Austria Deck #1 Flashcards
1
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Austrian Pine Liquor:
A
Zirbenz
- pine liquor, pine brandy, pine schnapps
- manufactured in the Alps
- from stone pine trees
2
Q
What countries does Austria share borders with?
A
7 countries:
- Switzerland (western)
- Czech Republic (north)
- Slovakia (northeast)
- Hungary (east)
- Slovenia (south)
- Germany (north)
- Italy (south)
3
Q
% of wine production for global market?
A
1% in 2018
- but 90% classified as Qualitatswein or Pradikatswein
4
Q
When was the Austrian Wine Act enacted?
A
1986
- in response to DEG (diethylene glycol) scandal
- cellar inspections
- detailed recordings of quantities
- yield restrictions
- established AWMB (Austrian Wine Marketing Board)
5
Q
1 KMW is equal to ____ degrees oeschle
A
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6
Q
What is a “heurigan”?
A
An inn
- legalized in 1784, can only serve wine and food of their own production
7
Q
Crossing:
A
A variety formed by crossing two grapes of the SAME species
8
Q
Hybrid:
A
a variety formed by crossing two grapes of a DIFFERENT species
9
Q
“Alte Reben”
A
Old Vines
10
Q
“Grosslage”
“Ried”
A
Grosslage = large collective vineyard site
Ried = single vineyard
11
Q
“Hauersekt”
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Grower’s sparkling wine
12
Q
What is berry shriveling/wilting called?
A
Tranbenwalke
- Zweigelt is prone
13
Q
“Strum”
“Traubenmost”
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Strum = partially fermented grape must
Traubenmost = grape must
14
Q
Parents of Grüner Veltliner?
A
Traminer x St. Georgener-rebe
15
Q
What is the difference between süssreserve and chapitalization?
A
Süssreserve - unfermented grape juice held back to sweeten, added at the end
Chapitalization - takes place before/during fermentation, can be cane sugar, beet sugar is common in Burgundy
16
Q
Synonyms for Zweigelt:
A
Rotbuger
Blauer Zweigelt
17
Q
Rotgipfler synonyms:
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Spätrot
Zierfandler
18
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Synonym for Blauer Portugeiser:
A
Vöslauer
19
Q
When was the DAC approval? Full name?
A
2002
- Wienviertal first DAC in 2003
- Districtus Austriae Controllatus
20
Q
How many Erste Lage sites are there in Austria:
A
61
21
Q
Three Levels of wine quality:
A
Wein
Landwein
Qualitatswein
22
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Two sub-categories of “Wein”:
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Wein - w/o Gi can include grapes from anywhere in EU, former “tafelwein”
Osterreich - also labelled osterreichischer wein, must be source from Austria only.
*Wein may state vintage if the wine adheres to national yield levels and includes grapes that are not associated w/ a DAC but fall into greater permissable qualitatswein varieties
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Q
Landwein is equivalent to _____ rules?
A
EU’s Protected Geographical Indication (PGI)
- must be produced from grape varieties that are approved for qualitatswein
- 100% of grapes must come solely from one of the three wine-growing regions: Weinland, Steierland, Bergland
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Q
Qualitatswein makes up _____%
Corresponds with _____
A
84% of production
Corresponds with Protected Designation of Origin (PDO)
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Qualitatswein Requirements:
- must be harvested in a single wine-growing region
- produced in a facility in a bordering region
- 40 approved varieties
- must show typicity of region
- must meet min must weight requirement of 15 KMW
- adhere to max yields
- min 9% ABV (5% for Pradikat)
- inspected and approved by govt tasting official
- given federal inspection# and "Banderole" capsule
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What 4 over-arching designations can be labelled as Qualitatswein?
Kabinett
DAC wines
Pradikatswein (has own style categories)
Sekt gU
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What do the terms "Klassick" an "Reserve" mean?
**Klassick** - unofficial term, dry, unchapitalized wines, med body, often crisp, fruit, unoaked, mod alcohol
**Reserve** - official term, fuller styles, requires higher must weight, min alcohol 13%, often exhibit more extract on the palate, frequently oak aged
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Pradikatswein is defined by _____
- must weight at harvest
* category has the most overlap w/ German heritage
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Does Kabinett qualify for Pradikatswein in Austria?
