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Austria Flashcards

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What was the main thing that the wine law introduced in 1986 in Austria set out to accomplish?

A

Limit maximum yields for wine carrying a geographic name

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What are the two additional pradikate in Austrian wine?

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ausbruch and strohwein

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What is strohwein?

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Bunches of grapes are laid out on beds of straw during winter to concentrate the sugars

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Do the pradikate in Austria have higher or lower minimum must weight than their German counterparts?

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Higher

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How does a wine achieve DAC status in Austria? How many DACs are there?

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The wine must conform to the typical style and characteristics of wines from that region. There are 7 DACs.

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Describe the climate of Austria.

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Moderate continental with high continentality and diurnal range.

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About how much of Austria’s wines are white?

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2/3

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Describe the typical characteristics of Gruner Veltliner in youth and in aging.

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Youth: green grapes, salad and white pepper
Aging: layers of honey and toast

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What is the second most widely planted varietal in Austria?

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Welschreisling

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What 3 regions produce the best reisling in Austria?

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Wachau, Kamptal, Kremstal

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What are the 3 most widely planted black grapes in Austria?

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Zweigelt, Blaufrankish, St. Laurent

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Describe the typical characteristics of Zweigelt

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deeply colored, soft tannins, Bramble fruit

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What are the four generic PDO regions in Austria?

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Niederostereich, Burgenland, Steiermark (Styria), Wein (Vienna)

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In what generic region are Wachau, Kamptal, Kremstal found?

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Niederosterich (lower Austria)

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What is the main varietal produced in Weinviertel?

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Gruner Veltliner

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Where is Neusiedlersee? What types of wine are produced there?

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In Burgenland in eastern Austria. Botritysed wines Beerenauslese, Trockenbeerenauslese, Ausbruch and Strohwein. Also high quality dry reds and whites.

17
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What is Ausbruch?

A

A pradikate classification between BA and TBA

18
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Where are Austria’s finest reds typically produced? Describe them.

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In Burgenland, specifially Mittelburgenland and Sudburgenland. They are made of blaufrankisch and usually aged in French oak.

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What are the 3 ways in which the pradikateswein of Austria differ from Germany?

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1) no kabinett level
2) 2 additional classifications - Ausbruch and Strohwein
3) higher must weights

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