Burgenland Flashcards
When was the first recording of TBA in Austria?
1756 (over 200 yrs before Germany)
What Hungarian region is just over the border of Burgenland?
Sopron
What are the DACs of Burgenland? North to south please.
Neusiedlersee DAC Leithaberg DAC Rosalia DAC Mittelburgenland DAC Eisenberg DAC
Which DACs of Burgenland are for red wine only?
Nieusiedlersee DAC
Mittelburgenland DAC
Eisenberg DAC
(MEN)
Which DAC is for Zweigelt based reds?
Neusiedlersee DAC
What is the cepage for Neusiedlersee DAC?
Classic: Zweigelt must be the focus of the blend
Reserve: min 60% Zweigelt
What is the min alc for Neusiedlersee DAC?
Classic: 12%
Reserve: 13%
What is the aging for Neusiedlersee DAC?
Classic: released 3/1 year following
Reserve: released 3/1 of 2nd year following, with wood present
Important towns of Neusiedlersee DAC
Gols, Monchhof, Illmitz, Apelton, Andau
What year was the first vintage for Neusiedlersee DAC?
2011
(2010 for reserve wines)
Elevated in 2012
What is the traditional name of the area between Lake Neusiedlersee and the Danube?
Heideboden
starts just south of Gols
part in Austria, part in Hungary
What is the name of the area at the southern end of Lake Neusiedlersee?
Seewinkel
Where Illmitz is located, v famous for botrytis
What was the first DAC to allow both red and white?
What wsa the first vintage?
Leithaberg DAC
2009 for whites
2008 fir reds
What are the grapes of Leithaberg DAC?
White: GV, Neuberger, Chardonnay, Weissburgunder (can be a blend or varietal)
Red: 85-100% Blaufrankisch
What is the alcohol range of Leithaberg DAC?
12.5-13.5%
What DAC mandates that wines are bottled in multiples of 750ml? (so no 375 or 1L or 2L)
Leithaberg DAC
What is limestone called in Leithaberg DAC?
What other soil types are there?
Leithakalk
gneiss and mica-slate
What is the aging for Leithaberg DAC?
White: released 9/1 year following
Red: released 9/1 of 2nd year. Must be aged in oak