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1 KMW (Klosterneuburger Mostwage) is equivalent to how many Oechsle?

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5

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How many DAC are there in Austria at the moment (August 2018)?

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13

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Alternative name for KMW (Austrian Unit of must weight)..

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Babo

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In which region of Austria does Roter Veltliner can make intensely aromatic, concentrated wines with high extract?

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Wagram

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Term of field blend of multiple grape varieties, and by implication for a wine made from the co-fermentation of fruit from such plantings.

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Gemischter Satz

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Main grape variety allowed in the Neusiedlersee DAC of Austria.

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Zweigelt

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Synonym of Chardonnay in Steiermark, Austria.

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Morillon

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8
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Minimum ageing on lees for Grosse Reserve sparkling wines of Austria, based on the latest law update of 2015.

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30 months

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Name the two additional categories that exist in Pradikatswein of Austria, that do not exist in the German Pradikat system.

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Strohwein

Ausbruch

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10
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Parents of Zweigelt.

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Blaufrankisch

St. Laurent

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11
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How many white and how many red grape varieties are officially approved for the production of Qualitatswein in Austria?

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26 white

14 red

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Name the two white grape varieties which are a specialty in Thermenregion and traditionally blended together.

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Rotgipfler

Zierfandler (Spatrot)

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Name the four main winegrowing regions (weinbaugebiete) of Austria, located on the east part of the country.

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Niederosterreich (Lower Austria)
Wien (Vienna)
Burgenland
Steiermark (Styria)

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Name the three DAC of Steiermark that have been added in 2018.

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Sudsteiermark DAC
Vulkanland Steiermark DAC
Weststeiermark DAC

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15
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Name the three levels that have been created by Wein Steiermark, to do justice to the current general quality of Styrian wines.

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Regional Wine
Ortswein
Riedenwein

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16
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Name the parents of Gruner Veltliner.

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Traminer (Savagnin)

St. Georgener

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17
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Name the fungus resistant white grape variety, which is a cross of Cabernet Sauvignon and Bronner.

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Souvignier Gris

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18
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How many grape varieties are allowed for the production of Austrian Sekt?

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40

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Name the three tiers of Austrian Sekt g.U. (PDO) and their corresponding minimum maturation on the lees and the allowed methods of production.

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Klassik - 9 months on the lees, all methods suitable for sparkling wine production allowed
Reserve - 18 months on the lees, only traditional method allowed
Grosse Reserve - 30 months on the lees, only traditional method allowed

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20
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Where is F.X. Pichler located and what are the grapes planted in his vineyards?

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Wachau

Riesling, Gruner Veltliner and Sauvignon Blanc

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21
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What is the grape variety used for the wines of Mittelburgenland DAC?

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Blaufrankisch

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22
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Name the latest DAC, which is located within Burgenland.

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Rosalia DAC

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23
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What is the designation “Bergwein” mean on an Austrian wine label?

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From hillside vineyards with more than 26% slope

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24
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Minimum must weight for Strohwein (Schilfwein).

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25 KMW (127,3 Oechsle)

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Which is the range of residual sugars in a lieblich Austrian wine?

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19-45 gr/lt

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26
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In which region of Austria are Stein, Krems and Seftenberg?

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Kamptal

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27
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What is Uhudler?

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Wine specialty of Sudburgenland in Austria, made from several American hybrids

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28
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Maximum permitted yield in Austria.

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9000 kg/ha or 67,5 hl/ha

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29
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Where is the village of Langenlois located?

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Kamptal, Austria

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30
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In which non-DAC region is Rust located in?

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Neusiedlersee-Hugelland

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31
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Where is Alois Kracher located?

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Neusiedlersee, Burgenland, Austria

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32
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Name the three categories of dry white wines of the Wachau and their respected alcohol levels.

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Steinfeder (11,5% max / 15 KMW)
Federspiel (11,5%-12,5% / 17 KMW)
Smaragd (12,5% min / 19 KMW)

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33
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What style of wines does Rosalia DAC produces and from what grape varieties?

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Fruit-forward/spicy red wines and rose wines
Blaufrankisch and Zweigelt
(Rosalia DAC Rose can be made from one or more red Qualitätswein grape varieties)

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34
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Which was the first DAC of Austria that allowed two grape varieties?

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Traisental DAC

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35
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Principal grape varieties of Weststeiermark.

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Blauer Wildbacher
Sauvignon Blanc
Weissburgunder

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36
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What is Sturm?

A

Partially fermented grape must

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37
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Name the five winegrowing regions that make up Austria’s Bergland.

