Austria II / Hungary Flashcards
T or F? The min ATM for Sekt is 3.5 atm
True!
What is Hausersekt?
Basically an RM, corresponds to the German Winzersekt. Tirage, disgorgement and expedition performed by thegrapegrower. Must also list the village/vineyard, grape variety, and vintage
Put the following Austrian classification systems in chronological order from oldest to youngest:
Sekt, Vinea Wachau, Erste Lage, DAC
Vines Wachau (1983), DAC (2002), Erste Lage (2010), Sekt (2015)
T or F? ‘Klassik’ Sekt does not have to be made via the traditional method
True! Only Reserve and Grande Reserve require tradiional method. Min 9, 18, 30m of lees aging respectively.
On which type of wine would you find this on the label? Geschützter Ursprung, geprüfte Qualität
To differentiate Austrian Sekt with Protected Designation of Origin from general Austrian Sekt.
T or F? Burgenland is the easternmost and warmest region in Austria
True!
Name 3 producers from Nieusiedlersee
Willi Opitz, Alois Kracher, Tschida-Angerhof, Heinrich, Heidi Schrock, Schandl, Heiß, Triebaumer, Wenzel
T or F? Nieusiedlersee’s microclimate produces more botrytised grapes than any other wine area in the world
True!
What was the first DAC to allow both red and white wines?
Leithaberg DAC (2009)
In which DAC would you find the Odenberg Mountains and the Bucklige Welt?
Mittelburgenland
What is Schilcher and which DAC would you mainly find it?
A style of rose produced from Blauer Wildbacher; Weststeiermark
T or F? A Schilcher may be still, frizzante, or fully sparkling and must be labeled as ‘Schilcher Klassik’.
True!
What are the 3 main grapes of Tokaji?
Furmint, Harslevelu, Sargamuskatoly
What are the respective terms for the two styles of Tokaji, dry and sweet?
Dry=Száraz; Sweet=Édes
What is Fehér bor?
White table wine
What is Szőlőhegy Névvel Megkülönböztetett Fehérbor?
White table wine from a distinguished vineyard
What is Töppedt Szőlőből Készült?
Late harvest, selected berries
What is Pezsgo?
Sparkling wine
What is Jegbor?
Ice wine
What is Vörös?
Red table wine
What is the aging requirement, alc level and RS level for the modern Tokaj Aszu category that was added in 2013?
Aged 3yrs with min 18m in barrel; min alc 9%; min 120 g/l
Burgenland has 5 DACs. Which was the first to get DAC status?
Mittelburgenland (2005); and the 2nd DAC overall
Most southerly DAC in Burgenland?
Eisenberg
Which DAC is directly west of Lake Neusiedlersee?
Leithaberg
The Rosaliengebirge (Rosalia Range) runs along the border between these 2 winegrowing regions.
Niederösterreich and Burgenland
What is Uhudler and where would you find it?
Local specialty of Eisenberg DAC (Heiligenbrunn, Moschendorf). A specialty wine made from hybrid varieties; some are American hybrids. This was born from the phylloxera disaster.
Name 2 grape varieties for Uhudler
Concord (Ripatella), Delaware, Elvira