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

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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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What are the three quality levels of Austrain wine?

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Wein
Landwein
Qualitätswein

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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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What is the Prufnummer indicate?

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For Qualitätswein.

It has passed a chemical analysis and tasting panel.

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

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Only Qualitätswein

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What did Wein used to be called?

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Tafelwein, changed in 2009

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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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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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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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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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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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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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What does DAC stand for?

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Districtus Austriae Controllatus

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Can Prädikatswein be chaptalized in Austria?
Nope. No chaptalization and no Süssreserve
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What are the two additional categories that Austria has in its Prädikatswein hierarchy?
Strohwein | Ausbruch
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What is strohwein?
a dried grape wine of at least Beerenauslese ripeness | 25° KMW
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What is ausbruch?
a sweet specialty of Rust in Neusiedlersee-Hügelland | 27° KMW
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What are the 9 DACs of Austria?
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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What is KMW?
Klosterneuburger Mostwaage Scale | in which 1° KMW=1% sugar content of the must
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What is the KMW for Generic Wine?
10.6° KMW
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What is the KMW for Landwein?
14° KMW
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What is the KMW for Qualitätswein?
15° KMW
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What is the KMW for Kabinett?
17° KMW
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What is the KMW for Spätlese?
19° KMW
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What is the KMW for Auslese?
21° KMW
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What is the KMW for Beerenauslese?
25° KMW
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What is the KMW for strohwein?
25° KMW
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What is the KMW for Eiswein?
25° KMW
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What is the KMW for Ausbruch?
27° KMW
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What is the KMW for Trockenbeerenauslese?
30° KMW
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What categories have a minimum must weight of 25° KMW in Austria?
Beerenauslese, Strohwein, and Eiswein are all at least 25° KMW
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What are the 8 subzones of Niederösterreich?
Weinvertel, Carnuntum, Thermenregion, Wagram, Traisental, Kremstal, Kamptal, Wachau
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What are the four DACs of Niederösterreich?
Weinvertel Traisental Kremstal Kamptal
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How does the terrain differ in Niederösterreich than in the rest of Austria?
The Alpine Terrain of the rest of Austria yeilds to the Pannonian Plain -
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How does the Pannonian Plain influence the climate of the Niederösterreich?
It makes it continental | shers in hot, dry summers and severe winters
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What is the main river that runs through Niederösterreich?
Danube
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What two of the eight Niederösterreich regions do not lay along the Danube River?
Weinviertel and Thermenregion
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What is Austria's largest subzone?
Weinviertel
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What was the first DAC?
Weinviertel
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What grape(s) is Weinvertel made from?
Gruner Veltliner only!
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When Weinviertel goes to the tasting panel, what are they looking for?
Must have distinct, peppery note | May not have wood or botrytis
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What is the minimum alcohol for all the Niederösterreich DACs? For the their Reserves?
12% | 13% for reserve
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What makes a DAC in Niederösterreich 'Reserve"?
It had higher min alcohol, and can have notes of botrytis or wood
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What grapes are permitted in Traisental?
Riesling and Gruner Veltliner
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What grapes are permitted in Kamptal?
Riesling and Gruner Veltliner
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What grapes are permitted in Kremstal?
Riesling and Gruner Veltliner
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Of the four DACs in Niederösterreich, which are allow just one grape and which allows two?
Weinviertel allows just GV. | Traisental, Kamptal, and Kremstal allow Gruner Veltiner and Riesling.
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Where is Langenlois located?
Kamptal
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Where is the Heiligenstein vineyard located?
Kamptal
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Where is the Lamm vineyard located?
Kamptal
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Where is the Dechant vineyard located?
Kamptal
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What does Ried mean on an Austrian wine label?
It is a top site and the village name can be left off.
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How many sites were elevated to Erste Lage in 2010 in Austria?
52 sites
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What organization created Erste Lage sites in 2010 in Austria?
Österreichischen Traditionsweingüter | founded in 1992
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What are the only grape varieties permitted to use the Erste lage logo in Austria?
Gruner Veltliner and Riesling
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Where is the Wachau located in the Niederösterreich?
Westernmost
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What is the soil structure of the Wachau?
loess and gföhler, or gneiss, with a proportion of alluvial sand in the lower vineyard sites near the river’s edge
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What are the three wine styles in the Wachau?
Steinfeder Federspiel Smaragd
