Austria Flashcards

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Austrian white grape varieties

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Gruner veltliner
Riesling
Sauvignon blanc
Weissburgunder
Grauburgunder
Sceurebe
Chardonnay 
Muller thurgau
Welschrielsing
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Austrian wine scandal

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1985 diethelyne glycol
Antifreeze
Industry rebounded
Now higher production than Germany
Aggressive marketing by government
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Red grapes Austria

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Zweigelt
Blaufrankisch (lemberger)
St.laurent
Blauburgunder (pinot noir)
Blauer portugeiser
Cab sav
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Austrian quality levels

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Wein
Landwein
Qualitatswein - kabinett

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Pradikatswein Austria

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Spatlese
Auslese
Beerenauslese
Strohwein
Eiswein
Ausbruch
Trockenbeerenauslese
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Austrian quality level in wachau only

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Steinfeder: max 11.5% alcohol
Federapeil: 11.5-12.5% alcohol - kabinett level
Smaragd: min 12.5 alcohol (spatlese level)

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DAC quality level

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Districtus austriae controllatus
New level 2001
Controls style of wine in area and how it’s made

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How many DAC

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9

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Austrian DACs

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Weinviertel
Mittelburgenland
Traisenfal
Kremstal - gruner, Riesling *
Kamptal - gruner , Riesling *
Leithaberg
Eisenberg
Neusiesdlersee
Weiner gemischter satz
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KMW Austria

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Klosterneuburger mostwaage scale
System to measure must weight of fruit at harvest
Sugar content of grape juice measured on the kmw scale 1 degree=1% weight of sugar in the must

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Austrian labeling

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Heuriger, heurigen
Extra Trocken 
Trocken
Halbtrocken 
Suss
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Regions in Austria for Riesling and gruner

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Wachau
Kamptal
Wagram
Kremstal

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12
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Area in Austria for Chardonnay and gruner

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Carnumtum

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Niederosterreich DACs for gruner and Riesling

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Trainsental
Kamptal
Kremstal

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Niederosterrich DAC for gruner only

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Weinviertal

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15
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Burgenland

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Neusiedlersee
Not wines
TBA
Ausbruch

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Styria

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Alsace of Austria
Dry, fragrant wine
Sav blanc

17
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Regions of Styria

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South
Southeast
West

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Bergenland, eisenberg DACs

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Mittelburgenland
Eisenberg
Neusiedlersee
Leithaberg

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Mittelbergenland wines

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Red from blaufrankisch

20
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Where is eisenberg located

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Within sudburgenland

21
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Neusiedlersee wines

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Red from zweigelt

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Wines from leithaberg

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Red from blaufrankisch
White from gruner, neuburger, chard, Weissburgunder
Blends or single variety

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Bergland osterrich

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34 wineries covering 21 hectares of vineyards

Spread across the 5 Austrian provinces of Carinthia, upper Austria, Salzburg, Tyrol and vorarlberg