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1
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What is Gemischter Satz? Where is it still popular?

A

A traditional field blend
- Carnuntum and Wien

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What subregions of Niederösterreich have a DAC status?

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Weinviertal
Traisental
Kamptal
Kremstal
Carnuntum (2019)

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Is Welschriesling related to Riesling?

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No and it is inferior

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What region of Austria shares many viticultural and climatic traits with Hungary?

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Burgenland

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Describe the climate of the Burgenland.

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-Hot Pannonian (Continental) Climate - Tempered by the cooling influence of the Neusiedlersee Lake

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What grape are the DAC wines of Weinviertal? What are the min ABVs for both Normal and Reserve? What is required of the wines?

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Grüner Veltliner
Min ABV 12%
Approved by tasting panel - must show a distinct peppery note
No obvious wood or botrytis notes
RESERVE
Debuted w/the 2009 vintage
Fuller-bodied wines
Min ABV - 13%
May reveal hints of wood or botrytis
Supported by richer character in the wine

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7
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What region contains Austria’s best vineyards?

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Wachau

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Describe the Wachau’s location.

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A narrow band of steep slopes

Along the Danube’s bank
Located between the Melk and Krems Rivers

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Where are the Wachau’s best vineyards located?

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Terraced along the northern banks of the Danube

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10
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What is gföhler?

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The local name for the soil in the Wachau.

It is a combination of Loess and gföhler (gneiss)

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What is the min ABV of Austrian Prädikatswein?

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5%

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12
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What is peculiar about Austrian Kabinett?

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-Rather than the beginning rung of Prädikatswein it is a subset of Qualitätswein

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What is the scale for must weights used in Austria? What is the ratio for sugar to must weight?

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What are the min must weights for Austrian wine?

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Generic Wine - 10.6ºKMW
Landwein - 14ºKMW
Qualitätswein - 15ºKMW
Kabinett - 17ºKMW
Spätlese - 19ºKMW
Auslese - 21ºKMW
Beerenauslese - 25ºKMW
Strohwein - 25ºKMW
Eiswein - 27ºKMW
Ausbruch - 27ºKMW
Trockenbeerenauslese - 30ºKMW

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What village is Achleiten in?

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A vineyard located in the village of Weissenkirchen (Wachau)
Home to the region’s most pedigreed vines
Produced by some of Wachau’s finest producers
FX Pichler
Prager
Emmerich Knoll

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What is the Vinea Wachau?

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-Founded in 1983
-Members control more than 85% of the Wachau’s vineyard acreage
-An org. or estates sworn to uphold the tenets of natural winemaking
-As spelled out in the Codex
›No additives (including chaptalization)
›No aromatization (including the use of new barrique)
›No fractionization (techniques such as de-alc’ing)
-All wines released by members must be bottled in the Wachau and vinified from grapes grown there

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When does the first Trockenbeerenauslese in Austria date to?

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1526
- Predating German Spätlese by over 200 years

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18
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What is the largest wine growing region in Austria?

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-Niederösterreich (Lower Austria)

Contains twice the planted vineyard area of the next leading weinebaugiete - Burgenland

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19
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What is the Pannonian Plain?

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Located in the southern Niederösterreich
A former seabed of loess soils stretching from eastern Austria through Hungary and many countries of former eastern bloc
Continental climate - hot, dry summers/severe winters

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What are Austria’s 3 major winemaking regions (Weinbaugebiete)?

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  • Niederösterreich
  • Burgenland
  • Styrie (Steiermark; contains less than 10% of the country’s vineyards)
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21
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What are the 3 quality levels of Austrian wine? What are their max yields?

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Wein
Landwein
Qualitätswein
-All share the same max yield of 9,000kg/ha (67.5hl/ha)

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22
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What was Wagram known as prior to 2007?

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Donauland

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Wagram is one of Austria’s 17 official wine regions, and one of eight located in the state of Niederösterreich.

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Along the Danube
Carnuntum
Traisental
Wagram
Kremstal
Kamptal
Wachau
Not along the Danube
Weinviertal
Thermenregion

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24
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What was Austria’s first DAC (and also Niederösterreich’s largest subzone)?

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Weinviertal (2002)

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25
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What wine quality tier in Austria require a tasting panel and chemical analysis?

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Qualitätswein

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What is required for Qualitätswein bottles?

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State control number (prüfnummer)
- Red & white banderole on the bottle’s capsule

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What is the Kamptal’s most important town of production?

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-Langenlois

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What tributary of the Danube is the Kremstal on?