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What is Steinfeder named after?
A local grass found in the vineyards
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What is Federspiel named after?
A falconer's tool
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What is Smaragd named after?
An emerald lizard who basks on the terraces
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What is the KMW and abv for Steinfeder?
min 15° KMW | max 11.5% abv
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What is the KMW and abv for Federspiel?
min 17° KMW | 11.5%-12.5% abv
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What is the KMW and abv for Smaragd?
min 19° KMW min 12.5% about 95 oeschle, Spatlese ripeness
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What is the famous vineyard in Weissenkirchen?
Achleiten
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In what Niederösterreich subregion is FX Pichler located?
Wachau
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In what Niederösterreich subregion is Emmerich Knoll located?
Wachau
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In what Niederösterreich subregion is Prager located?
Wachau
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What is the Vinea Wachau?
an organization of estates sworn to uphold the tenets of natural winemaking as spelled out in the Codex Wachau
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What is spelled out in the Codex Wachau?
no additives (including chaptalization), no aromatization (including the use of new barrique), and no “fractionation” (techniques such as de-alcoholization).
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How influential is the Vinea Wachau?
Very. Members control over 85% of vineyard acreage.
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What did the Wagram used to be called?
Donauland til 2007
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What are the two main grapes of the Wagram?
Gruner Veltliner | Roter Veltliner
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What is Roter Veltliner and in what subregion is it a specialty?
a red grape not related to Gruner Veltliner | The Wagram
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What is the climate like in Thermenregion?
Hot! contintental climate of the Pannonian Plain without the moderating effect of the Danube "Spas Region"
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What is Gemischter Satz?
It is a field blend. | Popular in Carnuntum and a recent DAC when coming from Wien.
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What are the two white grapes of the Thermenregion?
Rotgipfler and Zierfandler
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What is the name of the blend of Rotgipfler and Zierfandler produced in Thermenregion?
Spätrot-Rotgipfler
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What grapes are mostly grown in Carnuntum?
Red, particularly Zweigelt
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What are the four subregions of Burgenland?
Mittelburgenland Südburgenland Neusiedlersee Neusiedlersee-Hügelland
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What are the 4 DACs of Burgenland?
Mittelburgenland Eisenberg Neusiedlersee Leithaberg
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Eisenberg DAC is within what Burgenland subregion?
Südburgenland
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Leithaberg DAC is within what Burgenland subregion?
Neusiedlersee-Hügelland
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What grape is made in Mittelburgenand DAC?
Blaufränkisch
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When can wines first be released from Mittelburgenland?
March 1 the year following harvest
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Can wine form Mittelburgenland be made in oak casks?
Yes, but they must be large or neutral
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What does 'Reserve' mean on a bottle of wine from Mittelburgenland DAC?
13% abv (as opposed to just 12%) | additional year of aging
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What is the first DAC to allow both red and white grapes?
Leithaberg Single or blend of Grüner Veltliner, Chardonnay, Neuburger, or Weissburgunder. minimum 85% Blaufränkisch (restrictions on new wood)
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What grapes are allowed in Leithaberg DAC?
Single or blend of Grüner Veltliner, Chardonnay, Neuburger, or Weissburgunder. minimum 85% Blaufränkisch (restrictions on new wood)
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Within what Burgenland subregion is Eisenberg located?
Neusiedlersee-Hügelland
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What are two synonyms to Blaufränkisch?
Lemberger - Germany | Kékfrankos - Hungary
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From what grapes is Eisenberg DAC made?
Blaufränkisch
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What is Burgenland's most planted grape variety?
Blaufränkisch
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Where is Alois Kracher based?
Illmitz in Neusiedlersee
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Where are Illmitz and Rust in relation to each other?
Both are on the south part of Neusiedlersee Illmitz on the east bank Rust on the west bank
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Where does Ausbruch come from?
Rust
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How is Ausbruch made?
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.
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From what grapes is Ausbruch made?
Traditionally Furmint | Chardonnay, Muskateller, Pinot Blanc, Neuburger, Welschriesling, Traminer and Pinot Gris.
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For what grapes is Neusiedlersee DAC?
Zweigelt | In lassic and reserve styles
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What are the DACs of Styria?
None, the only of the Weinbaugebiete to not have a DAC yet. | It only contains 9% of the nation's vineyards
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What are the three subregions of the Steiermark?
Südsteiermark Weststeiermark Südoststeiermark
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What are the two most cultivated grapes of Styria/Steiermark?
Welschriesling | Wessburgunder
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What grape has found considerable success in Sudsteiermark, other than the most grown? In what styles?
Sauvignon Blanc | unoaked and barrique styles
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What notable producer in Steiermark is making a reputation with Sauvignon Blanc?
Manfred Tement
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What red grape leads in Weststeiermark?
he ancient Blauer Wildbacher comprises over 95% of the red grape acreage and is often vinified as Schilcher, a racy style of local rosé.
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What is Schilcher?
a local rose to Weststeiermark, mostly made from Blauer Wildbacher
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What is heuriger?
a primeur wine consumed in its infancy in taverns of the same name in Wien
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What is sturm?
a half-fermented, sparkling grape juice, usually accompanies harvest-time meals popular in Vien
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What is the only DAC of Wien, just received in 2013?
Wien Gemischter Satz | white, and produced from a blend of at least 3 varieties.

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