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1
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How many hectares of vineyards does Austria have?

What’s their annual production?

What is the percentage of red and white wine from Austria?

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Austria:
46.000 ha

2,5 million hl per year

34% red, 66% white

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What does GU mean in Austria?

What is a commonly occuring term for GU?

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Austria:
Geschützte Ursprungsbezeichenung
(Protected designation of origin PDO)

Guaranteed origin and the wine complies with rules.

Qualitätswein

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What terms fall under GU in Austria?

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GU Austria:

Kabinett = a wine with max 9 grams of residual sugar per liter

Prädikatswein = with the addition of a prädikat, e.g. Spätlese, Auslese, Beerenauslese, Trockenbeerenauslese.

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Waarop is het predikaat in Oostenrijk gebasseerd?

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Het predikaat in Oostenrijk is gebasseerd op het mostgewicht van de druiven

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What is DAC in Austria?

What is GGA in Austria?

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DAC = Districtus Austriae Controllatus
Guaranteed origin and the wine complies with rules that protect typicality of the origin.

GGA = BGA = Geschützte Geografische Angabe
Traditionally it was a country wine. Guaranteed origin and the wine complies with rules.

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How many DAC regions are there in Austria?

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15 DAC regions in Austria.

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What is the Austrian term for an individual vineyard?

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Ried.

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How many hectares of vineyards does Niederösterreich have?

What grapes can be found there?

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Niederösterreich:
27.000 ha

Grüner Veltliner
Riesling

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What are the subregions of Niederösterreich?

How big are these regions?

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Subregions of Niederösterreich:

Kremstal = 2200 ha
Kamptal = 3800 ha
Wachau = 1350 ha

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What’s the most important soil type of Kremstal?

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Kremstal:
Löss

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What is the soil type of Kamptal?

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Kamptal:
Löss, gravel and red standstone

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What soil type does Wachau have?

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De bodem in Wachau is
Stenig graniet en gneiss bodems

The soil in Wachau is stony granite and gneis

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Order the Wachau wines according to ripeness, starting with the lightest.

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Wachau:
1. Steinfeder
2. Federspiel
3. Smaragd

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How many hectares of vineyards does Burgenland have?

What climate and soil type does Burgenland have?

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Burgenland:
14.000 ha

Continental field climate

A big variation in soil types, from loam to sand, clay and slate.

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What wine is coming from Burgenland?

What grapes come from Burgenland?

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Burgenland:
Rood, droog en (edel)zoet wit

Red, dry and (noble) sweet white

Zweigelt
Blaufrankisch

Welschriesling,
Grüner Veltliner

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What DAC is valid for Zweigelt in Burgenland?

What DAC is valid for Blaufrankisch in Burgenland?

What are some characteristics of these wines?

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DAC Zweigelt Burgenland:
DAC Neusiedlersee

DAC Blaufrankisch Burgenland:
DAC Mittelburgenland

The wines are full-bodied and solid

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How many hectares of vineyard area does Steiermark have?

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Steiermark:
4200 ha

18
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What wine comes from Steiermark?

What grapes?

What are some characteristics of wines from Steiermark?

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Steiermark:
White wine

Welschriesling
Sauvignon Blanc
Muskateller (=Muscat)
Morillon (=Chardonnay)

Characteristics: remarkably expressive, aromatic, fresh, light-footed

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How many hectares of vineyard does Switzerland have?

What’s their annual production?

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Switzerland:
15.000 ha

1 million hl per year

20
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How many percent of red and white wine does Switzerland produce?

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Switzerland:
60% red
40% white

21
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What’s the most important wine region in Switzerland?

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Valais (Wallis in German)

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What soil types do the vineyards have in Switzerland?

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Switzerland has calcareous soils.

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What are some famous wines from Valais?

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Valais:
Light, dry white wine from Fendant (made from local grape Chasselas)

Juicy Pinot Noir

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What is a regional specialty of Valais?

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Specialty of Valais:
Dôle, a medium-bodied blend of Pinot Noir and Gamay

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Welke druiven komen voor in Valais?

What grapes can be found in Valais?

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Druiven in Valais(Zwitserland):
Rood:
Pinot Noir (Blauburgunder),
gamay,
merlot

Wit:
Fendant(=chasselas)

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