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What is Antifreeze?

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Diethylene glycol—a colorless, odorless, poisonous chemical—gave a light wine some added texture. The “antifreeze” scandal of 1985 surfaced when one of the guilty parties tried to claim the chemical as a legitimate winery expense on his tax return.

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4 major winemaking regions( Weinbaugebiete)

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Niederösterreich (Lower Austria), Wien (Vienna), Burgenland, and Steiermark (Styria)

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Crossing of Zweigelt

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Blaufränkisch x St. Laurent, developed in Austria in 1922

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Crossing of Blauburger

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Blauer Portugieser x Blaufränkisch

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Austrian wine law defines 3 levels of quality

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Wein, Landwein, and Qualitätswein

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What is stands for DAC?

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Districtus Austriae Controllatus (DAC

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As of 2023, how many DACs in Austria?

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18 DACs: Weinviertel (2002), Mittelburgenland (2005), Traisental (2006), Kremstal (2007), Kamptal (2008), Leithaberg (2009), Eisenberg (2010), Neusiedlersee (2012), Wiener Gemischter Satz (2013), Rosalia (2018), Vulkanland Steiermark (2018), Südsteiermark (2018), Weststeiermark (2018), Carnuntum (2019), Wachau (2020), Ruster Ausbruch (2020), Wagram (2022), and Thermenregion DAC (2023). Each DAC prescribes limited grape varieties, minimum alcohol content, and stylistic choices for the producer.

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In 2022, 3 distinct Sekt Austria

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Sekt Austria, Sekt Austria Reserve, and Sekt Austria Grosse Reserve

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Requirements of Sekt Reserve?

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Traditional method, hand-harvesting, and whole-cluster pressing are mandated. Grapes must be grown and vinified in one of Austria’s federal states, and 18 months on the lees is required at minimum. The finished product may only be Brut, Extra Brut, or Brut Nature, and an indication of the village in which the wine was produced may appear on the label.

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Requirements of Sekt Grosse Reserve?

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Grapes must come from a single wine village, need to indicate vineyard name on the label. minimum of 36 months on the lees

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8 Sub zones of Niederösterreich

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Weinviertel, Carnuntum, Traisental, Wagram, Kremstal, Kamptal, Wachau, and Thermenregion

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Niederösterreich’s largest subzone and Austria’s first DAC?

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Weinviertel, 100% Grüner Veltliner, minimum 12% alcohol

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What is Reserve category for Weinviertal?

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Debuted with the 2009 vintage; these fuller-bodied wines show a minimum alcohol of 13% and may reveal hints of both botrytis and wood, supported by the richer character of the wine

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3 top single vineyards of Kamptal

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Heiligenstein, Lamm, and Dechant vineyards

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Where you can find Langenlois

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Kamptal

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Wachau is located between which 2 rivers?

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Melk and Krems along the banks of the Danube

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Soils of Wachau

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Combination of loess and Gföhl, or gneiss, with a proportion of alluvial sand in the lower vineyard sites near the river’s edge.

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Top vineyard name of located in Wachau

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Achleiten, in the village of Weissenkirchen, is home and the trio of FX Pichler, Prager, and Emmerich Knoll

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Details of Codex Wachau?

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no additives (including chaptalization), no aromatization (including the use of new barrique), and no “fractionation” (techniques such as de-alcoholization).

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What is meaning for Gebietsweine, Ortsweine, Riedenwein?

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Gebietsweine - regional wines, Ortsweine-village wines, Riedenweine -single-vineyard wines

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Details of Vinea Wachau

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Only Riesling or Grüner Veltliner. no chaptalization or oak character is allowed in Reidenweine, must be hand-harvested.

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3 tiers of Vinea Wachau?

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Steinfeder, Federspiel, and Smaragd

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Steinfeder?

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Named for a local grass found in the vineyards, the lightest style, with a minimum must weight of 15° KMW and a maximum alcohol of 11.5%.

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Federspiel?

