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Austria Flashcards

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What kind of climate does Austria have?

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Cool continental

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What is the most widely planted varietal in Austria

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Gruner Veltliner

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What happens when Gruner Veltliner yield becomes too high?

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Fresh but unexciting wines.

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What happens when Gruner Veltliner is grown with care?

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Full-bodied concentrated wines with naturally high acidity. In youth it gives flavours of citrus or stone fruit with notes of white pepper and develops honey and toast as it ages.

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How do wine producers in Austria store their Gruner Veltliner?

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  1. Ferment and store their wines in stainless steel.
  2. Old oak casks
  3. Sometimes for best wines new barriques are used.
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What is the second most planted variety in Austria?

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Welschriesling.

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Describe Welschriesling.

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When made into a dry wine, it is fresh and simple with green apple and high acidity but due to its susceptibility of Botrytsis it can make great dessert wines.

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Where do the best examples of Riesling come from in Austria?

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Wachau, Kamptal and Kremstal.

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what grape in Steiemark has a good reputationm?

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Sauvignon Blanc.

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What do rieslings from Wachau, Kamptal and Kremstal look like?

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Dry to medium bodied with ripe peachy primary fruit.

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If a wine is labelled wein in Austria what does this mean?

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It does not come from a geographical indication.

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What are the four most important generic wine regions in Austria?

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Niederosterreich, Burgenland, Steiremark and Wien.

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What is the most widely planted black variety in Austria?

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Zweigelt.

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Zweigelt is a cross of what varieties?

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Blaufrankish x St Laurent

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If a wine is labelled Qualitatswein in Austria what does that mean?

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Wines can be made from 40 permitted grape varieties anywhere in the generic region in any style.

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What does Strohwin or Schilfwein mean on a bottle of wine in Austria?

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It means that the wine has been made by bunches of grapes have been dried on a straw bed over the winter to concentrate sugars.

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What kind of wine does Zweigelt produce?

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Deeply coloured reds with soft tannins and bramble fruit.

18
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What are two other black Austrian varietals?

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Blaufrankish and St Laurent.

19
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What kind of wine does Blaufrankish produce?

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wine with medium tannin, high acidity and a peppery sour cherry flavour.

20
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What kind of wine does St Laurent produce?

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Similar in character to Pinot Noir, Oak aging is common in this wines. Also can be blended with pinot,, cab or merlot.

21
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What is the largest wine producing region in Austria and how many sub regions does it have?

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Neiderosterrich and eight.

22
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Where are Neiderosterrich vineyards located?

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On the banks of the Danube and further north towards the slovak border.

23
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If a wine had DAC on its label in Austria, what does this mean?

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If producers can agree on a grape variety and wine style then a region can be awarded DAC on them. Other wines can be made in these DAC’s but they are not allowed to write DAC on the label.

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What is Wachau DAC known for?

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High quality dry whites made from Gruner Veltliner or Riesling. Steep, terraced, south facing vineyards, maximsing exposure to the sun and producing highly concentrated flavours.

25
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What is Weinviertal DAC known for?

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Largest vine going area and first Austrian DAC. Wines can only be made from Gruner Veltliner.

26
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What are the two levels of wines in Weinviertal DAC and what do they imply?

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Klassik - made in light, fresh, fruity style with no oak.
Reserve - higher minimum alcohol and are allowed to be matured in oak.

27
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What is Burgenland known for?

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Top quality sweet and red wines.

28
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How does Burgenland get its sweet wines?

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They use grapes which have been affected by Botrytis. There is a shallow lake called Neusiedlersee where vineyards are placed low lying next to it. The low lying vineyards are affected by the autumn mist.

29
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Where do the best red wines from Austria come from?

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Higher ground and further south.

30
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Neusiedlersee is a DAC for which variety?

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Zweigelt.

31
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Leithaberg and Mittenburgenland are DAC for which variety?

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Blaufrankish

32
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What is Ausbruch DAC known for?

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Sweet wines that are produced from grapes TBA standard and are grown round the town of rust.

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