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General Austria Information Flashcards

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Who built the steep terraces along the Danube?

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Monks from monasteries in Bavaria and Salzburg.

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What is the Austrian classification system based on?

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Must weight of grapes

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What and when was the anti-freeze scandal?

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In 1985, diethylene glycol was found to have been added to bulk wines to add sweetness and body.

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Who is believed to have been growing vines in Austria in 5th Century BC?

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The Celts

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Where was Austria’s first viticultural and oenological school, and when was it founded?

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Klosternenberg, 1860

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Weinvertal is known for having what climate?

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Dry

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Austria is known for what kind of vine system?

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Lenz Moser

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Co-operatives produce how much of Austrian wine?

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15%

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What is unique about the Lenz Moser system?

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Wide rows (35M/11.5ft), higher trunks (1.3m)

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For which Austrian wines is chaptalization allowed?

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Qualitatswein

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Is acidification allowed in Austria?

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No (2003 was an exception)

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What does KMW stand for?

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Klosterneuberger Mostwaage

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1 degree KMW is equivalent to ____% of sugar in must weight.

How many degrees Oechsle?

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1%

5 degrees Oechsle

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Gruner Veltliner accounts for how much of Austria’s vineyard area?

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36%

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Where is Gruner Veltliner important?

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Lower Austria and Vienna

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What is the second most important grape variety in Austria?

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Welschriesling

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17
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What is Austria’s most commonly planted Muscat variety?

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Muscat Ottonel

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18
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Where are most of Austria’s wine regions?

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In the east

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Burgenland borders what country?

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Hungary

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20
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What is Austria’s largest wine region?

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Weinvertel

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What is Kamptal named after?

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The river Kamp

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What is the most famous Riesling site of Kamptal?

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Zobinger Heiligenstein

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What is RS of trocken?

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= or less than 9 g/l

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What is RS of halbtrocken?

