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1
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What is Gemischter Satz? Where is it still popular?

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  • A traditional field blend

- Carnuntum and Wien

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What subregions of Niederösterreich have a DAC status?

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  • Weinviertal
  • Traisental
  • Kamptal
  • Kremstal
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3
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Is Welschriesling related to Riesling?

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No and it is inferior

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4
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What region of Austria shares many viticultural and climatic traits with Hungary?

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Burgenland

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Describe the climate of the Burgenland.

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-Hot Pannonian (Continental) Climate - Tempered by the cooling influence of the Neusiedlersee Lake

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What grape are the DAC wines of Weinviertal? What are the min ABVs for both Normal and Reserve? What is required of the wines?

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  • Grüner Veltliner
  • Min ABV 12%
  • Approved by tasting panel - must show a distinct peppery note
  • No obvious wood or botrytis notes
  • RESERVE
  • Debuted w/the 2009 vintage
  • Fuller-bodied wines
  • Min ABV - 13%
  • May reveal hints of wood or botrytis
  • Supported by richer character in the wine
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What region contains Austria’s best vineyards?

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Wachau

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Describe the Wachau’s location.

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A narrow band of steep slopes

  • Along the Danube’s bank
  • Located between the Melk and Krems Rivers
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9
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Where are the Wachau’s best vineyards located?

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Terraced along the northern banks of the Danube

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10
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What is gföhler?

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The local name for the soil in the Wachau.

It is a combination of Loess and gföhler (gneiss)

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11
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What is the min ABV of Austrian Prädikatswein?

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5%

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12
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What is peculiar about Austrian Kabinett?

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-Rather than the beginning rung of Prädikatswein it is a subset of Qualitätswein

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13
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What is the scale for must weights used in Austria? What is the ratio for sugar to must weight?

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Klosterneuberger Mostwaage Scale

1ºKMW = 1% Sugar content of the must

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14
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What are the min must weights for Austrian wine?

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  • Generic Wine - 10.6ºKMW
  • Landwein - 14ºKMW
  • Qualitätswein - 15ºKMW
  • Kabinett - 17ºKMW
  • Spätlese - 19ºKMW
  • Auslese - 21ºKMW
  • Beerenauslese - 25ºKMW
  • Strohwein - 25ºKMW
  • Eiswein - 27ºKMW
  • Ausbruch - 27ºKMW
  • Trockenbeerenauslese - 30ºKMW
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15
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What village is Achleiten in?

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  • A vineyard located in the village of Weissenkirchen (Wachau)
  • Home to the region’s most pedigreed vines
  • Produced by some of Wachau’s finest producers
  • FX Pichler
  • Prager
  • Emmerich Knoll
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What is the Vinea Wachau?

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-Founded in 1983
-Members control more than 85% of the Wachau’s vineyard acreage
-An org. or estates sworn to uphold the tenets of natural winemaking
-As spelled out in the Codex
›No additives (including chaptalization)
›No aromatization (including the use of new barrique)
›No fractionization (techniques such as de-alc’ing)
-All wines released by members must be bottled in the Wachau and vinified from grapes grown there

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17
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When does the first Trockenbeerenauslese in Austria date to?

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  • 1526

- Predating German Spätlese by over 200 years

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18
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What is the largest wine growing region in Austria?

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-Niederösterreich (Lower Austria)

Contains twice the planted vineyard area of the next leading weinebaugiete - Burgenland

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What is the Pannonian Plain?

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  • Located in the southern Niederösterreich
  • A former seabed of loess soils stretching from eastern Austria through Hungary and many countries of former eastern bloc
  • Continental climate - hot, dry summers/severe winters
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20
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What are Austria’s 3 major winemaking regions (Weinbaugebiete)?

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  • Niederösterreich
  • Burgenland
  • Styrie (Steiermark; contains less than 10% of the country’s vineyards)
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21
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What are the 3 quality levels of Austrian wine? What are their max yields?

