Austria Steiermark

Question 1

Südsteiermark DAC

Approved Varieties

2,600 ha

Answer 1

• *Sauvignon Blanc
• Welschriesling
• Pinot Blanc
• Pinot Gris
• Morillon
• Riesling
• Muscat
• Traminer

Blends or Single Varietal

WofAust % plantings: Weissburgunder and Chardonnay (combined 21%), Welschriesling (19%), Sauvignon Blanc (18%), Zweigelt (9%)

• Villages: Gamlitz, Ratsch, Berghausen, Spielfeld, Leutschach, Kitzeck
• Soil: various (sandstone, slate, marl, limestone)
• Producers: Weingut Tement, Polz, Sattlerhof

Question 2

Südststeiermark (2,600 ha)

Major Villages

Answer 2

N to S

• Kitzeck
• Gamlitz
• Ratsch
• Berghausen
• Spielfeld
• Leutschach

Question 3

Vulkanland Steiermark 1,500 ha

Authorized Varieties

Answer 3

• Sauvignon blanc
• Welschriesling
• Pinot Blanc
• Pinot Gris
• Morillon
• Riesling
• Muscat
• Traminer

WofAust % plantings: Welschriesling - 23%, Weissburgunder and Chardonnay combined - 22%, Zweigelt - 13%

Question 4

Vulkanland Steiermark 1,500 ha

Major Villages

Answer 4

• Hartberg
• Fürstenfeld
• Kapfenstein
• St. Anna am Aigen
• Klöch
• Strade
• Bad Gleichenberg

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• Welschriesling (23%)
• Weissburgunder and Chardonnay (combined 22%)
• Zweigelt (13%)
• Soil: volcanic basalt, sand, loam, and weathered primary rock soils

Question 5

Weststeiermark 500 ha

Approved Varieties

Answer 5

• Blauer Wildbacher (for Schilcher) 82%
• Welschriesling
• Weißburgunder 5%
• Morillon
• Grauburgunder
• Riesling
• Gelber Muskateller
• Sauvignon Blanc
• Traminer

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• Villages: Deutschlandsberg, Stainz, Eibiswald
• Soil: Gneiss, Mica Schists
• Producers: Franz Strohmeier, Weingut Langmann, Jobstl

Question 6

Home of the racy rosé, Schilcher

Answer 6

Westeiermark

• Schilcher was a DAC that existed for 2017 only

Question 7

Westeiermark

3 major villages

Answer 7

• Deutschlandsberg, Stainz, Eibeswald

Question 8

What grape comprises 82% of red grape acreage in Weststeiermark?

Answer 8

Blauer Wildbacher

• Often vinified as Schilcher (racy style local rosé)
• Blauer Wildbacher (82%)
• Weissburgunder (5%)
• Gelber Muskateller
• Zweigelt
• Welschriesling
• Müller-Thurgau

Question 9

What is the most cultivated varietal in Styria?

Answer 9

Welschriesling (unrelated, inferior to Riesling)

• Followed by Weissburgunder
• SBlanc performes well
• Manfred Tement - leading light (unoaked and barrique-aged)

Question 10

Styria contains appx what % of Austria’s vineyards?

Answer 10

9%

Question 11

3 subregions of Styria

Answer 11

• Südsteiermark
• Weststeiermark
• Vulkanland Steiermark

Styria - 9% nation’s vineyards, no DAC

Question 12

What is the 3-tiered “System of Origin Steiermark” est in 2018?

Answer 12

• Regional Wine - Base
• Ortswein - Village
• Reidenwein - Single Vineyard

Ortswein and Reidenwein require longer aging