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1
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Min aging for Austrian Sekt Klassik

A

9 months on lees

Any method

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2
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Name all of the subregions of Niederosterreich

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Weinviertrel DAC
Wachau
Kremstal DAC
Kamptal DAC
Traisental DAC
Wagram
Carnuntum
Thermenregion
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For wein, Landwein and qualiotatswein what is the max yields set at?

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67.5hl/ha

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4
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What is the largest wine growing region in Austria?

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Niederosterreich

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5
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What level of Austrian Sekt permit single vineyard

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Grand Reserve only

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6
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Leithaberg DAC, Year established and allowed varietals?

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Gruner, Neuburger, Chardonnay, Weissburgunder, Blaufrankish 2009

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7
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What is generally planted at higher elevation and why? Gruner or Riesling?

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Riesling is planted higher, needs less water than Gruner does which does well in the wet loess

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8
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What are three diseases that have hit Austria?

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Odium
Peronspera (downey mildew)
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9
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Where would you find ROter Veltliner made as a specialty

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Wagram

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10
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Weiner Gemischter Satz, Year established and allowed varietals?

A

White Blends, 2013

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11
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Most Pradikatswein is dry or sweet?

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Sweet

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12
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Qualitatswein may come from where?

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Single Weinbaugebiete or one of the 16 smaller regions, it may be produced from one or more of 35 grapes

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13
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What does the area of steierland cover?

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Steiermark

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14
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Where is Langenlois located?

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Kamptal, it is one of Austria’s most famous wine towns

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15
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Name one major producer and village in Wachau that falls South of the Donau

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Mautern, Nikoliahoff

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16
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What is Heuriger

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A nouveau wine consumed in its youth in taverns of the same name, usually a tavern owners personal wine

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17
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What is Diethylene Glycol?

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Colorless, odorless chemical put into Austrian wines in the 1980s

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18
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What are the two tiers of quality within the DAC system?

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Klassik and Reserve

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19
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Define Ried

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A term on Austrian wine labels replacing the village and indicating a top site

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20
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Traisental DAC, Year established and allowed varietals?

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Gruner, Riesling 2006

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21
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Name two producers in the Wacha that are not part of Vinea Wacha?

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Pichler- Krutzler

Peter Veyder- Malberg

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22
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In Austria, at the Cabinet level, are you allowed to chaptalize

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NO

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23
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What is Strum?

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A half fermented sparkling wine usually accompanied by harvest time meals

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24
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Lieblich means what

A

Medium sweet (max 45g/l

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25
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Min aging for Austrian Sekt Reserve

A

18 months o lees

trad method

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26
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What helps cool much of Austria

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The rivers, it is generally a hot Pannonia plain

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27
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Eisenberg DAC, Year established and allowed varietals?

A

Blaufrankish 2010

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28
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3 soils types of the Wacha

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Loess, Gfohler, Gneiss, sand by the rivers edge

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29
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What year was the anti freeze scandal?

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1985

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30
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What two tears fall below Qualitatswein and Pradikatswein?

A

Wein

Landwein

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31
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DAC wines focus on dry or sweet wine production?

A

Dry

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32
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Landwein may only be labeled with one of the three major geographic areas, what are they?

A

Weinland (Niederösterreich, Wein, Burgenland)
Steierland (Steiermark)
Burgenland

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33
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Does Germany or Austria get more rain? How does that effect planting?

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Germany gets more rain. They plant on a slope so that the vines drain, where in Austria the priority is water retenetion

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34
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In what year did Wein replace Tafelwein

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In time for the 2009 Vintage

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35
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What year was Oesterreichische Traditionsweinguter founded?

A

1992

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36
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What is Spatrot-Rotgipfler

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A blend of Rotgipfler and Zierfandler, both are white

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37
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What is Strohwein

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A dried grape wine of at least BA ripeness

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38
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Zweigelt is a crossing of what/

A

St. Laurent X Blaufrankish

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39
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Blauburger is a crossing of what?

