Oesterreich Traditionsweingüter category: klassified/ erste lage/ grosse lage

Austria Flashcards by Christy Wu

Regions of Austria

Vorarlberg
Tirol
Salzburg
Carinthia
Styria
Upper Austria
Lower Austria
Burgenland
Vienna

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Major river in Austria

Danube River

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Quality structure of Austrian Wine

DAC
Qualitaswein
Landwein
Wein

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What is DAC?

Districtus Austriae Controllatus

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Sub-category of Qualitatswein

Kabinett
DAC Wines
Pradikatswein
Sek Austria g.U

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What is the min KMW of Qualitatswein in Austria?

min 15º KMW

min 9% abv

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What is the min ABV of Qualitatswein in Austria?

min 9% ABV

min 15º KMW

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What is KMW?

Klosterneuburger Mostwaage

Austrian must weight

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What is the min ABV for ‘classic’ and ‘reserve’ wine?

classic: min 12% abv
res: min 13% abv

belong to DAC wines

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Kabinett style belongs to what category of wine?

Qualitatswein

German: Pradikatswein

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Min must weight of Kabinett

17º KMW

Qualitatswein min 15º KMW

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min must weight of all Qualitatswein style

Qualitatswein: 15º KMW
Kabinett Qualitatswein: 17º KMW

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min must weight of Pradikatswein

KMW

Spatlese: 19ºKMW 95°Oe
Auslese: 21ºKMW 105°Oe
Beerenauslese: 25ºKMW 127.3°Oe
Eiswein: 25ºKMW 127.3°Oe
Strohwein/ Schilfwein: 25ºKMW 127.3°Oe
Trockenbeerenauslese: 30ºKMW 156°Oe

Qualitatswein: 15º KMW
Kabinett Qualitatswein: 17º KMW

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What is the min ABV for Pradikats level wine?

Pradikats: 5% abv

Qualitats: 9%
Kabinett: 13%

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What is the temperature for eiswein grape to frozen?

-7ºC

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What is Schilfwein?

Strohwein/ Straw wine

min 3 months to dry on straw mat

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What is the KMW for Ausbrusch wine?

30º KMW

same for TBA

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What is the Oschle for Pradikats level wine?

Spatlese: 19ºKMW 95°Oe
Auslese: 21ºKMW 105°Oe
Beerenauslese: 25ºKMW 127.3°Oe
Eiswein: 25ºKMW 127.3°Oe
Strohwein/ Schilfwein: 25ºKMW 127.3°Oe
Trockenbeerenauslese: 30ºKMW 156°Oe

generally higher must weight than german wine

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What is the aging requirements for Austrian Sekt?

Sekt Austria Grosse Reserve PDO: 36m (trad.)
Sekt Austria Reserve PDO:18m (trad.)
Sekt Austria PDO: 9m (trad.)
Sekt Austria PDO: 6m (tank)
Austrian Sekt: /

min pressure: 3.5 bar
(Grosse) Reserve PDO: max 12 g/L (Brut)

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What is the max dosage allowed for Sekt Austrian Reserve and Grosse Reserve PDO?

max 12 g/L (Brut)

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What is the dosage level for ‘mild’ sekt?

min 50 g/L

mild = sweet

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What is the dosage level for sekt?

Brut Nature/ Brut Zero: 0-3
Extra Brut/ Extra Herb: 0-6
Brut/ Herb: 0-12
Extra Dry/ Extra Trocken: 12-17
Dry/ Trocken: 17-32
Medium Dry/ Demi-Sec/ Halbtrocken: 32-50
Sweet/ Mild: 50+

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What is ‘herb’?

Dry

0-12 RS

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What is the quality scale used in Wachau?

Vinea Wachau Nobilius Districtus

1983

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What is steinfeder?

grass in wachau vineyard

what is federspiel?

falcon

what is smaragd?

lizard found in wachau vineyard

What is the ABV level for Vinea Wachau Nobilius Districtus ?

Steinfeder (grass): **Max. 11.5%** (15 - 17 KMW) Federspiel (falcon): **11.5% - 12.5%** (17 - 18.5 KMW) Smaragd (lizard): **12.5%+** (19 KMW)

What is the KMW for Vinea Wachau Nobilius Districtus ?

Steinfeder (grass): Max. 11.5% **(15 - 17 KMW)** Federspiel (falcon): 11.5% - 12.5% **(17 - 18.5 KMW)** Smaragd (lizard): 12.5%+** (19 KMW)** ## Footnote Smaragd = spatlese level

Which level in wachau wine equals to spatlese level wine?

Smaragd | 19 KMW ## Footnote 12.5%+ abv

What is the Codex Wachau?

1. Classification: Steinfeder/ Federspiel/ Samragd 2. Origin: grapes from Wachau & bottled in Wachau 3. No additives: No chaptalisation 4. No concentration: Remain natural composition of wine 5. No aromatisation: No barrique/ oak chips 6. No manupulation of nature: hand harvest 7. No fractionation: No spinning cone devices

What is Gemischter Satz?

**Field blend** of at least **3 white varieties**

What is OTW?

Oesterreich Traditionsweingüter ## Footnote category: klassified/ erste lage/ grosse lage

What is the req for promoting to grosse lage?

5 years of erste lage

Where is OTW used?

Kremstal, Kamptal, Traisental, Wagram, Wien, Carnuntum, Thermenregion, Weinvertel

What is perlwein?

slightly sparkling wine | 1-2.5 atm

What is Schaumwein?

sparkling wine | 3 atm

What is Bergwein?

wine made from grapes grown on the mountain

Where is GV mostly found?

