Austria wine Law Flashcards
Bergwein
Wine may be labelled Bergwein if the slope exceeds 26%
Wein
Min must weight -10.7 KMW
Min alcohol-8.5% Abv
Landwein
Min must weight -14 KMW
Min alcohol-8.5%
Area- Styria, weinland, bergland
Qualitatswein
Minimum must weight - 15KMW
Min alcohol -9%Abv
Qualitatswein Sekt
Minimum must -15KMW
Other requirements- min 9 months on lees
Kabinet Qualitatswein
Minimum must weight -17 KMW
Max alcohol -13%
Other requirements- no sussreserve or chaptalization and max 9g/l RS
Spatlese pradikatswein
Minimum must weight - 19 KMW
Min alcohol-5% Abv
Other requirements- No chaptalization ans sussreserve permeitter and will be released following year 1 March
Auslese and Beerenauslese pradikatswein
Min alcohol -5% Abv
Min must weight - Auslese- 21 KMW
Beerenauslese -25 KMW
Other requirements- No chaptalization and sussreserve permittee and will be released on 1 may following year
Eiswein Pradikatswein
Min must weight -25KMW
Min alcohol -5% Abv
Other requirements- No chaptalization and sussreserve and Cryoextraction
Strowhein and schlifwein Pradikatswein
Minimum must weight -25KMW
Min alcohol-5% Abv
Other requirements -No chaptalization and sussreserve permittee and grapes are dried for min of 3 months
Aushbrush pradikatswein
Min alcohol-5%abv
Min must weight-30KMW
Other requirements- No chaptalization and sussreserve permitted and should be produced in city of Rust
TBA pradikatswein
Min must weight-30KMW
Min alcohol - 5% Abv
Other requirements- No chaptalization and sussreserve permitted
Bergland sub region
Tirol Vorarlberg Salzburg Oberosterrich Karnten
Traubenmost
Grape must, Exclusively grape harvested and pressed in Austria
Sturm
Partially fermented grape must , grape harvested and pressed In Austria
Perlwein
Any method for production of sparkling
Min alcohol-9%abv
ATM pressure -1-2.5
Schaumwein
Min alcohol-8.5%
ATM -3
Any method for production of sparkling
Austrian Sekt Qualitatswein
Klassic- method of production any| min on lees -9 mnths | max alc-12.5% | sweetness level- any
Reserve method of production- Traditional | min on lees - 18 months | sweetness - Brut nature, brut, Extra brut | hand harvesting | Yield - 60 %
Grosse Lage - Method of production - traditional | min on lees -30 mnth | sweetness- Brut nature, brut, extra brut | hand harvesting | yield-50%
Hauersekt
Tirage, disgorgement, dosage done by grape grower
Chardonnay synonym
Morillon and Feinburgunder
Zweigelt
St Laurent * Blaufrankish crossing developed in Austria 1992
Blauburger cross
Blaufrankish * Blaur portugieser