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What percentage of Austria’s wine production is white?

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66% of Austria’s wine production is white.

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What percentage of Austria’s wine production is Grüner Veltliner?

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33% of Austria’s wine production is Grüner Veltliner.

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What wines are DACs in Austria?

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The highest level of quality wines, can only be used for specified grape varieties in delineated regions.

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What are Heurigen?

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Heurigen are seasonal wine taverns in Vienna.

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What is required for an Austrian wine to be a Prädikatswein?

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It must be Spätlese or above (19° KMW)

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What are Austria’s wine classification categories?

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Wein
Landwein (PGI wines)
PDO Wines:
Qualitätswein
Prädikatswein
DAC

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What is required for an Austrian wine to be a Qualitätswein?

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It must have a minimum 15° KMW (sweetness level) from a quality wine region.

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What are the Austrian Prädikatswein categories?

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Spätlese
Auslese
Beerenauslese
Eiswein
Schilfwein
Trockenbeerenauslese

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What is Strohwein?

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A dried-grape wine that uses grapes of at least BA ripeness, air dried on mats of straw, or hung on strings, much like the recioto wines of Veneto. Makes a sweet wine.

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What is a Bergwein in Austria?

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A mountain wine, grown on mountain slopes with at least a 26% gradient.

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What is Schilfwein?

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A dried-grape wine that uses grapes of at least BA ripeness, air dried on mats of reeds, or hung on strings, much like the recioto wines of Veneto. Makes a sweet wine.

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How many varieties are approved for Wiener Gemischter Satz DAC?

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15, including both traditional Austrian varieties as well as international varieties.

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What are Austria’s three Landwein regions?

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Weinland Österreich
Steierland
Bergland

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What are the sub-regions of Steiermark?

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Südsteiermark
Vulkanland
Weststeiermark

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What is Vulkanland?

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A sub-region of Steiermark.

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What percentage of grapes in Austria are grown in Steiermark?

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Less than 10%

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What types of grapes are grown in Sudsteiermark?

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Sauvignon Blanc (20%)
Riesling, Pinot Gris, Chardonnay.

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What type of wine is made in Schilcher Klassik Westeiermark DAC?

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Schilcher Rosé.

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What wines are produced in Weststeiermark?

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Schilcher Rose is the main wine of Weststeiermark, with the grape Red Blauer Wildbacher (Schilcher) making up 85% of the grape growing area. Weissburgunder, welschriesling, Muller-Thurgau and Blauer Wildbader are also grown.

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What is Steiermark also known as?

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What are the main grapes grown in Steiermark?

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Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay.

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What are the DACs contained in Burgenland?

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Mittelburgenland
Eisenberg
Neusiedlersee
Leithaberg
Rosalia
Ruster Ausbruch

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Where is Burgenland.

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In Austria, south of Niederosterreich and sharing a border with Hungary.

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Describe Leithaberg.

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Leithaberg is in the Burgenland of Austria between Neusidelersee and the Leitha Mountains. Warm winds around the lake encourage ripeness and the mountains provide large diurnal shift.

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What wines are produced in Leithaberg?
The following wines are allowed in the Leithaberg DAC: Red wines based on Blaufränkisch with an allowed maximum of 15% Zweigelt, St. Laurent and/or Pinot Noir. White wines either single variety or blended using Grüner Veltliner, Pinot Blanc, Chardonnay and/or Neuburger.
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What is Eisenberg?
Eisenberg is a wine region in Austria in the southern portion of the Burgenland region. They produce unoaked wines from Blaufrankisch.
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What grapes are allowed in Ruster Ausbruch?
Chardonnay (Morillon) Muskateller (Muscat) Pinot Gris Pinot Blanc
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What is Ruster Ausbruch?
A DAC wine produced on the western shore of Lake Neusiedl in Rust, in the Leithaberg/Burgenland region of Austria. It is a sweet, botrytis-affected white wine.
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Where is Rosalia and what wines are made there?
Rosalia DAC is in the Burgenland in Austria. It is named for the Rosaliengebirge (Roalia Mountain Range). Only dry red and rose wines are produced. Red from Blaufrankish and Zweigelt and Rose from any red varieties.
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What is Neuburger?
Neuburger is an Austrian white grape from Leithaberg. It is an indigenous cross of Roter Veltliner and Silvaner.
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What is the main grape of Mittleburgenland?
Blaufrankish
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Where is Neusiedlersee and what grapes are planted there?
Neusiedlersee is in the Burgenland region of Austria. Zweigelt is the dominant grape. Sweet white wines were approved for the appellation in 2020.
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What are the subregions of Niederösterreich?
Weinviertel Traisental Wachau Wagram Thermenregion Carnuntum
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Describe the Thermenregion.
The Thermenregion is a wine region in Austria, in the Niederosterreich, far from the moderating influence of the Danube. Zweigelt, Rotgipfler and Zierfandler are the most common wines.
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What is Zierfandler?
Zierfandler (also known as spatrot) is a red grape grown in the Thermenregion of Austria.
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Where is Carnuntum and what wine is produced there?
Carnuntum is southeast of Vienna in Austria. They produce red and white varieties including Chardonnay, Weissburgunder, Grüner Veltiner, Zweigelt, and Blaufrankisch.
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Where is Traisental and what wine is made in the region?
Traisental DAC is in Niederösterreich in Austria. It produces wines from Grüner Veltliner or Riesling, and are more delicate than Weinviertal.
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Where is Weinviertel, and what wines are made there?
Weinviertel DAC is the largest subregion of Niederösterreich. Must be 100% Grüner Veltliner.
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Where is Wachau DAC and what wines are made there?
In Niederösterreich, produces a variety of wine styles. The top-tier from designated, single-vineyard sites (Rieden) are made exclusively from Riesling and Grüner Veltliner
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Where is Wagram and what wines are produced there?
Wagram is in Niederösterreich. Grüner Veltliner is most planted. Roter Veltliner, Riesling, Pinot Noir, and Zweigelt are also grown in the area.
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Prior to 2007, what was Wagram known as?
Donauland.
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What are the requirements for a Wiener Gemischter Satz?
Grapes are grown and fermented together. Must have no more than 50% from any single grape variety, and a minimum of 10% each of at least three varieties.
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What will be allowed for Austrian wines as of 2025?
Grosse Lage and Erste Lage designations for vineyards located in DAC regions.
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What are some qualifications for Grosse Lage and Erste Lage in Austria?
Grapes must be hand picked. Must be grown in DAC regions. Will have maximum yields Must be approved by the National wine Committee.

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