Austria

Question 1

Name the City within Austria, that become a major center for wine trade along the Danube river?

Answer 1

Vienna

Question 2

List the major winemaking regions from “north to south”?

Answer 2

1.Niederosterreich (Lower Austria)

2.Wien (Vienna)

3.Burgenland

4.Steiermark (Styria)

Question 3

Which grapes where crossed, to create the grape variety “Zweigelt”

Answer 3

Blaufrankisch x St. Laurent

Question 4

Name the most planted (white & red) grapes of Austria?

Answer 4

Gruner Veltliner

Zweigelt

Question 5

Name the 3 levels of quality, that Austrian’s wine low defines from highest to lowest?

Answer 5

1.Qualitatswein
2.Landwein
3.Wein

Question 6

Into which categories “Qualitatswein” may be further subdivided?

Answer 6

1.Pradicatswein

2.(DAC) Districtus Austriae Controllatus

Question 7

How much minimum alcohol is required for wines carry Pradicats category?

Answer 7

Minimum alcohol content of 5%.

Question 8

Is it in Austria (Kabinett) subset of Pradikatswein category?

Answer 8

Qualitatswein

Question 9

What represents the 2 additional categories of Pradikatswein (strohwein & Ausbruch) ?

Answer 9

1. strohwein= a dried grape wine of at least Beerenauslese ripeness.
2. Ausbruch= a sweet speciality of “Rust” on the western shore of Neusiedlersee.

Question 10

In which part of Austria, are produced the majority of the lusciously sweet wines?

Answer 10

around the lake of Neusidlersee in Burgenland.

Question 11

How many DACs are there within Austria?

Answer 11

18 DACs.