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12. Austria Flashcards

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Where are Austria’s vineyards located?

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In the east bordering Hungary, Slovakia and Czechia where the Alps flatten

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What is Austria’s general climate?

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Cool continental

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What are the four climatic influences north, east, south and west?

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1) North (Weinviertel) - Cool northerly winds
2) East (Burgenland)- Pannonian warmth
3) South (Steiermark) - Adriatic warmth
4) West (Krem, Kamp, Wach) - Cooler Alpine breezes

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What is a common weather hazard across Austria?

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Spring frost

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What are the two main soil types?

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1) Thin soil over granite or gneiss
2) Richer soils i.e. loess (silt, loam)

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What is gneiss?

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Crystalline bedrock (known locally as urgestein)

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7
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Why is Riesling planted on thinner soils?

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It requires less water than Gruner Veltliner

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What was the traditional vine training method in Austria?

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Lenz Moser - cordon trained to 1.2-1.4m (higher and wider than many to avoid shading), which is good for volume as it’s easily maintained and mechanised

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9
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What is the common form of training and trellising for high quality production today?

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1) Guyot
2) VSP

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10
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What three regions require hand-harvesting due to their steepness?

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1) Kamptal
2) Kremstal
3) Wachau

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11
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Why is disease pressure low?

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Due to moderate precipitation: 450-850mm

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12
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What are Austria’s maximum yields?

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67.5hL/ha

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What are the three leading white plantings?

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1) Gruner Veltliner
2) Welschriesling
3) Riesling

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What are the two leading black plantings?

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1) Zweigelt
2) Blaufrankisch

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What soil(s) is Gruner Veltliner suited to and why?

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1) Suited to loess soils or clay where present
2) Has a greater water requirement than Riesling

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16
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What is characteristic of Gruner Veltliner in the vineyard?

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Can be vigorous on fertile soils so careful canopy management is required to ensure quality

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17
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Of which two varieties is Zweigelt a cross?

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Sankt Laurent and Blaufrankisch

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Describe Zweigelt in the vineyard (2)

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1) Vigorous
2) High yielding

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When does Zweigelt ripen?

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Earlier and more easily (not susceptible to rot or frost) than Blaufrankisch

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What does Zweigelt suffer from?

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Potassium deficiency where grapes wither before they ripen

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What style is Steiermark Welschriesling generally?

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Neutral, unoaked and dry of good quality

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What premium styles, where and why can Welschriesling be made?

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1) BA/TBA
2) Humid Neusiedlersee, Burgenland
3) Thick skins

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When does Blaufrankisch bud?

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Early - spring frost poses a risk

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24
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When does Blaufrankisch ripen?

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Late

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25
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Describe Blaufrankisch in the vineyard (2)

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1) Thick skins - important in humid Burgenland to avoid rot
2) High yielding

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26
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What are two prime Blaufrankisch DACs?

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1) Leithaberg DAC
2) Mittelburgenland DAC

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27
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Where is most Riesling found?

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Niederosterreich, namely Kremstal and Kamptal

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28
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Describe white winemaking in five steps

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1) Minimal skin contact
2) Neutral vessel
3) Temperature controlled
4) No MLC
5) Fine lees up to six months

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29
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Why is MLC uncommon in Austria’s whites? (2)

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1) To preserve varietal character
2) Difficult to achieve at low pH

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30
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Describe red winemaking in three steps

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1) Open top fermentation with punch down or pump over
2) Stainless steel or old, large oak
3) Ambient yeasts are common

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31
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Why might acacia be used for both red and white?

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Allows oxygenation without imparting flavour

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32
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DAC stands for what?

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Districtus Austriae Controllatus

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33
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What are Austria’s PDO and PGI terms?

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PDO - Qualitatswein
PGI - Landwein

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34
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What are the two sub-categories of Qualitatswein?

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1) Klassik - declared vintage and varietal characteristics
2) Reserve - dry, minimum 13%; harvested and released later than Klassik

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35
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Austrian wine shares Germany’s Pradikat system except which one level is not included?

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Kabinett

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36
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What is Ausbruch?

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TBA from Rust in Lake Neusiederlersee

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37
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How many DACs are there?

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17

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38
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What is a criticism of the DAC system?

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New-wave wines of high quality may be ineligible due to not being considered typical

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39
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What are the two important trade associations?

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1) Osterreichische Traditionsweinguter (Kamptal, Kremstal, Wagram, Vienna)
2) Vinea Wachau

40
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What is Osterreichische Traditionsweinguter?

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An unofficial producer group classifying vineyards based on soil and climate as in Burgundy

41
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What can appear on the label of dry Erste Lage wines?

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The ‘10TW’ logo as long as the two most traditional varieties from the region are used

42
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What are the four significant federal states for viticulture?

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1) Niederosterreich
2) Burgenland
3) Wien
4) Steiermark

43
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What is the largest federal state for viticulture?

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Niederosterreich

44
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Niederosstereich features which four important DACs?

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1) Weinviertel
2) Kamptal
3) Kremstal
4) Wachau

45
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What two other regions are within Niederosterreich, but aren’t DACs?

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1) Wagram
2) Thermenregion

46
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Along which river are most of Niederosterreich’s vineyard regions?

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Danube

47
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How and why are Wachau vineyards planted? (3)

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1) On steep terraces of stone that radiate heat
2) South-facing for maximum sunlight
3) Along the Danube - reflects sun

48
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What soil is Riesling planted on in Wachau?

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Gneiss

49
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What soil is GV planted on in Wachau?

