Austria & Switzerland Flashcards
How many hectares of vineyards does Austria have?
What’s their annual production?
What is the percentage of red and white wine from Austria?
Austria:
46.000 ha
2,5 million hl per year
34% red, 66% white
What does GU mean in Austria?
What is a commonly occuring term for GU?
Austria:
Geschützte Ursprungsbezeichenung
(Protected designation of origin PDO)
Guaranteed origin and the wine complies with rules.
Qualitätswein
What terms fall under GU in Austria?
GU Austria:
Kabinett = a wine with max 9 grams of residual sugar per liter
Prädikatswein = with the addition of a prädikat, e.g. Spätlese, Auslese, Beerenauslese, Trockenbeerenauslese.
Waarop is het predikaat in Oostenrijk gebasseerd?
Het predikaat in Oostenrijk is gebasseerd op het mostgewicht van de druiven
What is DAC in Austria?
What is GGA in Austria?
DAC = Districtus Austriae Controllatus
Guaranteed origin and the wine complies with rules that protect typicality of the origin.
GGA = BGA = Geschützte Geografische Angabe
Traditionally it was a country wine. Guaranteed origin and the wine complies with rules.
How many DAC regions are there in Austria?
15 DAC regions in Austria.
What is the Austrian term for an individual vineyard?
Ried.
How many hectares of vineyards does Niederösterreich have?
What grapes can be found there?
Niederösterreich:
27.000 ha
Grüner Veltliner
Riesling
What are the subregions of Niederösterreich?
How big are these regions?
Subregions of Niederösterreich:
Kremstal = 2200 ha
Kamptal = 3800 ha
Wachau = 1350 ha
What’s the most important soil type of Kremstal?
Kremstal:
Löss
What is the soil type of Kamptal?
Kamptal:
Löss, gravel and red standstone
What soil type does Wachau have?
De bodem in Wachau is
Stenig graniet en gneiss bodems
The soil in Wachau is stony granite and gneis
Order the Wachau wines according to ripeness, starting with the lightest.
Wachau:
1. Steinfeder
2. Federspiel
3. Smaragd
How many hectares of vineyards does Burgenland have?
What climate and soil type does Burgenland have?
Burgenland:
14.000 ha
Continental field climate
A big variation in soil types, from loam to sand, clay and slate.
What wine is coming from Burgenland?
What grapes come from Burgenland?
Burgenland:
Rood, droog en (edel)zoet wit
Red, dry and (noble) sweet white
Zweigelt
Blaufrankisch
Welschriesling,
Grüner Veltliner
What DAC is valid for Zweigelt in Burgenland?
What DAC is valid for Blaufrankisch in Burgenland?
What are some characteristics of these wines?
DAC Zweigelt Burgenland:
DAC Neusiedlersee
DAC Blaufrankisch Burgenland:
DAC Mittelburgenland
The wines are full-bodied and solid
How many hectares of vineyard area does Steiermark have?
Steiermark:
4200 ha
What wine comes from Steiermark?
What grapes?
What are some characteristics of wines from Steiermark?
Steiermark:
White wine
Welschriesling
Sauvignon Blanc
Muskateller (=Muscat)
Morillon (=Chardonnay)
Characteristics: remarkably expressive, aromatic, fresh, light-footed
How many hectares of vineyard does Switzerland have?
What’s their annual production?
Switzerland:
15.000 ha
1 million hl per year
How many percent of red and white wine does Switzerland produce?
Switzerland:
60% red
40% white
What’s the most important wine region in Switzerland?
Valais (Wallis in German)
What soil types do the vineyards have in Switzerland?
Switzerland has calcareous soils.
What are some famous wines from Valais?
Valais:
Light, dry white wine from Fendant (made from local grape Chasselas)
Juicy Pinot Noir
What is a regional specialty of Valais?
Specialty of Valais:
Dôle, a medium-bodied blend of Pinot Noir and Gamay