NO
*Considered Qualitatswein in Austria
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Pradikatswein Requirements:
- final sweetness achieved through uninterrupted fermentation
- chapitalization or addition of unfermented grape must is forbidden
- certification required
- for Spat/Aus, wines cannot be submitted until Jan 1st harvest
- all other styles can be submitted beginning April 1st after harvest
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What certificate is needed to verify grape's quality (Pradikat)?
Mostwägerbescheiningung
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What is the typical style of "Junker"?
Young and carbonic
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Pradikatswein:
Spatlese = perfectly ripe grapes
Auslese = selection of grapes
Beerenausele = overripe, botrytized grapes
Eiswein = grapes harvested while frozen (no cryo)
Strohwein (Schilfwein) = fully ripe, sugar-rich grapes hung
Trockenbeerenauslese = late-harvest grapes generally affected by botrytid, extremely shriveled
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Differences between Frankisch varieties and Heunisch varieties?
Frankish = "superior", fertility, high yield
Heunisch = quality
Crossings took advantage of both
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What does "Gemischter Satz" mean?
"Mixed set"
- field blends
- co-planted, harvest at the same time
- pressed together
- permitted style for regional Wachau DAC
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Most widely-planted grape in Austria?
Gruner (indigenous)
- 90% planted to Lower Austria
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What is "hochkulture" training?
High-training
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What is "rotundone" locally referred to as?
Pfefferl
- distinct white pepper aroma
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Parents of Gruner Veltliner?
Traminer (Savignan) x St Georgen
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What is a "rieden"?
Single Vineyard
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It's loose bunches make Gruner ideal for ____ as well:
Eiswein in Burgenland
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What is Welschriesling most often used for?
Delivers a neutral base for sparkling wine in Weinviertal
- used for dessert styles
- most prominent white grape in Styria
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Syonoyms for Welschriesling:
Riesling Italico
Grasevine
Olaszrizling
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Where is Riesling most widely planted?
Planted to Lower Austria
- most complex expressions come from north bank of the Danube, steep south-facing slopes w/ granite
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Synonyms for Riesling:
Weisser Riesling
Rhein Riesling
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Synonyms for Weissburgunder:
Klevner
Pinot Blanc
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Who was Muller-Thurgau created by?
Herman Muller in 1882
at Geisenheim Research Inst.
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What is Muller-Thurgau a cross between?
Riesling x Madeline Royale (Chasselas de Courtillier)
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Where does 2/3's of Austria's Muller-Thurgau come from?
Lower Austria
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Synonym for Chardonnay?
Morillon
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Parents of Chardonnay?
Gouais Blanc x Pinot Noir
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Chardonnay used in a TBA blend?
Weinlaubenhof Kracher's #6 "Grande Cuvee Nouvelle Vague"
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What was SB in Austria known as in the late 19th century?
Muscat - Sylvaner
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What crossing do we think SB is?
Traminer x Chenin Blanc
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Two styles of SB in Austria?
**Klassik** - unoaked, zippy, grassy, youthful
**Lagen** - site-specific, age-worthy, often see barrel aging, partial or full malo, textured
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Synonym for Scheurebe?
Sämling 88
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Synonyms for Muskateller?
Gelber Muskateller
Muscat Blanc a Petits Grains
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Zweigelt is a crossing of:
**Blaufrankisch x St Laurent**
- produced by Fritz Zweigelt at Klosterneuberg Research Center in 1922
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What was Zweigelt originally called?
Rotburger
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Most common red in Austria?
Zweigelt
- does well with Moser high training
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What is Blaufrankisch a crossing of?
Gouais Blanc x Zimmettraube
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Where is most Blaufrankisch planted?
Burgenland, the warmest region in Austria
- all but 150ha here
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What is Blauberger a crossing of?
Blauer Portugieser x Blaufrankisch
- valued for deep color as a blending grape
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Where is most Blauberger found?
Weinviertal
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Austria's largest federal state?
Lower Austria - Niederosterreich
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What was Vulkanland previously known as?
Sudoststeiermark until 2016
- sits in Eastern Styria, borders Burgenland's Eisenberg DAC
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Vulkanland was named after:
Several extinct volcanoes which gave the region basalt soils, w/ patches of loam, sand, and clay
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Major villages in Vulkanland Steiermark DAC (all Ortswein):
Kloch
Straden
Saukt Anna am Aigen
Kapfenstein
Tieschen
Riegersburg
Oststeiermark
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The soils of Klöch can appear ___ in color
red in color due to their high iron content, can gather significatnt heat
- basalt dominates the west side of Kloch
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What is the Klöch village known for?
