Austria Flashcards
What is Austria’s signature grape?
Grüner Veltliner
What are the leading red grape varieties of Austria ?
Zweigelt Blaufränkisch Spätburgunder Blauburger St. Laurent Portugieser Merlot
What are the leading white grapes of Austria?
Grüner Veltliner Welschriesling Riesling Weissburgunder Müller-Thurgau Chardonnay (Morillon) Sauvignon Blanc Muskateller/Muscat
What is KMW
Klosterneuburger Mostwaage, the Austrian measure for must weight
What are KMW conversions
1• KMW=1.2brix
1•KMW=5 Oechsle
Name the Austrian Prädikatswein levels from least to most ripe
Spätlese 19•KMW
Auslese 21•KMW
Beerenauslese BA 25•KMW
Trockenbeerenauslese TBA 30•KMW with the majority of grapes affected by botrytis
What is the highest level of quality in Austria
DAC districtus Austriae Controllatus
What is Chardonnay known as in Austria
Morillon
Austrian wine classification
Wein Landwein -PGI level Qualitätswein PDO Prädikatswein PDO DAC districtus austriae controllatus PDO
What are the Prädikatswein level as for Austrian wine
Spätlese min 19 KMW
Auslese 21 KMW
Beerenauslese eiswein, strohwein/schilfwein 25 KMW
Trockenbeerenauslese 30 KMW
Note kabinett is part of qualitatswein
What is bergwein
“Mountain wine” produced from grapes grown on extraordinarily steep mountain slopes with at least 26% gradient
What is Austria’s largest wine growing region and what geographical feature moderates many of its subareas
Niederösterreich
The Danube River
What moderating geographical feature
Is in the wine area of Burgenland
Lake Neusiedl
Where is schilcher rosé from
Westeiermark region of Austria
Traditional seasonal wine taverns of Austria
Heurigen
