Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Unpronounceable Eastern Block Flashcards
What are important vineyards and producers in Dürnstein?
Hollerin
Kellerberg (Knoll, FX Pichler)
Schütt (Knoll)
What are primary red varietals of Bulgaria?
- Cab and Merlot for Int’l
- Ganza (Kadarka) and Mavrud for ind.
- Melnik in Struma River Valley
- Pamid
- Rubin (Nebbiolo x Syrah)
What are the “Great 1st Growth” vineyards of Tokaj?
Szarvas
Mézes Mály
What is the oldest Austrian producer? Where are they based?
Nikolaihof in Wachau (Mautern, producing Vinothek vineyard)
Name several producers from Wachau?
Emmerich Knoll FX Pichler Rudi Pichler Prager Nikolaihof Hirtzberger
What are the prominent white varietals of the Styria regions?
*Welschriesling
-Weissburgunder
some SB
What are main grape varieties of Austria?
GV, Riesling SB
Zweigelt, Blaufränkisch (Lemburger), St. Laurent
What are most cultivated grapes of Romania?
white indigenous Feteascâ Albâ and Feteascâ Regalâ
Also Riesling Italico, Chard, SB, Muscat Otl PG
What are 3 major regions of production in Hungary?
Ésak Magyaroszág (N. Hungary)
Duna (Danube/Great Plain)
Dunántu (Transdanubia)
What is the Klosterneuburger Mostwaage?
KMW, Must weight scale
What are the 2 GC AOCs of Switzerland? Which AOC?
Dézaley and Calamin GC’s in Lavaux AOC
What is Schilcher?
racy local style of rosé from Weststeiermark made from ancient Blauer Wildbacher (95% of red grape agerage in region)
What are DAC req’s for Weinvertel?
GV
Alc 12%, reserve 13%
tasting panel, pappery note, no wood or botrytis, reserve may be hints of wood/botrytis
Which Austrian wine regions contain classified Erste Lagen?
Kamptal
Kremstal
Traistental
Wagram
Vineyards of which regions of Italy and Slovenia cross political borders?
- Friuli (Collio Goriziano) is Goriska Brda in Slovenia
- Friuli (Carso) is Kras in Slovenia
What does the Austrian term “Gemischter Satz mean?
traditional field blends
What varietal(s) are most common in Ausbruch?
traditionally Furmint
modernly chard, Muskateller, PB, Neuberger, Welschriesling, Traminer, PG
What Mtn range runs through Romania? Which river marks it’s Southern Border?
Carpathian Mtns
Danube (border w/ Serbia)
What are DAC req’s for
- Traitenstal
- Kamptal
- Kremstal
GV or Riesling
classic= 12%, reserve=13%
no oak or botrytis
lighter pepper than Weinvertel
What region is Szekszárd in? Dominant style of wine?
Transdanubia
Bikavér
Which Austrian wine regions are known for producing red and dessert wines?
Burgenland (reds) and it’s sub-district Neusiedlersee (reds and desserts)
What is Hungary’s hottest region? What styles of wine?
Villány (in Transdanubia)
BDX and Kékfrankos/Kékoportó
Which river cuts through Wachau?
Danube
What style of wine is produced in Cotari DOC? Which region?
Moldavia (Romania)
sweet vinous wines from Grasa de Cotnari
Cotnari may be dry but sweet wines more famous
What style of wine is a specialty of Wagram?
wine wine produced from red grape Roter Veltliner
What are primary white varietals of Bulgaria?
- Rhatsiteli and Dimiat (most planted)
- Red Misket (Misket Cherven)=aromatic specialty of Sungurlare
What are important vineyards and producers in Weisenkirchen?
Achleiten (Prager, Rudi Pichler)
Klaus (Prager)
name the 4 main Weinbaugebiet in Austria?
Niederösterreich
Wein (Vienna)
Burgenland
Styria (Steirmark)
What is the parentage of Zweigelt?
Blaufränkisch x St. Laurent
which village and vineyard w/ in are considered the best in Wachau?
Weissenkirchen village, Achleiten vineyard
What is the producer association of the Südsteiermark? Eminent producers?
STK
Tement, Muster
High quality SB, Weissburgunder, Chardonnay, Zweigelt
Own Erste Lage and Grosse Lage classifications
What is the breakdown of Romania’s quality system? Established when?
2002
-Table Wines= VM=Vin de Masa VMS=Vin de Masa Superior -Quality Wines= -VS=Vin de Calitate Superioara (PGI) -DOC (Denumire de Origine Controlata (PDO)
What is most cultivated variety of Switzerland? 2nd Varietals? common reds?