Traminer
Can be made dry and dessert
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Vulkanland Steiermark DAC:
- Welschriesling, PB, Morillon, PG, Riesling, Muscat, SB, Traminer
- wines may be blends or monovarietal
- all Welschriesling may no be released until Mar 1st
- max 4 g/L RS
*Riesling and Traminer must be labelled "dry"
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Steierische Terroir/Klassic Weinguter STK
- founded in 2008 by 10 members
- following charter applies to members
- 12 current members
- applies to Vulkanland and Sudsteiermark DAC
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Steirische Terroir/Klassic Weinguter STK Grosse Reid:
- single vineyard wine from Grosse STK Lage
- made from ripe (late harvested) grapes
- min vine age: 15 years old
- presence of 10 years on market
- release May 1st of 2nd year
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Steirische Terroir/Klassic Weinguter STK Premier Cru:
- single vineyard wine from Erste STK Lage
- made from ripe (later harvested) grapes
- min vine age 12 years
- presence 5 years on market
- released Sept 1st following harvest
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Weststeirmark DAC: Major villages
Ligust
Stainz
Deutschlandsberg
Eibiwald
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Weststeiermark DAC:
Blauer Wildbacher (Schilcher), Welschriesling, Weisburg, Morillon, Grauburg, Riesling, Muskateller, SB, Traminer (Blends or Mono)
- may not be released until Mar 1st (except for Blauer Wildbacher and WelscH)
- Max 4 g/L RS
- Schilcher must be labelled as "Schilcher Klassik" and may be still, frizzante, sparkling
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Where is Blauer Wildbacher allowed?
for Schilcher wine in Weststeiermark
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What is "Schilcher"?
Traditional rose wine produced in Steiermark from the red grape Blauer Wildbacher
- highly acidic, regional specialty from the 16th century
*can be still, frizzante, sparkling
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Specialty of Vulkanland/Steiermark:
Traminer from the town of Klöch, volcanic soil
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Most-planted grape in Sudsteiermark (overtook Welschriesling):
Sauvignon Blanc
81
What vineyard is known for Sauvignon Blanc in Sudstiermark?
Kranachberg
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What are Bergland's 5 wine-growing regions located on the western side of the country?
Carinthia (Karten)
Oberosterreich (Upper Austria)
Salzburg
Tyrol (Tirol)
Voralberg
40 approved varieties
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Most western wine-making region of Austria?
Voralberg
84
Sekt: Who began Austrian sparkling wine?
Robert Alwin Schlumberger
- former cellar master for Ruinart
- planted vines in 1844 in Voslan (chalky white soils like France)
85
First Austrian sparkling wine brand?
"Goldeck" in 1859
- named after Goldeggeu vineyard
- owned by Schlumberg Wine and Sekt Co
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Who launched the sparkling brand "Hochriegl"?
Joahnn Kattus, 1890
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Sekt Austria GU's:
Austria Sekt GU
Austria Sekt Reserve
Austria Sekt Grosse Reserve GU
*Austrian Seckt w/o GI or Austria Qualitatsschaumwein
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Sweetness levels of Sekt:
Brut Zero
Extra Herb
Herb
Extra Trocken
Trocken
Half Trocken
Mild
89
Permitted sweetness levels for Reserve Sekt:
Brut Nature
Extra Brut
Brut
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What northern Wienviertal towns are good for Sekt?
Falkenstein
Poysdorf
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Min lees aging for:
Klassik Sekt
Reserve Sekt
Klassik Sekt - 9 months
Reserve Sekt - 18 months
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What does "Hauersekt" mean?
Grower's sparkling wine
Prior to 1976 only a few major companies were allowed to manufacture base wine
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What 3 Sekt Austria PDO's were created in 2022?
