Burgenland

Question 1

Burgenland is best known for what styles of wine?

Answer 1

Red and sweet

Question 2

What country’s wine region does Burgunland share a border with?

Answer 2

Sopron, hungary.

Question 3

What body of water moderates Burgenland’s otherwise hot continental summers?

Answer 3

Neusiedlersee. Large, shallow lake divinding sub zones of Neusiedlersee and Neusiedlersee-Hügelland to the west.

Question 4

What are Burgenland’s Subzones?

Answer 4

Mittelburgenland
Südbugenland
Neusiedlersee
Neusiedlersee-Hügelland

Question 5

Eisenberg and Leithabeg are sub-zones of what other Burgenland sub zones?

Answer 5

Eisenberg < Südburgenland

Leitaberg < Neusiedlersee-Hügelland

Question 6

How many DAC zones in Burgenland? Name them.

Answer 6

4 DACs. 
Mittelburgenland,
Eisenberg (sub zone of Südburgenland),
Neusiedlersee,
Leithaberg (sub zone of Neusiedlersee-Hügelland)

Question 7

What grape varieties or wine styles are recommended for Neusiedlersee DAC?

Answer 7

Classic and Reserve red Zweigelt.

Question 8

What is Austria’s first DAC to allow both red and white wines? What is allowed?

Answer 8

Leitaberg (located in the district of Eisenstadt within Neusiedlersee-Hügelland). Single varietal or blends of Gruner, Chardonnay, Neuburger, Weissburgunder. Red DAC rules: min 85% Blaufrankisch.

Question 9

Mittelburgenland DAC produces red wines from ____.

Answer 9

Blaufrankisch

Question 10

What wood stipulations does the DAC indicate for barrique aging on reserve red wines?

Answer 10

Large casks or used wood only.

Question 11

What does ‘reserve’ indicate on red wines from Burgenland’s DACs?

Answer 11

Reserve wines need an additional year of aging and higher min abv (13% from 12.5). Classic wines are released March 1 the year following harvest.

Question 12

Blaufrankisch synonyms

Answer 12

Germany: Lemberger
Hungary: Kékfrankos

Question 13

Where are sweet wines found in Burgenland?

Answer 13

northern subregions:
Neusiedlersee (village of Illmitz: Alois Kracher’s eiswein, BA, TBA))
Neusiedlersee-Hügelland (village of Rust, known for Ausbruch)

Question 14

Grapes allowed in Ausbruch

Answer 14

Chardonnay, Muskateller, Pinot Blanc, Neuburger, Welschriesling, Traminer, Pinot Gris, Furmint.

Question 15

At harvest KMW for Ausbruch

Answer 15

min 27°KMW (138° Öchsle)

Question 16

production technique for Ausbruch

Answer 16

similar to Tokaji: concentrated botryised must is added to less concentrated must (from fruit harvested in same vineyard). then co-fermented, then barrel aged before release.

Question 17

DACs reserved for Blaufrankisch in Burgenland.

Answer 17

Eisenberg DAC, Mittelburgenland DAC. Leithaberg is Blaufrankisch for red but also allows white.

Question 18

DAC reserved for Zweigelt in Burgenland.

Answer 18

Neusiedlersee DAC