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  • Wein
  • Landwein
  • Qualitätswein

-All share the same max yield of 9,000kg/ha (67.5hl/ha)

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22
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What was Wagram known as prior to 2007?

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Donauland

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23
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What are the 8 subzones of Niederösterreich? Which are long the Danube? Which are not?

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  • Along the Danube
  • Carnuntum
  • Traisental
  • Wagram
  • Kremstal
  • Kamptal
  • Wachau
  • Not along the Danube
  • Weinviertal
  • Thermenregion
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24
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What was Austria’s first DAC (and also Niederösterreich’s largest subzone)?

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Weinviertal (2002)

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25
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What wine quality tier in Austria require a tasting panel and chemical analysis?

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Qualitätswein

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What is required for Qualitätswein bottles?

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  • State control number (prüfnummer)

- Red & white banderole on the bottle’s capsule

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What is the Kamptal’s most important town of production?

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-Langenlois

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What tributary of the Danube is the Kremstal on?

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Krems River

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29
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What is the synonym for Blaufränkisch in Germany? Hungary?

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Germany - Lemberger

Hungary - Kékfrankos

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30
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Where is Roter Veltliner considered a local specialty? What is it?

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  • A specialty of Wagram
  • Unrelated to Grüner
  • Red grape - produced as a white wine
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Where is the Klosterneuberg Institute located?

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Wagram

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32
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What is the main grape of Wagram?

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Grüner Veltliner

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33
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What is Steiermark’s most cultivated grape? Second?

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  • Welschriesling

- Weissburgunder

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34
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What is the Österreichischen Traditionsweinguter?

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  • An association of producers founded in 1992
  • Created the “Erste Lage” status - which is not legally recognized
  • The organization is closely aligning itself w/the DAC concept
  • Only GV & RS may carry the Austrian “Erste Lage” logo
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35
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What is the most cultivated white variety in Austria? What portion of the vineyards are planted to it?

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Grüner Veltliner

  • Indigenous
  • Nearly 30% of the total vineyard acreage
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36
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What is Strohwein?

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  • A dried grape wine

- Of at least Beerenauslese ripeness

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37
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What is Ausbruch?

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A sweet-specialty of Rust in Neusiedlersee-Hügelland

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38
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What does Federspiel mean? What are the reqs?

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  • Named for falconer’s tool
  • Min 17ºKMW
  • ABV - 11.5% - 12.5%
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39
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What region produces the best red and sweet wines in Austria?

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Burgenland

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40
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What are the reqs for Smaragd? What was it named for?

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  • An emerald lizard that basks in the sun on the terraces
  • Min ABV - 12.5%
  • Min Must Weight - 19ºKMW ~ 95ºOechsle or Spätlese ripeness
  • Wines must be dry
  • They can show signs of botrytis
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41
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What two Burgenland subzones are divided by Lake Neusiedlersee?

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  • Neusiedlersee

- Neusiedlersee-Hügelland

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42
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What are Burgenland’s subzones?

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  • Neusiedlersee
  • Neusiedlersee-Hügelland
  • Mittelburgenland (South)
  • Südburgenland (South)
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43
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What are the DACs of the Burgenland?

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  • Mittelburgenland
  • Leithaberg (Neusiedlersee-Hügelland)
  • Eisenberg
  • Neusiedlersee
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44
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What are the red DACs of Austria?

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  • Mittelburgenland (Blaufränkisch)
  • Leithaberg (Blaufränkisch)
  • Eisenberg (Blaufränkisch)
  • Neusiedlersee (Zweigelt)
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45
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Which 3 DACs of Niederösterreich are very similar? Describe the regulations.

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  • Traisental, Kamptal, and Kremstal DACs
  • May be Grüner or Riesling
  • Grüner may show a more delicate spice
  • Standard or “Reserve”
  • Min ABV - 12% & 13%
  • Standard may have no obvious notes of wood or botrytis
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46
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What tributary of the Danube is the Kamptal located on?

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Kamp River (Neighbor to Kremstal)

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47
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How many “Erste Lage” sites are there? When were they promoted? What regions are they in?

