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Austria Flashcards

1
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What are the lees aging requirements for Sekt Austria gU?

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Min 9 months for traditional method

Min 6 months for tank

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2
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What are the lees aging requirements for Sekt Austria Reserve gU?

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Min 18 months

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What are the lees aging requirements for Sekt Austria Grosse Reserve gU?

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Min 36m months

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4
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Which styles of Austrian Sekt must be produced by the traditional method?

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Reserve and Grosse Reserve

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5
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What is the maximum RS for Austrain Sekt?

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max 12g/L

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What is the main grape(s) and styles produced in the Eisenberg DAC?

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Dry, still red exclusively from Blaufrankisch

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What is the main grape(s) and styles produced in the Leithaberg DAC?

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Dry, still white and red wines.

Whites can be produced from varietal expressions or blends of Chardonnay, Gruner Veltliner, Neuberger, and/or Weissburgunder

Reds are produced from min 85% Blaufrankisch plus max 15% Pinot Noir, St. Laurent, and/or Zweigelt

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What is the main grape(s) and styles produced in the Mittelburgenland DAC?

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Dry, still red from exclusively Blaufrankisch

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9
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Wines with “Seewinkel” on the label indicate what?

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Sweet white wines produced from Apelton, Illmitz, and/or Podersdorf in Neusiedlersee DAC.

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From what DAC do wines sometimes have the term “Seewinkel” listed? What style is this exclusive to?

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Neusiedlersee DAC; exclusive to sweet white wines.

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What are the major white grapes used for the production of white wines in the Neusiedlersee DAC?

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Chardonnay, Weissburgunder, and Welschriesling

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What is the minimum RS for white wines produced in the Neusiedlersee DAC?

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min 45g/L

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What is the principal red grape for red wine produced in the Neusiedlersee DAC?

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Zweigelt

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What is the main grape(s) and styles produced in the Rosalia DAC?

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Dry, still red and rosé produced from Blaufrankisch and/or Zweigelt with one making up at least 85% of the blend.

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What is the main grape(s) and styles produced in the Ruster Ausbruch DAC?

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One or more Qualitätswein white grapes including Chardonnay, Weissburguner, Grauburgunder, Furmint, and Muskateller.

Exclusively sweet, still white wines with a minimum of 45g/L and KMW of at least 30 (same as TBA)

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16
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What is the minimum KMW for Ruster Ausbruch DAC?

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Min 30 KMW (same as TBA)

17
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Krutzler and Wachter-Wiesler are top producers in what DAC?

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Eisenberg DAC

18
Q

Prieler, Gernot Heinrich and Nittnaus are top producers in what DAC?

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Leithaberg DAC

19
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Gessellmann and Moric are top producers in what DAC?

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Mittelburgenland DAC?

20
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Alois Kracher is a top producer in what DAC?

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Neusiedlersee DAC

21
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Ernst Triebaumer and Heidi Schrock are top producers in what DAC?

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Ruster Ausbruch DAC

22
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What is Cercle Ruster Ausbruch? Who is the leader of this group?

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An organization whose goal is to elevate the reputation of Ausbruch wines.

Heidi Schrock is the leader

23
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What is Uhundler?

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Specialty wine, usually pink and smelling of wild strawberries, made in Eisenberg produced from phylloxera-resistant American hybrids Isabella, Concord, and Delaware.

24
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Dry wines in the Ruster Ausbruch DAC may carry what DAC?

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Leithaberg DAC

25
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Off-dry Spatlese, Auslese, BA, and TBA wines in Ruster Ausbruch are bottled under what DAC?

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Neusiedlersee DAC

26
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What does “Ausbruch” mean?

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Means “broke out” and refers to the grapes having to be picked individually on clusters while still on the vine.

27
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Who is the producer of Unendlich? What is the grape and from where is this sourced?

A

FX Pichler
Riesling
The source is never revealed and changes depending on the vintage.

28
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Who is the producer of the “Tradition Heritage Cuvee” and what is it?

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Produced by Schloss Gobelsburg is a blend of 9 different grape varieties from over 30 vintages across 50 years.

29
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Where is the Achleiten vineyard and what are a few producers of this? Top grapes?

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Wachau DAC (Weissenkirchen)
Domaine Wachau, Prager and Rudi Pichler produce here.
Riesling and Gruner Veltliner

30
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Where does Kollwentz produce wine and what is their top bottling?

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Burgenland

Gloria Chardonnay

31
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Where does Tement produce wine and what grape are they a master of?

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Sudsteiermark

Sauvignon Blanc

32
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Where is Ried Pfaffenberg and what is the top grape produced there? What are a couple of producers of this vineyard?

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Kremstal
Riesling
Salomon Undhof, Emmerich Knoll, and Winzer

33
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Where is the Gaisberg vineyard and who are three producers of it?

A

Kamptal DAC
Hirsch, Schloss Gobelsberg, Hiedler
Riesling performs best here.

34
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Where is the Heiligenstein vineyard and who are three producers?

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Kamptal DAC

Brundlmayer, Schloss Gobelsberg, and Hirsch

35
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Where is the Loibenberg vineyard, what grapes grow there, and what are three producers?

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Wachau DAC
Riesling and Gruner Veltliner
Alzinger, FX Pichler, Pichler-Krutzler

36
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What are the 5 worst vintages in Austria for Riesling and Gruner in the past 25 years?

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2014
2010
2004
2003
2001
37
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What are the 5 best vintages for Austrian white wines of the past 25 years?

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2020
2019
2015
2008
2006
38
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What are three producers of Austrian Sekt?

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Loimer, Szigeti, Brundlmayer

Styles and Vintages (13 decks)

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