A 
Karnten (170 ha)
Oberosterreich (45 ha)
Vorarlberg (10 ha)
Salzburg (7 ha)
Tirol (5 ha)
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38
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Since when the local speciality “Wiener Gemischter Satz” (Vienniese Field Blend) is part of the Austrian DAC?

A

2013

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39
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Name the minimum required grape varieties for Wiener Gemischter Satz DAC.

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The regulation for the Wiener Gemischter Satz DAC requires that at least three white quality wine varieties must be planted together in one vineyard that is listed in the Viennese vineyard register as Wiener Gemischter Satz
(The highest portion of one grape variety must be no more than 50%; the third highest portion must be at least 10%)

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40
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Minimum percentage of Zweigelt in Neusiedlersee DAC Reserve and minimum required alcohol.

A

60%

13%

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41
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Austria’s largest winegrowing region.

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Weinviertel

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42
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Maximum residual sugar for Weinviertel DAC wines.

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max. 6 gr/lt

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43
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What is the name of the compound that was added to Austrian wines to give them texture, that led to a scandal? What year was this?

A

Diethylene glycol

1985

44
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What are the six major white grapes of Austria in decreasing order of acreage under vine?

A 
Gruner Veltliner
Welschriesling
Riesling
Weissburgunder
Muller Thurgau
Chardonnay

(based on 2015 stats)

45
Q

What are the two synonyms for Chardonnay in Austria?

A

Morillon

Feinburgunder

46
Q

Name the parents of Blauburger.

A

Blaufrankisch

Blauer Portugieser

47
Q

What are the four major red grapes of Austria in decreasing order of acreage under vine?

A

Zweigelt
Blaufrankisch
Blauer Portugieser
Blauburger

(based on 2015 stats)

48
Q

What is Strohwein and what level of ripeness is it equivalent to in the ladder of Pradikatswein?

A

A wine produced from dried grapes and must be at least Beerenauslese (127 Oechsle / 25 KMW) in ripeness

49
Q

What style of wine is the town of Rust known for?

A

Ausbruch (139 Oechsle / 27 KMW)

50
Q

Name the KMW for Pradikatswein Spatlese, Auslese, Beerenauslese/Eiswein/Strohwein, Ausbruch and Trockenbeerenauslese.

A 
Spatlese: 19 KMW
Auslese: 21 KMW
Beerenauslese/Eiswein/Strohwein: 25 KMW
Ausbruch: 27 KMW
Trockenbeerenauslese: 30 KMW
51
Q

Most of Austria’s lusciously sweet wines are produced around what lake?

A

Neusiedlersee

52
Q

Name the 8 subzones of Niederosterreich.

A 
Weinviertel (largest / Austria's first DAC)
Carnuntum
Traisental
Wagram
Kremstal
Kamptal
Wachau
Thermenregion
53
Q

Which subzone of Niederosterreich was known as Donauland prior to 2007?

A

Wagram

54
Q

Which of the four major winegrowing regions of Austria is known for producing the country’s best reds and sweet wines?

A

Burgenland

55
Q

Name the DAC zones within Burgenland.

A 
Mittelburgenland
Leithaberg
Eisenberg
Neusiedlersee
Rosalia
56
Q

First Austrian DAC to allow both red and white wines.

A

Leithaberg

57
Q

Which Austrian grape is also known as Lemberger in Germany and Kekfrankos in Hungary?

A

Blaufrankisch

58
Q

What grape is Weingut Tement leading the way in production?

A

Sauvignon Blanc

59
Q

What is Schilcher, from what grape and from what region it?

A

Style of rose
Weststeiermark
Blauer Wildbacher

60
Q

What is Heuriger?

A

Fresh wine consumed in its infancy in taverns of the same name

61
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Term used in Austrian wine labels to indicate a top vineyard site.

A

Ried

62
Q

What is the name of the famous Wachau vineyard located in Weissenkirchen?

A

Achleiten

63
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What is the grape used in Mittelburgenland DAC wines?

A

Blaufrankisch

64
Q

What is the grape used in Eisenberg DAC wines?

A

Blaufrankisch

65
Q

Austrian synonym of Muscat Blanc A Petits Grains.

A

Muskateller (Gelber Muskateller)

66
Q

Scheurebe is called what in Austria?

A

Samling

67
Q

What does KMW stand for?

A

Klosterneuburger Mostwage

68
Q

Where is Weingut Knoll located? Name their best vineyard site.

A

Wachau

Kellerberg (located in Durnstein)

69
Q

When was Vinea Wachau created?

A

1983

70
Q

What subregions of Niederosterreich have a DAC status?