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  • 2010
  • 52 sites
  • Kremstal, Kamptal, Wagram & Traisental
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48
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What varieties may carry the Austrian “Erste Lage” logo?

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Gruner Veltliner and Riesling

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49
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Describe the wines of the Mittelburgenland DAC regulations.

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  • Red from Blaufränkisch
  • Normal
  • Not sold until 3/1 of the year following harvest
  • Min ABV - 12.5%
  • RESERVE
  • Not sold until 3/1 of the 2nd year following harvest
  • Min ABV - 13%
  • Large cask or used; in the event of barrique aging (Although many producers experiment w/barriques)
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50
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Where is the Leithaberg DAC located? What varieties are permitted?

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•Neusiedlersee-Hügelland

  • White - may be single variety or blends
  • Grüner Veltliner
  • Chardonnay
  • Neuburger
  • Weissburgunder
  • Red
  • Min 85% Blaufränkisch
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51
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What are the 6 most important white grapes in Austria?

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  • Grüner Veltliner
  • Welschriesling
  • Müller Thurgau
  • Weißburgunder
  • Riesling
  • Chardonnay
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52
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How many grapes are permitted for Austrian Qualitätswein and Landwein?

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The same 35 grapes

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53
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What is allowed on the label for “wein” category wines?

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  • Vintage
  • Variety
  • May not be more exclusive than Österreich
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54
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What white grape performs especially well in Südsteiermark?

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Sauvignon Blanc

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55
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What grapes are used to produce modern Ausbruch from Ruster?

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  • Chardonnay
  • Muskatellar
  • Pinot Blanc
  • Neuburger
  • Welschriesling
  • Traminer
  • Pinot Gris
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56
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What is Blauer Wildbacher?

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  • An ancient red grape
  • Comprised over 95% of the red grape acreage in Weststeiermark
  • Often vinified as Schicher (a racy style of local rosé)
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57
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What are the subregions to Steiermark (Styria)?

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  • Südsteiermark
  • Weststeiermark
  • Süduststeiermark
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What are the main grapes of Thermenregion?

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  • Rare white grapes
  • Rotgipfler
  • Zierfandler
  • Produced varietally or blended Spätrot-Rotgipfler
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59
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What are the synonyms for Chardonnay in Austria?

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  • Morillon

- Feinburgunder

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60
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Where was Alois Kracher located? What was he known for?

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  • Illmitz (Neusiedlersee)
  • Eiswein, BA & TBA are legendary
  • Especially TBA Scheurebe, considered one of the finest expressions
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61
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What is the leading red grape in Austria?

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Zweigelt

  • Blaufränkisch x St. Laurent
  • Developed in 1922
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62
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What are the 4 most important red grapes in Austria?

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  • Zweigelt
  • Blaufränkisch
  • Blauer Portugieser
  • Blauburger
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63
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What are the levels of classification the producers have developed in the Wachau?

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  • Steinfeder
  • Federspiel
  • Smaragd
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What does Steinfeder mean? What are the reqs?

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  • Named for the local grass in the vineyard
  • Min must - 15ºKMW
  • Max ABV 11.5%
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What are the 2 additional categories in the Austrian Prädikatswein that is not found in the German?

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  • Strohwein

- Ausbruch

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66
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Are winemakers allowed to chaptalize or add Süssreserve to Qualitätsweins?

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No

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67
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What are the Blaufränkisch based DACs of Austria?

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  • Mittelburgenland
  • Leithaberg
  • Eisenberg
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What is the sole Zweigelt DAC of Austria? When was it promoted?

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  • Neusiedlersee

- 2012

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What is Schicher?

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-A racy style of local rosé in Weststeiermark

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70
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When did “Wein” replace “Tafelwein”?

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In time for the 2009 vintage

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71
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What portion of Austrian wine is Qualitätswein?

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two-thirds

72
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How many hectares is Wien (Vienna)?

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700ha

73
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Where is Rust located?

