White Wine Flashcards
1
Q
Identify the following for Gruner Veltliner:
- Origin
- Parentage
- Vineyard Area
- Ripening time
- Conditions
- Wine
A
- Niederosterreich
- Traminer & St. Georgen
- About 1/3 of vineyard area in Austria (esp. Weinviertel)
- mid-season
- Loess soils; does not like dryness susceptible to downy mildew & chlorosis
- spicy peppery version and stone fruit version
2
Q
Identify the following for Welschriesling:
- Origin
- Parentage
- Vineyard Area
- Ripening time
- Conditions
- Wine
A
- Southern Italy
- Unknown
- seen in Poysdorf (sparkling) Steiermark (Buschenschank wines), TBA Wines (Seewinkel)
- late
- early warming site, need soils with magnesium; doesn’t like dryness
- green apple, lemon notes, fruity, nice acidity, exotic fruit golden yellow color, honey (for sweet wines)
3
Q
Identify the following for Riesling:
- Origin
- Parentage
- Vineyard Area
- Ripening time
- Conditions
- Wine
A
- Germany
- Heunisch & Traminer seedling
- important variety in Wachau (other than Gruner) & regions along Danube river (due to rock soil)
- late
- highly demanding, susceptible to rot, necrosis, botrytis
- fruity, stone fruit (peach, apricot), exotic fruit, mineral notes, older wines-rose, petrol, good for sweet wines
4
Q
Identify the following for Pinot Blanc:
- Origin
- Parentage
- Vineyard Area
- Ripening time
- Conditions
- Wine
A
- Burgundy
- mutation of Pinot Gris
- unchanged growing level
- mid-to late season
- some times used for blending; some times undergoes oak aging & malolactic fermentation; susceptible to botrytis
- blossom expression, nice acidity (young wines) older wines-nutty bread note
5
Q
Identify the following for Muller Thurgau:
- Origin
- Parentage
- Vineyard Area
- Ripening time
- Conditions
- Wine
A
- Germany
- New breed-crossing of Chasselas & Madeline Royale in 1882 (oldest new breed)
- decreasing importance
- early
- offered as grape must, sturm, used for blends in young wines, used in Pradikatswein as well; needs deep soil w/good water retention. Susceptible to mildew and rot (berry and stem)
- mild wine; muscat flavor
6
Q
Identify the following for Chardonnay:
- Origin
- Parentage
- Vineyard Area
- Ripening time
- Conditions
- Wine
A
- Burgundy
- Natural crossing of Burgunder & Heunisch
- long history in Steiermark (Morellos); good examples in north Burgenland, Steiermark
- mid-season
- needs deep soils w/plenty of limestone and water retention
- unripe-thin grassy, ripe-powerful. Aging in stainless steel (emphasize fruit) or oak & malolactic fermentation
7
Q
Identify the following for Sauvignon Blanc:
- Origin
- Parentage
- Vineyard Area
- Ripening time
- Conditions
- Wine
A
- Loire Valley
- Natural Crossing of Chenin & Traminer; used to be called Muskat Sylvaner
- increasing importance in Niederosterreich, Burgenland, Steiermark
- mid to late season
- need good site but not good soil; characteristics that lend peppery flavor/grapefruit notes are photosensitive; prone to downy & powdery mildew
- unripe-grassy; ripe-gooseberries, tropical fruit; complex wines-malolactic fermentation oak aging
8
Q
Identify the following for Muskateller:
- Origin
- Parentage
- Vineyard Area
- Ripening time
- Conditions
- Wine
A
- Italy/Greece
- one of oldest varieties
- increasing significance
- late
- prone to: rot & botrytis, inconsistent yields. Needs warm airy sites
- nutmeg notes. not ripe=unbalanced acidity
9
Q
Identify the following for Neuburger:
- Origin
- Parentage
- Vineyard Area
- Ripening time
- Conditions
- Wine
A
- Wachau
- Natural crossing of Roter Veltliner & Sylvaner
- significant in Thermenregion, Wachau, Leithaberg
- early to mid season
- decreasing importance-competition w/gruner; easily weakened by disease (downy & powdery mildew, botrytis), frost, winter frost needs dry site
- robust full mild wine, young wine-spicy & flowery; older-nutty flavor.
10
Q
Identify the following for Fruhroter Veltliner:
- Origin
- Parentage
- Vineyard Area
- Ripening time
- Conditions
- Wine
A
- Niederosterreich
- Natural crossing of Roter Veltliner & Sylvaner
- Important in Thermenregion, Wagram, Weinviertel
- early
- offered as table grape, open house wine; few demands on soil & site
- low in alcohol, gentle acidity, herbaceous, bitter almonds
11
Q
Identify the following for Scheurebe :
- Origin
- Parentage
- Vineyard Area
- Ripening time
- Conditions
- Wine
A
- Germany
- New breed; Riesling & Bukketraube
- Important in burgenland & Steiermark; otherwise declining
- mid-season
- good for TBA, strohwein, schilfwein; needs good vineyard sites;
- fully ripe=full body
12
Q
Identify the following for Zierfandler:
- Origin
- Parentage
- Vineyard Area
- Ripening time
- Conditions
- Wine
A
- Thermenregion
- Natural crossing of Roter Veltliner & Traminer seedling
- almost exclusively in Thermenregion
- mid-to late season
- named Spatrot due to round reddish grapes blended w/ Rotgipfler (blended in cellar or planted together mixed w/it); needs best vineyard site, susceptible to frost & botrytis
- pleasant acidity & aromatics, mineral notes, honey like note-TBA
13
Q
Identify the following for Rotgipfler:
- Origin
- Parentage
- Vineyard Area
- Ripening time
- Conditions
- Wine
A
- Thermenregion
- Natural crossing of Roter Veltliner & Traminer
- almost exclusively in Thermenregion
- mid-to late season
- named Rotgipfler after reddish bronze vine shoots; needs warm south facing vineyards, cancerous soil. need to control yield for quality
- pleasant acidity, can be single varietal or blend