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Haueursekt

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Tirage, disgorgement and expedition performed by the grape grower

Grower-producer

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Subcategories of Qualitatswein

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Pradikatswein

Districtus Austriae Controllatus (DAC)

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What is strohwein?

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A dried grape wine of at least Beerenauslese ripeness

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What is Bergwein?

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A term that may be used under the label of “Wein” to indicate a vineyard slope that exceeds 26%

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Antifreeze Scandal year?

Name?

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1985 - Diethylne Glycol

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What is Smaragd?

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Emerald lizard
19°KMW (equivalent to 95 Oschle, or Spatlese)
Alc. 12.5%+

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What is the Vinea Wachau? When was it founded?

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1983
An organization of estates sword to uphold the tenets of natural winemaking as spelled out in the Codex Wachau.
Members control more than 85% of the region’s vineyard acreage

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8
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What are the 13 DACs?

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Weinviertel (2002)
Mittelburgenland (2005)
Traisental (2006)
Kremstal (2007)
Kamptal (2008)
Leithaberg (2009)
Eisenberg (2010)
Neusiedlersee (2012)
Wiener Gemischter Satz (2013)
Rosalia (2018)
Vulkanland Steiermark (2018)
Sudsteiermark (2018)
Weststeiermark (2018)
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Klassik in Sekt requirements

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Grapes harvested in a single Austrian state
Base wine and secondary fermentation in Austria
Area of origin no more specific than the state in which the grapes were grown
Not sold before Oct 22 year after harest
Any production method
Max. Alcohol 12.5%
Lees aging min. 9 months
Any sweetness level

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What does Reserve indicate?

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Min. 13% abv (Qualitatswein)
Whites - March 15 release
Reds - Nov. 1 release

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What term did Wein replace? When? Qualifications?

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Tafelwein - 2009
Generic category that may have a vintage varietal on the label, but may not exhibit a more exclusive statement of origin other than Osterreich.

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What does Sweet indicate?

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Min. 45 g/L

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13
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What specialty wine is made in Wagram?

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Roter Veltliner

A red grape that makes white wine in this region

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Prufnummer

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State Control Number

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Three Levels of Quality

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Wein
Landwein
Qualitatswein

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As of 2015 what percentage of acreage in Austria was devoted to white?

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67%

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17
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What regions does Stiererland cover?

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Steiermark

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Grosse Reserve in Sekt

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Grapes harvested and whole-cluster pressed (in a basket or pneumatic press) in a single Austrian municipality (village)
Blending is not permitted for rose
Not sold before Oct. 22 three years after harvest
Hand-harvest only
Max Press Yield = 50%
Traditional method only
Max. Alc. = None
Min. lees aging = 30 months
Brut, Extra Brut, Brut Nature
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What is Ausbruch?

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A sweet speciality of Rust in Neusiedlersee

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20
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What does Lieblich indicate?

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Medium-sweet

max 45 g/L

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Where is the vineyard Achleiten? Who are some of the top producers here and in all of the Wachau?

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Village of Weissenkirchen

FX Pichler
Emmerich Knoll
Prager

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White grapes of Austria in order of importance

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Gruner Veltliner
Welschriesling
Muller Thurgeau
Weisburgunder
Riesling
Chardonnay (Morillon & Feinburgunder)
Neuburger
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What year did Sekt make it to Qualitatswein?

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2016

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What is the soil structure of the Wachau?

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Loess and Gföhler (gneiss) with a proportion of alluvial sand in the lower vineyard sites near the river’s edge

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What does Ried indicate?

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A term found on Austrian wine labels that indicates a top site. Many producers observe the old custom of replacing the village name with the word Ried.

26
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What is Carnantum known for?

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Reds from Zweigelt and Gemischter Satz

27
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What qualifications must Qualitatswein reach before being released?

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Tasting panel and chemical analysis
Sourced from a single Weinbaugebiete or one of the 16 smaller wine regions
Produced from one or more of the 36 permitted grapes

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Red grapes of Austria in order of importance

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Zweigelt (St. Laurent x Blaufrankisch)
Blaufrankisch
Blauer Portugieser
Blauburger (Blaufrankisch x Blauer Portugieser)
St. Laurent
29
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What is Traisental known for?

