Austria Overview

Question 1

Austria Vinification

Answer 1

• very dry or very sweet, traditionally no off-dry

- New oak rarely used in whites

Question 2

Austria Viticulture Overview

Answer 2

• steep slopes overlooking Danube and its tributaries

- also vast planes in lower lying areas

Question 3

Austria Red Grapes

Answer 3

35% of plantings

• Zweigelt (Blaufrankisch x St Laurent)
• Blaufrankisch
• St Laurent

Question 4

Austria White Grapes

Answer 4

65% of plantings
-Gruner Vertliner
-Welschriesling
-Riesling
\+Chardonnay, Muller Thurgau Sauvignon Blanc

Question 5

Austria Climate Overview

Answer 5

• continental
• cold winters, very warm summers
• moderated by Danube river and its tributaries

Question 6

Austria Location

Answer 6

• Central Europe, Southeast of Germany, Northeast of Italy

- Must of western Austria covered by alps, most vineyards in east near Czech, Slovakia, Hungary