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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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Where is the town of Lagenlois located?

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Three important vineyards in the Kamptal?
Heiligenstein, Lamm and Dechant
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What does the word *ried* mean?
Traditional custom of replacing the village with the word "ried" to indicate a top site
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Describe the landscape of the Wachau
Wachau is a narrow band of steep slopes on the north bank of the Danube River, where vines are planted in terraces
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What is the soil type of the Wachau?
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?
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
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What are the two main grapes of the Wachau?
Riesling and Grüner Veltliner
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Ripeness categories of Wachau (replace Prädikatwein category)
1. Steinfeder 2. Federspiel 3. Smaragd
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What is the minimum must weight for Steinfeder, Ferderspiel and Smaragd?
Steinfeder: 15° KMW Federspiel: 17° KMW Smaragd: 19° KMW (approximately 95 Öchsle, or Spätlese ripeness)
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What is the alcohol for Steinfeder, Federspiel and Smaragd?
Steinfeder: max 11.5% Federspiel: 11.5-12.5% Smaragd: min. 12.5%
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Steinfeder, Federspiel and Smaragd may be sweet or dry. True/False
False. These wines must be dry.
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Where would you find the vineyard of Achleiten?
Wachau. Achleiten is home to some of the region's most pedigreed wines
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Name three top producers in the Wachau
FX Pichler, Prager and Emmerich Knoll
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What is the principal grape of Wagram?
Grüner Veltliner
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What is Roter Veltliner and where would you find it?
Red grape produced as a white wine, a local specialy in Wagram (Niederösterreich).
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What is Gemischter Satz?
Traditional field blends
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What are the four subzones of Burgenland?
1. Neusiedlersee 2. Neusiedlersee-Hügelland 3. Mittelburgenland 4. Südburgenland
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What are the four DAC's of Burgenland?
1. Mittelburgenland 2. Leithaberg 3. Eisenberg 4. Neusiedlersee
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Principal grape of Mittelburgenland DAC?
Blaufränkisch
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Which DAC in Hungary allows for both red and white wines?
Leithaberg, Neusiedlersee
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Synonym for Blaufränkisch in Germany?
Lemberger
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Synonyn for Blaufränkisch in Hungary?
Kékfrankos
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What is Burgenland's most planted red grape?
Blaufräkisch
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Name two other red grapes prominent in Austria
Zweigelt and St. Laurent
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Where would you find Alois Kracher?
Neusiedlersee in Burgenland
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Rust is located on the eastern or western shore of Lake Neusiedlersee?
Western shore
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What is Ausbruch? Where is it famous?
A traditional sweet wine from Rust
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How is Ausbruch made?
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.
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Minimum must weight for Ausbruch?
27° KMW (approximately 183° Öchsle)
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Grapes commonly used for the production of Ausbruch?
Chardonnay, Muskateller, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, Neuburger, Welschriesling and Traminer
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What is the most planted grape in Styria?
Welschriesling
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What is the only capital city in Europe to have its own wine appellation within city limits?
Vienna (Wien)
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What is *heuriger?*
A nouveau wine consumed in its infancy in taverns of the same name, commonly produced by Viennese winemakers
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Wiener Gemischter Satz DAC produces what style of wine?
Field blends from at least 3 varieties. Commonly made by Viennese winemakers
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What is Sturm?
A half-fermented, sparkling grape juice produced in Vienna

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