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Blaufrankish x Blauer Portugieser

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40
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Who developed the wire trellising system in the 1950’s? what did it lead to?

A

Dr. Lenz Moser (it was a viticultural breakthrough with worldwide ramifications). Made machine harvesting much easier

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41
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What may Wein state on the label

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May Carry Vintage date and Varietal

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42
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What two Weinbaugebiete comprise 90% of Austria’s vineyards

A

Niederosterreich & Burgneland

43
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Since the 2013 vintage how many DACs are there?

A

9

44
Q

Neusiedlersee DAC, Year established and allowed varietals?

A

Zweigelt 2012

45
Q

In Austria where does Cabinet get grouped into?

A

Qualitatswein NOT Pradikatswein

46
Q

Where is Klosternberg (the famous place for the research institute) located?

A

Eastern Wagram

47
Q

min alcohol for weinviertel reserve wines?

A

13%

48
Q

Name 4 Countries that Austria borders

A

Hungary, Czech, Slovakia, Slovenia

49
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Qualitatswein must be/ have…

A

One of the 13 major weinbaugebeite and may include unto 325 grapes

Must pass tasting panel and chemical analysis (indicated by pruffnummer)

Must have a banderole

DAC and Pradiskatswein are within this catagory

50
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May yield for all 3 levels of Austrian wine?

A

67.5hl/ha but must weight increases with each level

51
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Def Weinbauregionen

A

one of the three major geographic areas allowed for labeling of landwein

Weinland (Niederösterreich, Wein, Burgenland)
Steierland (Steiermark)
Burgenland

52
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Weinviertel DAC, Year established and allowed varietals?

A

Gruner 2002

53
Q

Min alcohol level for any Pradikatswein?

A

5%

54
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What two subregions of the Niederosterreich does the Donau NOT run through?

A

Weinviertrel and Thermenregion

55
Q

What may Wein not state on the label?

A

May NOT show a more exclusive statement of origin more than Osterrreich

56
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What does the area of Weinland cover?

A

Niederösterreich, Wein, Burgenland

57
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Are Kabinett wines considered to be Qualitatswein or Pradikatswein?

A

Subset of Qualitatswein

58
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Who is Dr. Lenz Moser

A

Developed the wire trellising system in the 1950’s in Austria. (it was a viticultural breakthrough with worldwide ramifications). Made machine harvesting much easier

59
Q

Most Qualitatswein is dry or sweet?

A

Dry

60
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What does DAC stand for?

A

(Districtus Austriae Controllatus)

61
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Define Reserve for DAC

A

Min 13% alcohol, rich more opulent (may have botrytis or oak) reds normally see some new oak

62
Q

Blauburger is crossing of what?

A

Blaufrankish X Blauer Portugeiser

63
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Define the two major soil types of Western Lower Austria (Krem, Kamp, Wach)

A

Urgestein (thin soil over primary rock (ie. granite or gneiss))- Riesling

Loess (wind driven sand)-Gruner Veltliner

64
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Landwein must be/have

A

35 permitted grapes

May carry either Bergenland, WEinland or Steierland on the label

65
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Wein must be/ have?

A

May carry a vintage date and varietal

May NOT have more than osterreich on the label

66
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Kremstal DAC, Year established and allowed varietals?

A

Gruner Riesling 2007

67
Q

Define Pannonian

A

Lowland plains running through eastern Europe

68
Q

What are the two sub categories of qualitatswein?

A

Pradikatswein & DAC (Districtus Austriae Controllatus)

69
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What are the 9 DACS?

A 
Weinvertel (2002)
Mittleburgenland (2005)
Traisental (2006)
Kremstal (2007)
Kamptal (2008)
Leithaberg (2009)
Eisenberg (2010)
Neusiedlersee (2012)
WEiner-Germischter Satz (2013)
70
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What is the most planted grape is Austria, when was it first developed?

A

Zweigelt, 1922

71
Q

All Qualitatswein and Pradikatswein must carry what?