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Krems River

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Where is Roter Veltliner considered a local specialty? What is it?

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A specialty of Wagram
Unrelated to Grüner
Red grape - produced as a white wine

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30
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Where is the Klosterneuberg Institute located?

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Wagram

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31
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What is the main grape of Wagram?

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Grüner Veltliner

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32
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What is Steiermark’s most cultivated grape? Second?

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Welschriesling
- Weissburgunder

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What is the Österreichischen Traditionsweinguter?

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  • An association of producers founded in 1992
  • Created the “Erste Lage” status which is not legally recognized
  • The organization is closely aligning itself w/the DAC concept
  • Only GV & RS may carry the Austrian “Erste Lage” logo
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34
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What is the most cultivated white variety in Austria? What portion of the vineyards are planted to it?

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Grüner Veltliner

Indigenous
Nearly 30% of the total vineyard acreage

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35
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What is Strohwein?

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A dried grape wine
- Of at least Beerenauslese ripeness

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36
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What is Ausbruch?

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A sweet-specialty of Rust in Neusiedlersee-Hügelland

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37
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What does Federspiel mean? What are the reqs?

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Named for falconer’s tool
Min 17ºKMW
ABV - 11.5% - 12.5%

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38
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What region produces the best red and sweet wines in Austria?

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Burgenland

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39
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What are the reqs for Smaragd? What was it named for?

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An emerald lizard that basks in the sun on the terraces
Min ABV - 12.5%
Min Must Weight - 19ºKMW ~ 95ºOechsle or Spätlese ripeness
Wines must be dry
They can show signs of botrytis

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40
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What two Burgenland subzones are divided by Lake Neusiedlersee?

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Neusiedlersee
- Neusiedlersee-Hügelland

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41
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What are Burgenland’s subzones?

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Neusiedlersee
Neusiedlersee-Hügelland
Mittelburgenland (South)
Südburgenland (South)

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42
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What are the DACs of the Burgenland?

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Mittelburgenland
Leithaberg (Neusiedlersee-Hügelland)
Eisenberg
Neusiedlersee

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43
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What are the red DACs of Austria?

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Mittelburgenland (Blaufränkisch)
Leithaberg (Blaufränkisch)
Eisenberg (Blaufränkisch)
Neusiedlersee (Zweigelt)

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44
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Which 3 DACs of Niederösterreich are very similar? Describe the regulations.

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  • Traisental, Kamptal, and Kremstal DACs
  • May be Grüner or Riesling
  • Grüner may show a more delicate spice
  • Standard or “Reserve”
  • Min ABV - 12% & 13%
  • Standard may have no obvious notes of wood or botrytis
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45
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What tributary of the Danube is the Kamptal located on?

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Kamp River (Neighbor to Kremstal)

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46
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How many “Erste Lage” sites are there? When were they promoted? What regions are they in?

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2010
52 sites
Kremstal, Kamptal, Wagram & Traisental

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47
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What varieties may carry the Austrian “Erste Lage” logo?

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Gruner Veltliner and Riesling

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48
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Describe the wines of the Mittelburgenland DAC regulations.

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Red from Blaufränkisch
Normal
Not sold until 3/1 of the year following harvest
Min ABV - 12.5%
RESERVE
Not sold until 3/1 of the 2nd year following harvest
Min ABV - 13%
Large cask or used; in the event of barrique aging (Although many producers experiment w/barriques)

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49
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Where is the Leithaberg DAC located? What varieties are permitted?

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*Neusiedlersee-Hügelland

White - may be single variety or blends
Grüner Veltliner
Chardonnay
Neuburger
Weissburgunder
Red
Min 85% Blaufränkisch

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50
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What are the 6 most important white grapes in Austria?

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Grüner Veltliner
Welschriesling
Müller Thurgau
Weißburgunder
Riesling
Chardonnay

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51
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How many grapes are permitted for Austrian Qualitätswein and Landwein?

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The same 35 grapes

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52
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What is allowed on the label for “wein” category wines?

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Vintage
Variety
May not be more exclusive than Österreich

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53
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What white grape performs especially well in Südsteiermark?

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Sauvignon Blanc

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54
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What grapes are used to produce modern Ausbruch from Ruster?

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Chardonnay
Muskatellar
Pinot Blanc
Neuburger
Welschriesling
Traminer
Pinot Gris

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55
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What is Blauer Wildbacher?

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  • An ancient red grape
  • Comprised over 95% of the red grape acreage in Weststeiermark
  • Often vinified as Schicher (a racy style of local rosé)
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56
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What are the subregions to Steiermark (Styria)?