Sekt Austria gU
Sekt Austria Reserve gU
Sekt Austria Grosse Reserve gU
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Dosage Levels:
Brut Nature/Brut Zero - (0-3 g)
Extra Brut/Brut Herb - (0-6 g)
Brut/Herb - (0-12 g)
Extra Dry/Extra Trocken - (12-17 g)
Dry/Trocken - (17-32 g)
Medium Dry/Demi-Sec/Halbtrocken - (32-50 g)
Sweet/Mild - (>50 g)
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Austrian Sekt Rules:
- No PDO
- Produced from 40 grape varieties perm. for qualitats
- "Austrian Sekt" allowed on label if grapes or base wine come from Austria
- "Produced in Austria" allowed if true
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Austrian Sekt PDO gU:
- all sparkling methods
- all dosage blends, styles, colors allowed
- min 9 months on the lees for TM
- min 6 months for Tank Method
- grapes must be harvest w/in a single estate
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Sekt Austria Reserve PDO gU:
- hard-harvested/whole cluster pressed
- grapes grown/pressed in single estate that must appear on label
- only TM
- min 18 months on lees
- 60% juice extraction at pressing
- village source allowed on label
- max dosage 12 g/L
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Sekt Austria Grosse Reserve PDO gU:
- hard-harvested/whole cluster pressed
- grapes grown/pressed in single estate that must appear on label
- only TM
- min 36 months on lees
- 50% juice extraction at pressing
- village source allowed on label
- max dosage 12 g/L
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Preferred varieties for sparkling?
Gruner
Welschriesling
Riesling
Chardonnay
Pinot Noir
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Where is 75% of fruit for sparkling grown?
Lower Austria
- particularly in the southern part of Weinviertal and Vienna
- over half of production takes place in Vienna
102
Major producers of Sekt?
Hugl Weine
Weingut Steininger
Weingut Brundlmayer
Wiengut Schloss Gobelsburg
Weingut Klosterneuberg (Abbey's estate production)
103
8 Regions of Niederosterreich:
Wachau
Kremstal
Kamptal
Wagram
Weinviertal
Thermenregion (not a DAC)
Traisental
Carnuntum
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Regions along the Danube influenced by the river/cool winds/Pannonian Plain?
Wachau
Kremstal
Kamptal
Traisental
Wagram
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Major co-op in Wachau?
Coop Dunrstein (now called Domaine Wachau)
1/3 vineyard land
250 growers
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Where in Wachau is Gruner planted? Slopes or Banks?
Lower pants in Loess and Sand
Riesling is planted higher on slopes to Gneiss
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Where is Wachau is Hirtzberger located:
Spitz
108
Where in Wachau is Prager located?
Weissenkirchen, wachau
109
Where in Wachau is FX Pichler located?
Oberloiben
110
Emmerich Knoll bottlings are mostly what Pradikat level?
Smaragd
111
Weingut Franz Hirtzberger single-vineyards:
Horivogl
Axpoint
Steinporz
Steinterassen
Hochrein
Rotes Tor
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Producers of Wachau:
Emmerich Knoll
FX Pichler
Prager
Nikolaihof
Veyder-Malberg
Hirtzberger
Alzinger
Rudi Pichler
Domaine Wachau
Jager
Hogl
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What are the regional wines of Wachau called?
Gebietsweine
- allow 17 grapes
- allows gemischter satz blends
- can be monovarietal or blends
- crisp, youthful
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What are the top wines of Wachau known as:
Riedenwein
- single-vineyard wines
- gruner or riesling
- must be grown in 1/157 exceptional vineyards
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What is Vinea Wachau:
a regional protection association formed in 1983
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Can stylistic categories be used instead of DAC?
Yes or in addition to
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What 4 producers formed the Vinea Wachau Nobilis Districtus in 1983?
Willhelm Schwengler (Coop Durnstein)
Joseph Jamek
Franz HIrtzberger
Franz Prager
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How are Vinea Wachau wines classified?
By weight and natural alcohol level
- focuses on farming
- hard-harvesting
- natural fermentations
- not artificial techniques, additives
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Category Levels: Vinea Wachau
Steinfeder - max 11.5% (min 15 KMW)
Federspiel - 11.5-12.5% (min 17 KMW)
Smaragd - min 12.5% (min 18.2 KMW)
120
Vinea Wachau symbols:
Steinfeder - long wispy grass near vineyards
Federspeil - bait used to lure falcons
Smaragd - sunbathing lizard
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Vinea Wachau equivalent German categories:
Steinfeder - unchapitalized QbA wines, fruit, youthful
Federspiel - Kabinett level, more pronounced varietal character
Smaragd - Spatlese, honeyed, mushroom
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How many members of Vinea Wachau? What % of Wachau production?
200 members
90% of Wachau producers
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Important Wachau villages along the Danube (northern bank):
Spitz
Joching
Weissenkirchen
Durnstein
Loiben
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Important Wachau villages along the Danube (southern bank):
Armsdorf
Rossatz
Mantern
125
Man-made feature/UNESCO Heritage site:
3 million square meters of hand-built granite walls
- mark steeply terraced vineyards
- mostly on north bank
- preserve heat and moisture
126
Wachau village w/ must heat-impact from Pannonian Plain?
