Austria Flashcards
Styria Quality system and year enacted
2018
Gebietswein- regional
Ortswein- Village
Reidenwein- Single Vineyard
What % of wine is Qualitätswein
2/3 or 67%
Local Red varietal East of lake in Burgenland
Blauer Zweigelt
Chaptalisation known as __ and max %, styles allowed
‘Aufbessern’ or ‘Anreichern’ max 2% volume.
Landwein/Qualitätswein (not Prädikat)
Year Klassik/Reserve introduced
2005
Year Austrian Sekt qualitätswein approved
2016
Primary soil of the Wachau
Loess- Pannonian
Gföhler- gneiss
alluvial by bank
Thermanregion grape and style
Rotgipfler/Zierfandler
Blended Style: Spätrot Rotgipfler
Top 3 grapes in Wachau in % descending
Grüner 54%
Riesling 17%
Zweigelt 8%
Kamptal 2012 Erste Lage + village (5) N-S
Zöbing: Gaisberg, Heiligenstein, Kogelberg
Langenlois: Dechant, Käferberg, Kittmannsberg,
Loiserberg, Schenkenbichl, Seeber, Spiegel, Steinhaus, Steinmassl, Thal
Kammern: Gaisberg, Lamm, Renner, Grub
Straß in Straßertal: Gaisberg, Ofenberg, Wechselberg, Spiegel
Engabrunn: Stein
First record of TBA in Austria
1526 - 200 years before Germany
Wachau is between what 2 towns
Melk
Krems- on der Donau
3 quality levels of Austrian Wine
Wein
Landwein
Qualitätswein
What is Junker
young wine in Styria
debuts in 1st week of November
Prädikatswein breakdown by KMW
Qualitätswein 15 degrees 9% Sekt 15 degrees Kabinett 17 degrees max 13% Spätlese 19 degrees min 5% Auslese 21 degrees Beernenauslese 25 degrees Eiswein 25 degrees Strohwein 25 degrees Ausbruch 30 degrees Trockenbeerenauslese 30 degrees
3 tiers of Austrian Sekt and aging requirements
Klassik: Tank/transfer/traditional/9 months lees
Reserve: only traditional/dry/ 18 months lees
Grosse Reserve: Single village/only dry/ 30 months lees/ only designation to allow Hauersekt
14 DAC’s
Weinvertal Mittelburgenland Traisental Kremstal Kamptal Leithaberg Eisenberg Neusiedlersee Wiener Gemischter Satz Rosalia Vulkanland Steiermark Südteiermark Weststeiermark Carnuntum
8 sub zones of Nierderösterreich
Weinvertal Carnuntum Traisental Wagram Kremstal Kamptal Wachau Thermanregion
1st DAC to allow red and white and weinbaugebiete
Leithaberg - Burgenland
KMW of Ausbruch
30 degrees KMW
156 degrees Öchsle
Burgenland DAC N-S
Neusiedlersee Leithaberg Rosalia Mittelburgenland Eisenberg
Neuberger is made from what two varietals
Roter Veltliner and Sylvaner
Main grape for Thermenregion
Sankt Laurent
KMW stands for what
Who/When it was developed
Conversion to Öchsle
Klosterneuburger Mostwaage
Baron von Babo/1896
(.022xKMW+4.54)KMW=Öchsle
“reserve” in Burgenland stipulates what?
1 year extra aging
+.5% alc
12.5 to 13%
RM equivalent
Hauersekt made by grower single village may label vineyard 30 month lees released 3 yr after harvest 12g/l max
G/L RS for the following: Trocken Halb-Trocken Lieblich Sweet
Trocken: 9 g/l
Halb-Trocken: 18 g/l
Lieblich: 45 g/l
Sweet: 45 g/l
What is “Sturm”
1/2 fermented sparkling grape juice
usually served during harvest time meals
Two sub categories of “qualitätswein”
Prädikatswein
DAC (Distictus Austriae Controllatus)
1er Vineyards from Kremstal (Village by)
Senftenberg: Ehrenfels, Hochäcker, Pellingen, Pfeningberg
Stratzing: Sunoglen
Gedersdorf: Mosburgerin, Spiegel, Steingraben, Vordenberg, Wieland
Krems: Frechau, Gelbing, Lindberg, Thurnerberg, Wachtberg
Rohrendorf: Breiter Rain, Gelbing, Schnabel
Senftenberg: Ehrenfels, Hochäcker, Pellingen, Pfeningberg
Stein: Gaisberg, Grillenparz, Kögl, Pfaffenberg, Hund
Hollenberg: Goldberg
Walk through the London Tasting
2002
Organized by Jancis Robinson/Tim Alkin
Austria placed top 4 and is 8/10 for rest of top 10
Grüner/Chardonnay
1st 100 point Robert Parker wine
‘95 Vinothek Nikolaihof
2014
What is Schilcher
Steiermark only
Rosé from Blauer Wildbacher
Local Specialty Blend of Thermanregion
Spätrot-Rotgipfler
Blauberger parentage
Blauer Portugesier
Blaufrankisch
Blaufrankisch translation in German/Hungary
Germany - Lemberger
Hungary - Kékfrankos
Date of antifreeze scandal and actual ingredient
1985
Diethylene Glycol for texture
2 Chardonnay synonyms
Morillon
Feinburgunder
When was Vinea Wachau established?
1983
2 years before scandal
Neusiedlersee Soil Structure
Gravel base w/ sand and quartz silt
some limestone primarily in See-Winkel