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Rreferencing a medieval falconer’s lure. minimum must weight of 17° KMW and a final alcohol range of 11.5 to 12.5%.

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Smaragd?

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Name from the emerald lizard who basks on terraces. Minimum alcohol of 12.5% and a minimum must weight of 18.2° KMW—the approximate equivalent of 90° Öchsle, or Spätlese ripeness, display notes of botrytis

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Wagram known as which region until 2007?

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Donauland

27
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Where is located in institute at Klosterneuburg?

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Wagram

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2 Main grapes of Wagram?

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Grüner Veltliner, Roter Veltliner

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Main 2 varietals of Thermenregion?

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Rotgipfler, Zierfandler

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What is Spätrot-Rotgipfler and where you can find it ?

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Thermenregion, blend of the two varieties Zierfandler (synonym: Spätrot) and Rotgipfler.

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6 DACs of Burgenland?

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Mittelburgenland, Leithaberg, Eisenberg, Neusiedlersee, Rosalia, and Rust.

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Main graps of Mittelburgenland

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Only red wine, 100% Blaufrankisch

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The capital of Burgenland?

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Eisenstadt, is located within Leithaberg

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Which DAC is allow to both Red / White wines in Austria?

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Leithaberg, Grüner Veltliner, Chardonnay, Neuburger, or Weissburgunder. Red - minimum 85% Blaufränkisch

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Synonym of Blaufrankisch in Germany and Hungary?

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Germany-Lemberger, Hungary - Kékfrankos

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Main grape of Neusiedlersee DAC and which year became DAC?

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2012, Zweigelt

37
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Which DAC is allow to use dry Rose? RS?

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Rosalia DAC, Blaufrankisch or Zweigelt, maximum of 4 g/l residual sugar.

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Famous producer in Illmitz in Neusiedlersee ?

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Alois Kracher

39
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Min KMW of Ausbruch?

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Minimum 30° KMW (approximately 156°Öchsle).

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Style and main grapes of Ausbruch?

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Similarities to the process of Tokaji: richly concentrated botrytis-affected must is added to less concentrated must—from fruit harvested in the same vineyard. Furmint grapes were traditionally used, but modern Ruster Ausbruch is more often produced from Chardonnay, Muskateller, Pinot Blanc, Neuburger, Welschriesling, Traminer and Pinot Gris.

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In 2020, Which 2 DACs are classificated?

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Ruster Ausbruch , Wachau

42
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3 sub regions of Styria? and which year?

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Südsteiermark, Weststeiermark, and Vulkanland Steiermark. 2018

43
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Main grape varietals of Styris?

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Sauvignon Blanc along with, Welschriesling, Weissburgunder and Traminer

44
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Soils of Vulkanland Steiermark?

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volcanic

45
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Most famous grape in Sudsteiermark? And style?

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Sauvignon Blanc. Manfred Tement is a leading light in the appellation, excelling with both unoaked and barrique-aged versions.

46
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Which DAC was only existed in 2017 in Styria? And style?

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The Schilcherland DAC promoted the racy rosé produced from the ancient grape, Blauer Wildbacher.

47
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3 tiered “System of Origin Steiermark?

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Regional Wine-> Ortswein-> Reidenwein

48
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What is Heuriger?

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Nouveau

49
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1 DAC in Wien?

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Gemischter Satz DAC, white blend of at least 3 varieties.

50
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What is Sturm?

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A half-fermented, sparkling grape juice—usually accompanies harvest-time meals in Wein

51
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Loibenberg?

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Unterloiben/Oberloiben

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FX Pichler is located in?

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Oberloiben

53
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Emmerich Knoll is located in?

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Unterloiben

54
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Schloss Gobelsburg, Bründlmayer are located in?

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Kamptal

55
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Bernhard Ott is located in?

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Wagram

56
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J. Heinrich is located in?

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Mittelburgenland

57
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Minimum Residual Sugar of Ruster Ausbruch DAC?

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45 g/l

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