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9-12 g/l

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What is RS of halbsuss of lieblich?
12-45 g/l
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What is RS of suss?
+45 g/l
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Tafelwein must achieve what must weight?
10.6 KMW 51 Oechsle
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Traditionally, Tafelwein is sold in what bottles?
2 liter bottles
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Landwein is required to reach what KMW?
14 KMW 68 Oechsle
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What is required must weight of Qualitatswein?
15 KMW | 73 Oechsle
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What is minimum alcohol of Qualitatswein?
9%
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What is minimum must weight of Kabinett?
17 KMW | 84 Oechsle
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What is minimum must weight of Spatlese?
19 KMW | 94 Oechsle
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What is minimum must weight of Auslese?
21 KMW | 105 Oechsle
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What is minimum must weight of Strohwein?
25 KMW | 127 Oechsle
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What is minimum must weight of Eiswein?
25 KMW | 127 Oechsle
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What is minimum must weight of Beerenauslese?
25 KMW | 127 Oechsle
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What is minimum must weight of Ausbruch?
27 KMW | 139 Oechsle
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What is minimum must weight of Trockenbeerenauslese?
30 KMW | 156 Oechsle
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Pre WWI, most of Burgenland was a part of what?
Kingdom of Hungary
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What is the name of Austria's eastern plain?
Pannonian plain
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What is the granite mountain range north of the Danube?
Bohmerwald
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What are grapes of Neusiedlersee DAC?
Zweigelt (min 60%) | Indigenous Red Varieties (max 40%)
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What are minimum alcohols of Neusiedlersee DAC?
Classic: 12% Reserve: 13%
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How much longer must Neusiedlersee DAC Reserve wines be aged more than Classic?
1 year
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What was the first Neusiedlersee vintage?
2011 (classic) | 2010 (reserve)
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What is the grape variety of Mittelburgenland DAC?
Blaufrankisch
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What are the min/max alcohol levels of Mittelburgenland?
Classic: 12.5-13% Classic w/ site: 13-13.5% Reserve: 13% min
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What is the soil of Mittelburgenland DAC?
Deep clay
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What was the first vintage of Mitteelburgenland DAC?
2005
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What is a subregion of Sudburgenland?
Eisenberg DAC
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What are the principal grape varieties of Sudburgenland?
White: Welschriesling, Gruner Veltliner Red: Blaufrankisch, Zweigelt
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What is the grape variety of Eisenberg?
Blaufrankisch
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What is the soil of Eisenberg?
gravel and slate
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What was the first vintage of Eisenberg?
2009 (2008 for Reserve)
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What are 8 subregions of Niederosterreich?
``` Wachau Kremstal DAC Kamptal DAC Traisental DAC Wagram Weinviertal DAC Carnuntum Thermenregion ```
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What are the principal white grape varieties in Wachau?
``` Gruner Veltliner Riesling Muller Thurgau Neuberger Weissburgunder Chardonnay ```
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What are the principal red grape varieties in Wachau?
Zweigelt St. Laurent Blauer Portugieser
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What is the soil of Wachau?
loess, gneiss (gfohler)
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What are the 3 classifications under Vinea Wachau?
Steinfeder Federspiel Smaragd
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What is now allowed in Vinea Wachau?
Additives, Concentration, Aromatization, Fractionation, Manipulation of Nature
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What are major grape varieties of Kremstal DAC?
Gruner Veltliner | Riesling
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What is the minimum alcohol of Kremstal?
12% - Classic | 13% - Reserve
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How many Traditionsweinguter Osterreich Erste Lage are in Kremstal?
31 (as of 2012)
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How many Erste Lage vineyards are there?
47
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What is the soil of Kremstal?
Weathered primary rock toward Wachau and loess toward Kamptal
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What are the grape varieties of Traisental?
Gruner Veltliner | Riesling
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What are principal red grape varieties in Wagram?
Zweigelt Blauer Portugieser Blauburger Pinot Noir
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What is the soil of Wagram?
loess
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What is the major grape of Weinvertel?
Gruner Veltliner
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What was the first vintage of Weinvertel?
2002
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What are the main white grape varieties of Carnuntum?
``` Gruner Veltliner Welschriesling Weissburgunder Chardonnay Muller Thurgau ```
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What are main red grape varieties of Carnuntum?
Zweigelt Blaufrankisch Merlot Blauburger
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What is soil of Carnuntum?
stony loam and loess
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What is the soil of Thermenregion?
clay, sandy loam and brown earth
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What are major red grape varieties of Sudsteiermark?
Zweigelt | Blauer Wildbacher
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What are the principal grape varieties of Wien?
White: Gruner Veltliner, Riesling, Weissburgunder, Chardonnay, Welschriesling, Muller Thurgau Red: Zweigelt, Pinot Noir, Blauburger
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What does DAC stand for?
Districtus Austriae Controllatus
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What is the warmest part of lower Austria?
Thermenregion
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When did Cistercians plant vines in the Thermenregion?
12th century
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What are Henrigen?
Wine taverns operated by producers
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What is Austria's westernmost wine region?
Wachau
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Where does Carnuntum get its name?
A Roman fortress town
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Zweigelt is a crossing of what?
Blaufrankisch x Saint Laurent
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What are VC of Gruner Veltliner?
Very fruitful, with small greenish-yellow berries. Susceptible to downy and powdery mildews and to grape rust mite. Mid ripening but too late for much of Northern Europe.
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Weissburgunder is what grape?
Pinot Blanc
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Blauburger is a crossing of what?
Blauer Portugieser x Blaufrankisch
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What does Terrassen mean?
Terraces.
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What does Alte Reben mean?
Old vines
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What does Hefeabzug mean?
Sur lie
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Trockenbeerenauslese in Austria dates back to when?
1526
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What are major winemaking regions in Austria called? What are they?
Weinbaugebiete - Niederosterreich - Wien - Burgenland - Styria
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How much Austrian wine is Qualitatswein?
About 2/3
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What is strohwein?
A dried grape wine of at least Beerenauslese ripeness.
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Where is ausbruch produced?
Rust
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When were Erste Lage created?
2010
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Wachau is between what 2 cities?
Melk & Krems
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What is "steinfeder"?
A local Niederosterreich grass found in the woods.
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What is a "federspiel"?
A falconer's tool
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What is a "smaragd"?
An emerald lizard who basks on the terraces.
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What is sturm?
A half-fermented sparkling grape juice from Wien, usually that accompanies harvest-time meals.
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How much of Austria's production is Qualitatswein?
2/3
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Kabinett wines are a subset of what?
Qualitatswein
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Where is Ausbruch made?
Rust
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In observance of an old custom, what word often replaces the village name for a single vineyard wine?
Ried

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