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1
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What chemical sparked the ‘antifreeze scandal’ in Austria? What year

A

Diethylene glycol in 1985, which texture to lighter wines

Antifreeze is actually ethylene glycol

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What is a weinbaugebiete?

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A major wine growing region

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What are the 4 Weinbaugebiete of Austria?

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Niederösterreich,
Wien (Vienna),
Burgenland, and
Styria (Steiermark).

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What is the most cultivated white grape variety of Austria? What are some others?

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Grüner Veltliner (~30% vineyard acreage)

followed by Welschriesling, Müller Thurgau, Weißburgunder, Riesling, and Chardonnay

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What are two synonyms for Chardonnay in Austria?

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Morillon and Feinburgunder

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What is the leading red grape variety in Austria? What are some others?

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Zweigelt

Blaufränkisch itself, Blauer Portugieser, and Blauburger

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What is Zweigelt a crossing of?

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Blaufränkisch x St. Laurent

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What is Blauburger a crossing of?

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Blaufränkisch x Blauer Portugieser

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9
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What are the three quality levels of Austrain wine?

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Wein
Landwein
Qualitätswein

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10
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From where can Qualitätswein come?

What varieties?

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Sourced from a single weinbaugebiete or one of 16 smaller regions.
One or more of the 35 permitted grape varieties.

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11
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What is the Prufnummer indicate?

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For Qualitätswein.

It has passed a chemical analysis and tasting panel.

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12
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What level(s) of wine can use the banderole?

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Only Qualitätswein

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13
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What did Wein used to be called?

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Tafelwein, changed in 2009

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14
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What kind of geographic indication can ‘Wein’ include on the label?

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Just “Österreich”

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Can ‘Wein’ carry a vintage and varietal

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yes

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16
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How is Landwein different from Qualitätswein?

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Same 35 different varietals, but Landwein has three broad geographic designations
(Weinbauregionen):
Weinland, Steierland, or Bergland

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17
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What are the three Weinbauregionen?

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Weinland, Steierland, or Bergland

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What weinbaugebiete corresponds to the weinbaugeregion of Steierland?

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Steiermark

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What weinbaugebiete corresponds to the weinbauregion of Weinland?

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Niederösterreich
Wien
Burgenland

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20
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What weinbaugebiete corresponds to the weinbauregion of Bergland?

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None, it is around 500 ha of vineyard land scattered throughout the remainder of Austria’s mountainous countryside

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21
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What is the max yield for each quality level

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Wein, Landwein, and Qualitätswein all have a max yield of 9,000 kg/ha (67.5 hl/ha)

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What are the categories of Qualitätswein in Austria?

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Prädikatswein and Districtus Austriae Controllatus (DAC)

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23
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What is the minimum alcohol content of wines labeled by Prädikat in Austria?
How does this compare to Germany?

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5%

Germany: 7% (5.5% for BA, TBA, and Eiswein)

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24
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What does DAC stand for?

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Districtus Austriae Controllatus

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25
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Can Prädikatswein be chaptalized in Austria?

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Nope. No chaptalization and no Süssreserve

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26
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What are the two additional categories that Austria has in its Prädikatswein hierarchy?

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Strohwein

Ausbruch

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27
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What is strohwein?

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a dried grape wine of at least Beerenauslese ripeness

25° KMW

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28
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What is ausbruch?

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a sweet specialty of Rust in Neusiedlersee-Hügelland

27° KMW

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29
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What are the 9 DACs of Austria?

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Weinviertel (2002), Mittelburgenland (2005), Traisental (2006), Kremstal (2007),
Kamptal (2008), Leithaberg (2009),
Eisenberg (2010), Neusiedlersee (2012) and Wiener Gemischter Satz (2013)

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30
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What is KMW?

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Klosterneuburger Mostwaage Scale

in which 1° KMW=1% sugar content of the must

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31
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What is the KMW for Generic Wine?

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10.6° KMW

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32
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What is the KMW for Landwein?

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14° KMW

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33
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What is the KMW for Qualitätswein?

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15° KMW

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34
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What is the KMW for Kabinett?

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17° KMW

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35
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What is the KMW for Spätlese?

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19° KMW

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36
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What is the KMW for Auslese?

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21° KMW

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37
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What is the KMW for Beerenauslese?

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25° KMW

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38
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What is the KMW for strohwein?

A

25° KMW

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39
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What is the KMW for Eiswein?

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25° KMW

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40
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What is the KMW for Ausbruch?

