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Austria Comp Study Flashcards

1
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HA of vines nationally

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44,728

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2
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Organic/Biodydamic farming

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15%

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3
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4 large wine area

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Niederosterich (27,000)
Burgenland (11,700)
Wein (575)
Steiermark (5,086)

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4
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white wine vs red wine

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68% white
30% red

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5
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Most planted white and red grapes

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Gruner (32.5)
Welchriesling (6.5)
Zweigelt (13.7)
Blau (5.8)

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6
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Oldest recorded evidence of grape growing

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9th century BCE (Bronze Age) (Traisental)

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7
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when did terracing of the Wachau begin

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10-12th century by Cistercian monks

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8
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what was the ungeld

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a 10% tax put forth by Duke Rudolf in 1359

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9
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when were winemakers of Rust allowed to brand their casks with an R

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1524

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10
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when was the first TBA wine made

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1526

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what was the importance of Joseph the 2nd’s decree in 1784

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allowed people to sell the wine they made whenever they wanted, for however much they wanted

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12
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when was the Kloserneuburg vititculture school started

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1860

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13
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when was zweigelt created

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1922

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14
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what is Chardonnay called in Steirermark

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Morillon

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15
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what is Schilcher

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a rose typical of Steremark made from Blauer Wildbacher

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16
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the austrian alps were formed by what event

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the collission of the Adriatic and Eurasian plates

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17
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sedimentary soils make up what percentage of austria’s soils

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70%

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18
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three main rock types found in austria

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metamorphic
igneos
sedimentary

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19
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three factories of sustainable agriculture

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environment
economic
social

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20
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what is the weinbauverband osterreich

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Austrian Winegrowers Assocation

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21
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what is a Hugo cocktail

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St Germain
Prosecco
Mint
Lime

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22
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what is a testarossa cocktail

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vodka
campari
soda

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23
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how many wine producers in Austria

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6000

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24
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average size of a winery

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4.6

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25
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Austrian wine represents what percentage of total global wine production

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1%

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26
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what are the 7 Elements

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The Climate
The Land
The Grapes
The Culture
The Environment
The Value
The Flavour

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27
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PIWIs ??

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fungus resistent varieties

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28
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how many grapes are permitted for Qualitetswein

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26 white
14 red

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29
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what is the red grape permitted in the Neusiedlersee DAC

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zweigelt

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30
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what is the red grape permitted in the Leithaberg DAC

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BlauFrankisch

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31
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in what DAC is Blauer Wildbacher permitted

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Weststeirermark

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32
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what DAC is only for red and rose wines

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rosalia

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33
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three tier classification system

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Gebietswein
Orstwein
Reidenwein

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34
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define KMW

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measures sugar content as a percentage of the weight
1KMW = 1%

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35
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what is Sturm

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partially fermented grape must

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36
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atm of pressure for perlewein

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1.5-2.5

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37
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what is schaumwine

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sparkling wine
min 3 bar of pressure

38
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legal requirements of Wein

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Min KMW of 10.7
Cannot state origin
min acid 4g/l

39
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minimum slope of the vineyard to be labelled Bergwein

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26%

40
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legal requirements for landwein

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only grapes approved for qualitetswein
must be from one area
min KMW of 14

41
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legal requirements for qualitetswein

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min KMW 17

42
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legal requirement for Kabinett

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max alcohol 12.9
min KMW 17
max r/s 9g

43
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legal requirement for spatlese

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min KMW 19

44
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legal requirement for auslese

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KMW 21

45
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legal requirement for BA

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25 KMW
over ripe and/or rotted

46
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schilf vs stroh

A

reed vs straw
min KMW of 25

47
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legal requirement of TBA

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min 30 KMW
majority rotted

48
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Sekt categories

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Sekt
(Trad or Charmat, 9 months lees, only qualitetswein grapes)

Reserve Sekt
(Trad only, 18 months, max Brut, hand harvest in single state)

Grosse Reserve Sekt
(Trad only, 36 months, max brut, hand harvest in single municipality

49
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german word for bottle fermented

A

flashengarung

50
Q

sugar range for lieblich

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12-45 (medium sweet)

51
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min r/s for suss

A

45

52
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what is Jungefernwein

A

the first wine produced from a new vineyard

53
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german term for hand harvesting

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handgelesen

54
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Excellent vintages in Austria

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2021
2019
2015
2013
2006
1999
1997

55
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vintages with good botrytis

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2009
2008
2007
2001

56
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Really hot years

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2018
2011
2003

57
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Describe the Wachau

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  • Area of Danube between Melk and Krems
  • 1300 ha under vine
  • dry, cool climate
  • terraced vineyards
  • Loess (Gruner), Crystalline (Riesling)
  • Vinea Wachau
  • Steinfeder (max 11.5, 15KMW
  • Federspiel (11-5-12.5, 17 KMW
  • Smaragd (12.5+, 19 KMW
  • Important Villages: Spitz, Loiben, Durnstein
58
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Define Kremstel

