History Flashcards
When was created today’s most important new Austrian cultivar? From who?
In 1922, Professor Friedrich Zweigelt crosses the varieties Sankt Laurent and Blaufränkisch, which result in Rotburger, later known as Blauer Zweigelt.
When was founded the AWMB?
The Austrian Wine Marketing Board (AWMB) was established in 1986, with the stated goal of promoting the image and sales of Austrian wines in a focused manner.
When was founded the Weinakademie Österreich?
In 1991, by representing nowadays the most expansive wine education institute in the German-language sphere.
When Austria entered in the EU?
1995, and since then, the wine law of the European community was adopted.
When the regional wine committees were established?
In 2001, which were and still are under the control of the national one.
When DAC supplementary designation was create? Which is the unicity of the wines that can be labelled as DAC?
“Districtus Austriae Controllatus” supplementary designation was create from an amendment of the wine committee in 2001. Only DAC wines (examined for the federal number and undergoing a further inspection for typicity) are permitted to display the origin of the specific wine region (on the contrary, all other wines must be marketed under the name of the generic wine growing region).
When was launched in the market the first DAC-wine?
In 2003, Weinviertel DAC became the first regionally typical wine with designation of origin, as a dry and Weinviertel-typical Grüner Veltliner.
When DAC wines were arranged, for the first time, in two categories? Which were these two?
Which is Austria’s first red wine DAC?
In 2006 Mittelburgenland DAC was create, and for the first time DAC wines were arranged in two categories: Klassik and Reserve.
Mittelburgenland was the first Austria’s DAC for red wine, born in 2006 (vintage 2005).
When was created Traisental DAC? For which categories? And for which grape varieties?
2006, for Riesling and Grüner Veltliner, both available in classic and reserve categories.
When Kremstal DAC was available in both the categories classic and reserve? And Kamptal DAC?
When Weinviertel DAC Reserve was available?
Respectively, 2007 and 2008.
2009.
When Wiener Gemischter Satz became DAC?
In 2013, and it was the ninth.
Which Austrian wine awarded 100 Parker points? When?
The 1995 Riesling ‘Vinothek’ from the Nikolaihof, in 2014.
Talking about wine law for Austrian sparkling, when was create the three-tier quality pyramid for Österreichisscher Sekt g.U (geschützer Ursprungsbezeichnung)?
In 2016 Austrian Sekt with protected designation of origin pyramid was create in three levels: Klassik, Reserve, Grosse Reserve.
When the former Grosslage Rosalia became DAC?
When was introduced (simultaneously) the three wine growing regions of Steiermark (so, Weststeiermark, Südsteiermark and Vulkanland Steiermark) in the DAC system?
2018.
2018.
When Carnuntum DAC was created? Which grape varieties it includes?
2019, indeed it was the first DAC region in Niederösterreich with a red-wine presence, from Zweigelt and Blaufränkish, alongside Chardonnay, Grüner Veltliner and Weissburgunder.
