Austria-General Flashcards
In what year was the anti freeze scandal in Austria?
1985
What scandal decimated the Austrian wine industry in 1985?
Diethylene glycol—a colorless, odorless, poisonous chemical—gave a light wine some added texture. The “antifreeze” scandal of 1985 surfaced when one of the guilty parties tried to claim the chemical as a legitimate winery expense on his tax return. Customers cancelled orders worldwide. Bottles tested positive for the chemical in nearly every export market, and the press decried the matter, asserting that Austrians had diluted their wines with antifreeze.
Name the 4 major weinbaugebiete of Austria
Niederösterreich
Wien (Vienna)
Burgenland
Styria (Steiermark).
What is the most cultivated white variety in Austria?
Gruner Veltliner
Name 2 Austrian synonyms for Chardonnay
Morillon
Feinburgunder
What is Zweigelt a crossing of?
Blaufrankisch and St Laurent
What is the most planted red grape in Austria?
Zweigelt
Name the 3 levels of quality in Austrian wine law
Wein
Landwein
Qualitatswein
What are the requirements of Qualitatswein in Austria
- sourced from a single Weinbaugebiete or one of the 16 smaller wine regions
- Must be produced from 1 or more of the 36 permitted grapes
- Must pass a tasting panel and chemical analysis indicated by a State control number (Prufnummer) and the inclusion of the red and white banderole on the bottle’s capsule
What are the requirements of the Wein level of quality in Austria
may carry a vintage date and a varietal on the label, but may not exhibit a more exclusive statement of origin than Österreich.
What are the requirements of the Landwein
- restricted to the same 36 varieties permitted for Qualitätswein
- wines are labeled with one of three broad geographic areas (Weinbauregionen): Weinland, Steierland, or Bergland. Weinland covers the areas defined as Niederösterreich, Wien and Burgenland, Steierland corresponds to Steiermark, and Bergland includes around 500 ha of vineyard land scattered throughout the remainder of Austria’s mountainous countryside
What is the minimum alcohol content for wines labelled pradikat in Austria?
5%
How do Kabinett wines from Austria differ from the Kabinett wines in Germany
In Austria, Kabinett wines are considered a subset of Qualitätswein rather than a beginning rung on the ladder of Prädikatswein
What are the 2 additional categories of Pradikat wine in Austria that do not exist in Germany?
Strohwein and Ausbrach
In Austria what is Strohwein?
A pradikat level.
a dried grape wine of at least Beerenauslese ripeness
In Austria what is Ausbruch
A pradikat level.
a sweet specialty of Rust, a free city on the western shore of Neusiedlersee