Austria

L3

Austria’s own grape variety

gruner veltliner

2 dry red grape varieties

zweigelt and blaufrankisch

sweet botrytised dessert wine grape

welschriesling

what covers the west of the country and consequently where are most wine regions

alps and east

climate of austria

cool continental with short summers and harsh winters

warm or cold wind and what direction if close to the hungarian border

warm and east

style of gruner veltliner

full body, high acidity, citrus stone fruit, white pepper

2nd and 3rd aromas of gruner veltliner

honey toast

ferment and store vessel for gruner veltliner

mainly stainless steel and old oak casks, sometimes new oak barriques

2nd most planted white grape

welschriesling

style of welschriesling when dry style

fresh but simple, citrus, apple high acidity

3 best regions for riesling

wachau, kamptal and kremstal

style of rieslings

med to full body, ripe, peachy fruit

3 other grape varieties grown

chard, muller thurgau and SB

region where chard, muller thurgau and SB are grown mainly

steiermark

style of zweigelt

deep coloured reds, soft tannins bramble fruit

style of blaufrankisch

med tannins, high acidity peppery, sout cherry

austrian speciality red grape variety

st laurent

style that st laurent is similar to

pinot noir

3 international wines that austrian producers are blending with

pinor noir, cab sav and merlot

4 federal states

niederosterreich (lower austria), burgenland, steiermark and Wien (vienna)

which two federal states accoutn for vast majority

niederosterreich and burgenland

river that majority of niederosterreich vineyards lie on

danube

most renowed sub region of nied

wachau

two main wines in wachau

gruner veltliner or riesling

geography of wachau

steep, often terraced south facing vineyards, next to danube

is wachau part of DAC

no

two DAC regions just north of Wachau with similar styles

Kamptal DAC and Kremstal DAC

area that was first austrian dac

weinviertel dac

what grapes only permitted in weinviertel

gruner veltiner

two levels to dac

klassik and reserve

klassik style

light, fresh and fruity with no discernible oak flavouring

reserve style

high min alcohol and allowed to be matured in oak

where is burgenland in austria

east on hungary border

two style of wines best known in burgenland

sweet and red

4 grapes that produce white wine in burgenland

pinot blanc, welschriesling, gruner veltliner and chard

name of lake in bergenland key for sweet wines

Neusiedlersee

why is neusiedlersee great for botrytis

mist from lake and wetland, all year round stable conditions

most widely planted red grape variety in burgenland

zweigelt

name of DAC for Zweigelt

Neusiedlersee

how many DACs for Blaufrankish

3

name of most famous DAC for Blaufrankish

Mittelburgenland