A

Banderole along with producers legal registration number

72
Q

Min aging for austrian Sekt Grand Reserve

A

30 months on lees

trad method

73
Q

Austrian law defines what three levels of quality?

A

Wein
Landwein
Qualitatswein

74
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Why are so many vineyards in Niederosterreich terraced?

A

Very dry in the summer, needs to retain more water

75
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3 names for Austrian sparkling wine

A

Perlwein (all methods, 1-2.5 ATM)

Shaumwein (all Methods, 3ATM)

Sekt (trad Method, 3 categories)

76
Q

Name two synonyms for Chardonnay in Austria

A

Morillon

Feinburgunder

77
Q

classic or reserve wines in Traisental DAC, Kamptal and Kremstal DAC min alcohol

A

12% and 13% for reserve wines

No oak or botrytis on classic

78
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Name all 9 DACs

A 
Weinviertel 2002
Mittelburgenland 2005
Traisental 2006
Kremstal 2007
Kamptal 2008
Leithaberg 2009
Eisenberg 2010
Neusiedlersee 2012
Weiner Gemischter Satz 2013
79
Q

The Krems and Kamps Rivers are tributaries of what larger river

A

Donau (Danube)

80
Q

Who was the first winery in Austria to move entirely into screw top, in what year?

A

Hirsch from 2002 onwards

81
Q

What is a Prufnummer?

A

All Qualitatswein must have a state control number (Prufnummer) indication it passed a tasting panel and chemical analysis

82
Q

What is the Austrian equivalent of RM

A

Haursekt- must list Village, Vineyard, Vintage and Variety

83
Q

Kamptal DAC, Year established and allowed varietals?

A

Gruner, Riesling 2008

84
Q

What are the 4 weinbaugebeite of Austria?

A

Niederosterreich
Wein
Burgenlan
Styria

85
Q

What must Qualitatswein contain? What % of production does it account for

A

a Prufnummer and a banderole.

Accounts for 2/3 of Austrian wine production

86
Q

Name one major producer and village in Wachau that falls South of the Donau

A

Mautern, Nikoliahoff

87
Q

What two categories exist in Austria in the Pradikats system that fo not exist in Germany

A

Strohwein (dried grapes of at least BA ripeness)

Ausbruch

88
Q

Min alc for Austrian Pradikatswein

A

5%

89
Q

Define Klassik for DAC

A

Min 12% Alcohol, Denotes medium body, fruit and freshness

90
Q

What is the capital of Austria?

A

Wein (Vienna)

91
Q

At the Kabinett level are winemakers allowed to chaptalize or use sussreserve?

A

no

92
Q

Blaufrankish is also known as what outside of Austria

A

Lemberger (germany)

Kekfrankos (Hungary)

93
Q

Most important vineyard/village wachau

A

Village- Wissenkirchen

Vineyard- ALchleiten

94
Q

Min alcohol for Weinviertel?

A

12% gruner only, wines must have a distinct peppery note and have no oak or botrytis unless reserve is indicated on the label

95
Q

What are the 4 major Weinbaugebiete?

A

Niederosterreich
Wein (Vienna)
Burgenland
Styria

96
Q

Mittelburgenland DAC, Year established and allowed varietals?

A

Blaufrankish 2005

97
Q

What does the area of Bergland cover?

A

500ha of vineyards scattered through Austria’s contryside

98
Q

Loibner Schutt Define

A

Wachau
Town- Loibner
Vineyard -Schutt

99
Q

Austrian wine laws has 3 levels of quality, what are they?

A

Wein
Landwein
Qualitatswein

100
Q

What helps to cool the Hot panonian Planes of Burgenland?

A

Laske Nusiderlersee

101
Q

Zweigelt is a crossing of what?

A

Blaufrankish x St. Laurent

102
Q

Two synonyms for chardonnay

A

Morillon (south)

Feinburgunder (North)_

103
Q

Weinviertel DAC wines must show what distinct tasting note?

A

White pepper

104
Q

What does Ried mean on a label

A

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