Loiben
127
Elevation and gradient of Wachau?
400-600m
- average 30 degree gradient (some in Spitz are 70 degrees)
128
Soil in Wachau? Irrigation?
Largely volcanic
Irrigation is allowed by strictly regulated
129
Barrels used in Wachau?
Locally-crafted Stockinger barrels from nearby forests
130
Well-known vineyards around the village of Spitz (village furthest west):
Tausendeimerberg - delicated, easy drinking
Singerriedel and Hochrain - steeply terraced rieden, excellent site for Riesling
Brück/Schön/Kalkofen - slate-driven, southwest facing
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Spitz geographical features:
Valley funnels air from Weinviertal through to the Danube
- coolest region
- experiences latest harvest than other regions of Wachau, into December
132
Major producers near Spitz (Wachau):
Donabaum
Högl
Veyder-Malberg
Mutherthaler
133
Best producers of Achleiten (Wachau)?
Prager
Rudi Pichler
134
What do locals call the petrichor minerality?
Stinkerl
135
Ried Kellerberg is home to what revered site?
Schmidl's "Küss den Pfennig"
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One of the first named vineyards that's shared by Durnstein and Loiben?
Schütt
- where the Danube dips south and then north again
- deep loess soils
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What kinds of wines come from Loibenberg? Producers?
Powerful wines
- Loibenberg is a huge south-facing hill north of the village
- Producers: Knoll, Domaine Wachau, Alzinger
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What is the village of Mautern known for?
Thought to be the start of Austrian viticulture
- Ried: Im Weingebirge
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Producers of the Wachau:
Emmerich Knoll
Franz Hirtzberger
Rudi Pichler
FX Pichler
Prager
Veyder-Malberg
Alzinger
Domaine Wachau
Nikolaihof
Jager
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What parcel in ried Silberbrickl holds some of the oldest vines in Wachau?
Vom Stein
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Famous producers from Mautern?
Nikolaihof
- owned by the Saaks family since 1894
- famed for their biodynamics
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Who produces Vinotek?
Nikolaihof
(Smaragd Riesling)
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Hünd and Kögl (in Stein) are two acclaimed sites known for ______
their pure glimmerschiefer (mica slate) soils
144
Most-planted grape in Kremstal?
Zweigelt
- Second is Gruner
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Differences in style between Kremstal/Kamptal:
Kremstal - more influence by warm winds of Pannonian Plains. More protected than Wachau from Northerly winds.
Fuller-bodied, riper whites and bigger reds. More rain than Wachau w/ botrytis more common
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Producers of Kremstal:
Nigl
Malat
Rainer Wess
147
Kremstal DAC leading viticultural towns:
Stein
Krems
Senftenberg
Rohrendorf
Gedersdorf
Furth
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Kremstal DAC allows vines made from only ____
Gruner and Riesling
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Basic Kremstal DAC w/ no vineyard mention must have ____% ABV
12%
and show no oak influence or botrytis
150
If a vineyard is mentioned on a Kremstal DAC label, the wine must have ____% ABV
12.5%
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Kremstal Reserve DAC wines must:
- have a min 13% ABV
- cannot exceed 9 g/L RS
- and allow oak, botrytis character
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What association identifies distinct sites and quality levels in Lower Austria?
Osterreichische Tradtionsweinguter
Wines can be labelled:
- Gebietswein (regional)
- Ortswein (village)
- Lagenwein (single-vineyard)
for Wachau, Wagram, Vienna, Carnuntum, Traisental
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Osterreichische Traditionsweinguter Classification
- 2010 Inaugural classification
- name 53 Erste Lage
- 81 in 2019
- Currently 62
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Kamptal viticultural activity is centered around:
Langenlois
Neighboring towns of:
- Zöbing
- Hammern
- Lengenfeld
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What body of water influences in the Kamptal Region?
Kamp Tribrutary
- passes through center
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Geographical features of Kamptal:
Kamp Tributary
- less humidity than Kremstal
Waldviertal (forest quarter) to the west
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What is Waldviertal?
the Forest Quarter to the west of Kamptal
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What did the Kamp River create?
