Wien & Burgenland Flashcards
Where is the Nussberg hill?
Wien - on the right bank of the Danube North of Vienna
What group helped establish the Weiner Gemischter Satz DAC? When?
WienWein
When did the Burgenland join the Austrian republic?
1921
What lake is a defining factor of climate in the Burgenland?
Lake Neusiedl
How does lake Neusiedl affect the climate of the Burgenland?
It acts as a heat reservoir and contributes to the misty mornings which are an ideal environment for botrytis
Which two villages sit across from each other at the narrowing of Lake Nuesiedl?
Rust and Seewinkle
What are the 6 DACs of the Burgenland?
Neusiedlersee
Leithaberg
Mittelburgenland
Eisenberg
Rosalia
Ruster Ausbruch
What is the warmest DAC within the Burgenland? Why?
Neusiedlersee because it lies east of the Lake and the Alps, so it receives unobstructed heat from the Hungarian plains.
What grape must red wines from Neusiedlersee be based on?
Zweigelt
What is the Pannobile Classification?
A classification in Neusiedlersee that allows for red wines made from Zweigelt, Blaufränkisch, or St. Laurent and for whites wines from Chardonnay, Grauburgunder, Weissburgunder, and Neuburger
Where would one find zicklacken?
Zicklacken are small lakes surrounding lake Neusiedl from which most of the water evaporates contributing to botrytis
What village is the Neusiedlersee is known for sweet bortytised wines?
Seewinkle
Where is Alois Kracher based?
Illmitz in the Neusiedlersee DAC
Who pioneered the “reed wine” style in Austria? What is it?
Willi Opitz
Grapes not destined for great botrytis and set out to dry on reed mats to concentrate sugars
What does Leithaberg take its name from?
The Leitha mountains
What regions lie on the other side of the Leitha mountains from Leithaberg?
Carnuntum and Thermenregion
What must be the base grape of red wines from Leithaberg DAC?
Blaufränkisch
What DAC did Rust opt out of being a part of?
Leithaberg
What spoil types are found in Rust?
Quartz rich sandy gravels
What is the DAC for the sweet styles of wine in Rust?
When was it implemented?
Ruster Ausbruch DAC
2020
What was the first region in Austria to legally protect Rose?
Rosalia
Which region in Austria was a grosselage prior to becoming a DAC?
Rosalia
What 3 mountain ranges cradle the Mittelburgenland?
Sopron mountains
Bucklidge Welt Hills
Kőszeg Mountains
What is the primary variety grown in the Eisenberg DAC?
Blaufränkish