Chasselas followed by Müller-Thurgau and Silvaner (Johannisberg)
-PN and Gamay
Which estate in the village of Illmitz in Neusiedlersee is known for epic dessert wine?
Alois Kracher
What are Fardítás and Málás wines?
produced by refermenting wine w/ pressed paste or spent lees of Tokaj Aszú
What is local name for Chasselas in Vaud?
Dorin
What Mtn range surrounds Tokaj? What is it’s climate? Soil type?
Carpathian Mtns
warm continental climate w/ long humid autums
volcanic, loess and clay
What is a Controliran?
A superior controlled app. of origin w/in a DGO
-has permitted varietals, max yields, RS content defined for each
What does Bulgarian labeling term “Barik” indicate?
fermented in oak casks of 500L or less
Which DAC is 1st to allow both R&W wines?
req’s for each?
Leithaberg
r=85% Blaufrankisch
W=blend or varietal of GV, Chard, Neuberger, Weissburgunder
What are important vineyards and producers in Oberloiben/Unterloiben?
Loibenberg (Knoll)
Mühlpoint (Altzinger)
Steinertal (Altzinger, FX Pichler)
FX Pichler (Oberloiben), Knoll (Unterloiben), Altzinger (Unterloiben)
What are ripeness levels of Qualitätswein in Austria?
Kabinett Spätlese Auslese Beerenauslese Ausbruch, Strohwein Trockenbeerenauslese (TBA)
What are the Slovenia translations for the following grapes:
- Ribolla Gialla
- PG
- Blaufrankisch
- Refosco
Rebala
Sivi Pinot
Frankija
Refosk
What are primary red varietals of Romania?
Feteasca Neagra, Burgund Mare, Bâbeasca Neagra
Rosioara for table wines
What are the specs of modern (post 2013) Tokaj Azsú?
aged 2yrs (18 mo in cask) before release, min 120 g/L RS, achieve actual alc of min 9%
what are the important wine producing villages of the Wachau W-E?
- Spitz
- Weisenkirchen
- Wösendorf
- Joching
- Dürnstein
- Oberloiben/Unterloiben
- Mautern
What are the 4 DACs of Burgenland?
- Mittleburgenland
- Leithaberg
- Eisenberg
- Neusiedlersee
Which region of Hungary has most acreage under vine? What is Hungary’s largest region?
Great Plain
Kunság
*mainly mass produced locally consumed wine from indigenous varietals
What are key villages, vineyards, and producers in Kamptal DAC?
Langelois (Heiligenstein)
Kammern (Lamm, Renner)
Bründlmayer, Gobelsberg, Hirsch
List the codex classifications of Wachau and designated alc levels
Steinfeder (11.5% max, 15 kmw)
Federspiel (11.5-12.5%, 17 kmw)
Smaragd (12.5% min, 19 kmw)
What is Tokaji Szamorodni?
“As it comes” made from mix of aszú and non-aszú berries, often oxidative, aged in cask min 2 yrs, sometimes under yeast. May be sweet or dry
What style of wines are created in Mittleburgenland?
reds from Blaufränkisch
min alco 12.5%, reserve=13%
either large oak or used barrique
What are the most widely produced wines of Vallais?
Fendant (Chasselas)
Dôle (blend of PN and Gamay)
What are the 8 sub-regions that make up the Neiderösterreich?
Weinvertel DAC Wagram Wachau Kamptal DAC Kremstal DAC Traitenstal DAC Carnentum Thermenregion
What is Strohwein?
Dried grape wine of BA ripeness
generally produced in Burgenland
What is min alc % for Austrian Prädikat wine?
5%
What is the DAC?
Districtus Austriae Controllatus
System devised to indicate origin of Austrian wine. Focus is dry wines, each DAC has specific varietals, min alc, stylistic choices, etc.
What is soil structure of Wachau?
Loess and gföhler (gneiss)
What is the Hungarian term for wine from 100% Botrytised grapes?
Eszencia
Which region of Romania is located in the center of the Coutry and possesses the highest vineyards?
Transylvania
What is Ausbruch?
sweet wine made in similar method to Tokaji that is a specialty of Rust in Neusiedlersee-Hügelland
What do Bulgarian labeling terms “reserve” and “special selection” indicate?
R=1 yrs aging
SS=2yrs aging
For DGO wines only
what are botryised grapes called in Hungary?
Aszú
How many 1st growth vineyards are in Tokaj?
74
Who is benchmark producer in Wagram?
Bernhard Ött
Which scandal damaged opinion of Austrian wine?
anti-freeze scandal of 1985
3 main quality categories of Austrian wine?
Wein
Landwein
Qualitätswein
Which region is shared between Austria and Hungary? Varietal?
