Austria Flashcards
What is the minimum KMW of Schilfwein / Strohwein?
25ºKMW
What is the minimum KMW of Ausbruch?
30KMW
Lake Neusiedl borders Austria and ______ (country).
Hungary
True / False:
Mechanical harvesting is allowed for Reserve Sekt wines.
False
What is the required, or limit, g/L residual sugar and acidity of Halbtrocken wines?
Up to 18 g/L residual sugar if the total acidity is no less than 10 g/L below the RS value
What is the required, or limit, g/L residual sugar and acidity of Trocken wines?
Up to 9 g/L residual sugar if the total acidity is no less than 2 g/L below the RS value
What is the minimum KMW and minimum alcohol of wine labeled Wein?
- 7ºKMW
8. 5% alcohol
What is the minimum KMW of a Spätlese?
19º KMW
What region is home to Klosterneuburger?
Wagram
Name a DAC that no longer exists.
Schilcherland DAC
What was Austria’s first DAC?
Weinviertal
Spitz, Weissenkirchen, Dürnstein, and Loiben are the major towns of ______.
Wachau.
Name two things Codex Wachau does not allow.
Aromatization, additives, fractionation
What is the main grape of Mittelburgenland?
Blaufränkisch
What is the maximum yield of DAC wines?
9,000 kg / ha
(67.5 hl / ha)
*May be adjusted up to 20% depending on vintage conditions
What is the minimum KMW of Qualitätswein Sekt and how long must it spend on the lees?
15ºKMW
9 months on the lees