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*2200 ha under vine
* Gottweig Abbay (1072)
*Warmer, wetter than Wachau
* Similar geology to Wachau
* Imortant villages: Furth, Hollenburg
* min alcohol for reserve wines = 13%

59
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define Kamptal

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  • vineyards along the Kamp tributary
  • Important Towns: Langenlois, Zobing, Gobelsburg
  • Important vineyad: Heliegenstein
  • Gruner, Riesling (slopes)
  • 3500 ha under vine
60
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Describe the Traisental

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  • 800 ha under vine
  • calcareous, sedimentary soils
  • Gruner, Riesling
  • Important Vineyards: Stein, Alte Setzen, Zwirch
  • Important towns: Nussdorf, Reicherdorf
61
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Define Wagram

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  • 2400 ha under vine
  • Gruner, Riesling, Roter Veltliner
  • Loess north of the river, flysch south of river
  • Klosterneuberg school
  • Important towns: Fels, Gosing
62
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define the weinverital

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  • 14,000 ha under vine
  • Gruner (peppery)
  • largest region in Austria
  • Important towns: Poysdorf, Retz,
63
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define Carnuntum

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  • 800ha under vine
  • east of Vienna to Slovakia’s border
  • Chard, PB, Gruner, Zweigelt, Blau
  • Leitha Range and Hainburg Mountains
63
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define Theremenregion

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  • 1800 ha under vine
  • south of vienna
  • Name comes from hot springs found in the area
  • Dry and warm climate
  • sedimentary soils
  • Important towns: gumpoldskirchen, Tattendorf, Baden
  • Rotgipfler, Zierfandler, Chardonnay, PB, Saint Laurent, Pinot Noir
63
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define Neusiedlersee

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  • 6000ha under vine
  • East of Lake Neusiedl to Seewinkel
  • Zweigelt red wines, welchriesling sweet wines
  • flat topography, sandy loam/gravel soils
  • warm, humid climate
64
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define Leithaberg

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  • 2800 ha under vine
  • Chardonnay, PB, Blau
  • West of Lake Nieusiedl
  • limestone rich soils w/ slate/gneiss
  • important town: eisenstadt, Rust
    *
65
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Ruster Ausbruch

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  • Home of Austrian Wine Academy
  • TBA ripeness (30KMW, min 45 g/l
  • Produced from Qualitetswein grapes
  • Ausbruch refers to “breaking off” of berries from the vine
66
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Rosalia

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  • 240 ha under vine
  • red/rosé only (blau, Zweigelt)
  • sedimentary soils
67
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Mittelburgenland

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*2000 ha under vine
* Blau only
* Protected by mountains, warm climate (300 days of sunlight, less than 600mm of rain)
* Loam soils

67
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Eisenberg

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  • 500ha under vine
  • slate soils on slopes, loam on flatland
  • Blaufrankisch, welriesling
  • Uhudler (wine from ungrafted hybrids)
68
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what are the three DAC of Styria

A

Weststeiermark
Sudsteiremark
Vulkanland Steiermark

69
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regulations for Gemishster Satz

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3 grapes
No grape more than 50%, no less than 10%
coplanted, fermented

70
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what is Heunisch

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ancient grape variety responsible for many of Austria’s grapes

71
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parentage of gruner

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traminer
St. Georgian

72
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describe Gruner

A

mid season ripening
Medium + acid
all quality levels
grows well in loess
intolerant to drought

73
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descrive welchriesling

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late ripening
thin skinned
high acid, good for sekt/sweet wine

74
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Describe Muller (Rivaner)

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parentage: Riesling x Madeliene Royale

early ripening
mildly aromatic
moderate acid

75
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how does PB differ from Chardonnay in the vinyead

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tighter bunches
more prone to rot

76
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parentage of Neuburger

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Roter Veltliner
Sylvaner

77
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describe Neuberger

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early ripening
compact bunches
prone to disease
makes dense, neutral wines

78
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Another name for Schuerebe

A

Samling 88

79
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describe Roter Veltliner

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pink skinned
high yielding
extract rich, oily wines
disease prone

80
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describe Zierfandler

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pink skinned
only in Theremenregion
disease prone but drought resistent
makes textured, rich wines
often blended by Rotgipfler

81
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describe Zweigelt

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mid ripening
high yielding
successful in variety of environements

82
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describe Blaufrankisch

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late ripening
dark colour
elevated acidity
prone to coloure

83
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define Blauer Portugeiser

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early ripening
very disease prone
yields must be controlled for quality wine

84
Q

define Sankt Laurent

A

mid riening
irregular yields
disease prone
deep in colour and extract

85
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what are Kellergassen

A

streets with cellar dollars alongside

86
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when was the Austrian Wine Academy formed?

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1991 in Rust

87
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A

austria (3 decks)

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