CSW-Module 9 - Chap 14 - Austria Flashcards
Austrian DAC located within the city limits of Vienna
Wiener Gemischter Satz
Austrian DAC approved for red wines only; wines areZweigelt or a Zweigelt-based bland
Neusiedlersee DAC
Type of wine produced in the Weinviertal DAC
White wines made from Grüner Veltliner
Three Austrian DACs approved for white wines produced from either Riesling or Grüner Veltliner
Traisental DAC - Kremstal DAC - Kamptal DAC
Leading grape variety of Austria
Grüner Veltliner
Name often used in Austria for Chardonnay
Morillon
Most widely planted red grape in Austria
Zweigelt
Austria’s highest-level appellation
DAC (Districtus Austriae Controllatus)
Dried-grape wine made in Austria
Strohwein
Bull’s Blood
Red wine of Hungary; alsocalled Bikavér
Famous dessert wine of Hungary
Tokaji Aszu’
Wine produced from the free-run juice of the most botrytis-affected grapes grown in Tokaj
Eszencia (Essencia)
Leading white grape of Switzerland
Chasselas (Fendant)
Most widely planted white grape of Georgia (and much of Eastern Europe)
Rkatsiteli
Greek red grape, widely grown in Macedonia, that is often compared to Pinot Noir
Xinomavro
Greek red grape used mainly for sweet fortified wines, such as those from Patras
Mavrodaphne
Pink-skinned grape widely grown in the Peloponnese
Moschofilero
Well-known high-acid white grape variety originally from Santorini
Assyritiko
Highest quality level of wine appellation in Greece, used mainlyfor sweet wines.
OPE
PDO-level classification for dry, unfortified Greek Wines
OPAP
Greek wine classification used for retsina
OKP
Term used for a Greek table wine that has been aged for a minimum of one year (white) or three years (red)
Cava or Kava
Greek island, located in the Aegean Sea, known for producing several different versions of sweet white wine
Samos