Austrian Sekt Flashcards
(lowest tier, 2022 for 2021 vintage)
Sekt Austria gU:
White, Rosé, Red
Hand, Machine harvest
Harvested in a single federal state
Only as specific as federal state
no max yield or press method
9 mos lees for traditional method
6 mos lees for tank method
Any sweetness level
3.5 bar atm
(second tier) Sekt Austria Reserve gU:
Qualitatswein grapes
White, rosé, red
rosé: 100% red grapes
Hand Harvest
Harvested AND pressed within a single Austrian State (federal state also listed)
Municipality listing permitted
Whole Cluster Press
60% max press yield
Traditional Method
18 mos lees
Brut, Extra Brut, Brut Nature, max RS 12g/l
3.5 bars pressure
Preferred Varieties for Austrian Sekt
Gruner and Welschriesling (Riesling, Chard and Pinot Noir also utilized)
Where is the majority of fruit grown for Sekt in Austria
Niederosterich (Wienviertel)
Major producers of Sekt in Austria
Hugl Weine, Weingut Steininger, Weingut Brundlmayer, Schloss Gobelsburg, Stift Klosterneuberg
Where is Brundlmayer, and the most important DAC for sekt
Kamptal, Langenlois
What does “Hauersekt” mean (Austria)
Tirage, disgorgement and expedition performed by grape grower, has to be Gros Reserve
Pioneered by Malat (Krems) in 1970s
Another name for Austrian Sekt
Austrian Qualitatsschaumwein
This former Ruinart cellar master is behind Austria’s first sparkling wine
Robert Alwin Schlumberger
(Vienna)
Original center for sparkling wine in Austria because of chalky white soils
Voïlau, just South of Vienna
Year and name of the first sparkling wine in Austria
1859, Goldeck. Named after Goldeggen vineyard owned by Schlumberger wine and Sekt Company
This man introduced Charmat method in Austria in 1949
Karl Inführ
Austrian Sekt (2016) is labeled with this seal
Sekt gU has this:
Geschützer Ursprung, geprügle Qualität
“Protected origin, proven quality”
Banderole
Max Press yield for Austria Sekt Reserve gU
60%
Minimum lees aging for Austria Sekt Grosse Reserve gU (2022)
36 mos