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27° KMW

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41
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What is the KMW for Trockenbeerenauslese?

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30° KMW

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42
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What categories have a minimum must weight of 25° KMW in Austria?

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Beerenauslese, Strohwein, and Eiswein are all at least 25° KMW

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43
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What are the 8 subzones of Niederösterreich?

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Weinvertel, Carnuntum, Thermenregion, Wagram, Traisental, Kremstal, Kamptal, Wachau

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What are the four DACs of Niederösterreich?

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Weinvertel
Traisental
Kremstal
Kamptal

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45
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How does the terrain differ in Niederösterreich than in the rest of Austria?

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The Alpine Terrain of the rest of Austria yeilds to the Pannonian Plain -

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46
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How does the Pannonian Plain influence the climate of the Niederösterreich?

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It makes it continental

shers in hot, dry summers and severe winters

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47
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What is the main river that runs through Niederösterreich?

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Danube

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48
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What two of the eight Niederösterreich regions do not lay along the Danube River?

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Weinviertel and Thermenregion

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49
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What is Austria’s largest subzone?

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Weinviertel

50
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What was the first DAC?

A

Weinviertel

51
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What grape(s) is Weinvertel made from?

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Gruner Veltliner only!

52
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When Weinviertel goes to the tasting panel, what are they looking for?

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Must have distinct, peppery note

May not have wood or botrytis

53
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What is the minimum alcohol for all the Niederösterreich DACs? For the their Reserves?

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12%

13% for reserve

54
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What makes a DAC in Niederösterreich ‘Reserve”?

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It had higher min alcohol, and can have notes of botrytis or wood

55
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What grapes are permitted in Traisental?

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Riesling and Gruner Veltliner

56
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What grapes are permitted in Kamptal?

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Riesling and Gruner Veltliner

57
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What grapes are permitted in Kremstal?

A

Riesling and Gruner Veltliner

58
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Of the four DACs in Niederösterreich, which are allow just one grape and which allows two?

A

Weinviertel allows just GV.

Traisental, Kamptal, and Kremstal allow Gruner Veltiner and Riesling.

59
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Where is Langenlois located?

A

Kamptal

60
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Where is the Heiligenstein vineyard located?

A

Kamptal

61
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Where is the Lamm vineyard located?

A

Kamptal

62
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Where is the Dechant vineyard located?

A

Kamptal

63
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What does Ried mean on an Austrian wine label?

A

It is a top site and the village name can be left off.

64
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How many sites were elevated to Erste Lage in 2010 in Austria?

A

52 sites

65
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What organization created Erste Lage sites in 2010 in Austria?

A

Österreichischen Traditionsweingüter

founded in 1992

66
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What are the only grape varieties permitted to use the Erste lage logo in Austria?

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Gruner Veltliner and Riesling

67
Q

Where is the Wachau located in the Niederösterreich?

A

Westernmost

68
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What is the soil structure of the Wachau?

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

69
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What are the three wine styles in the Wachau?

A

Steinfeder
Federspiel
Smaragd

70
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What is Steinfeder named after?

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A local grass found in the vineyards

71
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What is Federspiel named after?

A

A falconer’s tool

72
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What is Smaragd named after?

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An emerald lizard who basks on the terraces

73
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What is the KMW and abv for Steinfeder?

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min 15° KMW

max 11.5% abv

74
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What is the KMW and abv for Federspiel?

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min 17° KMW

11.5%-12.5% abv

75
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What is the KMW and abv for Smaragd?

A

min 19° KMW
min 12.5%

about 95 oeschle, Spatlese ripeness

76
Q

What is the famous vineyard in Weissenkirchen?

A

Achleiten

77
Q

In what Niederösterreich subregion is FX Pichler located?

A

Wachau

78
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In what Niederösterreich subregion is Emmerich Knoll located?

A

Wachau

79
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In what Niederösterreich subregion is Prager located?

A

Wachau

80
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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

81
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What is spelled out in the 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).

82
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How influential is the Vinea Wachau?

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Very. Members control over 85% of vineyard acreage.

83
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What did the Wagram used to be called?

A

Donauland til 2007

84
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What are the two main grapes of the Wagram?

A

Gruner Veltliner

Roter Veltliner

85
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What is Roter Veltliner and in what subregion is it a specialty?

A

a red grape not related to Gruner Veltliner

The Wagram

86
Q

What is the climate like in Thermenregion?

A

Hot! contintental climate of the Pannonian Plain without the moderating effect of the Danube
“Spas Region”

87
Q

What is Gemischter Satz?