Kamptal Kremstal Weinvertel Wachau Wagram

What is weissgipfler?

Gruner Veltliner

Italian Riesling

Welschriesling

Pinot Blanc/ Klevner

Weissburgunder

Chardonnay

Morillon

Blaufrankisch

Lemberger | Gouais Blanc x Blaue Zimmettraube

crossing of blaufrankisch

Gouais Blanc x Blaue Zimmettraube

Zweigelt

Blaufrankisch x St Laurent

Blauburger

Blaufrankisch x Blauer Portugieser

Roesler

Zweigelt x Klosterneuburg

Muller Thugau

Riesling x Madeleine Royale

Pinot Gris

Grauburgunder

Rivaner

Muller Thurgau

DAC in Burgenland | (6)

Eisenberg Leithaberg Neusiedlersee Rosalia Mittelburgenland Ruster Ausbrusch

DAC with 100% Blaufrankisch

Eisenberg Mittelburgenland

Grapes allowed for Ruster Ausbruch DAC

- Weissburgunder - Chardonnay - Muskateller - Grauburgunder - Furmint ## Footnote min 45 g/L (30 KMW) **only TBA style**

Min RS for Ruster Ausbruch DAC?

min 45 g/L (30 KMW) ## Footnote **only TBA style**

What will be the labelling if **dry wine** produced from Rust?

Leithaberg DAC ## Footnote Ruster Ausbruch: only TBA

Which DAC in Burgenland produce 100% Zweigelt?

Nieuseedlersee DAC

Name a cuvee by Kracher that is similar to Sauternes style.

Nouvelle Vague | (New Wave) ## Footnote new french oak

Who produce Zwischen den Seen?

Kracher ## Footnote between the lakes - fresher, fruitier

What is the grape in Rosalia?

85% Blaufrankisch / Zweigelt

Name 5 villages in Wachau

Spitz Durnstein Oberloiben/ Unterloiben Mautern Weißenkirchen

Name 3 vineyard in Spitz.

Axpoint (Weingut FJ Gritsch) Singerriedel (Franz Hirtzberger) Setzberg

Major producers in Spitz

Weingut FJ Gritsch Franz Hirtzberger

Where is Achleiten?

Weißenkirchen

3 most prestige ried in durnstein/ loibenberg

Kellerberg Loibenberg Schutt

Top 5 producers in Wachau

FX Pichler Domaine Wachau Emmerich Knoll Prager Franz Hirtzberger

First Demeter certified winery

Nikolaihof

What grapes are mainly used in Wachau?

Riesling GV

Where is Domaine Wachau?

Durnstein

Where is Emmerich Knoll?

Unterloiben

Where is Franz Hirtzberger?

Spitz

Where is FX Pichler?

Oberloiben

Where is Nikolaihof?

Mautern

Where is Im Weingebirge?

Mautern | (considered as one of the oldest ried) ## Footnote one of nikolaihof vineyard

Village of Kremstal DAC

(1) Krems (2) Senftenberg (3) Rohrendorf (4) Gedersdorf (5) Furth

What are the grapes in Kremstal?

GV Riesling

3 wineries in Kremstal

(1) Stadt Krems (2) Nigl (3) Salomon Undhof (4) Malat

Village of Kamptal

**(1) Langenlois (2) Zöbing (3) Kammern** (4) Gobelsburg (5) Strass im Strassertal (6) Haindorf (7) Lengenfeld (8) Schönberg

Ried of Kammern

Gaisberg, Grub, Lamm, Renner

Ried of Langenlois

**Dechant**, Käferberg, Kittmannsberg, Loiserberg, Schenkenbichl, **Seeberg**, **Spiegel**, Steinhaus, Steinmassl

Ried of Zobing

Gaisberg, Kogelberg, Heiligenstein

Winery in Kamptal

(1) Schloss Gobelsburg [Lamm] (2) Brundlmayer (3) Hirsch (4) Hiedler

Grapes in Kamptal

GV Riesling ## Footnote from 2025: chd, pg, pb

Village of Weinvertel

(1) Hohenwarth (2) Roschitz (3) Retz (4) Falkenstein (5) Poysdorf (6) Zistersdorf (7) Mannersdorf (8) Wolkersdorf

Grape of Weinvertel

Grapes of Wagram

GV riesling roter veltliner ## Footnote Gemischter Satz

Grapes of Carnumtum

**NO RIESLING** - GV - Weissburgunder - Chardonnay - Zweigelt - Blaufrankisch

Grapes of Traisental

GV Riesling

Any rose production in Thermenregion?

DAC in Niederosterreich

Wachau DAC Kremstal DAC Kamptal DAC Weinvetel DAC Wagram DAC Carnuntum DAC Traisental DAC Thermenregion DAC

What is STK?

Steirische Terroir & Klassik Weinguter

DAC in Styria

Sudsteiermark DAC Vulkanland Steiermark DAC Weststeiermark DAC

Where can find Schilcher wine?

Weststeiermark DAC

Req. of STK

**(1) Grosse STK Ried : 15yo vine age (18m aging) (2) Erste STK Ried: 12yo vine age (ripe/ LH)** (3) Riedenwein: single vineyard (4) Ortswein (village) (5) Gebietswein: 6m ageing (6) Regionaswein

Grape for Schilcher wine

Blauer Wildbacher

DAC in Wien

Wiener Gemischter Satz DAC

Grapes of Wiener Gemischter Satz DAC

- GV - RIesling - Weissburgunder

Req for Gemischter Satz

(1) at least 3 white varieties blend (2) no single compose more than 50% (3) each varieties at least 10%

Name the wine-growing regions in Austria

Bergland Weinland Steirerland

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