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Südsteiermark
Weststeiermark
Süduststeiermark

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57
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What are the main grapes of Thermenregion?

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Rare white grapes
Rotgipfler
Zierfandler
Produced varietally or blended Spätrot-Rotgipfler

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58
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What are the synonyms for Chardonnay in Austria?

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Morillon
- Feinburgunder

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59
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Where was Alois Kracher located? What was he known for?

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Illmitz (Neusiedlersee)
Eiswein, BA & TBA are legendary
Especially TBA Scheurebe, considered one of the finest expressions

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60
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What is the leading red grape in Austria?

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Zweigelt

Blaufränkisch x St. Laurent
Developed in 1922

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61
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What are the 4 most important red grapes in Austria?

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Zweigelt
Blaufränkisch
Blauer Portugieser
Blauburger

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62
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What are the levels of classification the producers have developed in the Wachau?

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Steinfeder
Federspiel
Smaragd

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63
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What does Steinfeder mean? What are the reqs?

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Named for the local grass in the vineyard
Min must - 15ºKMW
Max ABV 11.5%

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What are the 2 additional categories in the Austrian Prädikatswein that is not found in the German?

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Strohwein
- Ausbruch

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65
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Are winemakers allowed to chaptalize or add Süssreserve to Qualitätsweins?

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No

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66
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What are the Blaufränkisch based DACs of Austria?

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Mittelburgenland
Leithaberg
Eisenberg

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67
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What is the sole Zweigelt DAC of Austria? When was it promoted?

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Neusiedlersee
- 2012

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What is Schicher?

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-A racy style of local rosé in Weststeiermark

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69
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When did “Wein” replace “Tafelwein”?

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In time for the 2009 vintage

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70
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What portion of Austrian wine is Qualitätswein?

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two-thirds

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71
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How many hectares is Wien (Vienna)?

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700ha

72
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Where is Rust located?

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-Neusiedlersee-Hügelland

73
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Describe the production process of Ausbruch.

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Richly concentrated, botrytis-affected must is added to less concentrated must
Traditionally Furmint grapes were used
From fruit harvested in the same vineyard
The two are cofermented
Then aged in barrel before release

74
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What 3 broad geographic regions (Weinbauregionen) may be labeled “landwein”?

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Weinland (Niederösterreich, Wien, Burgenland)
Steierland (Steiermark)
Bergland

75
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Where are most of Austria’s lusciously sweet wines produced?

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Around the lake of Neusiedlersee in the Burgenland (but a vast majority of Austria’s wines are fermented to dry)

76
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What is Spätrot-Rotgipfler?

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A blend of Rotgipfler and Zierfandler, produced in Thermenregion

77
Q

What is the “Erste Lage” logo?

A

1ötw

78
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What is the main grape of Carnuntum?

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Zweigelt

79
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What two categories can Qualitätswein be divided into?

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Prädikatswein
- Districtus Austriae Controllatus (DAC)

80
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What is Heuriger? Sturm?

A

Heuriger
-A primeur wine consumed in its infancy in taverns of the same name

Sturm

Even fresher than Heuriger
Half-fermented, sparkling grape juice
Usually accompanies harvest-time meals

81
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What is Blauburger a cross of?

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Blaufrankisch x Blauer Portugieser

82
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What percentage of Austria’s acreage is white varieties?

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-65% (2012)

83
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What are the 9 DACs that have been developed?

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Weinviertel (2002)
Mittelburgenland (2005)
Traisental (2006)
Kremstal (2008)
Kamptal (2008)
Leithaberg (2009)
Eisenberg (2010)
Neusiedlersee (2012)
Wien Gemischter Satz (2013)

84
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What is the only European city to have its own wine appellation within city limits?

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Vienna

85
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Which subregions of Niederösterreich do not have a DAC status?

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Carnuntum
Thermenregion
Wagram

86
Q

Which sub-regions of Niederösterreich are not along the Danube?

A

Weinviertal

Thermenregion

87
Q

Which sub-regions of Niederösterreich are along the Danube?

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Carnuntum
Traisental
Wagram
Kremstal
Kamptal
Wachau

88
Q

Where is the Dechant vineyard?

A

Langelois (Kamptal)

89
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Where is the Heiligenstein vineyard?

A

Zöbing (Kamptal)

90
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Where is the Lamm vineyard?

A

Kammern (Kamptal)

91
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When was the viticultural research institute at Klosterneuburg built?

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1860

92
Q

What was the chemical used in the ‘antifreeze’ scandal of 1985?