A

It is a field blend.

Popular in Carnuntum and a recent DAC when coming from Wien.

88
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What are the two white grapes of the Thermenregion?

A

Rotgipfler and Zierfandler

89
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What is the name of the blend of Rotgipfler and Zierfandler produced in Thermenregion?

A

Spätrot-Rotgipfler

90
Q

What grapes are mostly grown in Carnuntum?

A

Red, particularly Zweigelt

91
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What are the four subregions of Burgenland?

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Mittelburgenland
Südburgenland
Neusiedlersee
Neusiedlersee-Hügelland

92
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What are the 4 DACs of Burgenland?

A

Mittelburgenland
Eisenberg
Neusiedlersee
Leithaberg

93
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Eisenberg DAC is within what Burgenland subregion?

A

Südburgenland

94
Q

Leithaberg DAC is within what Burgenland subregion?

A

Neusiedlersee-Hügelland

95
Q

What grape is made in Mittelburgenand DAC?

A

Blaufränkisch

96
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When can wines first be released from Mittelburgenland?

A

March 1 the year following harvest

97
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Can wine form Mittelburgenland be made in oak casks?

A

Yes, but they must be large or neutral

98
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What does ‘Reserve’ mean on a bottle of wine from Mittelburgenland DAC?

A

13% abv (as opposed to just 12%)

additional year of aging

99
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What is the first DAC to allow both red and white grapes?

A

Leithaberg
Single or blend of Grüner Veltliner, Chardonnay, Neuburger, or Weissburgunder.
minimum 85% Blaufränkisch (restrictions on new wood)

100
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What grapes are allowed in Leithaberg DAC?

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Single or blend of Grüner Veltliner, Chardonnay, Neuburger, or Weissburgunder.
minimum 85% Blaufränkisch (restrictions on new wood)

101
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Within what Burgenland subregion is Eisenberg located?

A

Neusiedlersee-Hügelland

102
Q

What are two synonyms to Blaufränkisch?

A

Lemberger - Germany

Kékfrankos - Hungary

103
Q

From what grapes is Eisenberg DAC made?

A

Blaufränkisch

104
Q

What is Burgenland’s most planted grape variety?

A

Blaufränkisch

105
Q

Where is Alois Kracher based?

A

Illmitz in Neusiedlersee

106
Q

Where are Illmitz and Rust in relation to each other?

A

Both are on the south part of Neusiedlersee
Illmitz on the east bank
Rust on the west bank

107
Q

Where does Ausbruch come from?

A

Rust

108
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How is Ausbruch made?

A

A bit like Tokaji -
richly concentrated botrytis-affected must is added to less concentrated must—from fruit harvested in the same vineyard—and the two are fermented together, then aged in barrel before release.

109
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From what grapes is Ausbruch made?

A

Traditionally Furmint

Chardonnay, Muskateller, Pinot Blanc, Neuburger, Welschriesling, Traminer and Pinot Gris.

110
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For what grapes is Neusiedlersee DAC?

A

Zweigelt

In lassic and reserve styles

111
Q

What are the DACs of Styria?

A

None, the only of the Weinbaugebiete to not have a DAC yet.

It only contains 9% of the nation’s vineyards

112
Q

What are the three subregions of the Steiermark?

A

Südsteiermark
Weststeiermark
Südoststeiermark

113
Q

What are the two most cultivated grapes of Styria/Steiermark?

A

Welschriesling

Wessburgunder

114
Q

What grape has found considerable success in Sudsteiermark, other than the most grown? In what styles?

A

Sauvignon Blanc

unoaked and barrique styles

115
Q

What notable producer in Steiermark is making a reputation with Sauvignon Blanc?

A

Manfred Tement

116
Q

What red grape leads in Weststeiermark?

A

he ancient Blauer Wildbacher comprises over 95% of the red grape acreage and is often vinified as Schilcher, a racy style of local rosé.

117
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What is Schilcher?

A

a local rose to Weststeiermark, mostly made from Blauer Wildbacher

118
Q

What is heuriger?

A

a primeur wine consumed in its infancy in taverns of the same name in Wien

119
Q

What is sturm?

A

a half-fermented, sparkling grape juice, usually accompanies harvest-time meals
popular in Vien

120
Q

What is the only DAC of Wien, just received in 2013?

A

Wien Gemischter Satz

white, and produced from a blend of at least 3 varieties.

Austria (2 decks)

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