Austria - Styria

Question 1

Name the 3 subregions of Styria (Steiermark)

Answer 1

Südsteiermark
Weststeiermark
Südoststeiermark (Vulkanland Steiermark)

Question 2

What is the most cultivated grape in Styria?

Answer 2

Welschriesling

Question 3

What is the only vintage that the Schilcherland DAC existed for?

Answer 3

2017

Question 4

What was the Schilcherland DAC know for when it existed in 2017?

Answer 4

Racy rosé produced from the ancient grape, Blauer Wildbacher

Question 5

Which DAC was the Schilcherland DAC absorbed into?

Answer 5

Weststeiermark

Question 6

What wine styles and grape varieties are allowed in the Sudsteiermark DAC?

Answer 6

Dry whites from Welschriesling, Pinot Blanc, Morillon, Pinot Gris, Riesling, Muscat, Sauvignon blanc, Traminer

Question 7

What wine styles and grape varieties are allowed in the Südoststeiermark (Vulkanland Steiermark) DAC?

Answer 7

Dry whites from Welschriesling, Pinot Blanc, Morillon, Pinot Gris, Riesling, Muscat, Sauvignon blanc, Traminer

Question 8

What wine styles and grape varieties are allowed in the Weststeiermark DAC?

Answer 8

Dry white and Rose
Blauer Wildbacher ( for Schilcher), Welschriesling, Weißburgunder, Morillon, Grauburgunder, Riesling, Gelber Muskateller, Sauvignon blanc, Traminer

Question 9

What is Schiler?

Answer 9

A racy style of rose from the Westeiermark DAC in Styria made from Blauer Wildbacher

Question 10

Which white grape variety does particularly well in Sudsteiermark?

Answer 10

Sauvignon Blanc. Manfred Tement is a leading producer of both oaked and unoaked styles

Question 11

Name the 3 tiers of the System of origin Steiermark

Answer 11

Regional wine, Ortswein (village) and Reidenwein Single Vineyard