General Austria

Question 1

What are the 3 tiers of Austrian Sekt Qualitatswein?

Answer 1

Klassik
Reserve
Grosse Reserve

Question 2

Which weinbaugabiete would you find the Gaisberg vineyard in?

Answer 2

Kamptal (Zobing village)

Question 3

What is the max yield for all of Austrian wine?

Answer 3

75 hl/ha

Question 4

In what weinbaugabiete would you find the Loibenberg vineyard?

Answer 4

Wachau, produced by F.X. Pichler

Question 5

What is the common name for Morillon?

Answer 5

Chardonnay (also called Feinburgunder)

Question 6

What is Gemischter Satz?

Answer 6

White blend from Vienna
Blend of at least 3 varieties
No single variety can account for more than 50%
The 3rd variety must be more than 10%
From Vienna

Question 7

What are some of the requirements of the Codex Wachau?

Answer 7

solely grapes grown in the Wachau, bottled in the Wachau, no additives/chaptalization/aromatization.

Question 8

What level of pradikat is Smaragd must weight requirements equivalent to?

Answer 8

Spätlese

Question 9

When was the first TBA wine recorded in Austria?

Answer 9

1526, predating Germany

Question 10

What is Neuburger a crossing of?

Answer 10

Roter Veltliner x Silvaner

Question 11

What DAC in Austria only existed in 2017?

Answer 11

Schilcherland DAC in 2017, only allows rosé

Question 12

What are the 3 tiers of the Codex Wachau?

Answer 12

Steinfeder: max 11.5% abv, min 15 KMW. named after a local grass.
Federspiel: 11.5-12.5% abv, min 17 KMW. named after a
Smaragd: 12.5% abv and up, min 19 KMW. named after a green lizard.

Question 13

What is the word for terraced in Austria?

Answer 13

Terrassen

Question 14

What is the term for old vine in Austria?

Answer 14

Alte Reben

Question 15

What was the first DAC in Austria?

Answer 15

Weinvertal in 2002

Question 16

What important event affected the Austrian wine industry in the 1980s?

Answer 16

Scandal in 1985 involving producers chaptalizing wines with diethylene glycol resulted in stricter wine laws and improved quality.

Question 17

Where is Ausbruch a specialty?

Answer 17

Rust

Question 18

How do Austrians refer to grower sparkling?

Answer 18

Hauer Sekt

Question 19

How many weinbaugabiete are in Austria?

Answer 19

16

Question 20

What river flows through Kamptal?

Answer 20

Kamp River

Question 21

What is another name for Welschriesling?

Answer 21

Grasevina, Laski Riesling, Riesling Italico, Rizling Vlassky, Rizlink Vlassky

Question 22

What is diethylene glycol?

Answer 22

A toxic substance used in antifreeze that was used to chaptalize wine (at low levels) in Austria in the early 80s.

Question 23

Which weinbaugabiete would you find the Pfaffenberg vineyard in?

Answer 23

Kremstal (Stein village)

Question 24

What are the 3 tiers of Austrian wines?

Answer 24

Wein, Landwein, Qualitatswein

Question 25

What are the requirements for Hauer Sekt?

Answer 25

must label with village, vineyard, variety, and vintage

Question 26

What is the max ABV for Kabinett in Austria?

Answer 26

13%

Question 27

Name 3 requirements to be classified as Qualitatswein.

Answer 27

Come from a single anbaugabiete, 9% min ABV, pass tasting panels and chemical analysis, min 15 KMW, Max yield 67.5 hl/ha, min 4g/L TA.

Question 28

What is Zweigelt a crossing between?

Answer 28

Blaufrankisch x St. Laurent, developed in 1922

Question 29

What is the tern for sur lie in Austria?

Answer 29

Hefeazburg

Question 30

When did the Codex Wachau begin?

Answer 30

1983

Question 31

What percentage of Austria’s production is Qualitatswein?

Answer 31

2/3

Question 32

What are the 3 geographic regions for Landwein?

Answer 32

Weinland (includes Niederosterreich, Wein, and Burgenland) Steierland (Steiermark)
Bergland (rest of the countryside)