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What scale is used to measure must weight In Austria?

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Klosterneuburger Mostwaage

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Which grape variety does Eisenberg DAC specialise in?

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Blaufränkisch

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Ausbruch is a speciality of which DAC?

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Ruster Ausbruch DAC

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What event led to the fundamental reorganisation of the Austrian wine industry in the 1980s?

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Anti freeze scandal

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Blauburgunder is a synonym for which grape?

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Pinot Noir

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What designation may appear on an unoaked Riesling of 12% alcohol from the Wachau?

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Federspiel

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What is the most widely planted red grape in Austria?

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Zweigelt

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What is the most widely planted white grape in Austria?

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Grüner Veltliner

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High quality Sauvignon Blanc is most often associated with which region?

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Steiermark

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Spätrot is produced by blending which two grape varieties?

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  • Zierfandler

- Rotgipfler

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Weinland, Steierland and Bergland are geographic designations for what level of Austrian wine classification?

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Landwein

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Which grape variety are you most likely to find in the following vineyards?

  1. Renner
  2. Gaisberg
  3. Kranachberg
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  1. Grüner Veltliner
  2. Riesling
  3. Sauvignon Blanc
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Schilcher is a speciality of which DAC?

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Weststeiermark DAC

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In which DAC is the Heiligenstein vineyard located?

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Kamptal DAC

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15
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Ausbruch has to be harvested at what minimum ripeness level?

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30° KMW

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Near what body of water would you find the village of Rust?

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Neusiedlersee

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Schloss Gobelsburg, Bründlmayer, and Hirsch are producers in which DAC?

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Kamptal DAC

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What is the minimum KMW level Smaragd Riesling may be picked at?

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19° KMW

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No grape in a Wiener Gemischter Satz DAC wine may be more than what percentage of the total blend?

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50%

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Neusiedlersee is bordered by which two European countries?

A
  • Austria

- Hungary

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Nigl, Solomon, and Christoph Hoch are producers in what region?

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Kremstal DAC

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Lamm is an Erste Lage vineyard specialising in what grape variety?

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Grüner Veltliner

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Emmerich Knoll, Prager, and Hirtzberger are all producers in what region?

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Wachau DAC

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24
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1° KMW is equivalent to approximately how many degrees Öchsle?

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5

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What is the minimum alcohol by volume required for Kamptal Reserve Riesling?

A

13%

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Alois Kracher is a producer in what region?

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Neusiedlersee DAC

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27
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What is the maximum alcohol by volume for Federspiel wines in the Wachau?

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12.5% ABV

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Langenlois, Zöbing and Kammern are villages in what region?

A

Kamptal DAC

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In what village is the Achleiten vineyard located?

A

Weißenkirchen (Wachau DAC)

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30
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Synonym for Scheurebe?

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Sämling 88

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31
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What is the maximum residual sugar level of Austrian Große Reserve Sekt?

A

12 g/L

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32
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What is Vie Vinum?

A

Austria’s grand bi-annual wine conference/trade show

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33
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Strohwein must be harvested at the same ripeness level as which other Prädikatsweine?

A
  • Beerenauslese

- Eiswein

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34
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Which Austrian oenologist pioneered Hochkultur training?

A

Lenz Moser

35
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Morillon is a synonym for what grape in Steiermark?

A

Chardonnay

36
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What are the three best dry white wine vintages for Austria in the 1990s?

A
  • 1990
  • 1997
  • 1999
37
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Who produces ‘Unendlich’ Riesling?

A

F.X. Pichler

38
Q

What was Wagram’s name prior 2007?

A

Donauland

39
Q

Gesellmann, Wellanschitz, and Krutzler are all respected producers specialising in what variety?

A

Blaufränkisch

40
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What is the minimum pressure Austrian Sekt may be bottled at?

A

3.5 bars

41
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Schilfwein is different from Strohwein in what key way?

A

Schilfwein - dried on reeds

Strohwein - dried on straw

42
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Rotburger is a synonym for which grape?

A

Zweigelt

43
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Carnuntum and Thermenregion are both located within which Austrian main climate zone?

A

Pannonian Area

44
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The Lyra system of training is most notably and extensively practised by what producer in Kamptal?

A

Bründlmayer

45
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What is the maximum harvest yield for all Austrian wines with vintage and/or variety on the label?

A

67.5 hl/ha

46
Q

What are the parent grapes of Grüner Veltliner?

A
  • Traminer

- St. Georgener Rebe

47
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Which river runs through Wachau DAC?

A

Donau (Danube)

48
Q

Which river runs through Kamptal DAC?

A

Kamp

49
Q

What is the minimum alcohol by volume required for Kamptal DAC?

A

11.5% ABV

50
Q

When was the first DAC wine released?

A

2002

51
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What does DAC stand for?

