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Austria Flashcards

1
Q

What are Austria’s 4 main wine regions?

A
  1. Niederösterreich
  2. Wien (Vienna)
  3. Burgenland
  4. Styria
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2
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what are the 3 most important subregions of Niederösterreich?

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  1. Wachau
  2. Kamptal
  3. Kremstal
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3
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austria’s easternmost wine growing area borders what country

A

hungary

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4
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Austria’s wine growing regions are in which half of the country?

a. western half
b. eastern half

A

b. eastern half

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5
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what is Austria’s largest wine growing region?

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niederösterreich

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6
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why aren’t wine regions in the western half of Austria?

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because the Alps are too rugged and too high in elevation to support grape grwoing

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7
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what is the climate of Austria?

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continental

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8
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are there any climate moderators for Austria’s wine growing regions?

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The Danube River and its tribuaries

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9
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what is the landscape of Austria?

A

rolling foothills, with most vineyards being planted on slopes facing the Danube.

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10
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what are the white grapes of Austria?

A

grüner veltliner

riesling

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11
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what distinctive aroma can you find on most grüner veltliner?

A

white pepper

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12
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what are the red grapes of Austria?

A

blaufränkisch
st.- laurent (also spelled sankt Laurent)
zweigelt

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13
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what are the parent grapes of Zweigelt?

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Blaufränkish x St. Laurent

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14
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Wachau is home to many of Austria’s top vineyards. these top vineyards are planted on:

a. flat riverbanks of the Danube
b. steep slopes overlooking the Danube

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b. steep slopes overlooking the Danube

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15
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grapes destined for inexpensive wines are planted where?

a. steep hills
b. flatter plains

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b. flatter plains

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16
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Austrian wine styles are typically:

a. bone dry or very sweet, nothing in between
b. bone dry to very sweet, and everything in between

A

a. Bone dry or very sweet, nothing in between.

Off-dry styles of wine really do not exist in Austria

17
Q

for the most part, white wines in Austria do or do not see new oak?
What about the reds?

A
  • white wines generally do not see new oak

- red wines from Burgenland will sometimes see new oak

18
Q

austrian wines WITHOUT geographic indication are called:

A

wein

19
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austrian wines WITH geographic indication have 4 classification levels:

A
  1. landwein (PGI)
  2. Qualitätswein (PDO)
  3. Districtus Austrian Controllatus (DAC)
  4. Prädikatswein (PDO)
20
Q

austrian landwein is:

a. usually exported
b. seldom exported

A

b. seldom exported

landwein wines are Austrians’ everyday table wines

21
Q

what is the DAC?

A

a subset of qualitätswein that focuses on dry wines. it also only allows certain grapes, like riesling and Grüner Veltliner, to be classified as DAC

22
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austrian Prädikatswein focuses on what style of wine?

A

sweet styles, such as eiswein, BA and TBa

23
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wat does Niederösterreich translate to in English?

A

lower austria

24
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what wine style does niederösterreich focus on?

A

white wines made from riesling and Gruner Veltliner that are dry and unbaked of high quality

25
Q

what river (and Danube tributary) flows through Kremstal?

A

the Krems River

26
Q

what river (and Danube tributary) flows through Kamptal?

A

the Kamp River

27
Q

What river flows through Wachau?

A

the Danube River

28
Q

which Niederösterreich subregion is known for having most of the top producers and vineyards?

A

wachau

29
Q

Wachau classifies its dry wines with its own classification system.
what are those 3 classification levels?

A
  1. steinfeder (lightest)
  2. federspiel
  3. Smaragd (richest)
30
Q

what is steinfeder named after

A

a grass that grows in wachau’s vineyards

31
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what is steinfeder’s maximum abv

A

11.5%

it’s a very light bodied wine

32
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what is federspiel’s abv range?

A

11.5 - 12.5%

medium bodied wine

33
Q

what is smaragd’s minimum abv?

A

12.5%

fullest body and richest texture of the three, intense and dry

34
Q

what is smaragd wine named after?

A

a brightly coloured, emerald lizard found in Wachau’s vineyards

35
Q

smaragd wines can sometimes be after by which rot?

A

botrytis

36
Q

grapes destined for smaragd are harvested at … ripeness

A

spälese ripeness

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