Chapter Fourteen: Intro to Austria Flashcards
What is Austria’s leading grape variety?
Grüner Veltliner
What are the typical attributes of Austrian Grüner Veltliner?
Aromas/flavors: citrus, white pepper, mineral
When young: fresh fruit, vibrant acidity
Outstanding examples can be age-worthy
What are the 5 secondary white grapes of Austria?
Welschriesling
Müller-Thurgau
Weissburgunder
Riesling
Chardonnay
What is the Austrian alternative name for Chardonnay?
Morrillon
What is the most widely planted red grape in Austria?
Zweigelt
What are the 2 secondary red grapes of Austria?
Blaufränkisch
St. Laurent
What is the Austrian scale for ripeness/must weight?
KMW: Klosterneuburger Mostwaage
What are the three levels of Austrian wine classification?
Basic wine: Wein
PGI: Landwein
PDO: Qualitätswein, Prädikatswein, DAC
What is a DAC?
Districtus Austriae Controllatus
PDO regions that are approved only for specific grape varieties and types of wine
What is the parentage of Zweigelt?
Blaufränkisch X St. Laurent
What is Austrian dried-grape wine?
Strohwein (Schilfwein)
What is Austrian mountain wine?
Bergwein (min. 26% gradient)
What are the 3 terms (indicating ripeness) used by the Vinea Wachau?
Steinfeder
Federspiel
Smaragd
What are Austria’s 3 Landwein regions (Weinbauregion)?
Weinland Österreich
Steierland
Bergland
What are Austria’s 4 quality wine regions?
Burgenland
Niederösterreich
Wien (Vienna)
Steiermark
What are the traditional, seasonal wine taverns of Austria?
Heurigen
What are the levels of the Austrian Prädikat, from lowest to highest?
Spätlese
Auslese
Beerenauslese/Eiswein/Strohwein
Trockenbeerenauslese
In Austria, wines at the Kabinett level are considered ____________.
Qualitätswein (rather than Prädikatswein)
