Burgenland

Question 1

When was the first recording of TBA in Austria?

Answer 1

1756 (over 200 yrs before Germany)

Question 2

What Hungarian region is just over the border of Burgenland?

Answer 2

Sopron

Question 3

What are the DACs of Burgenland? North to south please.

Answer 3

Neusiedlersee DAC
Leithaberg DAC
Rosalia DAC
Mittelburgenland DAC
Eisenberg DAC

Question 4

Which DACs of Burgenland are for red wine only?

Answer 4

Nieusiedlersee DAC
Mittelburgenland DAC
Eisenberg DAC
(MEN)

Question 5

Which DAC is for Zweigelt based reds?

Answer 5

Neusiedlersee DAC

Question 6

What is the cepage for Neusiedlersee DAC?

Answer 6

Classic: Zweigelt must be the focus of the blend
Reserve: min 60% Zweigelt

Question 7

What is the min alc for Neusiedlersee DAC?

Answer 7

Classic: 12%
Reserve: 13%

Question 8

What is the aging for Neusiedlersee DAC?

Answer 8

Classic: released 3/1 year following
Reserve: released 3/1 of 2nd year following, with wood present

Question 9

Important towns of Neusiedlersee DAC

Answer 9

Gols, Monchhof, Illmitz, Apelton, Andau

Question 10

What year was the first vintage for Neusiedlersee DAC?

Answer 10

2011
(2010 for reserve wines)
Elevated in 2012

Question 11

What is the traditional name of the area between Lake Neusiedlersee and the Danube?

Answer 11

Heideboden
starts just south of Gols
part in Austria, part in Hungary

Question 12

What is the name of the area at the southern end of Lake Neusiedlersee?

Answer 12

Seewinkel

Where Illmitz is located, v famous for botrytis

Question 13

What was the first DAC to allow both red and white?

What wsa the first vintage?

Answer 13

Leithaberg DAC
2009 for whites
2008 fir reds

Question 14

What are the grapes of Leithaberg DAC?

Answer 14

White: GV, Neuberger, Chardonnay, Weissburgunder (can be a blend or varietal)
Red: 85-100% Blaufrankisch

Question 15

What is the alcohol range of Leithaberg DAC?

Answer 15

12.5-13.5%

Question 16

What DAC mandates that wines are bottled in multiples of 750ml? (so no 375 or 1L or 2L)

Answer 16

Leithaberg DAC

Question 17

What is limestone called in Leithaberg DAC?

What other soil types are there?

Answer 17

Leithakalk

gneiss and mica-slate

Question 18

What is the aging for Leithaberg DAC?

Answer 18

White: released 9/1 year following
Red: released 9/1 of 2nd year. Must be aged in oak

Question 19

Name 3 villages in Leithaberg DAC

Answer 19

Eisenstadt, Jois, Winden, Schutzen

Question 20

What is the newest DAC of Burgenland? When was the first vintage?

Answer 20

Rosalia DAC

2017 was the first vintage

Question 21

What are the styles of Rosalia DAC?

Answer 21

Rose
Rose Ried
Red
Red Reserve
Red Reserve Ried

Question 22

What are the grapes of Rosalia DAC?

Answer 22

Zweigelt and Blaufrankisch
Rose: varietal label is forbidden
Red: must be varietal

Question 23

What are the minimum abvs of Rosalia DAC?

Answer 23

Classic: 12%

Reserve (red only): 13%

Question 24

WHat is the minimum aging for Rosalia DAC

Answer 24

Classic: May be released 1/1 year following
Reserve: same as Classic

Question 25

What are the non-DAC styles of Rosalia DAC?

Answer 25

Grande Rosalia | Rosolo and Rosolita

Question 26

What are Rosolo and Rosolita?

Answer 26

Non-DAC styles made in Rosalia Made from dried, hand harvested grapes. Rosolo is dry, 15% abv (!!) Rosolita is sweet

Question 27

What is Grande Rosalia?

Answer 27

Non DAC style made in Rosalia. minimum 13.5% abv recognizable flavor of oak aging

Question 28

Important village fo Rosalia DAC

Answer 28

Pottelsdorf

Question 29

Major geographic features of Rosalia DAC

Answer 29

Rosaliengabirge (Rosalia Range) | Wulka River

Question 30

What DACs are for 100% Blaufrankisch?

Answer 30

Mittelburgenland DAC | Eisenberg DAC

Question 31

What was the first DAC in Burgenland? What was the first vintage?

Answer 31

Mittelburgenland | 2005

Question 32

What styles can be made in Mittelburgenland DAC? | What are the abv ranges for each?

Answer 32

Classic: 12.5-13% Classic with Ried: 13-13.5% Reserve: min 13%

Question 33

What are the aging requirements of Mittelburgenland DAC?

Answer 33

Classic: released 8/1 yr following; stainless or used oak Classic w Ried: released 10/1 yr following; large barrel or used barrique Reserve: released 3/1 of 2nd yr; must be matured in oak (new or used)

Question 34

Soil of Mittelburgenland DAC

Answer 34

Deep clay, some schist, loess, limestone

Question 35

Imprtant viallages of Mittelburgenland DAC

Answer 35

Neckenmarkt, Lutzmannberg, Deutschkreutz, Horitschon

Question 36

What is the fruthest south DAC of Burgenland?

Answer 36

Eisenberg DAC

Question 37

What is the soil of Eisenberg DAC?

Answer 37

Iron-rich schist | gravel and slate

Question 38

What styles can be made in Eisenberg DAC? what are the min abvs?

Answer 38

Classic: 12.5% Reserve: 13%

Question 39

What was the first vintage for Eisenberg DAC?

Answer 39

2009 for Classic | 2008 for Reserve

Question 40

What are the aging requirements for Eisenberg DAC?

Answer 40

Classic: released from 9/1 year following Reserve: released from 3/1 of 2nd year; must be aged in wood

Question 41

What is Uhudler, where is it from?

Answer 41

Rose or white made from American hybrids planted introduced post-phylloxera. Specialty of Sud-Burgenland/ Eisenberg

Question 42

What is the minimum KMW for Ausbruch? What style does it align with in terms of sweetness?

Answer 42

30º KMW Min 5% abv same as TBA

Question 43

What is strohwein called in Burgenland?

Answer 43

Schilfwein | aka reed wine, because the mats used are made from reeds that grow around the lake

Question 44

What are the KMWs for Austrian Pradikatswein?

Answer 44

``` Qualitatswein 15º Kabinett 17º Spatlese 19º Auslese 21º Beerenauslese 25º Eiswein 25º Strohwein/Schilfwein 25º Ausbruch 30º TBA 30º ```

Question 45

What is the minimum abv for Austrian Pradikatswein?

Answer 45

Qualitatswein: min 9% Kabinett: max 13% Everything else: min 5%

Question 46

How is Kabinett classified in Austria?

Answer 46

Qualitatswein

Question 47

What is the max rs for Austrian Kabinett?

Answer 47

max 9 g/l RS