Austria Flashcards
What is the most commonly found grape in Austria?
Grüner Veltliner
Describe a youthful Gruner Veltliner
Citrus, stone fruit, white pepper
Describe an aging Gruner Veltliner?
Honey and toast notes
What is the second most common white variety in Austria?
Welschriesling
What kind of dry wines are produced using Welschriesling?
High acid, citrus, green apple, simple
Describe Austrian Riesling
Dry
Medium to full bodied
Ripe peach notes
Age well
How are sweet wines made using Welschreisling?
Boytritis
What are the two German PDOs?
Qualitatswein
Pradikatswein
What does a wine need in order to qualify as a Pradikatswein?
More sugar than a Qualitatswein, and it must come from one region
What is Ausbruch?
A classification for wine between BA and TBA
What as Strohwein or Schilfwein?
Bunches of grapes are laid out on beds of straws during winter to concentrate their sugars
What is a DAC wine?
9 smaller wine regions in Austria belong to the DAC
Producers work together to identify a style and variety of grapes to grow and wine to make.
What is the most widely planted black grape variety in Austria?
Zweigelt
Describe Zweigelt?
Deeply colored red wine
Bramble fruit
Describe Blaufrankisch
Medium tannins
High acid
Sour cherry, pepper notes
Describe St Laurent
Similar to Pinot Noir
What two major federal states do most Austrian PDO wines come from?
Niederosterreich and Burgenland
What is the most renowned wine producing region in Niederosterreich?
Wachau
What kinds of wines are produced in Wachau?
Riesling or Gruner Veltliner
Dry
Highly concentrated flavors due to sun exposure of slopes
What was the first Austrian DAC?
Weinviertal DAC
What is Austria’s largest vine growing area?
Weinviertal DAC
What is Burgenland known for?
High-quality reds and sweet wines
Where in Burgenland are vineyards situated for sweet wines?
Low-lying areas near the lake to benefit from autumn mists, ie., botrytis
What is one of the most widely used varietals in Austrian sweet wines?
Welchsriesling
Where are the vineyards planted for the best red wines in Austria?
Higher ground, away from the lake
