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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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North - Cool northerly winds
East - Cooler Alpine breezes
South - Adriatic warmth
West - Pannonian warmth

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4
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What are two weather hazards?

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1) Spring frost
2) Hail

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5
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What are the two main soil types?

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1) Thin soil over granite or gneiss
2) Richer loess soil

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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 and mechanisation

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9
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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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10
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Why is disease pressure low?

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Due to moderate precipitation: 450-850mm

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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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Describe Gruner Veltliner in the vineyard (4)

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1) Suited to heavier clay, loess soils
2) Vigorous
3) Thick skins
4) Rotundone (pepper)

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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 (3)

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1) Early ripening
2) Vigorous
3) High yielding

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17
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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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Where and into what style is Welschriesling made?

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1) Steiermark
2) Neutral, unoaked, dry, good, inexpensive

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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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When does Blaufrankisch ripen?

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Late

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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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What are two prime Blaufrankisch regions?

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1) Leithaberg DAC
2) Mittelburgenland DAC

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24
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Where is most Riesling found?

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Niederosterreich

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25
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Describe white winemaking in five steps

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1) Short skin contact
2) Neutral vessel
3) Temperature controlled
4) No MLC (for stylistic preference and difficult to achieve at low pH)
5) Fine lees up to six months

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26
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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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Why might acacia be used for both red and white?

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Allows oxygenation without imparting flavour

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28
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DAC stands for what?

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Districtus Austriae Controllatus

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29
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What are Austria’s PDO and PGI terms?

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PDO - Qualitatswein
PGI - Landwein

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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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31
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Austrain wine shares Germany’s Pradikat system except which one level is not included?

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Kabinett

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32
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What is Ausbruch?

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TBA from Rust in Lake Neusiederlersee

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33
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How many DACs are there?

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17

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34
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What is the aim of the DAC system?

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To help ensure regional typicity

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35
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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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36
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What are the three regional quality tiers of DAC?

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1) Gebietswein - regional
2) Ortswein - village
3) Riedenwein - single vineyard

37
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What are the two important trade associations?

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1) Osterreichische Traditionsweinguter
2) Vinea Wachau

38
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What is Osterreichische Traditionsweinguter?

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A producer group classifying vineyards based on soil and climate

39
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How can dry Erste Lage wines be labelled?

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

40
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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

41
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What is the largest federal state for viticulture?

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Niederosterreich

42
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Niederosstereich is broken into which three regions

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1) Wienviertel - noth
2) Wachau, Kamptal, Kremstal, Wagram - west of Vienna
3) Pannonian plain (Thermenregion) - south

43
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Along which river are Niederosterreich’s vineyard regions?

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Danube

44
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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

45
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What soil is Riesling planted on in Wachau?

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Gneiss

46
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What soil is GV planted on in Wachau?

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Loess

47
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Is irrigation required in Wachau?

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Often yes

48
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What are Vinea Wachau’s three quality/style classifications?

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1) Steinfelder - fruity, dry, maximum 11.5%
2) Federspiel - more concentration; 11.5-12.5%
3) Smaragd - even more concentrated; minimum 12.5%; riper fruit flavours

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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

50
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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

51
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What is Kremstal’s important co-op?

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Stadt Krems

52
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Name two Kremstal producers

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1) Salomon Undhof
2) Lenz Moser

53
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What river runs through Kremstal?

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Krems

54
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What river runs through Kamptal?

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Kamp

55
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What two factors produces Kamptal’s diurnal range?

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1) Warm Pannonian breezes
2) Cooling Bohemian Massif air

56
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Name two Kamptal producers

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1) Brundlymayer
2) Hirsch

57
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Kamptal and Kremstal reds are labelled how?

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Niederosterreich

58
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Why is Gruner Veltliner widely planted in Wagram?

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The region is based on loess soil

59
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Does Wagram have any DACs?

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No

60
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Besides Gruner Veltliner, what local variety is planted in Wagram?

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Roter Veltliner - full-bodied and nutty

61
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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

62
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Wienviertel DAC states wines must be what variety?

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Gruner Veltliner

63
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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

64
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Name two Wienviertel producers

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1) Sohm
2) Kracher

65
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What and why is the largest region within Niederosterreich for black plantings?

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1) Thermenregion
2) Southern Pannonian warmth

66
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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

67
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What is Thermenregion’s most planted white variety?

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Neuburger - spicy, floral

68
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What are Thermenregion’s two other varieties?

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1) Rotgipfler
2) Zierfandler

69
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Name the three regions of Burgenland

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1) Neusiederlesee
2) Leithaberg
3) Mittelburgenland

70
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What is Austria’s warmest area?

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Neusiederlesee

71
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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. The lake stays warm as air temperature drops in fall. Fog falls, but afternoon sun prevents grey rot allowing for consistent botrytis formation

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What variety is used for botrytis wines in Neusiederlesee?

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

73
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What is Neusiederlesee’s TBA DAC?

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Ruster Ausbruch DAC

74
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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

75
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Name two Neusiederlesee producers

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1) Krutzler - reds
2) Alois Kracher - TBA/Ausbruch

76
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Leithaberg DAC reds must (2)

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1) Be 85% Blaufrankisch
2) Be oak aged

77
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Leithaberg DAC whites must what four varieties single or a blend?

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

78
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What wine style is common around the lake in Leithaberg?

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Ausbruch/TBA

79
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What variety dominates in Mittelburgenland and why?

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1) Blaufrankisch
2) The region is exposed to the warm Pannonian plain

80
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Mittelburgenland DAC must be what variety minimum?

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85% Blaufrankisch

81
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What are three Mittelburgenland DAC styles?

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1) DAC - stainless steel/large oak
2) DAC + vineyard - higher ABV; aged in large oak or barriqued
3) DAC Reserve - higher ABV; longer maturation time in large oak/barriques

82
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What are three weather hazards in Styria?

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1) Winter freeze
2) Spring frost
3) Hail

83
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What three varieties are common in Styria?

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1) Sauvignon Blanc
2) Welschriesling
3) Weissburgunder

84
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What are Styria’s three DACs?

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1) Vulkanland Steiermark
2) Sudsteiermark
3) Weststeiermark

85
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What is Wien’s DAC?

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Wiener Gernischler Satz

86
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What is a requirement of Wiener Gernischler Satz DAC?

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It must be a dry, unoaked blend - 20 varieties are permitted

87
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What are Heurigen?

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Small inns/taverns specialising in local food and wine

88
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Where is most Austrian wine sold?

A

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

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