A

Weinviertel
Kamptal
Kremstal
Traisental

71
Q

Climate of Burgenland.

A

Hot Pannonian (Continental Climate), tempered by the cooling influence of the Neusiedlersee lake

72
Q

What grape are the DAC wines of Weinviertel? What are the minimum ABVs for Classic and Reserve and what is required of the wines?

A

Gruner Veltliner

Classic 12%, no oak or botrytis notes

Reserve 13%, may have oak or botrytis notes

(both are approved by a tasting panel)

73
Q

Where are the Wachau’s best vineyards located?

A

Terraced along the northern banks of the Danube

74
Q

Local name of the soil of the Wachau.

A

Gfohler (it is a combination of loess and gneiss)

75
Q

What is the minimum ABV of Austrian Pradikatswein?

A

5%

76
Q

What is peculiar about Austrian Kabinett?

A

It is a subset of Qualitatswein, not Pradikatswein like Germany

77
Q

What are the minimum must weights for Austrian wine?

A 
Generic Wine: 10,6 KMW
Landwein: 14 KMW
Qualitatswein: 15 KMW
Kabinett: 17 KMW
Spatlese: 19 KMW
Auslese: 21 KMW
Beerenauslese: 25 KMW
Strohwein: 25 KMW
Eiswein: 27 KMW
Ausbruch: 27 KMW
Trockenbeerenauslese: 30 KMW
78
Q

What village is Achleiten in?

A

Weissenkirchen, Wachau

79
Q

Name the three quality levels of Austrian wine.

A

Wein
Landwein
Qualitatswein

80
Q

What is Kamptal’s most important town of production?

A

Langenlois

81
Q

Where is the Klosterneuburg Institute located?

A

Wagram

82
Q

What two Burgenland subzones are divided by Lake Neusiedlersee?

A

Neusiedlersee

Neusiedlersee-Hugelland

83
Q

What are Burgenland’s subzones?

A

Neusiedlersee
Neusiedlersee-Hugelland
Mittelburgenland
Sudburgenland

84
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What are the red DACs of Austria?

A 
Mittelburgenland (Blaufrankisch)
Leithaberg (Blaufrankisch)
Eisenberg (Blaufrankisch)
Neusiedlersee (Zweigelt)
Rosalia (Blaufrankisch or Zweigelt)
85
Q

Which three DACs of Niederosterreich are very similar?

A

Kamptal
Kremstal
Traisental

(Gruner Veltliner or Riesling / Classic 12% mnm ABV, Reserve 13% ABV)

86
Q

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

A

52 sites
2010
Kamptal, Kremstal, Traisental and Wagram

87
Q

What varieties may carry the Austrian “Erste Lage” logo?

A

Gruner Veltliner

Riesling

88
Q

What white grape performs especially well in Sudsteiermark?

A

Sauvignon Blanc

89
Q

Where is Leithaberg DAC located? What varieties are permitted?

A

Neusiedlersee-Hugelland

Red: mnm 85% Blaufrankisch

White: may be single varietal or blends from Gruner Veltliner, Chardonnay, Neuburger and Weissburgunder (Pinot Blanc)

90
Q

What is Blauer Wildbacher?

A

Ancient red grape, comprising over 95% of the red grape acreage in Weststeiermark, often vinified as Schilcher rose wine

91
Q

What is the leading red grape in Austria?

A

Zweigelt

Blaufrankisch x St. Laurent crossing developed in 1922

92
Q

When did “Wein” replace “Tafelwein”?

A

2009 vintage

93
Q

How many hectares is Wien (Vienna)?

A

637 ha

94
Q

What is the “Erste Lage” logo?

A

1otw

95
Q

What is the main grape of Carnuntum?

A

Zweigelt

96
Q

What is the only European city to have its own wine appellation within city limits?

A

Vienna

97
Q

Which subregions of Niederosterreich do not have a DAC status?

A

Carnuntum
Thermenregion
Wagram
Wachau

98
Q

Where is the Dechant vineyard?

A

Langelois, Kamptal

99
Q

Where is the Heilingenstein vineyard?

A

Zobing, Kamptal

100
Q

Where is the Lamn vineyard?

A

Kammern, Kamptal

101
Q

What is the westernmost region of Niederosterreich?

A

Wachau

102
Q

What is Sturm?

A

Half-fermented, sparkling grape juice, commonly found in Wein

103
Q

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

A

Leithaberg

104
Q

Who is a key producer of Thermenregion?

A

Johanneshof Reinisch

105
Q

What is the sole authorized grape of Eisenberg DAC?

A

Blaufrankisch

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