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Austria Flashcards

1
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4 main wine regions in Austria

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Wien, Burgenland, Steiermark, Niederösterreich

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2
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Main white grape varieties in Austria

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Grüner Veltliner, Welschriesling, Müller Thurgau, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc Weißburgunder (Pinot Blanc) and Chardonnay

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3
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Main Red Grape varieties in Austria

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Zweigelt, Blaufränkisch, Blauer portugieser and Blauburger

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4
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Zweigelt

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St Laurent x Blaufränkisch

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5
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Synonyms for Chardonnay

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Morillon and Feinburgunder

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6
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Müller Thurgau

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Riesling x Madeleine Royale

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7
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Blauburger

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Blau Portugieser x Blaufränkisch

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Three levels of quality in Austrian wine

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Wein, Landwein and Qualitätswein

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9
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Label of a Wein

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May contain the variety and the vintage, but the place needs to be Österreich

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10
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What is a Weinbaugebiet

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Winegrowing regions

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11
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Weinland

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Niederösterreich, Vienna and Burgenland

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12
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Steirerland

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Steiermark

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13
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Bergland

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Rest of the vineyards in Austria distributed across five federal states

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14
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Number of weinbaugebiet?

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18

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15
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What is Offal (Austria)

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Austrian ingredients such as sweetbread, kidneys, livers and brains

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16
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What to pair Offal with?

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Fresh, acid-driven white wines

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17
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What to pair Wiener Schnitzel with?

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Dry Riesling and Gruner Veltliner and Gemischter Satz

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18
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What to pair Paprika (Austria) with)

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White wines with some residual sugar, or savory reds such as Blaufränkisch

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19
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Hechtnockerl (Austria)

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Fish Dumplings from Austria

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20
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What to pair Hechtnockerl (Austria) with?

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Same wine as used in the sauce, Riesling or Weißburgunder

21
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Bridge pairing

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Serve the same wine the dish was cooked with

22
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Ausbruch

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Sweet wine specialty from Rust, Burgenland

23
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Strohwein

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Prädikat wine from dried grapes where the grapes are left drying in straw mats for 3 months

24
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Rotburger

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Zweigelt

25
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KMW

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Klosterneuburger Must Weight Scale, a method of measuring sugar in grape must

26
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Sekt

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Sparkling Wine

27
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Heurigen

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Wine taverns traditional to Vienna

28
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DAC appellations in Niederösterreich

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Carnuntum, Wachau, Kamptal, Kremstal, Treisental, Weinwiertel and Wagram

29
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Wachau dry white wines label hierachy

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Steinfelder - This is early harvested and may not exceed 11,5% ABV
Federspiel - Medium-bodied wine between 11,5% and 12,5% ABV, harvested at a minimum ripeness equivalent to Austrian Kabinett
Smaragd - Powerful wines sometimes tinged with honeyed botrytis notes, may range from 12,5% to 14% and present a minimum ripeness equivalent to an Austrian Spätlese

30
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Wachau varieties allowed

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Grüner Veltliner and Riesling

31
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Weinwiertel variety

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Grüner Veltiner

32
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First DAC in Austria and when

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Weinviertel in 2002

33
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Grape varieties in Kamptal and Kremstal

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Grüner Veltliner and Riesling

34
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Wagram variety

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Grüner Veltliner

35
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Traisental varieties

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Riesling and Grüner Veltliner

36
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Carnuntum varieties

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Zweigelt, Grüner, Weißburgunder, chardonnay and Blaufränkisch

37
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Thermenregion varieties

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St Laurent and Spätrot-Rotgipfler

38
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Burgenland DAC Appellations

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Eisenberg, Leithaberg, Mittelburgenland, Neusiedlersee, Rosalia, Ruster Ausbruch

39
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Styria DAC Appellations

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Südsteiermark, Vulkanland Styria, Weststeiermark

40
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Which region in Austria produces the best Sauvignon Blanc?

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Südsteiermark

41
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Vienna DAC Appellation

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Wiener Gemischter Satz

42
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What is Heurigen?

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Tavern wine made to be drunk on the next year in local taverns

43
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What is Gemischter Satz

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Field blend of white wine. Permitted for the Wiener Gemischter Satz DAC and now in Wachau

44
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What scale is used to measure must weight in Austria

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KMW (Klosterneuburger Mostwaage Scale)

45
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What is the name of Chardonnay in Steiermark?

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Morillo

46
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What is the best soil for Gruner Veltliner?

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Loess and Sand

47
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What are the two climatic effects on Wachau?

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The heat from the Pannonian summers that warms the Danau and the woods above who refresh the vine at night

48
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Most planted type of grapes in Burgenland?

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Red varieties

49
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What are the varities planted in Burgenland?

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Blaufränkisch
Zweigelt
St.Laurent
Cabernet Sauvignon
Merlot

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