Terms

Question 1

Buschenschank

Answer 1

Wine tavern; a rustic inn where wine produced by the proprietor is served along with more or less simple dishes.

Question 2

Gemischter Satz

Answer 2

A field blend; in a Gemischter Satz various grape varieties are planted as a mix in the vineyard; these are then harvested, vinified and matured together.

Question 3

Grosse Reserve

Answer 3

Grand Reserve

Question 4

Grosslage

Answer 4

Large collective vineyard site

Question 5

Heuriger

Answer 5

Wine tavern; also refers to wines of the current vintage.

Question 6

Jungfernwein

Answer 6

Wine of the very first harvest from a vineyard.

Question 7

Junker

Answer 7

Young wines from Steirermark.

Question 8

Kärnten

Answer 8

Carinthia; winegrowing region in the winegrowing area Bergland

Question 9

Klassik

Answer 9

Classic

Question 10

Landwein

Answer 10

Cf. ‘vin de pays’; wine from one of the winegrowing areas; defined in the EU as ‘Wine with protected geogra- phical indication’ (PGI)

Question 11

Ortswein

Answer 11

Village Wine

Question 12

Prädikatswein

Answer 12

Prädikatswein is a Qualitätswein defined by established degree of ripeness and/or type of harvest – these are Spätlese, Auslese, Beerenauslese, Eiswein, Strohwein/Schilfwein, Trockenbeerenauslese, Ruster Ausbruch

Question 13

Qualitätswein

Answer 13

Wine produced within one of Austria’s defined winegrowing regions. Defined in the EU as ‘wine with protected designation of origin’ (PDO).

Question 14

Ried

Answer 14

Austrian term for a single vineyard site, or ‘cru’

Question 15

Ruster Ausbruch

Answer 15

Trockenbeerenauslese produced in the Free City of Rust in Burgenland

Question 16

Schilcher

Answer 16

Rosé wine produced from the red wine grape variety Blauer Wildbacher

Question 17

Schilfwein

Answer 17

Austrian Prädikatswein, dried on reeds after harvest, before vinification

Question 18

Sekt vs Sekt g.U.

Answer 18

Sparkling wine vs Sparkling wine PDO

Question 19

Steiermark

Answer 19

Styria; generic winegrowing region (= federal state) in Austria

Question 20

Steirerland

Answer 20

Austrian winegrowing area for Landwein, which encompasses the entire federal state Steiermark.

Question 21

Strohwein

Answer 21

Austrian Prädikatswein, dried on straw after harvest before vinification

Question 22

Südburgenland

Answer 22

Former name of a specified winegrowing region in Burgenland; called Eisenberg since 2016

Question 23

Südoststeiermark

Answer 23

Former name of a specified winegrowing region in the Steiermark; called Vulkanland Steiermark since 2016.

Question 24

Trockenbeerenauslese (TBA)

Answer 24

Beerenauslese from mostly botrytis-affected, highly shrivelled berries with a minimum must weight of 30° KMW

Question 25

Beerenauslese (BA)

Answer 25

Austrian Prädikatswein fermented from over-ripe grapes, frequently from berries affected by botryris of min 25KMW

Question 26

Wein

Answer 26

Term used for wine without geographical indication of origin

Question 27

Weinakademie Österreich

Answer 27

Austrian Wine Academy

Question 28

Weinbauverband

Answer 28

Winegrowers’ association

Question 29

Weinland

Answer 29

Superordinate winegrowing area for Landwein, which encompasses the entire vineyard area of the federal states Niederösterreich, Burgenland and Wien

Question 30

Wien

Answer 30

Generic winegrowing region (= federal state) in Austria, and specified winegrowing region for Wiener Gemisch- ter Satz DAC

Question 31

Wiener Gemischter Satz

Answer 31

Regionally typical and strictly regulated Gemischter Satz with DAC status from the winegrowing region Wien (within the Vienna city limits)

Question 32

Österreichi- scher Sekt g.U.

Answer 32

Austrian Sekt with protected designation of origin.

Question 33

Traubenmost

Answer 33

Grape Must

Question 34

Sturm

Answer 34

partially fermented grape must

Question 35

Perlwein

Answer 35

Sparkling wine at 1-2.5 atm of pressure

Question 36

Schwemwein

Answer 36

Sparkling wine at 3 atm of pressure