A gorge-like valley w/in the Bohemian Massif
159
Produces of Kamptal:
Brundlmayer
Schloss Gobelsburg
Hirsch
Loimer
Hiedler
160
When did Kamptal become a DAC?
2008
161
What vineyard in Kamptal is known for Riesling?
Gaisberg
162
Soil in Langenlois (Kamptal):
Gföhl gneiss and slate
- overlaid w/ sand, clay, and cambisol
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What is Cambisol?
Brown earth at an early stage of soil fermentation
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What massive rock formation do we find near Zöbing?
Heiligenstein
- 270 million year old Peruvian desert sandstone w/ volcanic conglomerates not found in any other vineyard in the country
- regarded as one of the most special vineyards for Riesling in Austria
165
What producers make wine from Heiligenstein?
Bründlmayer
Schloss Gobelsberg
Hirsch
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Famed rieden in Kamptal:
Gaisberg
Loiserberg (cooler, elevated, 400m)
Lamm (excellent for Gruner)
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Kamptal DAC % ABV:
Basic
Reserve
Must be Gruner or Riesling, everything else bottled as Niederosterreich
Basic - min 11.5%
Reserve - min 13%
168
Main grapes of Traisental:
Gruner Veltliner, Riesling
- only ones DAC allows
169
What do we find in historic villages of Traisental?
Heurigan - local taverns for food/wine they produce
170
Producers of Wagram:
Bernhard Ott
Leth
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Traisental is separated from Wachau by ______
The Dunkelsteinerwald - an extension of the Bohemian Massif
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Important river through Traisental:
Traisen River
173
Unique soil to Traisental?
Active limestone and conglomerate soils
174
Traisental became a DAC in what year?
2006
175
Important wine-making villages of Traisental are:
Reichersdorf
Inzersdorf
176
What was the Wagram/Traisental region previously called?
Donauland
177
What are "flysch" rocks?
Layered shale embedded w/ greywacke-sandstone
- near Wagram
178
Most prominent producers of Wagram?
Bernhard Ott - pioneer of biodynamics
Josef Fritz - 60 year old vineyards, Roter Veltliners
Ecker-Eckhof - ages reserve wines in acacia barrels
Anton Bauer - concrete eggs for old vine Weissburgunder
179
Only varietal allowed in Weinviertal DAC?
Gruner Veltliner
- Weinviertal is known for bulk production and Gemischter Satz
- also first DAC applied for/received in 2002
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Leading viticultural towns in Wienviertal:
Röschitz
Retz
Hangsdorf
Falhenstein
Paysdorf
181
What tributary of the Danube do we find in Wienviertal?
Moravia River
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The stretch from Korneuberg to Wolhersforf is called ____
Flysch Zone
- yields powerful, spicy Gruner and Weissburgunder
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Carnuntum DAC rules for grapes:
Whites: 100% Chard, Gruner, Weissburgunder, if blended - 2/3 of these varietals must be present along with Qualitatswein grapes
Reds: 100% Zweigelt or Blaufrankisch, same rules
184
Carnuntum production is primarily:
Red, 55%
- Zweigelt and Blaufrakisch
185
Three top regions of Carnuntum:
Leitha Mountains (limestone vineyards)
Arbesthal Hills (most production)
Hundsheimer Mountains
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The vineyards of "Hof" and "Underber" are located where?
