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1
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What is the 2nd most planted white variety in Austria?

A

Welschriesling

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2
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What are the 2 levels of Weinviertel DAC?

A

1) Klassik

2) Reserve

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3
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What are the 3 premium sites for Austrian Riesling?

A
  • Wachau
  • Kamptal
  • Kremstal
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4
Q

For which styles of wine are the Prädikat levels usually reserved in Austria?

(2 points)

A

1) Medium-sweet

2) Sweet

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5
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1) Which 2 varieties are grown in Kamptal DAC and Kremstal DAC?
2) In which federal state are they located?

A

1) Grüner Veltliner and Riesling

2) Niederösterreich

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6
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How many grape varieties are permitted for Austrian Qualitätswein?

A

35

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7
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What is the Neusiedlersee?

A

A vast, shallow lake in the north of Burgenland

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8
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What are the 6 white varieties most widely grown in Austria?

A
  • Grüner Veltliner
  • Welschriesling
  • Riesling
  • Chardonnay
  • Müller-Thurgau
  • Sauvignon Blanc
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9
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Which 4 white varieties are principally grown in Burgenland?

A
  • Pinot Blanc
  • Welschriesling
  • Grüner Veltliner
  • Chardonnay
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10
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Which is the largest DAC for Blaufränkish?

A

Mittelburgenland DAC

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11
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What are the 2 character requirements of a Weinviertel Klassik?

A

1) Light, fresh and fruity

2) No discernible oak

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12
Q

Which Austrian variety:

Dry:

  • Fresh and simple
  • Citrus and green apple
  • High acidity

Sweet:
- Botrytised

A

Welschriesling

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13
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Which Austrian variety:

  • Very highly regarded
  • Medium tannins
  • High acidity
  • Peppery
  • Sour cherry
A

Blaufränkish

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14
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  • Which 2 grape varieties are grown in Wachau?

- In which federal state is it located?

A
  • Grüner Veltliner and Riesling

- Niederösterreich

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15
Q

What does ‘Ausbruch’ mean?

A

It is a classification in the Austrian Prädikat system between Beerenauslese and Trockenbeerenauslese

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16
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Which 6 black varieties are most widely grown in Austria?

A
  • Zweigelt
  • Blaufränkish
  • St Laurent
  • Pinot Noir
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
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17
Q

What 2 conditions provided by the Neusiedlersee allow for botrytis?

Why does it have an edge on other sweet winemaking regions?

A

1) Autumn mists
2) Wetlands

Botrytis is pretty much guaranteed annually

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18
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Can new oak be used to mature Grüner Veltliner?

A

Yes, a proportion of the best wines might be aged in new oak barriques

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19
Q

Which Austrian variety:

  • Similar to Pinot Noir
  • Oak ageing common
A

St Laurent

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20
Q

Once a region has DAC status, which wines can use the name of the appellation?

A

Only those which conform to the agreed style of that DAC

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21
Q

What maximises sunlight in Wachau, allowing Grüner Veltliner and Riesling to ripen?

(3 points)

A

1) Steep, terraced slopes
2) South-facing exposure
3) Next to the Danube

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22
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What are Austria’s 2 additional Prädikat levels (Prädikate)?

A

1) Ausbruch

2) Strohwein/Schilfwein

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23
Q

How are the following labelled in Austria:

1) PGI wines
2) Wines without a GI

A

1) Landwein

2) Wein

24
Q

What is the most common variety for Burgenland sweet wine?

A

Welschriesling

25
Q

Which Austrian variety:

  • Dry
  • Medium-full body
  • Ripe peach primary fruit
  • Capable of bottle ageing
A

Riesling

26
Q

What are the 4 federal states of Austrian PDO wine?

A

1) Niederösterreich (Lower Austria)
2) Burgenland
3) Steiermark (Styria)
4) Wien (Vienna)

27
Q

How is a region awarded DAC status?

3 points

A

If the producers of a region can agree on:

  • A grape variety or varieties
  • A style
  • A set of regulations

which best reflect their area, they can be awarded DAC status

28
Q

Is Wachau a DAC?

A

No - it has chosen to rely on its own classification system

29
Q

Which 3 styles of wine are made in Burgenland?

A

1) Sweet whites
2) Dry whites
3) Dry reds

30
Q

In Austria, there is much less variation in __________ than in Northern Europe.

A

Annual weather patterns

31
Q

Which variety has a growing reputation in Steiermark?

A

Sauvignon Blanc

32
Q

Which Austrian variety:

  • Full body
  • High acidity
  • Young: citrus and stone fruit
  • Mature: honey and toast
  • White pepper
A

Grüner Veltliner

33
Q

How many small Austrian wine regions have elected to become DAC?

A

9

34
Q

What are the 2 requirements of a Weinviertel Reserve?

A

1) Higher minimum ABV

2) Allowed to be matured in oak

35
Q

What cools Austria’s northern vineyards?

A

Northerly winds

36
Q

What warms the vineyards near the Hungarian border?

A

Easterly winds

37
Q

Which Austrian variety:

  • Most widely planted black grape
  • Deep colour
  • Soft tannins
  • Bramble fruit
A

Zweigelt

38
Q

What is Austria’s most widely planted variety?

A

Grüner Veltliner

39
Q

What are the 3 most famous of Niederösterreich’s 8 sub-regions?

A
  • Wachau
  • Kampstal DAC
  • Kremstal DAC
40
Q

How is Strohwein/Schilfwein made?

A

Bunches of grapes are laid out on beds of straw or reeds during the winter to concentrate their sugars

41
Q

What is Austria’s climate?

A

Cool continental

42
Q

Of which 2 varieties is Zweigelt a crossing?

A

Blaufränkish x St Laurent

43
Q

How would you describe a high-yield crop of Grüner Veltliner in 2 words?

A

1) Fresh

2) Unexciting

44
Q

Qualitätswein is designated for production in how many places in Austria?

(2 points)

A
  • 4 federal states

- 7 smaller regions

45
Q

On which side of Austria are the vineyards located, and why?

A

The eastern end, as the Alps cover pretty much all of the west

46
Q

On what terrain are Burgenland’s best red wines grown?

A

The hills further south of the Neusiedlersee

47
Q

What is Austria’s largest vine-growing area and its first ever DAC?

A

Weinviertel DAC

48
Q

What does DAC stand for?

A

Districtus Austriae Controllatus

49
Q

Where geographically are most of Niederösterreich’s vineyards?

(2 points)

A

1) On the banks of the Danube

2) North towards the Slovakian border

50
Q

How many of the following qualify for PDO status in Austria?

1) Federal states
2) Smaller areas

Which 2 statuses can they have?

A

1) 4
2) 16
- Qualitätswein
- DAC

51
Q

Which grape is the only variety permitted in Weinviertel DAC?

A

Grüner Veltliner

52
Q

Which is the largest Austrian federal state for production and exports?

A

Niederösterreich

53
Q

For which red is Neusiedlersee a DAC?

A

Zweigelt

54
Q

Where is Grüner Veltliner usually fermented and matured?

2 points

A

1) Stainless steel

2) Old oak casks

55
Q

How would you label a wine made within a DAC which did not conform to the DAC’s style?

A

With just the name of the federal state

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