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1
Q

What is the most planted white and red grape in Austria?

A

Gruner Veltliner

Zweigelt

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2
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What synonym is used for gneiss in Wachau?

A

gfohler

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3
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What red grape dominates in Weststeiermark?

What style of wine is usually made with it?

A

Blauer Wildbacher

Schilcher- a racy style of local rose

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4
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What field blend do you still find popular in Carnuntum?

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Gemischter Satz

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5
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What areas does the Weinland cover?

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Niederosterreich

Wein

Burgenland

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6
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What grape is recognized within the Neusiedlersee DAC?

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Zweigelt

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7
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What two sub-categories can Qualitatswein be divided into in Austria?

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Pradikatswein

Districtus Austriae Controllatus (DAC)

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8
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Where is Rust located?

What style of wines come from the town of Rust?

How are wines from the town of Rust made?

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Leithaberg along the coast of Neusiedlersee, across from the village of Illmitz where Kracher is located.

Ausbruch- traditional sweet wine

Similar to the process of 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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9
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What is Vinea Wachau?

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an organization of estates sworn to uphold the tenets of natural winemaking as spelled out in the Codex Wachau

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10
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In what region would you find Rotgipfler and Zierfandler?

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Thermenregion, Niederosterreich

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11
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What is the minimum number of varietals present to be considered for Gemischter Satz DAC

A

Three

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12
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What region corresponds with Steierland?

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Steiermark

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13
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What is Heuriger?

A

In Wein, a nouveau wine consumed in its infancy in taverns of the same name

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14
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What tributary of the Danube is located in the Kamptal DAC?

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Kamp river

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15
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Synonym for Weissburgunder?

A

Pinot Blanc

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16
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What is Niederosterriech’s largest subzone?

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Wienvertel

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17
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Where is the Alois Kracher estate located?

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Village of Illmitz within Neusiedlersee

TBA Scheurebe is the finest example of the grape

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18
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In what village would you find the vineyard Achleiten?

A

Weissenkirchen

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19
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How many Erste Lage vineyards have been designated by the Österreichischen Traditionsweingüter?

A

52

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20
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Carnuntum and Thermenregion are south of ________?

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Vienna

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21
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Mittelbergenland DAC produces red wine from what grapes?

A

Blaufrankisch

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22
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What are the subzones of Burgenland?

A

-4-

Nuesiedlersee

Nuesiedlersee-Hugelland

Mittelburgenland

Sudburgenland

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23
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What is diethylene glycol?

A

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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24
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Name three top producers of the Wachau?

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Emmerich Knoll

Prager

F.X. Pichler

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25
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What are the regions of Niederosterreich?

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-8-

Wachau

Kremstal

Kamptal

Traisental

Wagram

Weinviertel

Carnuntum

Thermenregion

26
Q

What is the most planted grape in both Carnuntum and Thermenregion?

A

Zwiegelt

27
Q

What things are the tasting panel looking for in a classic Gruner Veltliner from Wienvertel?

A

Peppery tones

No wood

No botrytis

minimum 12% alcohol

28
Q

The institute at Klosterneuburg lies within which region?

A

Wagram, Niederosterreich

29
Q

What was the first DAC to allow both white and red varietals?

A

Leithaberg-

major varietals: Gruner Veltliner, Blaufrankisch

30
Q

What are the three levels of wine quality in Austria?

A

Wein

Landwien

Qualitatswein

31
Q

What grape is authorized under DAC Eisenberg?

A

Blaufrankisch

32
Q

What two grapes are allowed to be considered for Erste Lage vineyard by Österreichischen Traditionsweingüter?

A

Gruner Veltliner

Riesling

33
Q

What river do many of the subzones of Niederosterriech lie along?

A

Danube

34
Q

What three broad geographic areas may wines labeled as Landwein list on the label?

A

Weinland

Steierland

Bergland

35
Q

Synonym for sturm in Germany?

A

federweiss

36
Q

The Pannonian Plains have what climate?

A

Continental- hot

37
Q

What are the Pannonian Plains?

A

former seabed of loess soils stretching from eastern Austria through Hungary and many countries of the former eastern bloc

38
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What four villages encompass all of the Erste Lage vineyards designated by the Österreichischen Traditionsweingüter?

A

Kamptal

Kremstal

Wagram

Trasiental

39
Q

Most of Austria’s sweet wines are produced around what lake in Burgenland?

A

Neusiedlersee

40
Q

What does the DAC stipulate on the use of barriques in Mittelburgenland?

A

Classic- stainless steel or old wood

41
Q

What are the 9 DACs of Austria?

A

Weinviertel (2002)

Mittelburgenland (2005)

Traisental (2006)

Kremstal (2007)

Kamptal (2008)

Leithaburg (2009)

Eisenberg (2010)

Neusiedlersee (2012)

Weiner Gemischter Satz (2013)

42
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What is the most cultivated varietal in Steiermark?

A

Welschrielsing

43
Q

What are the sub-regions of Steiermark (Styria)?

A

-3-

Sudsteiermark

Weststeiermark

Sudosteiermark

44
Q

What is Leithakalk?

A

a unique regional marine limestone, found in Leithaberg

45
Q

What is Ausbruch?

A

a sweet specialty of Rust in Neusiedlersee-Hügelland

46
Q

What is the DAC of Wein?

A

Gemischter Satz

47
Q

What surrounds the wine region of Wein?

A

Niederosterriech subzones:

Wienvertel

Thermenregion

Carnuntum

48
Q

What is a synonym for Chardonnay in Austria?

A

Morillon

Feinburgunder

49
Q

What is strohwein?

A

a dried grape wine of at least Beerenauslese ripeness

50
Q

What is a major town located within Kamptal DAC and what are 3 of its most famous vineyards?

A

-Langenlois-

Heiligenstein

Lamm

Dechant

51
Q

When Rotgipfler and Zierfandler are blended together what is it called?

A

Spatrot-Rotgipfler

52
Q

What is the only authorized grape varietal in the DAC Wienvertel?

A

Gruner Veltliner

53
Q

Zweigelt is a crossing between what two grapes?

A

Blaufrankisch

St Laurent

54
Q

What is a synonym for Lemberger?

A

Blaufrankisch- used in Germany

55
Q

What is Lenz Moser known for?

A

Development of high trained wire trellising

56
Q

What two weinbaugebiete make up 90% of vineyards in Austria?

A

Niederosterreich

Burgenland

57
Q

Describe the tenets of the Codex Wachau.

A

No additives (including chapitalization)

No aromatization (no new barrique)

No fractionation (no dealcoholization)

Must be bottled in the region

Grapes must be grown in the Wachau

Started in 1983 and covers 85% of vineyards

58
Q

What is sturm?

A

Half fermented sparkling grape juice found during September/October in Wein

59
Q

Wagram was formerly known as __________ prior to 2007.

A

Donauland

60
Q

What are the DACs of Burgenland?

A

-4-

Mittelburgenland

Leithaburg

Eisenburg

Neusiedlersee

61
Q

What are the two subzones of Niederosterriech that do not lie along the Danube river?

A

Thermenregion

Wienvertel

62
Q

What is a synonym for Kekfrankos?

A

Blaufrankisch- in Hungary

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