austria

Question 1

What are the primary white grapes in Austria?

Answer 1

Gruner Veltliner

Question 2

What is the river that flows through Austria’s main wine-growing region?

Answer 2

Danube River

Question 3

What are the four main regions in Austria?

Answer 3

Styria | Burgenland | Wien | Niederosterreich

Question 4

What are the three important sub-regions of Austria?

Answer 4

Kremstal | Kamptal | Wachau

Question 5

what are the three categories of the Wacahu dry wine classification?

Answer 5

Steinfeder = 11.5% max alcohol, lightest , named after local grass

Federspiel = 11.5-12.5% alcohol, named after falconer’s tool

Smaragd = 12.5% alchol, named after emerald colored lizard, very ripe grapes, dry rich white wines

Question 6

What styles of wine are produced in Austria?

Answer 6

very dry or very sweet

Question 7

What region is the quality term Smaragd used?

Answer 7

Wacahu