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Austria Flashcards

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1
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This system was put into place in 1991

A

DAC

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2
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2/3rds of all wine made in Austria is…

A

white

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3
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Top 2 white grapes in Austria

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Gruner Veltliner and Riesling

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4
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The lead red grape of Austria

A

Zweigelt

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5
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the most prestigious red grape of Austria

A

Blaufrankisch

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6
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Zweigelt is a cross of..

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Blaufrankisch and St. Laurent

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7
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Zweigelt makes a …

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juicy, fruity wine

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8
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sweet specialty wine of Austria

A

Ausbruch

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9
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how is ausbruch made?

A

botrytised and/or dried grapes

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10
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Chardonnay aka

A

Morillon

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11
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Muskateller is the same grape as…

A

Muscat Blanc a Petits Grains

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12
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t/f: welschriesling is a half sibling of Riesling

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false. unrelated

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13
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Austrian name for Pinot Noir

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Blauburgunder

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14
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Blaufrankisch is known elsewhere as…

A

Lemberger

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15
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Name 3 important districts of Lower Austria

A

Wachau
Kremstal
Kamptal

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16
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Lower Austria is a hotspot for this style of farming

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Biodynamic

17
Q

Most important river

A

Danube

18
Q

How are wines categorized in Wachau?

A

Steinfeder
Federspiel
Smaragd

19
Q

What helps the districts of Wachau, Kremstal, and Kamptal produce wines with great acidity?

A

These districts sit in the path of warm air blowing in from the Hungarian Plain and cool wind blowing down from the Alps -> yuge diurnal shift

20
Q

steinfeder vs federspiel vs smaragd

A

<11.5% ABV steinfeder
11.5-12.5 ABV federspiel
12.5% + smaragd

21
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What is Burgenland known for?

A

sweet wine and high quality red wine

22
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How does Burgenland differ climatically from the rest of Austria?

A

Warmer and more humid

23
Q

Important laked positioned between northern Burgenland and Hungary

A

Lake Neusiedl

24
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Where is Lake Neusiedl?

A

between northern Burgenland and Hungary

25
Q

Why does Burgenland produce lots of high quality sweet wines?

A

proximity to Lake Neusiedl - shallow lake - acts like a humidifier and promotes the growth of noble rot

26
Q

Name some of the grapes used for sweet wine production in Burgenland

A

Welschriesling, Gelber Muskateller, Chardonnay, Traminer, Scheurebe, Furmint

27
Q

Where is Rust?

A

Burgenland

28
Q

In years where botrytis doesn’t form very well, what kinds of wines may Burgenland producers make?

A

Strohwein
Eiswein

29
Q

history of Chardonnay (morillon) in Styria

A

vines were brought here in the 1800s from Champagne

30
Q

Styria Morillon is typically made in the style of….

A

Chablis

31
Q

Styria is known for this type of roseq

A

schilcher

32
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traditional field blend of Vienna

A

Gemischter satz

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