Austria Flashcards
Where would you find the Pfaffenberg vineyard?
On the border of the Wachau in the Town of Stein
Name for the Mica slate soils of Kremstal?
Glimmerschiefer
What vineyards would you find glimmersheifer?
Hund
Kogl
Where is Nigl located?
Northern Kremstal toward kamptal in the town of Senftenberg
Where are the towns of Gedersdorf
Strazing
Rohrendorf located?
Kremstal northwest of the Krems
What is the dominant red grape of the Kremstal?
Zweigelt
Where is the producer Malat located?
Palt Kremstal
What are 3 regions of Kremstal?
Krems and north
East Northeastkremstaltoward Kamptal
South of Danube toward Traisental
What is a ried?
Single Vineyard
What is landwein?
Wine made from grapes sourced solely from 1 of 3 winegrowing regions
Weinland
Steirerland
Bergland
What % of Austria’s wine is Qualitatwein?
84%
What are the Erste Lage Ruppersthal?
Mordithal
What is the main soil type of Wagram?
Loess
What are the DAC authorized grapes of Wagram?
None it’s not a DAC
What does KMW stand for?
What does 1 KMW equal?
What is the Ochsle conversion?
Klosterneuberger Mostwaage
1KMW is measured as 1 gram of sugar per 100 grams of must
1 KMW = 5 ochsle
What are the 3 levels of quality in Austria?
Wein
Landwein
Qualitatswein
What are the most commonly use grapes for Sekt?
Grunner Veltliner
Welschriesling
What is the parentage of Grunerveltliner?
Savagnin X St Georgener
Synonym for Mueller Thurgau?
Rivaner
Informal name for basic Kremstal wines? What are the Stipulations?
Klassik
Min alcohol 12% abv
Show no Oak or Botrytis
Kremstal Reserve wines have what standards?
Min 13% abv
Max 9 grams RS
May have oak and Botrytis
What are the rules for GrunnerVeltliner and Riesling?
No Botrytis or Oak unless wine is of reserve level
Where would you find the Loiserberg Vineyard?
Langenlois, Kamptal
Where would you find the Lamm vineyard?
Kammern, Kamptal
Where is the Stein vineyard located in Austria?
Engabrunner, Kamptal
What are the typical soils of Langenlois?
Gfohl gneiss
Slate
What is the organization OTW stand for?
Osterreichische Traditionweinguter
Organization much like the German VDP dedicated to identifying vineyard site for quality and distinctiveness
Where is the Heiligenstein vineyard located?
Zobing, Kamptal