Sopron (Transdanubia) and into Burgenland (Austria)
-Kékfrankos on both sides
What is the max yield for all quality levels of Austrian wine?
9,000 kg/ha (67.5 hl/ha)
What are the post 2013 terms for Tokaj wines?
3=Szamorodni (száraz or édes)
4= Fordítás (száraz or édes)
5= Máslás (száraz or édes)
6=Késői szüretelésű bor (“Late Harvest”)
Fehér bor=white table wines
What are the primary grape varietals of Tokaj?
Furmint
Hárslevelü
Sárga Muskatály (Muscat Blanc à Petit Grains)
Zéta
What are the primary regions of Romania?
(clockwise starting NE)
Moldavia, Muntenia-Oltenia, Banat, Crisana-Maramures
Transylvania in center
What village is Emmerich Knoll located in?
What are some of his single vineyard bottlings?
Unterloiben
Dürnsteiner Kellerberg
Dürnsteiner Shütt
Loibner Loibenberg
Kreutles
What are the 3 general req’s of the Vinea Wachau?
3 eminent members?
fd 1983
no additives (including chap)
No aromatization (including new barrique)
no “fractionation” (tech. like “de-alcoholization)
bottled in region from grapes produced in Wachau
-FX Pichler, Prager, Emmerich Knoll
What is Hungarian term for:
- Dry
- Sweet
- Sparkling
száraz
édes
pezgo
Name 10 DAC districts of Austria. What is Newest?
Weinvertel Mittelburgenland Traistental Kremstal Kamptal Leithaberg Eisenberg Neusiedlersee Weiner Gemischter Satz Schilcherland (2017)
What are some notable Controlarians of Bulgaria and corresponding regions?
Suhindol and Svichtov (Danubian Plain)
Sungurlare (Rose Valley)
Harsovo (Struma River Valley)
Khan Krum (Black Sea Region)
What is the name for a Bulgarian AOP?
DGO (Decalred Geographic origin)
What is unique about the Pfaffenberg site in Kremstal?
In village of Stein
geologically aligns with Wachau, produced by Knoll, politically just across the border of Wachau into Kremstal
What are requirements for Austrian Sekt Qualitätswein?
Klassic=any production method, 12.5% max abv, 9mo lees aging, any sweetness
Reserve=trad. method, min 18 mo lees, no blending for rosé, no more specific origin than state, up to Brut only
Grand Reserve=trad. method, min 30 mo lees, no blending for rosé, vineyard designation allowed, up to Brut only
What is the historical grape variety of Bikavér?
Kadarka (ironically low tannin, light bodied grape)
What is vin des Glacier?
rare maderized wine stored in high altitude soleras from indigenous rèze varietal
What are the 3 primary regions of Slovenia?
Primorska (Borders Friuli)
Podíavje
Posavje (eastern border w/ Croatia)
How is the sweetness of Tokaj measured?
3-6 puttonyos (baskets)
What is most important DOC of Romania? Which region? Style of wine?
Tarnave DOC in Transylvania
high acid whites from Feteascâ and Traminer Rosé
What are 5 large Bulgarian wine regions?
Danubian Plain (North) Thracian Lowlands (South) BLack Sea Region (East) Struma River Valley (West) Rose Valley (Center)
*Danubian Plain and Thracian Lowlands
What is the 1st DAC of Austria?
Weinvertel
Name several producers from Kamptal
Bründlmayer Schloss Gobelsburg Hirsch Heidler Loimer
What are gönci?
barrels of must (base wine) used in production of Tokaj
Gönc=approx. 136L Hungarian cask
What region contains Eger PDO? What are dominant styles of wine?
N. Hungary
-Bikavér (“Bulls blood”)=blend of 4 grapes including Kékfrankos (Blaufrankisch)
What are important vineyards and producers in Spitz?
Bruck (Veyder-Malberg)
Buschenberg (Veyder-Malberg)
Franz Hirtzberger also in Spitz
What is min RS for Tokaj eszcencia?
450 g/l
What is the breakdown of Romania’s DOC wines?
DOC-CMD=Grapes harvested at full maturity
DOC-CT=Late harvest
DOC-CIB=botrytis affected grapes
What is most important village of Kamptal DAC? Best Vineyards and producers of each?
-Langenlois
Heiligenstein (Gobelsberg, Bründelmayer, Hirsch)
Lamm (Hirsch)
Dechant
What are important vineyards and producers in Wösendorf?
Hochrain (Rudi Pichler)
What is the primary style of wine in Carnentum?
reds from Zweigelt
Where would you find Gamaret and Garanoir?
Switzerland
What region of Slovenia is contiguous w/ Tokaj?
Tokajske
What 2 rivers influence Tokaj?
Bodrog
Tisza
