Austria Flashcards
What is the first record of Trockenbeerenauslese in Austria?
The first record of Trockenbeerenauslese in Austria is Austria dates to 1526, predating Spatlese in Germany by over 200 years.
What year did Austria’s “antifreeze” scandal surface?
The “antifreeze” scandal of 1985 surfaced when one of the guilty parities tried to claim the chemical as a legitimate winery expense on his tax return.
What are the four major wine regions of Austria?
Niederosterreich
Wein (Vienna)
Burgenland
Styria (Steiermark)
What does weinbaugebiete mean in Austrian?
Wine region.
Which wine regions contain 90% of the county’s vineyards?
Niederösterreich and Burenland
Whats the most cultivated grape variety in Austria?
Gruner Veltliner making up 30% of the vineyards,followed by Welschriesling, Riesling, and Chardonnay.
What is the highest quality of wine called in Austria?
Qualitatswein, the highest caliber of quality and regional specificity in Austria, is sourced from a single Wienbaugebiete or one of the 16 smaller wine regions and may be produced from one or more of the 35 permitted grapes.
Smaragd sweetness level and harvest method?
(named after an ‘emerald’ lizard that lives in the vineyards): minimum 12.5% alcohol, with a maximum 9 g/litre residual sugar; some of the best dry whites in Austria like Kabinett, Spatlese, and Auslese are not used in connection with Smaragd. Smaragd wines must have longer corks (minimum of 49mm) and cannot be released until after May 1 of the year following the harvest.
Qualitatswein can be further subdivided into categories of?
Pradikatswein and Districtus Austrie Controllatus (DAC). Austrian Pradikatswein shares many characteristics of it German counterparts, with a similar progression of late harvest designation and a typically sweeter profile.
What is the minimum alcohol content for Austrian pradikat labeled wines?
5%
Tafelwein KMW minimum?
> 10.7°KMW, can come from more than one region
Landwein KMW minimum?
> 14°KMW, >17 g/litre dry extract,
Qualitätswein KMW minimum?
> 15°KMW (can be chaptalised to 19°KMW for whites, 20°KMW for reds), >9% alcohol. Comes from a single wine district.
Kabinett KMW minimum?
> 17°KMW Qualitätswein with no chaptalisation, residual sugar
Prädikatswein requirements for Austrian wine?
covers the range from Spätlese to Eiswein, to which nothing can be added—no must, no chaptalisation. Most of the wines may not be released until 1 May after harvest.
