Burgenland.Styria

Question 1

What are the subregions of Burgenland?

Answer 1

Neusiedlersee
Neusiedlersee-Hügelland
Mittelburgenland
Südburgenland

Question 2

Neusiedlersee/Neusiedlersee-Hügelland Soils

Answer 2

Carbon-rich Schist and Gneiss

Question 3

Neusiedlersee/Neusiedlersee-Hügelland Climate

Answer 3

Continental/Pannonian
Moderated by Neusiedl and additional countless small salt lakes
High humidity, autumn fog

Question 4

Where is Illmitz? Who is its most famous producer?

Answer 4

Southern Neusiedlersee.

Alois Kracher

Question 5

Mittelburgenland: Climatic influences

Answer 5

Dense forests (temperature sink)
Pannonian Plain
Protected by three mountainous regions:
Buckligen Welt (west), Sopron Mountains (north), Koszeg Mountains (south)

Question 6

Mittelburgenland: Geology

Answer 6

Heavy, dense, deep loam

Good for water absorption and retention

Question 7

Sudburgenland: Geology

Answer 7

Hard, crystalline rock on the slopes of the Eisenberg

Silty clay and loam at low elevation

Question 8

What makes Neusiedlersee/Neusiedlersee-Hügelland such excellent cultivators of botrytis?

Answer 8

Neusiedlersee (Lake Neusiedl): it’s very long, flat, and shallow (3ft deep!), as is the countryside around it.

Question 9

Where is Rust?

Answer 9

On the western shore of Neusiedlersee, in Neusiedlersee-Hügelland

Question 10

What is Uhudler?

Answer 10

A rosé (or sometimes white) wine made from vinifera x labrusca or riparia hybrids; a speciality of Südburgenland.

Question 11

What grape was traditionally used for Ruster Ausbruch?

Answer 11

Furmint

Question 12

What grapes are conventionally used currently for Ruster Ausbruch?

Answer 12

Chardonnay
Muskateller
Weissburgunder
Neuburger
Welschriesling
Traminer
Pinot Gris

Question 13

What are the three subzones of Styria?

Answer 13

Südoststeiermark
Südsteiermark
Weststeiermark

Question 14

What is the climate of Styria?

Answer 14

Illyric: meaning that the hot and dry continental climate of the Pannonian Plain meets the warm and humid climate of the Mediterranean.

Question 15

What does Junker indicate?

Answer 15

The “young wines” of Styria, released the first week of November after the harvest

Question 16

What does Klassik indicate?

Answer 16

Traditionally dry wines of Styria, intended to show varietal character (no oak aging).

Question 17

What does Lagen indicate?

Answer 17

Reserve wines of Styria, often released later and from single vineyard sites.

Question 18

What is the most planted grape in Styria?

Answer 18

Welschriesling

Question 19

Who is the leading producer of Sauvignon Blanc in Styria?

Answer 19

Manfred Tement

Question 20

What is Schilcher?

Answer 20

Rosé of Blauer Wildbacher produced exclusively in Styria (mostly Weststeiermark)

Question 21

What is heuriger?

Answer 21

Primeur wine consumed in heurigen (wine taverns in Vienna operated by wineries)

Question 22

What is Sturm?

Answer 22

A half-fermented, sparkling grape juice popular in Vienna at harvest time.

Question 23

What is the alternative name for Süd-Oststeiermark? Where does it come from?

Answer 23

Vulkanland Steiermark

The volcanic hills, made up of tuff and basalt, plus sand, loam, and weathered schist and gneiss.

Question 24

Südsteiermark: Geology

Answer 24

Diverse - sandstone and slate to marl and limestone.

Question 25

Südsteiermark: Climate

Answer 25

Warm,humid, mediterranean.

Question 26

Weststeiermark: Geology and landmarks

Answer 26

Steeply inclined terraces up to 600M above sea level.
Seated in the foothills of the Koralpe and Reinischkogel mountains, which protect the vineyards from prevailing winds.
Soils are old gneiss and mica.

Question 27

What is STK?

Answer 27

Steirische Terroir-und Klassikweingüter, an association of the region’s ten best producers. They have devised a vineyard classification system and quality seal. Think VDP.

Question 28

What is required for STK Premier Cru?

Answer 28

Minimum 12 years old average vine age.
“Sustainable and natural” viticulture.
Wines produced as Qualitatswein are vinified dry and have a minimum of 12.5% abv. Wines may be produced as Pradikatswein.
Not released before May 1st of the year following the harvest.

Question 29

What is required for STK Grand Cru?

Answer 29

Minimum 15 years old average vine age.
Max 35hl/ha.
“Sustainable and natural” viticulture.
Wines produced as Qualitatswein are vinified dry and have a minimum of 12.5% abv. Wines may be produced as Pradikatswein.
Aged 18mos in wood; not released before May 1st of the second year following the harvest.

Question 30

What do Reserve, Privat, Fassreserve, and Vinothekfüllungs indicate?

Answer 30

For STK 1er Cru: Minimum 18mos in wood (mostly new), not released before May 1st of the second year following the harvest.
For STK Grand Cru: Minimum 30mos in wood (mostly new), not released before May 1st of the third year following the harvest.

Question 31

What varieties are authorized for STK wines?

Answer 31

Sauvignon Blanc, Morillon, Weissburgunder, Grauburgunder, Gelber Muskateller, Traminer

Question 32

Name three STK producers

Answer 32

Christoph Neumeister
Hannes Sabathi
Erwin Sabathi
Manfred Tement
Georg Winkler-Hermaden
Wolfgang Maitz
Katharina Lackner-Tinnacher
Willi Sattler
Christoph Polz
Johannes und Michael Gross

Question 33

What are Manfred Tement’s Grand Cru wines?

Answer 33

Sernau: Sauvignon Blanc
Zieregg: Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay

Question 34

What are Manfred Tement’s Premier Cru wines?

Answer 34

Grassnitzberg: Sauvignon Blanc
Sulz: Chardonnay
Steinbach: Gelber Muskateller
Wielitsch: Gewurztraminer
Hochkittenberg: Sauvignon Blanc, Gelber Muskateller, Weissburgunder