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Austria Flashcards

1
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List these regions from South to North: Kamptal, Kremstal, Wachau

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Wachau
Kremstal
Kamptal

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Which regions of Austria does the Danube River flow through?

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From west to east:
Wachau
Kremstal
Traisental
Wagram
Wein
Carnuntum
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Which Austrian regions border Slovenia?

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Steiermark-
Sudsteiermark
Sudoststeiermark
Westeiermark

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In which Austrian region is Lake Neusiedlersee?

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Burgunlenland

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Where are the Steiner Hund and Pfaffenberg vineyards located?

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They are the most famous vineyards in the Kremstal

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Name some producers that are located in the Kremstal?

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Stadt Krems
Salomon Undhof
Malay
Nigl

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7
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Langenlois is the wine center of which Austrian region?

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The Kamptal

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Paul Achs
Gernot Heinrich
Hans and Anita Nittnaus
Juris Umathum
Pockl are all producers in which Austrian region?
A

In Leithaberg DAC

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What is the most planted grape of Mittleburgenland?

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Blaufrankish

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In which region of Austria is the region of Seewinkel? What style of wine is prominent here?

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This is the best region for sweet wines made from Welschriesling in the region of Burgunland in Neusiedlersee.

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What is the leading white varietal in Neusiedlersee?

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Welschriesling

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What is the major wine town of Neusiedlersee?

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Illmitz

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13
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What is unique grape variety that is found in Westeirermark?

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Schilcher- or Blauer Wildbacher. Made into a rose.

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What is the largest wine growing region in Austria?

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Weinviertel at 13,858 hectares.

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What is the most planted grape in Weinviertel?

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Gruner Veltliner

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What special designation is found on the bottles of red wine from The Carnuntum region?

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The Roman Heidentor (Heathen’s Gate) is imprinted on its label and is a recognition of the region’s cultural history.

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What are the principle grapes of Carnuntum?

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Zweigelt and Blaufrankish

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What borders Carnuntum to the east and the west?

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To the east is the Slovak Republic and to the east is Vienna.

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Which way does the Danube river flow?

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East

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Which direction do the Kamp and Krems river flow?

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South

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21
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How many grape varieties are permitted for Qualitatswein in Austria?

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36- 22 white and 14 red

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22
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What percentage of vineyard land do red grapes represent in Austria?

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Now 1/3- this number has doubled over the last 20 years.

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23
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When was the Vinea Wachau formed?

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1983 by 4 producers- now has 200 members.

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24
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What are the top three white grapes planted in Austria?

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Gruner
Welschriesling
Muller Thurgau

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25
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How many grape varieties are permitted for Austrian Sekt?

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40 grape varieties-

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26
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What is the minimum required pressure for an Austrian Sekt?

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3.5 bar

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27
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What day is Austrian Sekt Day?

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October 22

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28
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Who regulates the Austrian Sekt?

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The Austrian Sekt Committee- formed in 2013 and has legal status.

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29
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What does the term “Hauersekt” indicate?

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This is a term used for Austrian Sekt that has tirage, disgorgement and expedition performed by the grape grower.

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30
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When is the earliest an Austrian Sekt labeled “Klassik” be sold?

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October 22 of the following year.

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31
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May a single vineyard or Gross Lage be mentioned on a bottle of Klassik Austrian Sekt?

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No, no more specific indication permitted than Austrian federal state.

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32
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Wines from the Kremstal may have up to how many grams per liter RS to be considered dry or trocken?

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Up to 9g/l

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33
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Which grape is Morillon a name for in Austria?

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Chardonnay

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34
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What is another name for Chardonnay in Austria besides Morillon?

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Feinburguder

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35
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Zweigelt is a crossing between which two grapes?

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Blaufrankish times St. Laurent

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36
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What is the #1 planted red grape in Austria?

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Zweigelt

Blaufrankish is #2

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37
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Blaufrankish is a cross of which two grapes?

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Blauer Portugieser and Blauburger

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38
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How many grape varieties are permitted for Qualitatswein in Austria?

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36 total, 22 white and 14 red

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39
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What are the requirements for Qualitatswein in Austria?

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Must be one of the 36 permitted varieties.
Must pass a tasting panel and chemical analysis
Must have a state control number and red and white banderol on the capsule.

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40
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The category of “Wein” in Austria can have what specifications on the label?

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Vintage dated and varietal but not permitted to have a mention of a specific place other than “Austria”

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41
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What is the max yield for Qualitatswein in Austria?

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All three levels, Wein, Landwein and DAC are all 67.5hl/ha

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42
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Lemberger is a synonym for which grape?

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Blaufrankish

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43
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What is the minimum alcohol percentage for pradikat wines in Austria?

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5%

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44
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What was the first DAC in Austria and in which year did this happen?

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2003 Weinvertel

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45
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What are the most recent DACs that were created in 2018?

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We Steiermark, Südsteiermark, Rosalia and Vulkanland Steiermark

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46
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In which year did Austrian Sekt with PDO status become official?

