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1
Q

The Burgenland weinbaugebiet in Austria is know for what type of wines?

A

Red wine and sweet white wine

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2
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What is a winemaking region called in Austria?

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Weinbaugebiet

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3
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What is the “antifreeze” scandal of 1985?

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Producers in Austria were putting a colorless, oderless, poisonous chemical called Diethylene Glycol in their wines for added texture.

Discovered because one producer attempted to claim it on his tax return as a legitimate winery expense.

Bottles tested positive for the chemical in nearly every export market.

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4
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Besides Zweigelt, what are some other red varietals produced in Austria?

A

Blaufränkisch

Blauer Portugieser

Blauburger

(a Blaufränkisch x Blauer Portugieser crossing)

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5
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What are the alcohol minimums for both classic and reserve wines of the Traisental, Kamptal, Kremstal DACs?

A

Classic wines a minimum of 12%

Reserve wines a minimum of 13%

Classic wine may not show signs of wood aging or botrytis.

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6
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What type of wine in produced in the Styria region of Austria?

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Predominantly white wine from the Welschriesling and Weissburgunder grapes.

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7
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What rare white grapes are cultivated in Thermenregion of Austria?

A

Rotgipfler

Zierfandler

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8
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Red wine in the DAC zones of Burgenland are produced from what grape?

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Blaufränkisch

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9
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Besides Grüner Veltliner, what are some other white varietals produced in Austria?

A

Welschriesling

Müller Thurgau

Riesling

Chardonnay (Morillon and Feinburgunder)

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10
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Which regions of the Niederösterreich are found south of Vienna?

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Carnuntum

Thermenregion

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11
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What are the subregions of Styria?

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Südsteiermark

Weststeiermark

Südoststeiermark

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12
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What 2 weinbaugebiete of Austria contain 90% of the country’s vineyards?

A

Niederösterreich

Burgenland

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13
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What was the first DAC of Austria?

A

Weinviertel

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14
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Which region of Austria sits just east of Wachau, Kemstal and Kamptal?

A

Wagram

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15
Q

List the subzones of Niederösterreich

A

Weinviertel

Carnuntum

Traisental

Wagram

Kremstal

Kamptal

Wachau

Thermenregion

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16
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Langenlois, one of Austria’s most important towns, is located in what DAC?

A

Kamptal

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17
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The production in Carnuntum of Austria is oriented toward what wine?

A

Zweigelt

18
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Wines of the Traisental, Kemptal and Kremstal DAC’s must be produced from what grape(s)?

A

Grüner Veltliner

Riesling

19
Q

What are some highly regarded vineyards of the Kamptal DAC in Austria?

A

Heiligenstein

Lamm

Dechant

20
Q

Which vineyard of the Wachau in Austria is home to some of the region’s most pedigreed vines?

A

Achleiten of Weissenkirchen

21
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Describe the general characteristics of a classic wine from the Weinviertel DAC.

A

Made from 100% Grüner Veltliner that must show a distinct peppery note and no obvious wood or botrytis notes.

A minimum of 12% alcohol

22
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Describe the climate of the Niederösterreich weinbaugebiet of Austria.

A

Niederösterreich has a continental climate with hot, dry summers and severe winters.

23
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Describe the general characteristics of a reserve wine from the Weinviertel DAC.

A

A richer version of the classic with the same peppery notes, higher alcohol minimum of 13% and may reveal hints of both botrytis and wood.

24
Q

What is a weinbaugebiet?

A

A winemaking region in Autria.

25
Q

What is the largest winegrowing region of Austria?

A

Niederösterreich

26
Q

Wines of the Weinvierel DAC must be produced from what grape(s)?

A

Grüner Veltliner

27
Q

What is the most planted red varietal in Austria?

A

Zweigelt

(a Blaufränkisch x St. Laurent crossing)

28
Q

List the 4 DAC’s of Niederösterreich

A

Weinviertel

Kremstal

Kamptal

Traisental

29
Q

What lake helps to moderate the hot continental climate in Burgenland?

A

Neusiedlersee

30
Q

What are the general standards a Qualitätswein of Austria must meet?

A

Sourced from a single Weinbaugebiet

Produced from permitted grape (35 varietals)

Pass a tasting panel

Pass a chemical analysis and display Prüfnummer

Include of the red and white banderole on the capsule.

31
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A Qualitätswein of Austria may be further subdivided into the categories of Prädikatswein. List and describe the 2 additonal categories defined by Austria’s DAC.

A

Strohwein, a dried grape wine of at least Beerenauslese

Ausbruch, a sweet specialty of Rust in Neusiedlersee-Hügelland

32
Q

List the 4 subzones of Burgenland in Austria.

A

Neusiedlersee

Neusiedlersee-Hügelland

Mittelburgenland

Südburgenland

33
Q

Producers in Wachau of Austria have developed their own categories of classification.

What are they?

A

Steinfeder (local grass) 15˚ KMW

Federspiel (falconer’s tool) 17˚ KMW

Smaragd (emerald lizard) 19˚ KMW

(19˚ KMW is equivalent to 95˚ Öchsle, or Spätlese ripeness)

The wines are fermented dry and Smaragd inevitably show signs of botrytis

34
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Most of Niederösterreich’s subzones are located along what river that cuts through the region?

A

The Danube River

35
Q

List the 3 levels of quality defined by Austrian wine law.

A

Wein

Landwein

Qualitätswein

36
Q

List the 4 DAC regions of Burgenland

A

Neusiedlersee

Mittelburgenland

Eisenberg

Leithaberg

37
Q

What is the name of the town of the Kamptal DAC that is one of Austria’s most important wine towns?

A

Langenlois

38
Q

The town of Rust in Neusiedlersee-Hügelland is famous for what type of wine?

A

Ausbruch

A sweet wine prepared in a similar fashion to Takaji of Hungary.

Concentrated botrytis affected must is fermented with a less concentrated must then aged in barrel before release.

39
Q

Where are most of Austria’s sweet wines produced?

A

Around the lake of Neusiedlersee in Burgenland

(the vast majority of the country’s white wines are fermented dry)

40
Q

What is the most cultivated white variety in Austria?

A

Grüner Veltliner

41
Q

List the 4 major weinbaugebiete of Autria

A

Niederösterreich

Wien (Vienna)

Burgenland

Styria (Steiermark)

42
Q

What does Ried on an Austrian wine label indicate?

A

Indicates a top site

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