A

Diethylene glycol- a colorless, ordorless, poisonous chemical

93
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What is the name for a major winemaking region?

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Weinbaugebiete

94
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What are the four weinbaugebiete from north to south?

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Niederosterreich, Wein (Vienna), Burgenland and Styria (Steiermark)

95
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What are the three levels of quality defined by Austrian wine law?

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Wein, Landwein and Qualitatswein

96
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What is the maximum yield for all three quality levels of wine?

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9,000 kg/ha

97
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What are the two subdivisions of the Qualitatswein level?

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Pradikatswein and Districtus Austriae Controllatus (DAC)

98
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What are the differences between the German and Austrian Pradikat?

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Austrian Pradikat does not include Kabinett (it is instead a subset of Qualitatswein) and includes the categories of strohwein and ausbruch

99
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What is the minimum must weight of Landwein?

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14 KMW

100
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What is the minimum must weight of Qualitatswein?

A

17 KMW

101
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What is the minimum must weight of Spatlese?

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19 KMW

102
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What is the minimum must weight of Auslese?

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21 KMW

103
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What is the minimum must weight of Beerenauslese?

A

25 KMW

104
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What is the minimum must weight of Strohwein?

A

25 KMW

105
Q

What is the minimum must weight of Eiswein?

A

27 KMW

106
Q

What is the minimum must weight of Ausbruch?

A

27 KMW

107
Q

What is the minimum must weight of TBA?

A

30 KMW

108
Q

What is the climate of Niederosterreich?

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Continental- hot, dry summers and severe winters

109
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Where are most of Niederosterreich’s subzones? What are the exceptions?

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Located along the Danube River or its tributaries; The exceptions are Weinviertel and Thermenregion

110
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What are the grapes allowed for Traisental DAC?

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Gruner Veltliner and Riesling

111
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What are the soils of Traisental DAC?

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Limestone and gravel

112
Q

What are the allowed grapes of Kamptal DAC?

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Gruner Veltliner and Riesling

113
Q

Name 5 villages of Kamptal DAC.

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Engabrunner, Kammern, Langenlois, Strass im Strassertal, Zöbing

114
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Who are the top producers of Kamptal DAC?

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Schloss Gobelsberg, Brundlmayer, Brandl, Hirsch and Hiedler

115
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What are the authorized grapes of Kremstal DAC?

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Gruner Veltliner and Riesling

116
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Name the 11 villages of Kremstal DAC.

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Angern, Furth, Gedersdorf, Hollenberg, Krems, Oberfucha/Furth, Palt, Rohrendorf, Senftenberg, Stein, and Stratzing

117
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Who are the key producers of Kremstal DAC?

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Stadt Krems and Nigl

118
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What are the authorized grapes of Weinviertel DAC?

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Gruner Veltliner

119
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What are the principle grapes of the Wachau?

A

Gruner, Riesling, Zweigelt, Muller-Thurgau, and Neuburger

120
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What are the major villages of the Wachau?

A

Spitz, Weissenkirchen, Wosendorf, Joching, Durnstein, Unterloiben, Oberloiben and Mautern

121
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Who are the key producers of the Wachau?

A

Emmerich Knoll, Franz Hirtzberger, Rudi Pichler, FX Pichler and Prager

122
Q

What are the principle grapes of Wagram?

A

Gruner, Zweigelt, Muller Thurgau

123
Q

What are the major villages of Wagram?

A

Fels am Wagram, Feuersbrunn, Kirchberg and Grossweikersdorf

124
Q

Who are the key producers of Wagram?

A

Stift Klosterneuberg, Bernhard Ott, Wimmer-Czerny and Leth

125
Q

What are the principle grapes of Thermenregion?

A

Zweigelt, Blauer Portugieser, Neuburger, Gruner, St. Laurent, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Noir, Rotgipfler

126
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What are the primary soils of Thermenregion?

A

Clay, sandy loam and brown earth

127
Q

Who is a key producer of Thermenregion?

A

Johanneshof Reinisch

128
Q

What are the principle grapes of Carnuntum?

A

Zweigelt, Gruner, Blaufrankisch, Merlot, and Welschriesling

129
Q

What are the primary soils of Carnuntum?

A

Stony loam and loess

130
Q

Who are the key producers of Carnuntum?

A

Mahr-van der Niepoort, Gerhard Markowitsch and Glatzer

131
Q

In 2010, which subregions of Niederosterreich had vineyards elevated to Erste Lage?

