Austria

Question 1

Austria Climate

Answer 1

Continental

Moderated by the Danube River and its tributaries

Question 2

Austrian Red Grapes

Answer 2

Zweigelt: (cross of of Blaugrankish and St. Laurent)- Juicy and fruity, kind of like a Zin

Blaufrankish- Bold and spicy, grip/bite

St. Laurent- Simple/fruity

(30% of grape plantings are red)

Question 3

Austria “DAC”

Answer 3

District Austriae Controllatus

“protected Austrian declaration of origin”

9 DACs in Austria

Adopted in 2001

Question 4

4 Main Austrian wine regions

Answer 4

Lower Austria (Niederösterreich)
Burgenland

(these 2 are smaller)
Styria
Vienna

Question 5

Burgenland DACs

Answer 5

Einsberg- Blaufrankish

Mittelburgenland- Blaufrankish

Neusiedlersee- Zweigelt (with other indigenous reds if the wine is reserve)

Leithaberg- White: Pinot blanc, chardonnay, neuburger and Gruner
Red: Blaufrankish with up to 15% Zweigelt, St. Laurent or Pinot Noir

Question 6

Lower Austria DACs grapes

Answer 6

Weinviertel: Gruner

Traisental: Gruner or Riesling

Kremstal: Gruner or Riesling

Kamptal: Gruner or Riesling

Question 7

Vienna

Answer 7

Only major wine city that is a commercially significant wine region

Question 8

Austrian Wine vinification

Answer 8

Either very dry or very sweet, no traditional off dry styles

New oak is rarely used for white wine

Question 9

Wachau dry wine classifications

Answer 9

Steinferder: 11.5% ABV max (name comes from local grass)

Federspiel: 11.5-12.5% ABV (name comes from falconer tool)

Smaragd: over 12.5% ABV ripe grapes = rich/dry whites
(name comes from green lizard)

Question 10

KMW

Answer 10

Klosterneuburger Mostwage Scale
(compares specific gravity must (sugar content) to water)

TBA- predominantly botrytized & extremely dried grapes
(only in exceptional years

Ausbruch- exclusively botrytized and/or naturally dried

Eiswein- over ripe, naturally frozen on vine

BA- over ripe/ and/or botrytized

Question 11

What is Ausbruch?

Answer 11

exclusive to Austria KMW scale

Eclusivly botrytized and or naturally dried

produced by mixing late harvest and botrytised grapes together prior to fermentation

Question 12

Lower Austria name and 3 important sub regions

Answer 12

Niederosterreich (region is North, but called lower because it is located at the lower part of the Danube river)

Kremstal- in valley of Krems River

Kamptal- in valley of Kampt River

Wachau- along banks of Danube

Question 13

What is the Neusiedl?

Answer 13

Lake in burgenland that promotes Botrytis

Question 14

Burgenland wines

Answer 14

Primarily sweet and opulent

Some good reds

Question 15

What is a “banderole” on Austrian wine bottle?

Answer 15

Red and white stripe around neck or on top of cork or screw cap

purchased by producer to ensure official regulations

Question 16

Grape %, vintage %, region listed % requirement in austria

Answer 16

85% grape

85% vintage

100% region if listed