Austria - ST Questions 19.12.20

Question 1

What is the minimum drying period for grapes destined for Strohwein in Austria?

Answer 1

3 months

Question 2

What was the first DAC and when was it issued?

Answer 2

Weinviertel, 2003

Question 3

What is the minimum must weight requirement in KMW and maximum yield in hl/ha allowed for Austrian Qualitatswein?

Answer 3

15 KMW, 65.7 hl/ha

Question 4

What are the minimum alcohol levels allowed for Austrian Qualitatswein and Pradikatswein?

Answer 4

Qualitatswein 9%, Pradikatswein 5%

Question 5

What are the minimum must weights in KMW for the various Pradikats in Austrian Pradikatswein?

Answer 5

Spatlese 19 KMW, Auslese 21 KMW, Beerenauslese 25 KMW, Strohwein/Schilfwein 25 KMW, Eiswein 25 KMW, TBA 30 KMW

Question 6

What is the maximum alcohol for Austrian Sekt Klassik?

Answer 6

12.5%

Question 7

What is the minimum alcohol required for Austrian wines labelled as Reserve?

Answer 7

13%

Question 8

What was the name of the first Austrian Sparkling wine brand, still owned today by the Schlumberger Wine and Sekt Company?

Answer 8

Goldeck

Question 9

What are the minimum aging requirements for the different levels of Austrian Sekt?

Answer 9

Klassik – 9mths bottle or 6 months tank
Reserve 18 mths on lees
Grosse Reserve 36 mths on lees

Question 10

What is Pfefferl the Austrian name for and to which grape is it most commonly associated?

Answer 10

Rotundone, Gruner Veltliner

Question 11

In which DAC would you find the producers Weingut Tement, Polz and Sattlerhof?

Answer 11

Sud-Steiermark

Question 12

Joching, Weissenkirchen and Dürnstein are all villages in which DAC?

Answer 12

Wachau

Question 13

In which Ried would you find the parcel Vom Stein which is home to some of the oldest vines in the Wachau.

Answer 13

Silberbichl in Mautern

Question 14

What does OTW stand for and what regions does it apply to?

Answer 14

Osterreichische Traditionweinsguter, Kamptal, Kremstal, Traisental, Wagram, Wien

Question 15

What is Sturm?

Answer 15

Partially Fermented Grape Must

Question 16

In which region would you primarily find Roter Veltliner?

Answer 16

Wagram

Question 17

Which DAC contains the Leitha Mountains, Arbesthal Hills, and Hundsheimer Mountains?

Answer 17

Carnuntum

Question 18

A Neusiedlersee DAC red wine must contain what percentage of Zweigelt?

Answer 18

60%

Question 19

Noble sweet Neusiedlersee white reserve wines made with grapes from Apetlon, Illmitz, and/or Podersdorf may be labelled with which sub-region?

Answer 19

Seewinkel

Question 20

List the permitted grapes for Mitteburgenland DAC.

Answer 20

Blaufrankisch

Question 21

Which DAC is known for Schilcher wines and from which grape? Describe the style produced

Answer 21

Weststeiermark, Blauer Wildbacher. Still, Frizzante or Spumante Rosé

Question 22

What does STK stand for and which Styrian DAC is excluded?

Answer 22

Steirische Terroir und Klassikweingüter, Weststeiermark

Question 23

Who makes the following wines?
Unendlich Smaragd Riesling
Loibner Vinothekfullung Smaragd Riesling
Welschriesling TBA Nummer 9

Answer 23

Unendlich Smaragd Riesling – F.X. Pichler
Loibner Vinothekfullung Smaragd Riesling – Emmerich Knoll
Welschriesling TBA Nummer 9 – Kracher

Question 24

Which style of wine can be made as varietally labelled Rosalia DAC?

Answer 24

Reds only (Rose cannot mention grape variety)

Question 25

Which River flows through Rosalia to join the Neuseedlersee?

Answer 25

Wulka river

Question 26

What are the minimum amount of grape varieties that make up a Wiener Gemischter Satz DAC wine and what are the minimum and maximum percentages of the blend that any one variety can represent?

Answer 26

3 varieties, each to a minimum of 10% and maximum of 50%

Question 27

Which DAC is protected by the Ödenburg Mountains to the north, the Bucklige Welt hills to the west, and the Günser Mountains to the south?

Answer 27

Mittelburgenland

Question 28

What are the two major soil types in Traisental?

Answer 28

Limestone and gravel

Question 29

In which DAC would you find these major vineyards?

Answer 29

Bisamberg, Nussberg, Kahlenberg, Georgenberg

Question 30

What is Samling 88?

Answer 30

A synonym for Scheurebe

Question 31

What are the principal varieties for Bourgogne Mousseux?

Answer 31

Pinot Noir and Gamay (plus Cesar in the Yonne only)

Question 32

Which communal appellation shares borders with both Meursault and Volnay?

Answer 32

Monthelie

Question 33

In which AOP would you find the Premier Cru ‘Le Clos de Monsieur Noly’?

Answer 33

Pouilly-Fuissé

Question 34

For which PDO are each of the following producers most famous? 
Arnaldo Caprai 
Schloss Gobelsburg 
Domaine Skouras 
Bodegas AALTO

Answer 34

Arnaldo Caprai – Sagrantino di Montefalco
Schloss Gobelsburg – Kamptal
Domaine Skouras – Nemea
Bodegas AALTO – Ribera del Duero

Question 35

List the zones of South Australia.

Answer 35

(x8) Mount Lofty, The Peninsulas, Far North, Fleurieu, Lower Murray, Limestone Coast, Adelaide Superzone, Barossa

Question 36

What are the subs of Great Southern GI?

Answer 36

Albany, Denmark, Frankland River, Mount Barker, Porongorup

Question 37

In which GI would you find Seppelt and Mount Lanhi Ghiran?

Answer 37

Grampians

Question 38

What are the GIs of Auckland?

Answer 38

Kumeu, Matakana, Waheke Island

Question 39

Which Marlborough producer makes the F-series range of wines?

Answer 39

Framingham

Question 40

List 4 variations of Bock.

Answer 40

Maibock (Helles Bock), Doppelbock, Eisbock, Weizenbock