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-Neusiedlersee-Hügelland

74
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Describe the production process of Ausbruch.

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  • Richly concentrated, botrytis-affected must is added to less concentrated must
  • Traditionally Furmint grapes were used
  • From fruit harvested in the same vineyard
  • The two are cofermented
  • Then aged in barrel before release
75
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What 3 broad geographic regions (Weinbauregionen) may be labeled “landwein”?

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  • Weinland (Niederösterreich, Wien, Burgenland)
  • Steierland (Steiermark)
  • Bergland
76
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Where are most of Austria’s lusciously sweet wines produced?

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Around the lake of Neusiedlersee in the Burgenland (but a vast majority of Austria’s wines are fermented to dry)

77
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What is Spätrot-Rotgipfler?

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A blend of Rotgipfler and Zierfandler, produced in Thermenregion

78
Q

What is the “Erste Lage” logo?

A

1ötw

79
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What is the main grape of Carnuntum?

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Zweigelt

80
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What two categories can Qualitätswein be divided into?

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  • Prädikatswein

- Districtus Austriae Controllatus (DAC)

81
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What is Heuriger? Sturm?

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Heuriger
-A primeur wine consumed in its infancy in taverns of the same name

Sturm

  • Even fresher than Heuriger
  • Half-fermented, sparkling grape juice
  • Usually accompanies harvest-time meals
82
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What is Blauburger a cross of?

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Blaufrankisch x Blauer Portugieser

83
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What percentage of Austria’s acreage is white varieties?

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-65% (2012)

84
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What are the 9 DACs that have been developed?

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  • Weinviertel (2002)
  • Mittelburgenland (2005)
  • Traisental (2006)
  • Kremstal (2008)
  • Kamptal (2008)
  • Leithaberg (2009)
  • Eisenberg (2010)
  • Neusiedlersee (2012)
  • Wien Gemischter Satz (2013)
85
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What is the only European city to have its own wine appellation within city limits?

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Vienna

86
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Which subregions of Niederösterreich do not have a DAC status?

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  • Carnuntum
  • Thermenregion
  • Wagram
  • Wachau
87
Q

Which sub-regions of Niederösterreich are not along the Danube?

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Weinviertal

Thermenregion

88
Q

Which sub-regions of Niederösterreich are along the Danube?

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Carnuntum 
Traisental 
Wagram 
Kremstal 
Kamptal 
Wachau
89
Q

Where is the Dechant vineyard?

A

Langelois (Kamptal)

90
Q

Where is the Heiligenstein vineyard?

A

Zöbing (Kamptal)

91
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Where is the Lamm vineyard?

A

Kammern (Kamptal)

92
Q

When was the viticultural research institute at Klosterneuburg built?

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1860

93
Q

What was the chemical used in the ‘antifreeze’ scandal of 1985?

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Diethylene glycol- a colorless, ordorless, poisonous chemical

94
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What is the name for a major winemaking region?

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Weinbaugebiete

95
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What are the four weinbaugebiete from north to south?

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Niederosterreich, Wein (Vienna), Burgenland and Styria (Steiermark)

96
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What are the three levels of quality defined by Austrian wine law?

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Wein, Landwein and Qualitatswein

97
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What is the maximum yield for all three quality levels of wine?

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9,000 kg/ha

98
Q

What are the two subdivisions of the Qualitatswein level?

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Pradikatswein and Districtus Austriae Controllatus (DAC)

99
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What are the differences between the German and Austrian Pradikat?

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Austrian Pradikat does not include Kabinett (it is instead a subset of Qualitatswein) and includes the categories of strohwein and ausbruch

100
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What are the levels of the Praditkatswein?

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Spatlese, Auslese, Beerenauslese, Strohwein, Eiswein, Ausbruch, and Trockenbeerenauslese

101
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What is the minimum must weight of Landwein?

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14 KMW

102
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What is the minimum must weight of Qualitatswein?

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15 KMW

103
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What is the minimum must weight of Kabinett?