A

Districtus Austriae Controllatus

52
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What are the three classifications of Wachau?

A
  • Steinfeder
  • Federspiel
  • Smaragd
53
Q

What is the maximum alcohol by volume required for Steinfeder?

A

11.5% ABV

54
Q

What is the minimum alcohol by volume required for Federspiel?

A

11.5% ABV

55
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What is the maximum alcohol by volume required for Federspiel?

A

12.5% ABV

56
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What is the minimum alcohol by volume required for Smaragd?

A

12.5% ABV

57
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When was the Österreichische Traditionsweingüter (ÖTW) founded?

A

1992

58
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Which regions are part of ÖTW?

A
  • Carnuntum DAC
  • Kamptal DAC
  • Kremstal DAC
  • Traisental DAC
  • Wagram
  • Wien DAC
59
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Name the DACs of Niederösterreich:

A
  • Carnuntum DAC
  • Kamptal DAC
  • Kremstal DAC
  • Traisental DAC
  • Wachau DAC
  • Weinviertel DAC
60
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Name the DACs of Burgenland:

A
  • Mittelburgenland (2005)
  • Leithaberg (2008 for red, 2009 for white)
  • Eisenberg (2008 for Reserve wines, 2009 for regular wines)
  • Neusiedlersee (2011)
  • Rosalia (2017)
  • Ruster Ausbruch (2020)
61
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Name the DACs of Steiermark:

A
  • Südsteiermark DAC
  • Vulkanland Steiermark DAC
  • Weststeiermark DAC
62
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Name the sole DAC of Wien:

A

Wiener Gemischter Satz DAC

63
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Which grape varieties are allowed to be classified as Erste Lagen in ÖTW?

A
  • Grüner Veltliner

- Riesling

64
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How many sites are classified as Erste Lagen by ÖTW?

A

62

65
Q

What chemical was responsible for the Austrian wine scandal of 1985?

A

Diethylene Glycol

66
Q

Synonym for Müller-Thurgau in Austria?

A

Rivaner

67
Q

Parent grapes of Müller-Thurgau?

A
  • Riesling

- Madeleine Royale (Chasselas de Courtillier)

68
Q

What are the parent grapes of Zweigelt?

A
  • Blaufränkisch

- St. Laurent

69
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Who produced the Zweigelt grape?

A

Dr. Fritz Zweigelt in 1922

70
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Parent grapes of Neuburger?

A
  • Roter Veltliner

- Sylvaner

71
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What are the legal requirements for Klassik Sekt?

A
  • Maximum Alcohol: 12.50%
  • Lees ageing: Min. 9 months
  • Permitted sweetness levels: Any
  • Production method: Any
72
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What are the legal requirements for Reserve Sekt?

A
  • Harvesting method: Hand harvest only
  • Lees ageing: Min. 18 months
  • Permitted sweetness levels: Brut, Extra Brut, Brut Nature
  • Production method: Traditional method only
  • Maximum press yield: 60%
73
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What are the legal requirements for Große Reserve Sekt?

A
  • Harvesting Method: Hand harvest only
  • Maximum Press Yield: 50%
  • Production Method: Traditional method only
  • Maximum Alcohol: None
  • Lees Ageing: Min. 30 months
  • Permitted Sweetness Levels: Brut, Extra Brut, Brut Nature
74
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Which Burgenland DACs do not produce Blaufränkisch based wines?

A
  • Neusiedlersee DAC

- Ruster Ausbruch DAC

75
Q

What is the minimum alcohol by volume for Kamptal DAC Reserve wines?

A

13% ABV

76
Q

Which two major regions in Niederösterreich are awaiting DAC approval?

A
  • Thermenregion

- Wagram

77
Q

Name three members of the Austrian STK?

A
  1. Tement
  2. Sattler
  3. Gross
  4. Wohlmuth
  5. Frauwalnner
  6. Hannes Sabathi
  7. Neumeister
  8. Ewin Sabathi
  9. Maitz
  10. Winkler-Hermaden
  11. Lackner Tinnacher
  12. Polz
78
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Which was the first winery to be awarded with a Demeter certification and when?

A

Nikolaihof in 1988

79
Q

Who were the founding members of Vinea Wachau?

A
  1. Franz Hirtzberger Sr.
  2. Joseph Jamek
  3. Franz Prager
  4. Wilhelm Schwengler
80
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When was Vinea Wachau founded?

A

1983

81
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When was the ÖTW founded and by who?

A

1991 by producers from Kamptal and Kremstal

82
Q

Name the three tier system of the ÖTW?

A
  • Gebietswein
  • Ortswein
  • Riedenwein
83
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Name the first DACs to be awarded in both Niederösterreich and Burgenland:

A

Niederösterreich: Weinviertel (2002)

Burgenland: Mittelburgenland (2005)

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