Week 6b: Austria Flashcards
Describe Wachau and the wines it produces:
Quality focussed production of totally dry whites, intensely sweet dessert wines and respectable reds
Primary red grape varieties in Austria:
Blaufränkisch
Blauer Wildbacher
Saint Laurent
Zweigelt
Spätburgunder
Primary white grapes in Austria
Grüner Veltliner
Riesling
Welschriesling
Weissburgunder
Neuburger
Scheurebe
Chardonnay
Great vintages in Austria
1990
1997
1999
2006
2007
2011
2012
2015
What does DAC refer to in Austrian wine law?
Districtus Austriae Controllatus
Three appellations of Steiermark:
Südsteiermark
Vulkanland Steiermark
Weststeiermark
Südsteiermark grapes:
Welshriesling
Morillon (Chardonnay)
Weissburgunder
Vulkanland grapes:
Welshriesling
Morillon (Chardonnay)
Weissburger
Sauvignon Blanc
Weststeiermark grapes:
Schilcher
What Austrian DAC is the home of Schilcher:
Weststeirmark DAC
List the DAC’s in Burgenland:
Neusiedlersee
Leithaberg
Rosalia
Mittelburgendland
Rosalia
Neusiedlersee grapes:
Dry reds
Minimum of 60% Zweigelt
Leithaberg grapes:
Blaufränkisch
Grüner
Weissburgunder
Neuburger
Chardonnay
Eisenberg grapes:
100% Blaufrankisch
Mittelburgenland grapes:
100% Blaufrankisch
Rosalia grapes:
Blaufrankisch and Zweigelt
Austrian DAC around Vienna:
Weiner Gemischter Satz
Weiner Gemischter Satz grapes:
Whites from a blend of at least 3 different grape varieties
Niederosterreich DACS:
Weinvertel
Kamptal
Wachau
Krempstal
Traisental
Wagram
Carnuntum
Thermenregion
Weinvertel grapes:
100% Grüner Veltliner
Kamptal grapes:
100% Riesling or Grüner
What is the “Classic” style in Niederosterreich:
Classic: 12% abv min: fresh style with no wood or botrytis
Reserve: 13% abv min: subtle wood and botrytis allowed
Wachau grapes:
Grüner or Riesling
Müller-Thurgau
Zweigelt
Neuburger
Kamptal grapes:
100% Riesling or Grüner Veltliner