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Riesling and Gruner Veltliner

30
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What is Steinfeder?

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Local grass
15°KMW
Max Alc. 11.5%

31
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Where is Langenlois located?

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Kamptal

32
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Reserve in Sekt

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Grapes harvested and whole-cluster pressed in single Austrian state
Base and secondary fermentation in Austria
Not sold before Oct. 22 two years after harvest
Blending not permitted for rose
Max Press yield = 60%
Hand-harvest only
Traditional method only
Lees aging min. 18 months
Brut, Extra Brut, Brut Nature

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What does Halbtrocken indicate?

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Off-dry

max 18 g/L

34
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What does the Codex Wachau state?

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No additives (including chaptalization)
No aromatization (including the use of new barrique)
No "Fractionation" (techniques such as de-alcoholization)

All wines released by members must be bottled in the region and vinified from grapes grown in the Wachau

35
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What regions does Weinland cover?

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Niederosterreich
Wien
Burgenland

36
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What is Shaumwein?

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Sparkling wine
Min. 8.5% abv
3 ATM
All methods (including added CO2)

37
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What regions does Bergland cover?

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Around 500 ha of vineyard land scattered throughout the remainder of Austria’s mountainous countryside

38
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What does Trocken indicate?

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Dry

max 9 g/L

39
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What was the first DAC in Austria? When? What makes it stand out?

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Weinviertel (2002)

Gruner Veltliner only

40
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When was the first record of trockenbeerenauslese in Austria?

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1526

Predating Germany Spatlese by 200 years

41
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What is Federspiel?

A

Falconer’s tool
17°KMW
Alc. 11.5%-12.5%

42
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What was the name of the person who created the wire trellising system?

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Dr. Lenz Moser

43
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Landwein restrictions and qualifications?

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Restricted to the same 36 varieties permitted for Qualitatswein
Must be labeled with one of three broad geographic areas:
Bergland
Steirerland
Weinland

44
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What is Perlwein?

A

Sparkling wine
Min. 9% abv
1 to 2.5 ATM
All methods (including added CO2)

45
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What is Spatrot-Rotgipfler? Where is it found?

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A blend between the rare white grapes Rotgipfler and Zierfandler in the Thermenregion

46
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What is the only European city to have its own wine appellation within city limits?

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Vienna (Wien)

47
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What is Heuriger?

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A Nouveau wine consumed in its infancy in taverns of the same name

48
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What was Wagram known as prior to 2007? What is the main varietal? The Speciality?

A

Donauland

Gruner Veltliner

White wine made from Roter Veltliner

49
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Where is the institute of Klosterneuburg?

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Wagram

50
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What is Mittelburgernland known for?

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Red wines from Blaufrankisch

May be sold March 1 year following harvest

51
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What is Leithaberg known for?

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First DAC to allow both red and whites

White wines may be blends or single varietals produced from Gruner Veltliner, Chardonnay, Neuburger, or Weissbugunder

52
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What is Neusiedlersee known for?

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Red wines produced from Zwiegelt

53
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Rosalia DAC

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2018
Monovarietal wines from Zweigelt or Blaufrankisch

Min. alcohol 12% (Reserve - 13%)
Max sugar - 4 g/L
Rose wines permitted
Varietal labeling not allowed
Single vineyards allowed
54
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Where is the Kracher estate? Known for what?

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Village of Illmitz in Neusiedlersee

Eiswein, BA, and TBA

55
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What winemaking practice does Ausbruch share?

A

Methods of Tokaji

56
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Subzones of Steieirmark

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Sudsteiermark DAC
Weststeiermark DAC
Sudosteiermark DAC

57
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What is the Schilcherland DAC known for? Where its it located?

A

Racy rose from Blue Wildbacher

Weststeiermark

58
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Levels of the System of Origin Steiermark

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Regional wine
Orstwein (Village)
Reidenwein (Single Vineyard)

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