General Flashcards
(14 cards)
What is the climate here?
Continental climate but different microclimates on different fronts.
northerly regions can experience cooling northerly winds, whereas those closest to the Hungarian border are warmed by easterly winds
What is the main river here?
Danube River
What is the name of the lake that creates a fog that encourages Botrytis?
Lake Neusiedl
What is the crossing of Zweigelt?
Blaufränkisch X St Laurent
known as Rotburger
What is the synonym for Chardonnay in Styria?
Morillon
What are the classifications in Austria?
from lowest-highest:
•Wein (wines without a geographical indication)
•Landwein (PGI wines)
•PDO wines (4 federal states, 16 smaller areas, can have status Qualitätswein or DAC)
•Qualitätswein
•Districtus Austriae Controllatus (DAC)
What are the classifications in Austria’s Prädikat levels?
from lowest-highest:
(usually sweeter than Kabinett, so Kabinett is not here)
•Spätlese (19°KMW, late harvest, dry-offdry)
•Auslese (21°KMW, selected ripe grapes, often sweet)
•Beerenauslese (BA) (25°KMW, overripe grapes)
•Eiswein (25°KMW, frozen grapes)
•Strohwein/Schilfwein (25°KMW, dried grapes on straw mats)
•Ausbruch (30°KMW, special category in Rust, Burgenland)
•Trockenbeerenauslese (TBA) (30°KMW, noble-rot affected)
What is the Wachau classification? (aka “Codex Wachau”)
3 tiers:
•Steinfeder (15°KMW, max 11.5% abv)
•Federspiel (17°KMW, 11.5-12.5% abv)
•Smaragd (19°KMW, min 12.5% abv)
No chaptilization, sussreserve, concentration, additives, aromatization, fractionation.
Vineau Wachau wines may be composed solely of grapes grown in Wachau and bottled in Wachau
What is Districtus Austriae Controllatus (DAC)?
if the producers in a region can agree on a grape variety (or varieties), a style of wine (and a set of regulations to go with it) that they think best reflects their area, then the region can be awarded DAC status.
Only wines that conform to this style can use the name of the appellation
What is Österreichische Traditionsweingüter (ÖTW)?
primarily used in Niederösterreich
similar to Burgundy cru system, classifies vineyards based on their historical quality and potential
(not a legal classification yet)
3 levels:
- Gebietswein (regional wine)
- Ortswein (village wine)
- Riedenwein (single-vineyard wine)
Riedenwein has special 2 classifications:
1. Erste Lage (First Growth)
2. Grosse Lage (Great Growth, still in development)
Which regions are currently using ÖTW classification?
as of 2024, 4 of them:
- Kamptal
- Kremstal
- Traisental
- Wagram
What is the crossing of Rotgipfler?
Traminer X Roter
What are the grape varieties you can found here?
WHITE:
•Grüner Veltliner
•Riesling
•Rotgipfler
•Roter Veltliner
•Zierfandler
•Morillon (Chardonnay in Styria)
•Sauvignon Blanc
•Welschriesling
•Weißburgunder (Pinot Blanc)
RED:
•Zweigelt
•Blaufränkisch
•St. Laurent
•Blauer Portugeiser
•Blauburgunder
•Blauer Wildbacher (rosé, Weststeiermark)
What is the crossing of Blauburgunder?
Blauer Portugeiser X Blaufränkisch
