Austria, Switzerland, Hungary, Croatia, Romania, Georgia, Ukraine

Question 1

The majority of Austria’s vineyard land lie in what three eastern states?

Answer 1

Niederosterreich
Bergenland
Steirmark

Question 2

Austria’s climate and viticultural conditions are similar to what region in Germany?

Answer 2

Baden

Question 3

How many grape varieties are allowed at the Qualitatswein or Pradikatswein level in Austria?

Answer 3

35. 22 white and 13 red

Question 4

What is Austria’s signature grape variety?

Answer 4

Gruner Veltliner

Question 5

What river runs through the Austrian wine regions?

Answer 5

Danube

Question 6

What is the percentage of white wine production in Austria?

Answer 6

66%

Question 7

What is the Austrian name for Chardonnay?

Answer 7

Morillon

Question 8

What is the second most widely planted grape in Austria, and the most prominent red variety?

Answer 8

Zweigelt

Question 9

What is the Austrian measure for must weight called?

Answer 9

KMW (Klosterneuburger Mostwaage)

Question 10

What is the KMW conversions to Brix and Oechsle?

Answer 10

KMV = 1.2 Brix
KMV = 5 Oechsle

Question 11

What are the levels of ripeness for Austrian Pradikatswein from least to most ripe?

Answer 11

Spatlese, 
Auslese, 
Beerenauslese and Eisvein and Strohwein, 
Ausbruch, 
Trockenbeerenauslese

Question 12

The DAC’s Eisenberg, Leithaberg, Mittelburgenland and Neusiedlersee are all in what Weingaubiete?

Answer 12

Burgenland

Question 13

The DAC’s Kamptal, Kremstal, Traisental and Weinviertel are all in what Weingaubiete?

Answer 13

Niederosterreich

Question 14

The DAC Wiener Gemischter Satz is located near what city and in what Weingaubiete?

Answer 14

Vienna (Wein)

Question 15

The Wachau region of Austria instituted what terms for it’s dry white wines to indicate levels of ripeness?

Answer 15

Steinfeder (light)
Federspiel (classic)
Smaragd (full or powerful)

Question 16

Bergwein is Austrian wine made from grapes that are grown on extraordinarily steep slopes what at lease a _____% gradient.

Answer 16

26%

Question 17

The style of wine grown in Austria on very steep gradients is known as

Answer 17

bergwein

Question 18

What Austrian quality wine region, or Weinbaugebiete, is known for focusing on Gruner Veltliner and Riesling?

Answer 18

Niedersterreich

Question 19

What Austrian quality wine region, or Weinbaugebiete, is best known from it’s dry reds primarily from Blaufrankisch or Zweigelt?

Answer 19

Burgenland

Question 20

Which Pradikat level of ripeness is made by adding non-botrytis grapes with botrytized grapes from the same vineyard and then fermented together?

Answer 20

Ausbruch

Question 21

What is the most famous wine from Hungary?

Answer 21

Tokaji

Question 22

The town in the northeast of Hungary known for it’s sweet dessert wines is

Answer 22

Tokaj

Question 23

What are the grapes used in Tokaji?

Answer 23

Furment and Harslevelu

Question 24

What is the name of a dry red wine from Hungary?

Answer 24

Bikaver or Bull’s Blood

Question 25

Botrytis affected grapes in Hungary are called

Answer 25

aszu

Question 26

The stylistic term determined by the concentration of sugar in Tokaji is

Answer 26

puttonyo

Question 27

The top level of Tokaji made from the free run juice of the sweetest, most botrytized and had selected berries is called

Answer 27

Aszuessenzia

Question 28

Croatia’s indigenous grape Crljenak Kastelanski is the predecessor of what variety that was taken to the United States and renamed? and in Italy?

Answer 28

Zinfindel, Primativo

Question 29

The white grape Chasselas is also known as ____ in Switzerland.

Answer 29

Fendant