Austria/germany

Question 1

DAC wine - what does this mean

Answer 1

Awarded to different regions due to regional style and high quality. Unique.

Districts Austrie Controllatus

A new system emulating AOC and DOCG. Being tried and tested.

Question 2

How many DACs are there and what are the most important ones?

Answer 2

9 Dacs

Weinvertel - gruner

Kamptal - gruner and Riesling (most important)

Kremstal - gruner and Riesling

Question 3

% of gruner and whites in Austria

Answer 3

Gruner is 30% and whites make up 70% in total

Question 4

Three systems classification used in Austria

Answer 4

National classification - similar to German

Wachau classification - used only
In wachau

DAC classification

Question 5

National classification in Austria

Answer 5

Tafelwein - blending regions

Landwein (wein) - table wine that comes from 1 region.

Qualitatswein - single wine district.
Chapitalization permitted.

Kabinett higher must weight than qualitatswein, no chap

Pradikatswein spatlese, auslese, beerenauslese, ausbruch, trockenbeer, eiswein, strowein

Higher must weights than Germany in all categories. Kaninett is in own category

Question 6

Wachau classification

Answer 6

Steinfelder - light, for local quaffing

Federspiel - equivalent to kabinett body and ripeness

Smargd - rich powerful dry whites. Named after emerald lizard. Best of the best

Question 7

4 main regions of Austria

Answer 7

Neidostrerreich (lower Austria)
     Wachau - own classif 
      Kamptal DAC
      Keemstal DAC 
      Treisental DAC 

Burgenland
Noble rot territory. Neusiedlersee
Reds blaufrankish, BDX blends - mittleburgenland & sudburgenland

Wein
Vienna
Tiny production. Fieldblends

Styria
Most modern state
Stiermark - wine produced in southsteirmark and weststiermark. International white varieties (sudstiermark) and some
Excellent Gewurtztraminer on volcanic soils of sudostiermark.

Question 8

What is Weinland-Osterrriech

Answer 8

Neidosterriech and burgenland combined 90% total production

Question 9

What does lieblich mean?

Answer 9

Sweetness of a wine. kMW scale used

Question 10

What is KMW

Answer 10

Austrian sweetness measurement - similar to brix or German Oeschle scale

Question 11

What is ried

Answer 11

Austrian term for

Single vineyard - like einzellage in German

Question 12

What is einzellage

Answer 12

Single vineyard in German

Question 13

What is grosslage

Answer 13

A collection of vineyards

Question 14

Bereich

Answer 14

Group of communes within an anbaugebiete

Question 15

Anbeugebeite

Answer 15

Designated quality region in Germany. There are 13

Question 16

Bdx hectares under vine

Answer 16

117,500

Only surpassed by collective languedoc-Roussion (250,000ha)

Question 17

Languedoc-roussillon ha under vine

Answer 17

250,000 largest region in the world when considered collectively

30% of France’s wine productions

Question 18

Most planted red and white grapes in BDX

Answer 18

Merlot 60%

Semillon 50%

Question 19

Best soil types In neidosterreich - lower Austria

Answer 19

Loess and granite located on hillside sites. Well draining, heat retaining.

Question 20

Best soil types in burgenland Austria

Answer 20

Calcarious rock with sand top

Question 21

Key red and white grapes

In Austria

Answer 21

Gruner veltliner
Riesling
Wechelreisling (aromatic but blander, simpler than ries.

Blaufrankish (med tannin, high acid, pepper), zweigelt (cross of other 2) st Laurent (Pinot like)

Question 22

Percentage of white wine in Austria

Answer 22

70%

Question 23

Percentage of white wine in Germany

Answer 23

60%