Austrian Wine Flashcards
What are the four major winemaking regions from north to south?
Niederosterreich
Wien
Burgenland
Styria (steiermark)
Most popular indigenous grape of Austria
Gruner Veltliner
Austrian white varieties
Gruner Veltliner Welschriesling Muller Thurgau Weisburgunder Riesling Chardonnay
Austrian red varietals
Zweigelt
Blaufrankisch
Blauer Portugieser
Blauburger
Zweigelt is a crossing of what?
Blaufrankisch and St Laurent
Blauburger is a crossing of what?
Blaufrankisch and blauer portugieser
What are Chardonnay synonyms in Austria?
Morillon
Feinburgunder
What are the three levels of Austrian wine laws?
Wein, Landwein, and Qualitatswein
What is Qualitatswein?
The highest caliber of Austrian wine. Regional specified and sourced from a single vineyard or one of the 16 smaller wine regions. Only 35 permitted grapes.
Must pass a tasting panel and chemical analysis indicated by a state control number and red/ white banderole on capsule
Wein
A generic category that replaced Tafelwein in time for the 2009 vintage. Can’t exhibit any label more exclusive than osterreich.
Landwein
Restricted to the same 35 permitted varietals as Qualitatswein but the wines are labeled with one of three broad geographic areas.
Weinland, Burgland, steierland
Weinland covers which areas?
Niederosterreich, wien, and Burgenland.
Steierland covers which area?
Steiermark
Which area does Bergland cover?
500ha of vineyard land scattered throughout the remainder of Austrias mountainside.
What are the two subdivided categories of Qualitatswein?
Pradikatswein and Districtus Austriae Controllatus (DAC)