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2016

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47
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Reserve Sekt from Austria may be made in which sweetness levels?

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Brut, extra brut or brut nature only

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48
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What are the requirements for Grosse Reserve Sekt from Austria?

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30 months on the lees
Hand harvesting
Single village
No more than 12g/l sugar
Traditional method only
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49
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Define Hauersekt

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This is the same as Winzersekt in Germany. It is a single grower bottling. It is required to have the words “Geschutzer Ursprung Geprufte Qualitat” which means “Protected designation of origin and certified quality”

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50
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What is the region that has the most Gruner Veltliner planted?

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Traisental

51
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Austria-A wine harvested from a steeply sloped site with an incline of at least 26% or from terraces on these slopes is called what?

A

Bergwein

52
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What is the most planted white grape variety in Austria?

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Gruner Veltliner is about 29% of plantings

53
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True or false, in a Klassik wine delicate notes of wood and botrytis are acceptable

A

False

54
Q

Name the 8 wine growing regions of Niederosterreich?

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Weinviertel, Kamptal, Kremstal, Wachau, Traisental, Wagram, Carnuntum, Thermenregion

55
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What three pradikat wines of Austria have a minimum KMW of 25 for their must weights?

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Beerenauslese, Strohwein and Eiswein

56
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In which year was the Vinea Wachau Nobilis Districtus created?

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1983

57
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In the Wachau, Riesling grows well on which type of soil, and Gruner on which?

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Riesling: Crystalline rock soils
Gruner: Sandy loess

58
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What is Austria’s largest wine producing town?

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Langenlois

59
Q

1 degree KMW is approximately equal to how many degrees Ochsle?

A

5

60
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In Austria, the chaptalization or enrichment of the must is known as what?

A

Aufbessern or Anreichern

61
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In which region were grape pips found that dated back to the Bronze Age, that confirmed the existence of viticulture well before the Roman influence?

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Traisental

62
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What is Austria’s largest specified wine growing region?

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Weinvertel

63
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What are the northern and southern borders of the Weinvertel region?

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The Czech border to the north and the Danube River to the south.

64
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What are the principle grape varieties of Carnuntum?

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Zweigelt and Blaufrankish

65
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Thermenregion was formed with the wine law of 1985 when these two districts were combined:

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Gumpoldskirchen and Bad Voslau

66
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For a wine to be eligible for the Leithaberg DAC, the grapes must be grown in which part of the region?

A

The range of hills that overlook the lake Neusiedlersee from the west.

67
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What is the main varietal used in the BA and TBA wines from Neusiedlersee DAC?

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Welschriesling

68
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If you see the term Neusiedlersee DAC Reserve on a label can you garuntee the wine is made with at least what percentage of Zweigelt?

A

60%

69
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List the four permissible white varieties in Leithaberg DAC

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Weissburgunder, Chardonnay, Neuburger and Gruner Veltliner

70
Q

Under the Mittleburgenland DAC a wine produced from a single vineyard must have an ABV of between what and what?

A

13-13.5%

71
Q

Define the term Junker

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A light bodied young wine released the first week of November after harvest.

72
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What are the major viticultural towns in the Wachau?

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Northern bank: Spitz, Wosendorf, Joching, Durnstein, Loiben

Southern Bank: Arnsdorf, Rossatz, Mautern

73
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What are the two major soils types of the Wachau?

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Crystalline rocky soils on the hillsides and loess terraces.

74
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Major producers of the Wachau

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FX Pichler
Franz Pichler
Hirtzberger
Emmerich Knoll
Rude Pichler
Nikolaihof
Domaine Wachau
Alzinger
75
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Major producers of Leithaberg

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Prieler
Paul Achs
Umathum
Triebaumer

76
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Soil type of Leithaberg

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Well-drained limestone

77
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Producers of Mittelburgenland

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Albert Gsellmann
Silvia Heinrich
Iby
Paul Kerschbaum

78
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Major producers in Rust

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Kracher
Tschida
Willi Opitz

79
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Major viticultural towns of Kremstal

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Stein, Krems, Senftenberg, Rohrendorf, Gedersdorf, Furth

80
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Soils of Kremstal

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Granite gneiss
Gfohler gneiss
Danube River terraces
Calcareous loess

81
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When is the earliest a Kremstal Reserve wine can be sold?

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July 1 the year following harvest. Regular Kremstal DAC may be sold January 1 the year following harvest.

82
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Major wine towns of Kamptal

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Langenlois, Zobing, Gobelsburg, Kammern, Strass

83
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What is unique about the soil in the Heiligenstein vineyard?

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It has a hot and dry microclimate and the name comes from the blazing sunshine that generates this heat. The soil is red feldspathic sandstone. A flash flood deposited soils that included volcanic elements here 320-250 million years ago.

84
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What is a Buschenschanken?

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A wine tavern

85
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Nussdorf, Reichersdorf, Inzersdorf, Traismauer, and Herzogenburg are major wine towns in which region?

A

Traisental DAC

86
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How many planted hectares in Traisental?

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Around 800

87
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Which Austrian region was previously known as Donauland?