on the Leitha Limestone Formation
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Pioneers of Arbesthal Hills (Carnuntum, Niederosterreich)
Gerhard Markowitsch, Walter
Glatzer, Artner Family
188
Major producers of Arbesthal Hills:
Gerhard Marjowitsch
Walter Glatzer
Artner Family
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Elegant examples of Blaufrankisch by _____
Muhr-Van de Niepoort
Johannes Trapel
In the Prellenkirchen and Spitzerberg villages of Carnuntum
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Principle grapes of the Thermenregion:
North Vineyards: Zierfandler, Rotgipfler
South Vineyards: Saint Laurent, Pinot Noir
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The northern wineries of Thermenregion are known for these grapes (Niederosterreich):
Rotgipfler
Zierfandler
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Synonym for Zierfandler grape:
Spätrot - white grape
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This region of Thermenregion at 450m above sea leavel is know for Rotgipfler:
Anninger Hills
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Thermenregion area of greatest activity:
Gumpoldskirchen - north (Anninger Hills, 450m, limestone
Tattendorf - south
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2 Hills on either side of the Danube responsible for + production (Wien/Vienna):
Bisamberg - left bank, flysch soils
Nussberg - right bank, limestone soils, considered the most prominent for quality grape-growing
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Best rieden in Nussberg:
Erse Lagen:
- Ulm
- Rosengarth
- Preussen
found midslope
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What did Wienwein achieve:
DAC status for Vienna in 2013
Sole focus on Gemiscter Satz DAC
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Wiener Gemischter Satz DAC requires:
- min 3 white varieties
- no single grape can exceed 50% of the blend
- nor can 1 grape be less than 10% if only three varieties are used
No Vineyard Designation: under 12.5% ABV and trocken style
Stated Ried on Label: above 12.5% ABV re not required to be trocken
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Burgenland's defining geographic feature:
Lake Neusiedle
- grand marsh, height rarely exceeds 1m
- lake extends across the border into Hungary
- moderating influence, acts as a heat reservoir in the summer
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Lake Neusiedl contributes to the dessert wines of what two villages:
Rust
Sweewinkel
Across from one another at narrowing of the lake
- they make borytized BA, TBA and Ausbruch from the misty-morning influenec
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Burgenland is home to 6 DAC's:
Neusiderlersee
Leithaberg
Mittelburgenland
Eisenberg
Rosalia
Ruster Ausbruch (newest)
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Largest and warmest of Burgenland's DAC's:
Neusiderlersee
- collects unobstructed heat from the Hungarian Plains
- first DAC in 2011 was from boisterous Zweigelt-based Reds
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Main white grapes of Niesiedlersee:
Welchriesling
Weissburgunder
Chardonnay
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Neusiderlersee DAC Requirements:
Red: Zweigelt is focus, others accepted w/o restriction
White: Spatlese/Auslese, qualitatswein varieties including Welschriesling
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Neusiedlersee DAC Reserve Requirements:
Red: min 60% Zweigelt, 40% other indigenous
Whites: same
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Towns of Neusiedlersee:
**Gols**
Mouchof
Halbturn
**Ilmitz**
Podersdorf
Fravenkirchen
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Pannobile Classification:
- Reds must incorporate Zweigelt, Blaukfrankisch, or St. Laurent
- Whites must have Chard, Grauburg, Weissburg, Neuberger
- formed in 1994
- includes Judith Beck, Paul Achs, Gerhard Pittnaur, Claus Preisinger
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Dessert-wine focused villages in the Seewinkl sector:
Illmitz
Apeton
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The warm gravel soils of Seewinkl in the south are home to:
- dry reds/whites
- but largely late-harvest botrytized styles
- also schilfwein and strohwein
*less diurnal shit than Rust, softer acidity
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In addition to Lake Neusiedl, how many other surrounding lakes are there?
47 lakes
referred to a Zicklachen
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White grapes used in late-harvest wines from Neusiedlersee:
Welschriesling (11% most noted)
Weissbrgunder
Chardonnay
Gruner
Muscat Ottonel
Muskateller
SB
Samling 88 (Scheurebe)
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Who pioneers the Schifwein (reed wine) technique in Austria?
Willi Opitz
- grapes that aren't destine for botrytis are dried on reed mats for six to eight weeks
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Leithaberg DAC
- est 2010
Reds: min 85% Blaufrankisch, + PN, Zweigelt, or St. Laurent. No more than 2.5 g/L RS. Must age 2 years in "modest oak"
Whites: must be a comp. of Chard, Gruner, Neuburger, and/or Weissbrgunder. 1 year aging in oak or steel. Min 12.5%.
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What separates Leithaberg from Canuntu, and Thermenregion?
Leitha Mountains
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First DAC allowing white AND reds grapes in Austria?
