Flashcards in Austria Deck (59)
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In what Kremstal village would you find the Erste Lage Pellingen. Name a noteworthy producer
Senftenberg; Nigl is a good producer for Senftenberger Pellingen
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Discuss the classifications of Wachau wines
Steinfeder: Lightest style with minimum must weight of 15KMW and maximum alcohol of 11.5%
Federspiel: Minimum must weight of 17 KMW and an alcohol range of 11.5%-12.5%
Smaragd: Minimum must weight of 19 KMW and a minimum alcohol of 12.5% These wines will almost always show signs of botrytis
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Where would you find the village of Weissenkirchen and what is one of the best vineyard sites.
Weissenkirchen is located in the Wachau and contains the Achleiten vineyard which is considered one of the best in the Wachau
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In what village of the Wachau would you find the vineyard of Achleiten. Name a noteworthy producer
Achlieten is found in the village of Weissenkirchen in the Wachau. Prager is a good source for Weissenkirchener Achlieten
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Name 4 top Wachau producers
-Emmerich Knoll
-Rudi Pichler
-F.X Pichler
-Prager
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What is the Vinea Wachau
Founded in 1983, the Vinea Wachau is an organization of estates who have sworn to uphold the tenets of natural wine making. The guidelines are spelled out in the Codex Wachau and include standards such as:
No additives (Including chaptalization)
No aromatization (Including new barrique usage)
No fractionation techniques like dealcoholization
Wines must be bottled in the Wachau from grapes grown in the Wachau
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What was the Wagram known as before 2007
Donauland
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What is Roter Veltliner
Roter Veltliner is a red grape produced as a white wine found as a speciality of Wagram
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What rare white grapes would one encounter in the Thermenregion
-Rotgipfler
-Zierfandler
These grapes can be bottled varietally or as the blended "Spatröt-Rotgipfler"
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What is Gemischter Satz
A field blend of wine. These are normally found in Carnuntum in the Niederösterreich
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What is the name of the lake that separates the subregions of Burgenland's Neusiedlersee and Neusiedlersee-Hügelland
The lake is also called Neusiedlersee
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Name the 4 subzones of Burgenland
-Mittelburgenland (DAC)
-Sudburgenland
-Neusiedlersee (DAC)
-Neusiedlersee-Hügelland
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Discuss the orientations of the 4 subzones of Burgenland
These 4 soubzones are split into Northern and Southern parts by Hungary interjecting between them.
In the north you have Neusiedlersee and Neusiedlersee-Hügelland.
The the south you have Mittleburgenland and Südburgenland
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Name the four DACs of Burgenland
-Neusiedlersee
-Leithaberg (Neusiedlersee-Hügelland suberegion)
-Mittelburgenland
-Eisenberg (Sudburgenland subregion)
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Name the DACs of the Niederösterreich
-Weinvertel
-Traisental
-Kremstal
-Kamptal
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What Northern Hungary appellation borders southern Neusiedlersee in Burgenland
Sopron
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Discuss the DAC wines of Neusiedlersee
Red wines only based on:
Classic: Zweigelt with 12% minimum alcohol and allowing a "touch of an additional variety"
Reserve: Min 60% Zweigelt with Max 40% other indigenous varieties and 13% min alcohol
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What was the first DAC to allow both red and white wines
Leithaberg located within Neusiedlersee-Hügelland
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Discuss the wines of Mittelburgenland DAC
Blaufrankish only
Classic has 12.5% minimum with 13% maximum alcohol and Classic with a Specified Site has 13% minimum with 13.5% maximum. Can be aged in stainless steel or used oak
Reserve has minimum 13% alcohol with no specified maximum. Can be matured in used barrique or new oak large format
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Discuss the wines of Leithaberg DAC
Located in Neusiedlersee-Hügelland
Red or White wine minimum alcohol is 12.5%
Whites: May be blends or varietal wines made from Gruner, Neuburger, Chardonnay, or Weissburgunder
Reds: 85% minimum Blaufrankish with max 15% Pinot Noir, St. Laurent and Zweigelt
Aged in used barrique or large format new cask
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What is Lemberger
German synonym for Blaufrankish
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What is Kéfrankos
Hungarian synonym for Blaufrankish
53
Discuss the wines of Eisenberg DAC
Located in Südburgenland
Red wine only from Blaufrankish
Classic: 12% Alcohol
Reserve: 13% Alcohol
54
Where is the estate of Alois Kracher located
Kracher is located in the village of Illmitz in Neusiedlersee
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Where do you find the village Illmitz. Why is it important?
Illmitz is located in Neusiedlersee in Burgenland and is important because it houses the estate of Alois Kracher
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What is the most planted grape of Styria
Welschriesling (no relation to Riesling)
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What is Schilcher
A Styrian speciality made in Weststeiermark that is a rosé made from Blauer Wildbacher
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What are the three sub-regions of Styria
-Südsteiermark
-Weststeiermark
-Südosteiermark
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