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Scandal of Austria?

Name date

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Antifreeze
Using diethylene glycol
1985

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Who and when banned grape growing north of alps

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79 CE
Domitian
To drive the domestic Italian wine trade

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Monks in Austria

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Cistercian monks from Burgundy influenced winemaking 10-13 centuries

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4
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Establishment of Klosterneuburg wine institute

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1860

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First official wine low

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1907

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What Lenz Moser introduced?

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Hochkultur training in 1950

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When vinea Wachau Nobilis Districtus was formed

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1983

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When OTW was est?

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1992

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When Austria joined the EU

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1995

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10
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First DAC?

When

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2003

Weinviertel

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PDO structure for Sekt when?

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2016

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12
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Ha of vineyards in total and in every region

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44900

44.912 ha. The federal states of Niederösterreich (27,160 ha), Burgenland (11,904 ha) and Steiermark (5,054ha) are defined as generic winegrowing regions, there are also 17 specific winegrowing regions, including Wien (580 ha) and the area Bergland with five winegrowing regions

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Bordering countries

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8
Switzerland 
Lichtenstein 
Czech Republic
Slovakia
Hungary 
Slovenia
Germany
Italy
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Bergland with five winegrowing regions

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Kärnten, Oberösterreich, Salzburg, Tirol, Vorarlberg

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Amount of gv officially approved for the production of Qualitätswein or Qualitätswein with a special level of ripeness and/or method of production (Prädikatswein) and Landwein.

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40

26 white + 14 red

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16
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% of red plantings

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1/3

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17
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Dates for DACs

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2003
Weinviertel DAC

2006
Mittelburgenland DAC
Traisental DAC

2007
Kremstal DAC

2008
Kamptal DAC

2009
Leithaberg DAC

2010
Eisenberg DAC

2012
Neusiedlersee DAC (dessert wine introduced 2020)

2013
Wiener Gemischter Satz DAC

2018
Vulkanland Steiermark DAC
Südsteiermark DAC
Weststeiermark DAC
Rosalia DAC

2019
Carnuntum DAC

2020
Wachau DAC
Ruster Ausbruch DAC

2022
Wagram

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18
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DAC map

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+Wagram and Ruster Ausbruch

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DAC map

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+Wagram

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Austrian federal states map

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21
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Plain and mountains in Austria

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Pannonian plain

Alps and Carpathian mount range

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Soils of lower Austria

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Granite and sedimentary silty wind blown loess

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Burgenland soils

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Danubian deposits and calcareous sandy gravels

Also pockets of loam and non calcareous clays throughout central burgenland

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Unique soils of Leithaberg

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Limestone composed of sea fossils as well as schist and gneiss

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Styria soils
``` Silt Marl Sand Gravel Sandstine Gneiss Amphibolite Limestone and volcanic basalts ```
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Lake on the border of Austria Germany and Switzerland
Lake Constance or Bodensee
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Main Austrian river
Danube
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Lake borders Hungary
Neusiedl
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Climate
Generally warm-to-hot Continental
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Driest region | Average rainfall
Lower Austria, 450-550 mm of rainfall Vienna 700 mm Burgenland 600 mm Styria 900 mm
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Blau meaning
Blue
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What is KMW
Klosterneuburg Must Weight Scale 1 gram of sugar per 100 grams of grape must 1 kmw = 4,98 degrees of Oechsle =0,65 Be
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How to count KMW to abv
(KMW -4)*0,85 = abv for white | (KMW-4) * 0,8 = abv for red
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Classification levels of Austria
Wein Landwein Qualitatswein Wein and Landwein 6,5% of overall production
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What category is equal to PGI
``` Landwein Gv approved for qualitatswein 100% grapes must come solely from one of three wine growing area: Weinland Steirerland Bergland ```
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Min KMW and abv for Qualitatswein
``` 15 KMW 9 abv (5% for Pradikat) ```
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Austrian pradikat system
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Who started producing Austrian sparkling wines
Robert Alwin Schlumberger after working in Ruinart
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When first Austrian sparkling brand was born
1859 | Goldeck
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Amount of DACs?
17 (by 2022)
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When Sekt gets its PDO
2022 | Now only made in Austria
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Sekt rules and levels
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Difference between Austrian Sekt and Sekt Austria PDO gU
Austrian Sekt is not PDO. Grapes must come from Austria but production is not necessary Sekt Austria may only come from single state
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Dosage and juice extraction for Sekt Austria reserve and Grosse reserve
Reserve - 60% extraction GR - 50% Max 12 gL dosage for both
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Principal gv and regions for Sekt production
Main:Gruner and Welshriesling Other: Riesling Chardonnay Pinot Noir 75% Lower Austria 20% Burgenland
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Where Gemischter Satz is permitted
Vienna | Wachau DAC
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Parents of Gruner?
Traminer and probably St Georgen from Eisenstadt
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%of Gruner in Lower Austria
90%
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Most planted gv
Gruner 14500 ha Zweigelt Welshriesling and Blaufrankish
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Riesling name in Austria
Weisser Riesling | Rheinriessling
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Pinot Blanc synonyms
Klevner | Weissburgunder
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Chardonnay in Styria
Morillon
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Ha of Riesling
About 2000 ha
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What was Sauvignon known in Austria
Muscat-Sylvaner before 1980s
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Additional white gv
``` Rotgipfler Samling 88 (Scheurebe) Neuburger Traminer Muskateller ```
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What gv is Muskateller or Gelber Muskateller
Muscat Blanc
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When Zweigelt was created? By whom?
1922 in Klosterneuburg | Fritz Zweigelt
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Blaufrankish parents
Gouais Blanc | Zimmettraube
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Blauburger parents? Who created? Where is it popular?
Blauer Portugieser Blaufrankish 1923 Fritz Zweigelt Weinviertel
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What region doesn’t have its DAC
Thermenregion

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