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Name the 4 Weinbaugebiete in Austria

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  1. Niederösterreich
  2. Wien
  3. Burgenland
  4. Styria
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What is Austria’s most planted white grape?

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Grüner Veltliner

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What is Austria’s most planted red grape?

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Zweigelt

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Zweigelt is a crossing of which two grapes?

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Blaufränkisch x St. Laurent

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Name some principal white grapes in Austria

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Welschriesling, Müller-Thurgau, Weissburgunder, Riesling and Chardonnay

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Name two synonyms for Chardonnay in Austria

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Morillon and Feinburgunder

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Name some principal red grapes in Austria

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Blaufränkisch, Blauer Portugieser and Blauburger (Blaufränkisch x Blauer Portugieser)

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What are the three levels of quality for wine in Austria?

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  1. Wein
  2. Landwein
  3. Qualitätswein
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What is strohwein?

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A dried grape wine of at least Beerenauslese ripeness

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What is ausbruch?

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A sweet specialty of Rust in Neusiedlersee in Burgenland

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What is the name of the lake in Burgenland where most of Austria’s lusciously sweet wines are made?

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Lake Neusiedlersee

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Where would you find the Pannonian Plain?

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In Niederösterreich

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What is the Pannonian Plain?

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

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What is the climate of the winegrowing regions of Austria?

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Severely continental, with hot, dry summers and severe winters

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Which two regions in Austria do not lie on the path of the Danube River?

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Weinviertel and Thermenregion

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Name all 8 subzones of the Niederösterreich

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  1. Weinviertel
  2. Carnuntum
  3. Traisental
  4. Wagram
  5. Kremstal
  6. Kamptal
  7. Wachau
  8. Thermenregion
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Weinviertel DAC lies north or south of the Daube River?

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North of the Danube River

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Weinviertel DAC wines must be produced from which grape?

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Grüner Veltliner

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Traisental, Kamptal and Kremstal DAC’s may be produced from which grapes?

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Riesling and Grüner Veltliner

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A “Reserve” wine from Weinviertel, Traisental, Kamptal or Kremstal DAC’s will show what minimum alcohol content?

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13%

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“Classic” wines from Weinviertel, Traisental, Kamptal and Kremstal DAC’s will show what minimum alcohol content?

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12%

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What is the main stylistic difference between “Classic” and “Reserve” examples of Riesling or Grüner in Niederösterreich?

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“Classic” wines must not show any wood or botrytis, while “Reserve” wines may show hints of wood and botrytis

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The Kamptal and Kremstal DAC’s are located along which two rivers?

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The Kamp and Krems Rivers, tributaries of the Danube

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24
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Where is the town of Lagenlois located?

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Kamptal

25
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Three important vineyards in the Kamptal?

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Heiligenstein, Lamm and Dechant

26
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What does the word ried mean?

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Traditional custom of replacing the village with the word “ried” to indicate a top site

27
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Describe the landscape of the Wachau

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Wachau is a narrow band of steep slopes on the north bank of the Danube River, where vines are planted in terraces

28
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What is the soil type of the Wachau?

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A combination of loess and gföhler (gneiss), with a proportion of alluvial sand in the lower vineyard sites near the river’s edge

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What is the climate of the Wachau?

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Severe continental climate moderated by the Danube. The river and cool northern winds chill the summer nights significantly, enabling wines to retain high natural acidity

30
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What are the two main grapes of the Wachau?

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Riesling and Grüner Veltliner

31
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Ripeness categories of Wachau (replace Prädikatwein category)

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  1. Steinfeder
  2. Federspiel
  3. Smaragd
32
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What is the minimum must weight for Steinfeder, Ferderspiel and Smaragd?

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Steinfeder: 15° KMW

Federspiel: 17° KMW

Smaragd: 19° KMW (approximately 95 Öchsle, or Spätlese ripeness)

33
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What is the alcohol for Steinfeder, Federspiel and Smaragd?

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Steinfeder: max 11.5%

Federspiel: 11.5-12.5%

Smaragd: min. 12.5%

34
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Steinfeder, Federspiel and Smaragd may be sweet or dry.

True/False

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False. These wines must be dry.

35
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Where would you find the vineyard of Achleiten?

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Wachau. Achleiten is home to some of the region’s most pedigreed wines

36
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Name three top producers in the Wachau

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FX Pichler, Prager and Emmerich Knoll

37
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What is the principal grape of Wagram?

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Grüner Veltliner

38
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What is Roter Veltliner and where would you find it?

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Red grape produced as a white wine, a local specialy in Wagram (Niederösterreich).

39
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What is Gemischter Satz?

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Traditional field blends

40
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What are the four subzones of Burgenland?

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  1. Neusiedlersee
  2. Neusiedlersee-Hügelland
  3. Mittelburgenland
  4. Südburgenland
41
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What are the four DAC’s of Burgenland?

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  1. Mittelburgenland
  2. Leithaberg
  3. Eisenberg
  4. Neusiedlersee
42
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Principal grape of Mittelburgenland DAC?

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Blaufränkisch

43
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Which DAC in Hungary allows for both red and white wines?

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Leithaberg, Neusiedlersee

44
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Synonym for Blaufränkisch in Germany?

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Lemberger

45
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Synonyn for Blaufränkisch in Hungary?

A

Kékfrankos

46
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What is Burgenland’s most planted red grape?

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Blaufräkisch

47
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Name two other red grapes prominent in Austria

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Zweigelt and St. Laurent

48
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Where would you find Alois Kracher?

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Neusiedlersee in Burgenland

49
Q

Rust is located on the eastern or western shore of Lake Neusiedlersee?

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Western shore

50
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What is Ausbruch? Where is it famous?

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A traditional sweet wine from Rust

51
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How is Ausbruch made?

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Similar to 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 and aged in barrel before release.

52
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Minimum must weight for Ausbruch?

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27° KMW (approximately 183° Öchsle)

53
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Grapes commonly used for the production of Ausbruch?

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Chardonnay, Muskateller, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, Neuburger, Welschriesling and Traminer

54
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What is the most planted grape in Styria?

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Welschriesling

55
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What is the only capital city in Europe to have its own wine appellation within city limits?

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Vienna (Wien)

56
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What is heuriger?

A

A nouveau wine consumed in its infancy in taverns of the same name, commonly produced by Viennese winemakers

57
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Wiener Gemischter Satz DAC produces what style of wine?

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Field blends from at least 3 varieties. Commonly made by Viennese winemakers

58
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What is Sturm?

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A half-fermented, sparkling grape juice produced in Vienna

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