Leithaberg
White - 2009
Red - 2008
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Geological factors of Leithaberg:
Lake Neusiedl (On the lake's west side)
Leitha Mountains
Pannonian Plain
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Crustaceous limestone of Leithaberg:
"Leithakalk"
- Soils containing mica-schist, gneiss, crustaceous limestone
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Ruster Ausbruch DAC:
- Produced exclusively from Rust grapes
- production/bottling must occur in Rust
- one or more white qualitatswein varieties: Weiss, Chard, Muskateller, Grau, Furmint
- 45 g/L RS
- used botrytized grapes
- hand-harvest
- must be vintage-dated
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Producers of Ausbruch (Rust, Neusiedlersee)
Heidi Schrock
Ernst
Tribaumer
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Prominent members of the Circle Ruster Ausbruch:
- established in 1991
- growers seeking to preserve/promote a more traditional style
- 10 producers
- Hiedi Schrock
- Ernst Tribaumer
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Geographical features of Rosalia DAC:
Sits in the alpine foothills of Rosalia Range
Wulka River flows to Lake Neusiedl
- Small community, dozen winemakers
- formerly a Grosslage prior to DAC
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Rosalia DAC: Reds
Blaufrankisch and/or Zweigelt, w/ at least one comprising 85% of the blend
"Ried" only fo red wine, max 4 g/L RS
DAC: 12%
DAC Reserve: 13% Red only
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Rosalia DAC: Rose
*First to legally protect Rose
Must be made from one of more Qualitatswein varieties
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What mountains surround the ampitheater of Mittelburgenland:
Sopron - north
Bucklige Welt Hill - west
Koszeg Mountains - south
Protected from wine, 300 days of sunshin
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Mittelburgenland DAC:
Blaufrankisch:
DAC (min 12.5 max 13%)
DAC Ried (min 13% max 13.5%)
DAC Reserve (min 13% no max)
DAC (Stainless or used, Aug 1)
DAC Ried (Large and used, Oct 1st)
DAC Reserve (Used or New, Mar 1 of second year)
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Key producers of Mittelburgenland:
Moric
J. Heinrich
Iby
Franz Weninger
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Styles of wine permitted in Rosalia DAC:
Dry still red and rose from Blaufrankisch and Zweigelt
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What is "Grande Rosalia" "Rosolo" "Rosolita"?
Grand Rosalia - 13.5% ABV, recognizable oak
Rosolo/Rosolita - wine from hand-harvest, dried grapes. Rosolo is dry. 15% ABV. Rosolita is sweet.
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4 Primary municipalities of Mittelburgenland:
Deutschkreutz
Neckenmarkt
Horitschon (north)
Lutzmannsburg (south)
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Celebrated "rieden" of Mittelburgenland:
Hochächer - in Horitschon
Hochberg - in Nechenmarkt
Goldberg - in Deutschkreutz
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What does "Eisenberg" mean?
"Iron Mountain"
- significant vineyards sit on Eisenberg Hill which used to be an iron ore mine
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Eisenberg DAC:
Only Blaufrankisch in two styles:
DAC - fruit-forward, min 12%, no oak
Reserve - 13%, perceptible oak influence
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Producers of Eisenberg:
Weingut Krutzler
Weingut Wacheter-Wiesler
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Regions of Steiermark (Styria):
Sudsteiermark DAC
Vulkanland Steiermark DAC
Weststeiermark DAC
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Permitted varietals in Styria (8):
Welschreisling
Weissburgunder
Morillon
Grauburgunder
Riesling
Muskateller
SB
Traminer
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Geographical features of Styria:
Adriatic sends warmth from north
Cooler Alpine winds from north
Warm Pannonian currents from east
Koralpe mountain airstreams from the west
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Most-planted grapes of Styria:
Weslchriesling #1
SB #2
Weissburgunder
Blauer Wildbacher is important for red
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Where do we find the most Chardonnay in Austria?
Styria
called Morillon, limestone soils
Limestone hills of Leithaberg, Burgenland produce Burgundian expressions
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Most prominent white grape in Styria?
Welschriesling
- used for casual dry wines in taverns
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Smallest growing region of Styria? What is it known for?
Susteiermark
- known for SB that "rivals Sancerre"
- and Chardonnay = Burgundian parallels
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4 DAC-recognized villages of Sudsteiermark? Soils?
Gamlitz (sanq, quartz)
Ehrenhausen (fossilized limestone, clay)
Eichberg (gravel, pebbles)
Lenschach (calcareous marl)
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Highest and steepest vineyards in Styria (known for Rieslng)
Kitzeck
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What producer championed Sauvignon Blanc in Sudsteiermark?
Manfred Tement
- est 1979
- Willi Sattler is also important, among first to promote and bottle highquality dry wines
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Important "rieden" of Sudsteiermark:
Zieregg
Grassnitzberg
Obegg
Hochgrassnizberg
Sernau
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What are 3/4 of all the Styria vineyards sited on?
Deposits of the Styrian Basin - extends eastward to Pannonian Basin
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"The Steiermark" is formed from the geological merging of the _____ and _____
Penninic and Astroalpine Superunit
- northern calcareous alps
- Joslland
- Sausal
- Koralpe Mountain Range