A

Wagram. It was renamed in 2007.

88
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Feuersbrunn, Fels, Grossriedenthal, Gosing, Kirchberg, Klosterneuburg, and Grossweikersdorf are major wine producing towns in which region?

A

Wagram

89
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Roter Veltliner is a specialty of which region?

A

Wagram

90
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Where is the historic wine trading town of Retz located?

A

In Weinviertel

91
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Where are the towns of Gottesbrunn, Arbesthal, Höflein, Petronell, and Prellenkirchen located?

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In Carnuntum

92
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What is the soil type of Carnuntum? Which grapes do best here?

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The soil structures consist mostly of dense loam and loess and sandy gravels, which offer optimal contidions for red wine production. Blaufrankish and Zweigelt do best here..

93
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What are the climactic influences in Carnuntum?

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The Pannonia climate creates hot summers and cold winters. The Danube River and Lake Neusiedl moderate the climate.

94
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Thermenregion is known for which two indigenous varieties?

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Zierfandler (Spatrot), and Rotgipfler

95
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Red wines from Thermenregion would be which grapes?

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Sankt Laurent, and Pinot Noir

96
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What white grapes are primarily planted in Thermenregion?

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Zierfandler and Rotgipfler

97
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What is the soil type found in Thermenregion?

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Loamy mostly - lots of fossils of sea creatures as well.

98
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Rotgipfler is a specialty of which region of Austria?

A

Thermenregion

99
Q

Loibenberg, Kellerberg, and Achleiten are all top sites in which region?

A

The Wachau

100
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What are the top vineyard sites in Wachau?

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Hochrain
Achleiten
Klaus
Kellerberg
Loibenberg
Singerriedel
101
Q

Same a few producers of Austrian Sekt

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Brundlmayer
Schloss Gobelsburg
Loimer
Jurtschitsch
Steininger
102
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What are three DACS that focus on Blaufrankish?

A

Eisenberg- Burgunland
Mittleburgunland- Burgunland
Leithaberg- Burgunland

103
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What is a DAC that focuses on Zweigelt?

A

Neusidlersee DAC

104
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How was the Kamptal region formed? Specifically why is the Heiligenstein vineyard so distinct?

A

The Heiligenstein vineyard and much of the Kamptal has unique soils that were formed 320-250 million years ago by a flash flood. Glacially derived loess deposits are the most prevalent.

105
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What is the geology of the Wachau?

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Old crystalline consolidated rocks form the steep slopes of the Danube valley. Gfohler gneiss, marbles, are here. The soils were also created by submarine volcanoes. Winds during the ice age carried drifting sand to the east-facing hillsides forming gneiss. The climate is Atlantic influenced from the west and Pannonia to the east.

106
Q

What is the largest privately owned winery in Austria?

A

Stift Klosterneuburg which is in Wagram

107
Q

What are the top villages on the left bank of the Danube in the Wachau?

A

Spitz, Durnstein, Joching

108
Q

Top villages on the right side of the Danube in the Wachau?

A

St. Johann, Oberansdorf, Hofarnsdorf, Mittlerarnsdorf, Rossatz

109
Q

Which grape is also known as Samling 88?

A

Scheurebe

110
Q

Which grape is also known as Rotburger?

A

Zweigelt

111
Q

What is another name for Zierfandler?

A

Spatrot?

112
Q

Which regions of Austria are at the highest elevation?

A

Steiermark is in the Central Eastern Alps and elevations here go up to 650 meters.

113
Q 
Describe the last few vintages in Austria
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
A 
2017- rich wines, hot vintage
2016- classic, fresh and elegant, mostly cool
2015- mostly hot, excellent vintage
2014- difficult, rainfall
2013- excellent
114
Q

Best vintages in Burgunland for botrytis recently?

A

2015, 2010, 2005

115
Q

Best ice wine vintages in Austria recently?

A

2012, 2009, 2004, 1999

116
Q

What is Ausbruch?

A

This is what TBA is called when it is specifically from the free city of Rust. 30KMW ripeness level.

117
Q

Which two grapes are the parents of Gruner?

A

Traminer and St. Georgen

118
Q

In which region would you find Seewinkle gravel?

A

This is the unique gravel soils found in Burgunland.

119
Q

What is the name of the mountains that influence the Carnuntum and Liethaberg regions?

A

The Leitha Range. There is also the Hainburg Mountains and the Arbestal foothills in Carnuntum.

120
Q

What is the name of the river that formed the Traisental region?

A

The Traisen River is an ancient river which deposited dolomitic gravels in the region.

121
Q

What is the name of the river in the Weinvertel region which is an off shoot of the Danube?

A

The Moravia River.

122
Q

Neuberger is a natural cross of which grapes?

A

Roter Veltliner and Sylvaner

123
Q

Which region of Austria has the Sopron and Koszeg mountains as part of the terroir?

A

Mittelburgenland

124
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What is the KMW degree for Auslese in Austria?

A

21 KMW

2019 MS Alexis Iaconis (48 decks)

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