AUSTRIA Flashcards
What is the term for SPARKLING WINES in Austria?
-Shaumwein or Sekt
What is a “Strohwein”?
-a wine that has been made from late-harvested grapes which have been hung or dried in reed (schilf) or straw (stroh) mats for a min. of 3 months prior to vinification with a min. must weight of 25º KMW.
What are the countries bordering Austria?
- Czech Republic (North)
- Slovakia and Hungary (East-South)
- Slovenia (South)
What are the four principal wine growing regions of Austria?
1) Niederösterreich (Lower Austria)
2) Wein (Viena)
3) Burgenland
4) Steiermark (Styria)
Landwein must be sold under the broad designations of:
Weinland
Bergland
Steierland
What is the largest and most northerly wine region in Austria?
Niedesrösterreich
What is the most planted variety in Niederösterreich?
Gruner Veltliner
Which grape variety was introduced into Weinviertel DAC in 2003?
Gruner Veltliner
What are typical characteristics of a Gruner Veltliner grape?
- Peach Fruit
- Green Pepper
- White pepper
What is the first wine producing area to be introduced as DISTRICTUS AUSTRIAE CONTROLLATUS (DAC)?
Weinviertel DAC- In 2003 for Gruner Veltliner Variety
What is the first region to receive a DAC for two grape varieties?
Traisental DAC- for Gruner Veltliner and Riesling
What is “Ausbruch”?
-A sweet wine produced from botrytis-affected grapes that partially dried on the vine with a min. must weight of 27º KMW, principally in and around the town of Rust in Neusiedlersee.
What are the two tiers of quality within the DAC system?
- Klassik: The “classic” DAC category typically denotes a medium-bodied style, emphasizing fruit and freshness; most DACs require a minimum 12% abv for Klassik wines.
- Reserve: This term indicates a minimum alcohol of 13% and usually signals a richer and more opulent style of wine. White reserve wines may show a little botrytis or oak character; red reserve wines are often aged in some new oak.
What are the principal white grapes of Austria?
Gruner Veltliner
Riesling
Sauvignon Blanc
Welschriesling
What are the principal red grapes of Austria?
- Zweigelt
- Blaufränkisch
- St. Laurant
What is the crossing of St. Laurant x Blaufränkish?
Zweigelt
What is the signature red grape of Austria?
Blaufränkisch
Name the Niederösterreich sub-regions:
1) Weinviertel DAC
2) Wachau DAC (2020)
3) Kremstal DAC
4) Kamptal DAC
5) Traisental DAC
6) Wagram
7) Carnuntum DAC
8) Thermenregion
What does “Vinea Wachau” stands for?
-Vinea Wachau “Codex Wachau” (1983)
• A syndicate committed to the estate-farming model and additive-free winemaking.
* member wineries were to produce and sell wines exclusively from the Wachau, an effort to protect the region and counter the practices of other wineries.
• Guarantees:
-ORIGIN
-PURITY
-QUALITY
What are the three categories were created and trademarked in 1984 to replace the German system in place at the time and classify Vinea Wachau wines according to weight and natural alcohol level achieved?
- Steinfeder
- Federspiel
- Smaragd
What label term denotes the lightest style, named for the “long wispy grasses” that can found near vineyards, which replaced unchaptalized QbA wines, typically fermented in stainless steel that gives fruity and youthful charateristics with a maximum of 11.5% alcohol and must weight of at least 15º KMW?
Steinfeder
What label term denotes powerful wines, sometimes tinged with honeyed botrytis notes, can range from 12.5 % abv. and beyond. It has a min. of 19º KMW. Minimum ripeness at harvest is equivalent to Austrian Spätlese, and the name refers to a lizard, brought out to bask in the late summer sun?
Smaragd
What is the dominant grape variety of Carnuntum?
ZWEIGELT
What is the dominant red grape of Thermenregion?
St. Laurant
What is the best white grape of Thermenregion?
- Spätrot
- Rotgipler
Kamptal, Kremstal and Traisental received the DAC designation for which grape varieties?
Gruner Veltliner and Riesling
What label term denotes “bait used to lure falcons to the falconer’s glove, replaced Kabinett wines. These wines have more pronounced varietal character yet still possess a youthful, fruit-driven style, as they too are commonly fermented in stainless steel. It requires alcohol levels between 11.5 and 12.5% and a minimum must weight of 17º KMW?
