Other Old World Regions Flashcards
Austria key grapes and areas?
Most common is Gruner Veltliner white wine. Good ones have high acidity, citrus or stone fruit flavors and sometimes white pepper. Honey and toast as it ages. Some new oak used.
Welschreisling for some dry white wines. It’s susceptible to botrytis and sometimes used for sweet wines.
Riesling is less common, but can be great.
Zweigelt is a common red wine.
Key regions:
Wachau DAC for high quality dry white wines from Gruner Veltliner or Riesling. Highly concentrated flavors from steep, terraced hillsides.
Kremstal and Damptal DAC are just north of Wachau and are similar in style.
Hungary key grapes and areas?
Furmint is the most important grape. It’s used in the most important wine style of Tokaj Aszu.
Small amounts of dry wine, but key one is Tokaji Aszu. It’s very sweet to luscious. Starts with a base furmint wine and then botrytised berries are added for sweetness.
Deep amber, high acidity, intense aromas of orange peel, apricots, and honey.
Portugal climate, key grapes, and areas?
Moderate maritime on the coast to warm continental inland.
Vinho Verde in the north west. Lots of rain. Classic white wine is pale lemon, high acidity, and low alcohol, and usually off-dry. Usually from Loureiro and Arinto. Some are made from Alvarinho and have higher alcohol and tropical notes.
Douro is inland from Vinho Verde. Port is sourced from here, but also lots of unfortified wines. Touriga Nacional is highest quality with intense colors, flavors, full body, and high tannins.
Bairrada has high acid, and high tannin wines from the Baga grape.
Alentejo is a large region in the south. Usually red blends from Aragones (aka Tempranillo), Trincadeira, and Alicante Bouschet. It’s deep in color, high in tannins, fully body, and displays ripe fruit flavors.