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Loess

50
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Is irrigation required in Wachau?

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Often yes

51
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Name a significant Wachau producer and a co-op

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1) F.X. Pichler
2) Domaine Wachau

52
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What are Vinea Wachau’s three quality/style classifications?

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1) Steinfelder
2) Federspiel
3) Smaragd

53
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Describe Steinfeder

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Fruity, dry, maximum 11.5%

54
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Describe Federspiel

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More concentration than Steinfeder; 11.5-12.5%

55
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Describe Smaragd

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Even more concentrated and riper than Federspiel; minimum 12.5%

56
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Wachau, Kremstal and Kamptal DAC wines must be of which two varieties?

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1) Riesling
2) Gruner Veltliner

57
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What variety is plated in Kremstal that isn’t found in Wachau and why?

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1) Zweigelt
2) Kremstal is further south and slightly warmer

58
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Name a Kremstal producer and a co-op

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1) Salomon Undhof
2) Stadt Krems

59
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How are Kamptal’s and Kremstal’s red wines labelled?

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Niederosterreich

60
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What two geological factors influence Kamptal?

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1) Warm Pannonian breezes
2) Cooling Bohemian Massif air

61
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Name two Kamptal producers

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1) Brundlymayer
2) Hirsch

62
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Kamptal and Kremstal reds are labelled how?

A

Niederosterreich

63
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Why is Gruner Veltliner widely planted in Wagram?

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The region is based on loess soil

64
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Does Wagram have any DACs?

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No

65
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Besides Gruner Veltliner, what local variety is planted in Wagram?

A

Roter Veltliner - full-bodied and nutty

66
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Describe Wienviertel (4)

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1) Austria’s largest appellation
2) GV dominates plantings
3) Dry - 600mm rain
4) Cooling breezes from the north enhance peppery characters

67
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Wienviertel DAC states wines must be what variety?

A

Gruner Veltliner

68
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Describe Reserve DAC Wienviertel wines (3)

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1) Minimum 13%
2) May see some oak
3) May include botrytis but are still dry

69
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What is the largest region within Niederosterreich for black plantings? Why?

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1) Thermenregion
2) Southern Pannonian warmth

70
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Thermenregion’s high quality reds are made from what two varieties?

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1) Pinot Noir
2) Sankt Laurent

71
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What is Thermenregion’s most planted white variety?

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Neuburger - spicy, floral

72
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What are Thermenregion’s two other white varieties?

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1) Rotgipfler
2) Zierfandler

73
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Name the three regions of Burgenland

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1) Neusiederlesee
2) Leithaberg
3) Mittelburgenland

74
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What is Austria’s warmest area?

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Neusiederlesee

75
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Describe the location of Neusiederlesee

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Around the lake of the same name, which reaches 30+ degrees in summer.

76
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Why is Neusiederlesee ideal for botrytis formation? (2)

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1) The lake stays warm as air temperature drops in fall.
2) Fog falls, but afternoon sun prevents grey rot allowing for consistent botrytis formation

77
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What variety is used for botrytis wines in Neusiederlesee, and where?

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Welschriesling planted around the lake’s edge due to its thin skins

78
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What is Neusiederlesee’s TBA DAC?

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Ruster Ausbruch DAC

79
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Neusiederlesee reds are primarily Zweigelt, but can be blended with what three varieties (except for DAC Klassik)?

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1) Blaufrankisch
2) Sankt Laurent
3) Pinot Noir

80
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Name a Neusiederlesee producer of TBA

A

Alois Kracher

81
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Leithaberg DAC reds must (2)

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1) Be 85% Blaufrankisch
2) Be oak aged

82
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Leithaberg DAC whites must be what four varieties individually or as a blend?

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1) Weissburgunder
2) GV
3) Chardonnay
4) Neuburger

83
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What wine style is common around the lake in Leithaberg?

A

Ausbruch/TBA

84
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What variety dominates in Mittelburgenland and why?

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1) Blaufrankisch (85% DAC)
2) The region is exposed to the warm Pannonian plain

85
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What are the three Mittelburgenland classifications?

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1) Mittelburgenland DAC
2) Mittelburgenland DAC + vineyard
3) Mittelburgenland DAC Reserve

86
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What separates Mittelburgenland DAC from Mittleburgenland + vineyard name and Mittelburgenland Reserve?

A

Named vineyard and reserve wines have higher ABV and more/longer oak maturation

87
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What are three weather hazards in Steiermark/Styria?

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1) Winter freeze
2) Spring frost
3) Hail

88
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What three varieties are common in Steiermark/Styria?

A

High acid:

1) Sauvignon Blanc
2) Welschriesling
3) Weissburgunder

89
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What are Steiermark/Styria’s three DACs?

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1) Vulkanland Steiermark
2) Sudsteiermark
3) Weststeiermark

90
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What is Wien’s DAC?

A

Wiener Gernischler Satz

91
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What is a requirement of Wiener Gernischler Satz DAC?

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It must be a dry, unoaked blend of up to 20 permitted varieties

92
Q

What are Heurigen?

A

Small inns/taverns specialising in local food and wine

93
Q

Where is most Austrian wine sold?

A

Domestic hospitality but with an increase in value exports and volume to Germany

94
Q

Describe Gruner Veltliner as a berry (2)

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1) Thick skins
2) Rotundone (pepper)

95
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What is the dominant business size in Austria?

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Highly fragmented with thousands of small estates

96
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What is the trend for Austria’s exports by value?

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Steep increase between 2015-2021

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