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1
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Main red, white and sweet grapes of Austria

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Red: Spatburgunder and zweigelt
White: Riesling and gruner veltriner
Sweet: welsh Riesling

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2
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Why is welsh Riesling good for sweet wine?

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Because it is subject to botrytis

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3
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Red and white international varieties in Austria

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Red: Pinot noir, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon

White: Chardonnay, muller-Thurgau and Sauvignon blanc

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4
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When were the wine laws born in Austria

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1999

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5
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What does ‘Reid’ means in Austria and when was it started to being used

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2016

Term for a legally defined single vineyard

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6
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Classification of wines in Austria

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Wein aus osterreich
Landwein
Qualitatswein
Pradikatswein

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7
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What is the max yield and abv for wein aus osterreich

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9000 kg/ha
8.5% abv

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8
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How is Landwein divided

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Weinland
Bergland
Steirerland

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9
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What is the minimum must weight for Landwein

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68 oechsle

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10
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What is the max kg/ha for all Austrian wines

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9000kg

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11
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Qualitatswein
Min must weight and alchol

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73 auchsle
9% abv

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12
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To what category Kabinett wine is part in Austria

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Qualitatswein

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13
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How is pradikatwine divided in Austria

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Spatlese
Auslese
Beerenauslese
Icewein
Strohwein/shilfwein
Ausbruch
Trockenberrenauslese

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14
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In Austria what is the minimum sugar for troken and halbtrocken

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Trocken: 9g sugar with min acidity 2g lower

Halbtrocken: 18g with min acidity 10g inferior

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15
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What does lieblich mean? What is the sugar level?

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Medium-sweet
Max 45g/L

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16
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What does sub mean in Austria and what is the sugar level

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Sweet
Min 45g/l

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17
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Qualities of reserve wines in Austria
When can they apply for the state number

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Only for qualitatswein
Min alchol 13% abv

White: 15 March
Red: 1 november

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18
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Austria Kabinett
KMW
ABV
Residual sugar

A

17
12,7%
9g

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19
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Austria Spatlese
KMW
When can it go on the market

A

First level of pradikatswein
19 KMW
1st of march

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20
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Austria Auslese KMW and when can it hit the market

A

21
1 may

21
Q

Austria Beerenauslese
KMW
when can it hit the market

A

25 KMW
1 may

22
Q

Shilfwein or strohwein austria
Minimum drying period
KMW

A

3 months
25 KMW

23
Q

Trockenberrenauslese Austria KMW

A

30

24
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What does ausbruch mean in Austria

Min KMW

A

Term for Trockenberrenauslese grapes in the city of Rust

Grape juice from Spatlese, Auslese and Beerenauslese can be added to the wine to increase sugar level (min 30KMW)

27 KMW

25
Q

What does Erste Lagen mean in Austria

Grapes
Who can use this designation

A

Best vineyards in Austria
Must be from Riesling or gruner veltriner

Only members of the TOA

26
Q

Sparkling wine in Austria

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Klassik: 9 months on lees, grapes from all Austria and can use any method to produce sparkling

Reserve: 18 months on lees, only bottle fermentation and only grapes from one of the wine regions

Grosse reserve: 30 months on lees and 3 years before being released, only from single name vineyards or single commune

27
Q

Meaning and definition of DAC

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Districtus austriae controllatus

If the producers of a region can all agree on a grape and style of wine it becomes a DAC - wine represents the region

28
Q

Wine in Austria can be divided in two stiles

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Classic
Reserve: 1% highier than classic, more full body and can usually do oak

29
Q

Which one was the first DAC to receive this title

A

Weinviertel

30
Q

How many wine regions there are in Austria and which’s re they

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3 wine regions and 1 IPG

Niederosterreich
Burgenland
Styria/steyermark

Wein

31
Q

What river passed through niederostereich

A

Danube

32
Q

How is Niederosterreich divided

A

Weinviertel
Wagram
Kamptal
Kremstal
Traisental
Wachau
Carnuntrum
Thermenregion

33
Q

Weinviertel DAC
Grapes
Min alchol for classic and reserve

A

Riesling
DAC only for gruner veltriner

12% classic (cannot do oak or have botrytis)
13% reserve

34
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What is the tier system of kamptal, kremstal, traisental

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Regional: blend from the region
Village: a specific commune is named
Ried: a vineyard is named

35
Q

The reserve of which DAC Cannot show botrytis or oak characteristics

A

Traisental

36
Q

Wachau wine categories

A

Steinfeder
Federspiel
Smaragd

37
Q

Sugar level and abv of

Steinfeder
Federspiel
Smaragd

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Steinfeder: max 11% abv and 15 KMW
Federspiel: 11%-12.5% abv and 17 KMW
Smaragd: min 12.5% abv and 19KMW

38
Q

Which wine from Wachau is the equivalent of a German kabinett

A

Federspiel

39
Q

To what these name are inspired

Steinfeder
Federspiel
Smaragd

A

Steinfeder: grass around the vineyard
Federspiel: typical falcon of the region
Smaragd: typical lizard

40
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What is Rubin carnuntum

A

Association of 25 members in Carnuntum which have their own regulations

41
Q

Grape, abv and KMW of Rubin carnuntum

A

Zweigelt
12.5% abv
18KMW

42
Q

Wiener gemischter satz DAC

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Field blend
Vines are all planted on the same plot, and must be pressed together

43
Q

For what burgenland is mainly famous and why

A

Sweet wines
Boarding with Hungary (tokaji)

44
Q

How is the lake in Neusiedlesee DAC called and why is it important

What is an important city in this DAC

A

Lake Neusiedl

Gives botrytis to grapes so they are similar to Sauternes wines

Rust

45
Q

What are the main varieties for ausbruch

A

Welshriesling
Chardonnay
Pinot blanc

46
Q

Classic and reserve Neusiedlesee

Grape
Abv
When is it available

A

Classic: Zweigelt, 12% and from 1st of March

Reserve: zweigelt, 13% and 1st of March of the second year after harvest

47
Q

What’s the main grape of mittelburgenland DAC

A

Blaufrankish

48
Q

How is steiermark divided

A

Sudsteiermark
Vulkanland steiermark
Weststeiermark

49
Q

What is the grape and soil of Vulkanland steiermark

A

Volcanic soil

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