A

Kremsta, Kamptal, Wagram and Traisental

132
Q

What is the westernmost subregion of Niederosterreich?

A

Wachau

133
Q

What is the soil structure of Wachau?

A

A combination of loess and gfohler (gneiss) with a proportion of alluvial sand in the lower vineyard sites near the river’s edge

134
Q

Instead of the using the typical Pradikatswein hierarchy, what do the producers of the Wachau use?

A

Steinfeder, Federspiel and Smaragd

135
Q

What is the minimum must weight and maximum ABV for Steinfeder?

A

15 KMW and 11.5%

136
Q

What is the minimum must weight and ABV range for Federspiel?

A

17 KMW and 11.5-12.5%

137
Q

What is the minimum must weight and ABV minimum for Smaragd?

A

19 KMW and 12.5%

138
Q

What is the Vinea Wachau?

A

An organization of estates sworn to uphold the tenets of natural winemaking as spelled out in the Codex Wachau.

139
Q

What are the stipulations of the Codex Wachau?

A

No additives (including chaptalization), no aromatization (ncluding the use of new barrique) and no ‘fractionation’ (techniques such as de-alcholization)

140
Q

When was the Vinea Wachau founded?

A

1983

141
Q

What is Gemischter Satz? Where is it popular?

A

Traditional field blends popular in Carnuntum

142
Q

What is the climate of Burgenland?

A

Hot continental, pannonian climate that is tempered by the cooling influence of the Neusiedlersee (a large, shallow lake)

143
Q

What is the sole authorized grape for Mittelburgenland DAC?

A

Blaufranksich

144
Q

What was the first DAC to allow both red and white wines?

A

Leithaberg

145
Q

What is the sole authorized grape of Eisenberg DAC?

A

Blaufrankisch

146
Q

Where is the town of Rust? What is it known for?

A

Neusiedlersee-Hugelland; Production of ausbruch

147
Q

Describe the process of making an ausbruch wine.

A

Grapes are harvested at a minimum of 27 KMW. Richly concentrated botrytis-affected must is added to less concentrated must-from fruit harvested from the same vineyard- and then the two are fermented together and then aged in barrel before release.

148
Q

What was the traditional grape used in Ruster Ausbruch?

A

furmint

149
Q

What is Styria also referred to as?

A

Stiermark

150
Q

What are the three subregions of Styria?

A

Sudsteiermark, Sudoststeiermark, Schilcherland

151
Q

Who in Styria is making strides with Sauvignon Blanc?

A

Manfred Tement

152
Q

What is the only capital city in Europe to have its own wine appellation?

A

Wein (Vienna)

153
Q

What is the sole DAC of Wein?

A

Gemischter Satz

154
Q

What are the grapes of Gemischter Satz DAC?

A

Wines must be a blend of at least 3 white varieties. No single variety may compose more than 50% of the blend, and 3 varieties must make up at least 10% each.

155
Q

What is Sturm? Where is it commonly found?

A

A half-fermented, sparkling grape juice; Wein

156
Q

Where is Weinviertel DAC?

A

Niederosterreich

157
Q

Where is Carnuntum?

A

Niederosterreich

158
Q

Where is Thermenregion?

A

Niederosterreich

159
Q

Where is Wagram?

A

Niederosterreich

160
Q

Where is Traisental DAC?

A

Niederosterreich

161
Q

Where is Kremstal DAC?

A

Niederosterreich

162
Q

Where is Kamptal DAC?

A

Niederosterreich

163
Q

Where is Wachau?

A

Niederosterreich

164
Q

Where is Mittelburgenland DAC?

A

Burgenland

165
Q

Where is Mittelburgenland DAC?

A

Burgenland

166
Q

Where is Sudburgenland?

A

Burgenland

167
Q

Where is Eisenberg DAC?

A

In Sudburgenland in Burgenland

168
Q

Where is Neusiedlersee DAC?

A

Burgenland

169
Q

Where is Neusiedlersee-Hugelland?

A

Burgenland

170
Q

Where is Leithaberg DAC?

A

In Neusiedlersee-Hugelland in Burgenland

171
Q

What is Weinbauregionen?

A

A broad geographical area

172
Q

What are the three weinbauregionen?

A

Weinland, Steierland, & Bergland

173
Q

What does ‘ried’ imply on a label?

A

It indicates a top vineyard site. It is an old custom of replacing the village name with the word ried.

174
Q

Where are Kremstal and Kamptal situated in regards to Wachau?

A

To the east

175
Q

What river is Wein (Vienna) on?

A

Lies on the Danube River

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