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17 KMW

104
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What is the minimum must weight of Spatlese?

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19 KMW

105
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What is the minimum must weight of Auslese?

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21 KMW

106
Q

What is the minimum must weight of Beerenauslese?

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25 KMW

107
Q

What is the minimum must weight of Strohwein?

A

25 KMW

108
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What is the minimum must weight of Eiswein?

A

27 KMW

109
Q

What is the minimum must weight of Ausbruch?

A

27 KMW

110
Q

What is the minimum must weight of TBA?

A

30 KMW

111
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What is the climate of Niederosterreich?

A

Continental- hot, dry summers and severe winters

112
Q

Where are most of Niederosterreich’s subzones? What are the exceptions?

A

Located along the Danube River or its tributaries; The exceptions are Weinviertel and Thermenregion

113
Q

What are the grapes allowed for Traisental DAC?

A

Gruner Veltliner and Riesling

114
Q

What are the soils of Traisental DAC?

A

Limestone and gravel

115
Q

What are the allowed grapes of Kamptal DAC?

A

Gruner Veltliner and Riesling

116
Q

Name 5 villages of Kamptal DAC.

A

Engabrunner, Kammern, Langenlois, Strass im Strassertal, Zöbing

117
Q

Who are the top producers of Kamptal DAC?

A

Schloss Gobelsberg, Brundlmayer, Brandl, Hirsch and Hiedler

118
Q

What are the authorized grapes of Kremstal DAC?

A

Gruner Veltliner and Riesling

119
Q

Name the 11 villages of Kremstal DAC.

A

Angern, Furth, Gedersdorf, Hollenberg, Krems, Oberfucha/Furth, Palt, Rohrendorf, Senftenberg, Stein, and Stratzing

120
Q

Who are the key producers of Kremstal DAC?

A

Stadt Krems and Nigl

121
Q

What are the authorized grapes of Weinviertel DAC?

A

Gruner Veltliner

122
Q

What are the principle grapes of the Wachau?

A

Gruner, Riesling, Zweigelt, Muller-Thurgau, and Neuburger

123
Q

What are the major villages of the Wachau?

A

Spitz, Weissenkirchen, Wosendorf, Joching, Durnstein, Unterloiben, Oberloiben and Mautern

124
Q

Who are the key producers of the Wachau?

A

Emmerich Knoll, Franz Hirtzberger, Rudi Pichler, FX Pichler and Prager

125
Q

What are the principle grapes of Wagram?

A

Gruner, Zweigelt, Muller Thurgau

126
Q

What are the major villages of Wagram?

A

Fels am Wagram, Feuersbrunn, Kirchberg and Grossweikersdorf

127
Q

Who are the key producers of Wagram?

A

Stift Klosterneuberg, Bernhard Ott, Wimmer-Czerny and Leth

128
Q

What are the principle grapes of Thermenregion?

A

Zweigelt, Blauer Portugieser, Neuburger, Gruner, St. Laurent, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Noir, Rotgipfler

129
Q

What are the primary soils of Thermenregion?

A

Clay, sandy loam and brown earth

130
Q

Who is a key producer of Thermenregion?

A

Johanneshof Reinisch

131
Q

What are the principle grapes of Carnuntum?

A

Zweigelt, Gruner, Blaufrankisch, Merlot, and Welschriesling

132
Q

What are the primary soils of Carnuntum?

A

Stony loam and loess

133
Q

Who are the key producers of Carnuntum?

A

Mahr-van der Niepoort, Gerhard Markowitsch and Glatzer

134
Q

In 2010, which subregions of Niederosterreich had vineyards elevated to Erste Lage?

A

Kremsta, Kamptal, Wagram and Traisental

135
Q

What is the westernmost subregion of Niederosterreich?

A

Wachau

136
Q

What is the soil structure of Wachau?

A

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

137
Q

Instead of the using the typical Pradikatswein hierarchy, what do the producers of the Wachau use?

