Burgenland Flashcards

1
Q

When was the first recording of TBA in Austria?

A

1756 (over 200 yrs before Germany)

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2
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What Hungarian region is just over the border of Burgenland?

A

Sopron

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3
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What are the DACs of Burgenland? North to south please.

A
Neusiedlersee DAC
Leithaberg DAC
Rosalia DAC
Mittelburgenland DAC
Eisenberg DAC
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4
Q

Which DACs of Burgenland are for red wine only?

A

Nieusiedlersee DAC
Mittelburgenland DAC
Eisenberg DAC
(MEN)

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5
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Which DAC is for Zweigelt based reds?

A

Neusiedlersee DAC

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6
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What is the cepage for Neusiedlersee DAC?

A

Classic: Zweigelt must be the focus of the blend
Reserve: min 60% Zweigelt

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7
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What is the min alc for Neusiedlersee DAC?

A

Classic: 12%
Reserve: 13%

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8
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What is the aging for Neusiedlersee DAC?

A

Classic: released 3/1 year following
Reserve: released 3/1 of 2nd year following, with wood present

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9
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Important towns of Neusiedlersee DAC

A

Gols, Monchhof, Illmitz, Apelton, Andau

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10
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What year was the first vintage for Neusiedlersee DAC?

A

2011
(2010 for reserve wines)
Elevated in 2012

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11
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What is the traditional name of the area between Lake Neusiedlersee and the Danube?

A

Heideboden
starts just south of Gols
part in Austria, part in Hungary

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12
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What is the name of the area at the southern end of Lake Neusiedlersee?

A

Seewinkel

Where Illmitz is located, v famous for botrytis

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13
Q

What was the first DAC to allow both red and white?

What wsa the first vintage?

A

Leithaberg DAC
2009 for whites
2008 fir reds

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14
Q

What are the grapes of Leithaberg DAC?

A

White: GV, Neuberger, Chardonnay, Weissburgunder (can be a blend or varietal)
Red: 85-100% Blaufrankisch

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15
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What is the alcohol range of Leithaberg DAC?

A

12.5-13.5%

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16
Q

What DAC mandates that wines are bottled in multiples of 750ml? (so no 375 or 1L or 2L)

A

Leithaberg DAC

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17
Q

What is limestone called in Leithaberg DAC?

What other soil types are there?

A

Leithakalk

gneiss and mica-slate

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18
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What is the aging for Leithaberg DAC?

A

White: released 9/1 year following
Red: released 9/1 of 2nd year. Must be aged in oak

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19
Q

Name 3 villages in Leithaberg DAC

A

Eisenstadt, Jois, Winden, Schutzen

20
Q

What is the newest DAC of Burgenland? When was the first vintage?

A

Rosalia DAC

2017 was the first vintage

21
Q

What are the styles of Rosalia DAC?

A
Rose
Rose Ried
Red
Red Reserve
Red Reserve Ried
22
Q

What are the grapes of Rosalia DAC?

A

Zweigelt and Blaufrankisch
Rose: varietal label is forbidden
Red: must be varietal

23
Q

What are the minimum abvs of Rosalia DAC?

A

Classic: 12%

Reserve (red only): 13%

24
Q

WHat is the minimum aging for Rosalia DAC

A

Classic: May be released 1/1 year following
Reserve: same as Classic

25
Q

What are the non-DAC styles of Rosalia DAC?

A

Grande Rosalia

Rosolo and Rosolita

26
Q

What are Rosolo and Rosolita?

A

Non-DAC styles made in Rosalia
Made from dried, hand harvested grapes.
Rosolo is dry, 15% abv (!!)
Rosolita is sweet

27
Q

What is Grande Rosalia?

A

Non DAC style made in Rosalia.
minimum 13.5% abv
recognizable flavor of oak aging

28
Q

Important village fo Rosalia DAC

A

Pottelsdorf

29
Q

Major geographic features of Rosalia DAC

A

Rosaliengabirge (Rosalia Range)

Wulka River

30
Q

What DACs are for 100% Blaufrankisch?

A

Mittelburgenland DAC

Eisenberg DAC

31
Q

What was the first DAC in Burgenland? What was the first vintage?

A

Mittelburgenland

2005

32
Q

What styles can be made in Mittelburgenland DAC?

What are the abv ranges for each?

A

Classic: 12.5-13%
Classic with Ried: 13-13.5%
Reserve: min 13%

33
Q

What are the aging requirements of Mittelburgenland DAC?

A

Classic: released 8/1 yr following; stainless or used oak
Classic w Ried: released 10/1 yr following; large barrel or used barrique
Reserve: released 3/1 of 2nd yr; must be matured in oak (new or used)

34
Q

Soil of Mittelburgenland DAC

A

Deep clay, some schist, loess, limestone

35
Q

Imprtant viallages of Mittelburgenland DAC

A

Neckenmarkt, Lutzmannberg, Deutschkreutz, Horitschon

36
Q

What is the fruthest south DAC of Burgenland?

A

Eisenberg DAC

37
Q

What is the soil of Eisenberg DAC?

A

Iron-rich schist

gravel and slate

38
Q

What styles can be made in Eisenberg DAC? what are the min abvs?

A

Classic: 12.5%
Reserve: 13%

39
Q

What was the first vintage for Eisenberg DAC?

A

2009 for Classic

2008 for Reserve

40
Q

What are the aging requirements for Eisenberg DAC?

A

Classic: released from 9/1 year following
Reserve: released from 3/1 of 2nd year; must be aged in wood

41
Q

What is Uhudler, where is it from?

A

Rose or white made from American hybrids planted introduced post-phylloxera.
Specialty of Sud-Burgenland/ Eisenberg

42
Q

What is the minimum KMW for Ausbruch? What style does it align with in terms of sweetness?

A

30º KMW
Min 5% abv
same as TBA

43
Q

What is strohwein called in Burgenland?

A

Schilfwein

aka reed wine, because the mats used are made from reeds that grow around the lake

44
Q

What are the KMWs for Austrian Pradikatswein?

A
Qualitatswein 15º
Kabinett 17º
Spatlese 19º
Auslese 21º
Beerenauslese 25º
Eiswein 25º
Strohwein/Schilfwein 25º
Ausbruch 30º
TBA 30º
45
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What is the minimum abv for Austrian Pradikatswein?

A

Qualitatswein: min 9%
Kabinett: max 13%
Everything else: min 5%

46
Q

How is Kabinett classified in Austria?

A

Qualitatswein

47
Q

What is the max rs for Austrian Kabinett?

A

max 9 g/l RS