Federspiel
What is the only DAC designation of Wein region?
Weiner Gemischte Satz DAC
What does “Weiner Gemischte Satz DAC” means?
- Field blend and is produced from a mixture of vines which are planted in the vineyard together.
- Dry white blends.
What is a Heurigen?
Small wine taverns attached to vineyards or wineries where wine-growers serve their most recent vintages.
What river runs through Niederösterreich?
Danube River
What are the DAC appellations of Burgenland?
1) Neusiedlersee DAC
2) Mittelburgenland DAC
3) Eisenberg DAC
4) Leithaberg DAC
5) Rosalia DAC
Which grape variety was introduced to Neusiedlersee as DAC?
Zweigelt
What lake is situated between Neusiedlersee and Neusiedlersee Hügelland?
Lake Neusiedl
Which sub-region of Burgenland is the classic home for Blaufränkisch and the first DAC region for red wines in Austria?
Mittelburgenland DAC
Where is Leithaberg DAC situated?
Inside Neusiedlersee-Hügelland
Leithaberg DAC white wines are produced only from which grapes?
Grüner Veltliner, Neuburger,
Chardonnay and Weissburgunder
The red Leithaberg DAC is produced from which grape?
Blaufränkisch
Where is Eisenberg DAC situated and what grape is solely produced?
- Inside Südburgenland
- Blaufränkisch
What are the three sub-regions of Steiermark?
1) Südsteiermark (South Styria) 2) Weststeiermark (West Styria) 3) Vulkanland Steiermark/Süd-Oststeiermark (Southeast Styria)
Which sub-region of Steiermark is known for its Schilcher Rosé wines?
Westeiermark
What is the synonym of Schilcher?
Blauer Wildbacher- it produces tannnic red and sparkling (sekt) wines.
What is the most widely planted grape in Steiermark?
Welchriesling
What is the synonym of Chardonnay in Steiermark?
Morillon
What region of Austria is famous for Sauvignon Blanc?
Südsteiermark (South Styria)
Which of Austria’s four main regions is most associated with red wine production?
Burgenland
Which region is most associated to botrytis wines production?
Neusiedlersee and Neusiedlersee Hügelland (Burgenland)
What are the main grapes used for sweet/botrytised wine production?
Scheurebe Welschriesling Weissburgunder Zweigelt Chardonnay Furmint Muscat Riesling
Austrian quality structure (QbA) and (QmP)
- Wein aus österreich (without (Geographocal Indication)
- Landwein (with Protected Geigraphical Indication like PGI or IGP) Weinland, Bergland, Steierland
- Qualitätswein, DAC or Districtus Austriae Controllatus (wine with PDO or AOP). In Austria Kabinett is classified in this level.
- Prädikatswein (QmP) encompasses: Spätlese, Auslese, Beerenauslese, Eiswein, Schilfwein/Strohwein, TBA and Ausbruch.
What does KMW stands for?
Klosterneuburger Mostwaage, a measuring scale for Austrian must weight.
1 KMW= 5º Öeschle or 1% of sugar is the must.
What is the label term that denotes off-dry wines with max. 18g/L RS?
Halbtrocken
What is the climate of Austria?
- Very little Mediterranean influence makes it over the Alps into Austria, creating a strongly continental climate.
- Numerous varied mesoclimates moderated by large bodies of water such as the Danube river (which flows through the northern regions), and Lake Neusidl (see Neusiedlersee)
What is “Blauburgunder” in Austria?
Pinot Noir
St. Laurant grape is similar to which grape variety?
Pinot Noir
Where is Alois Kracher Winery located?
Village of Illmitz in Neusiedlersee
-whose eiswein, BA and TBA bottlings are legendary. The late Alois Kracher’s TBA Scheurebe is among the grape’s finest expressions to date.
Schilcher is a specialty of which DAC?
Westeiermark
Lake Neusiedlersee is bordered by which two European countries?
Hungary
Austria
What countries that border Niederösterreich?
Czech Rep.
Slovakia
Schloss Gobelsburg, Bründlmayer, and Hirsch are producers in what region?
Kamptal
What is the term for “single vineyard” in Austria?
“Ried”