A

Steinfeder, Federspiel and Smaragd

138
Q

What is the minimum must weight and maximum ABV for Steinfeder?

A

15 KMW and 11.5%

139
Q

What is the minimum must weight and ABV range for Federspiel?

A

17 KMW and 11.5-12.5%

140
Q

What is the minimum must weight and ABV minimum for Smaragd?

A

19 KMW and 12.5%

141
Q

What is the Vinea Wachau?

A

An organization of estates sworn to uphold the tenets of natural winemaking as spelled out in the Codex Wachau.

142
Q

What are the stipulations of the Codex Wachau?

A

No additives (including chaptalization), no aromatization (ncluding the use of new barrique) and no ‘fractionation’ (techniques such as de-alcholization)

143
Q

When was the Vinea Wachau founded?

A

1983

144
Q

What is Gemischter Satz? Where is it popular?

A

Traditional field blends popular in Carnuntum

145
Q

What is the climate of Burgenland?

A

Hot continental, pannonian climate that is tempered by the cooling influence of the Neusiedlersee (a large, shallow lake)

146
Q

What is the sole authorized grape for Mittelburgenland DAC?

A

Blaufranksich

147
Q

What was the first DAC to allow both red and white wines?

A

Leithaberg

148
Q

What is the sole authorized grape of Eisenberg DAC?

A

Blaufrankisch

149
Q

Where is the town of Rust? What is it known for?

A

Neusiedlersee-Hugelland; Production of ausbruch

150
Q

Describe the process of making an ausbruch wine.

A

Grapes are harvested at a minimum of 27 KMW. Richly concentrated botrytis-affected must is added to less concentrated must-from fruit harvested from the same vineyard- and then the two are fermented together and then aged in barrel before release.

151
Q

What was the traditional grape used in Ruster Ausbruch?

A

Furmit

152
Q

What is Styria also referred to as?

A

Stiermark

153
Q

What are the three subregions of Styria?

A

Sudsteiermark, Weststeiermark and Sudoststeiermark

154
Q

Who in Styria is making strides with Sauvignon Blanc?

A

Manfred Tement

155
Q

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

A

Wein (Vienna)

156
Q

What is the sole DAC of Wein?

A

Gemischter Satz

157
Q

What are the grapes of Gemischter Satz DAC?

A

Wines must be a blend of at least 3 white varieties. No single variety may compose more than 50% of the blend, and 3 varieties must make up at least 10% each.

158
Q

What is Sturm? Where is it commonly found?

A

A half-fermented, sparkling grape juice; Wein

159
Q

Where is Weinviertel DAC?

A

Niederosterreich

160
Q

Where is Carnuntum?

A

Niederosterreich

161
Q

Where is Thermenregion?

A

Niederosterreich

162
Q

Where is Wagram?

A

Niederosterreich

163
Q

Where is Traisental DAC?

A

Niederosterreich

164
Q

Where is Kremstal DAC?

A

Niederosterreich

165
Q

Where is Kamptal DAC?

A

Niederosterreich

166
Q

Where is Wachau?

A

Niederosterreich

167
Q

Where is Mittelburgenland DAC?

A

Burgenland

168
Q

Where is Sudburgenland?

A

Burgenland

169
Q

Where is Eisenberg DAC?

A

In Sudburgenland in Burgenland

170
Q

Where is Neusiedlersee DAC?

A

Burgenland

171
Q

Where is Neusiedlersee-Hugelland?

A

Burgenland

172
Q

Where is Leithaberg DAC?

A

In Neusiedlersee-Hugelland in Burgenland

173
Q

What is Weinbauregionen?

A

A broad geographical area

174
Q

What are the three weinbauregionen?

A

Weinland, Steierland, & Bergland

175
Q

What does ‘ried’ imply on a label?

A

It indicates a top vineyard site. It is an old custom of replacing the village name with the word ried.

176
Q

Where are Kremstal and Kamptal situated in regards to Wachau?

A

To the east

177
Q

What river is Wein (Vienna) on?

A

Lies on the Danube River

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