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Austria Flashcards

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1
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What is the most commonly found grape in Austria?

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Grüner Veltliner

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2
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Describe a youthful Gruner Veltliner

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Citrus, stone fruit, white pepper

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3
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Describe an aging Gruner Veltliner?

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Honey and toast notes

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4
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What is the second most common white variety in Austria?

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Welschriesling

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5
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What kind of dry wines are produced using Welschriesling?

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High acid, citrus, green apple, simple

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6
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Describe Austrian Riesling

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Dry
Medium to full bodied
Ripe peach notes
Age well

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7
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How are sweet wines made using Welschreisling?

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Boytritis

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8
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What are the two German PDOs?

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Qualitatswein

Pradikatswein

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What does a wine need in order to qualify as a Pradikatswein?

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More sugar than a Qualitatswein, and it must come from one region

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10
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What is Ausbruch?

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A classification for wine between BA and TBA

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11
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What as Strohwein or Schilfwein?

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Bunches of grapes are laid out on beds of straws during winter to concentrate their sugars

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What is a DAC wine?

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9 smaller wine regions in Austria belong to the DAC

Producers work together to identify a style and variety of grapes to grow and wine to make.

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13
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What is the most widely planted black grape variety in Austria?

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Zweigelt

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14
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Describe Zweigelt?

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Deeply colored red wine

Bramble fruit

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15
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Describe Blaufrankisch

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Medium tannins
High acid
Sour cherry, pepper notes

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16
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Describe St Laurent

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Similar to Pinot Noir

17
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What two major federal states do most Austrian PDO wines come from?

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Niederosterreich and Burgenland

18
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What is the most renowned wine producing region in Niederosterreich?

A

Wachau

19
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What kinds of wines are produced in Wachau?

A

Riesling or Gruner Veltliner
Dry
Highly concentrated flavors due to sun exposure of slopes

20
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What was the first Austrian DAC?

A

Weinviertal DAC

21
Q

What is Austria’s largest vine growing area?

A

Weinviertal DAC

22
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What is Burgenland known for?

A

High-quality reds and sweet wines

23
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Where in Burgenland are vineyards situated for sweet wines?

A

Low-lying areas near the lake to benefit from autumn mists, ie., botrytis

24
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What is one of the most widely used varietals in Austrian sweet wines?

A

Welchsriesling

25
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Where are the vineyards planted for the best red wines in Austria?

A

Higher ground, away from the lake

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