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Austrian Wine Flashcards

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1
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Alcohol level of Federspiel?

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11.5% to 12.5%

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2
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Alcohol level of Smaragd?

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Minimum of 12.5%

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3
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Alcohol level of Steinfeder?

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Maximum alcohol of 11.5%

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4
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Gesellmann, Wellanschitz, and Krutzler are all respected producers specializing in what variety?

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Blaufränkisch

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5
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Where is the Loibenberg vineyard found?

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Wachau

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6
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High quality Sauvignon Blanc is associated with which region in Austria?

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Stiermark

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7
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In which DAC are the following vineyards found: Heiligenstein, Lamm, and Dechant.

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Kamptal

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8
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In which DAC is Langenlois found?

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Kamptal

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9
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In which DAC is the village of Weissenkirchen found?

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Wachau

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10
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In which DAC is vineyard of Achleiten found?

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Wachau

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11
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Just as the Lamm vineyard is on the same slope as Heiligenstein, the _________ vineyard is on the same slope as Gaisberg.

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Kobelberg

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12
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Schilfwein is different from strohwein in what key way?

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Strohwein is dried on straw, schilfwein is dried on reeds

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13
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Select the most challenging of the vintages in Austria in the last 10 years.

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2014

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14
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The DAC classification is on par with which French classification?

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AOC

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15
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The organization STK is based in what region?

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Steiermark

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16
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Wachau’s finest estates?

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FX Pichler

Prager

Emmerich Knoll

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17
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Wagram was named _____ prior to 2007

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Donauland

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18
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What are 2 synonyms for Chardonnay in Austria?

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Morillon

Feinburgunder

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19
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What are the 3 quality levels for Austrian wine?

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Wein

Landwein

Qualitatswein

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20
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What are the 4 major winemaking regions from N to S in Austria?

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Niederosterreich

Wien

Burgenland

Styria

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21
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What are the tenets of the Codex Wachau?

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No additives “chaptilization”

No aromatization “barrique”

No fractionation “de-alcoholization”

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22
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What are the three best dry white wine vintages for Austria in the 1990s?

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1990, 1997, 1999

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23
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What is Sturm?

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A half-fermented, sparkling grape juice—usually accompanies harvest-time meals.

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24
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What is ausbruch?

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A traditional sweet wine similar to Tokaji. Richly concentrated botrytis affected must is added to less concentrated must. The two are fermented together and aged in barrel before release. Furmint, Chardonnay, Muskateller, Pinot Blanc,Traminer are used.

25
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What is Gemischter Satz?

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Traditional white field blends

26
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What is Ausbruch?

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Means ‘outbreak’. From village of Rust and botrytis affected sweet wine

27
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What is heuriger?

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A nouveau wine from Vienna consumed in its infancy in taverns of the same name

28
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What is Niederosterreich’s westernmost subregion?

A

Wachau

29
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What is Schilcher?

A

Racy style of local rose made from Blauer Wildbacher

30
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What is strohwein?

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A dried grape wine of at least Beerenauslese ripeness

31
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What is Sturm?

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A fresh, half fermented sparkling grape juice

32
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What is the largest wine growing region in the country?

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Niederosterreich

33
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What is the name of Niepoort’s collaboration in Austria?

A

Muhr Van Der Nierpoort in Carnuntum

34
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What is the Neusiedlersee?

A

A large, shallow lake found in Burgenland which has a cooling influence

35
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What is the Niederösterreich’s largest subzone?

A

Weinviertel

36
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What is the only capital city in Europe to have its own wine appellation within city limits?

A

Vienna

37
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What is the Wachau’s classification?

A

Steinfeder

Federspiel

Smaragd

38
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What is Vie Vinum?

A

Austria’s grand bi-annual wine conference/trade show

39
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What is Wiener Gemischter Satz?

A

Wines must be a blend of at least 3 white varieties. No single variety may compose more than 50% of the blend, and 3 varieties must make up at least 10% each.

40
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What village is Nikolaihoff located in?

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(Mautern - Wachau)

41
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What was Austria’s 1st DAC?

A

Weinviertel

42
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When was Vinea Wachau founded?

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1983

43
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Where is Alois Kracher estate found?

A

The village of Illmitz in Neusiedlersee

44
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Where is Ausbruch made?

A

On the western shore of Neusiedlersee in the free city of Rust

45
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Where is Nikolaihif located?

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Wachau

46
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Where is the Alois Kracher estate located?

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The village of Illmitz in Neusiedlersee.

47
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Which Austrian oenologist pioneered hochkultur training?

A

Lenz Moser

48
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Which is the only Austrian DAC which produces only dry rose wines?

A

Schilcherland DAC

49
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Which regions of the Niederosterreich may contain Erste Lages?

A

Kremstal
Kamptal
Wagram
Traisental

50
Q

Who produces “Unendlich” Riesling?

A

FX Pichler

51
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Zweigelt is a crossing of which 2 varieties?

A

Blaufrankisch x St Laurent

52
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Axpoint, Berg Burg and Steinberg are vineyards located in what village?

A

SPITZ - Wachau

53
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Grub, Lamm & Renner are all vineyards located in which DAC?

A

Kamptal DAC

54
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Kollmutz and Hochrain and located in what village and region?

A

Wosendorf / Wachau - Rudi Pichler

55
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List the 4 DAC of the Neiderosterrich.

A

Kamptal (W - R+GV)
Kremstal (W - R +GV)
Weinviertel (W - GV)
Traisental (W - R+GV)

56
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List the 4 Non - DAC of the Neiderosterrich.

A

Carnuntum (W+R)
Wachau (W)
Wagram (W+R)
Thermenregion (R+W)

57
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What village is Alois Kracher located in?

A

Illmitz / Neusiedlersee

58
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Which region was Austria’s first to be granted DAC status?

A

Weinviertel

59
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Austrian equivalent of ‘Winzersekt’?

A

Hauersekt

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