, J. Heinrich, Iby, Franz Weninger
Where is Leithaberg DAC located?
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Authorized Grape Varieties for DAC Wines:
- White: Grüner Veltliner, Neuburger, Chardonnay, Weissburgunder (blends or varietal wines)
- Red: Blaufränkisch, plus a max. 15% combined Pinot Noir, St. Laurent, and Zweigelt
- Min/Max Alcohol: 12.5% to 13.5%
- Maximum Residual Sugar (DAC Wines): 2.5 g/l
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Aging Requirements (DAC Wines):
- White: Wines may not be released until September 1 of the year following the harvest
- Red: Wines must be aged in oak, and may not be released until September 1 of the second year after the harvest
- Additional Requirements: Wines must be bottled in multiples of 750ml(375ml, 1L and 2L btls are not permitted)
- Soil Types: gneiss, mica-slate, and limestone (Leithakalk)
Explain Ruster Ausbruch DAC / what DAC is it nested in?
Sweet wine speciality of the Rust city (western shore of the Neusiedlersee lake) - Michael Wenzel rebirth the style classically, Furmint base, blended with Muskateller and other local GV
On the free town of Eisenstalt (In former Neusiedlersee-Hügelland) West of the Neusiedl lake
- Minimum Must Weight: 30º KMW (equivalent to Trockenbeerenauslese)
- Minimum Residual Sugar: 45 g/l
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Other:
- Uses botrytized grapes
- Must be hand-harvested
- Production and bottling must occur within Rust
- Must be vintage labeled
Nested in Leithaberg DAC
H.Shrock / Ernst Triebaumer
What river are Kamptal and Kremstal sit on ?
Kamp and Krems: Tributaries of the Danube River
What is the German/Austrian name for pinot blanc?
Weissburgunder
Name the main vineyard of the Wien region?
Bisamberg
Nussberg (rosengarten)
Kahlenberg
Georgenberg
What is the name of the Leithaberg DAC soil type?
Leithakalk: Mica slate, Gneiss, Limestone
name three regions of niederosterreich with no vineyards classified by the OTW.
wachau / thermenregion / weinvertal