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When did wine making begin to flourish in the Roman Era?

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In the Roman Era after Probus’ repeal of the ban on provincial viticulture.

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Who influenced the development if the vine in Austria?

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  • Charlamagne

- Cistercian monks

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In what year was Trockenbeerenauslese first recorded in Austria?

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1526

-predating Spatlese in Germany by over 200 years

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In what year did the “antifreeze” scandal occur?

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1985

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Which category replaced Tafelwein in 2009?

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Wein-a generic category. May carry a vintge date and .varietal on the label. May not exhibit a more exclusicve statement than Osterreich.

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What 3 broad geographic areas can Landwein be labeled with?

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  • Weinland: Niedrosterreich, Wein, Burgenland
  • Steierland: Steiermark
  • Bergland: includes 500ha of vineyard land throughout Austria’s countryside.
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Which 2 weinbaugebiete of Austria contain about 90% of the country’s vineyards?

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  • Neidösterrich

- Burgenland

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1 KMW is equal to approximately ___ degrees Ochsle.

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5

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Name the 4 major winemaking regions of Austria from North to South.

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  • Niederösterrich
  • Wein (Vienna)
  • Burgenland
  • Styria (Steiermark)
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What is the most cultivated grape varietal of Austria?

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Grüner Veltliner

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What is Morillon?

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Chardonnay

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What is Feinburgunder?

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Chardonnay

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Other than Grüner Veltliner, name 5 major grape varietals of Austria.

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Welschriesling
Müller- Thurgau
Weissburgunder
Riesling
Chardonnay
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What is the most planted red grape varietal of Austria?

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Zweigelt

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What is Zweigelt a crossing of?

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Blaufrankisch x St. Laurent

-developed in 1922

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Other than Zweigelt, name the 3 major red grape varieties of Austria.

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Blaufrankisch
Blauer Portugeiser
Blauburger (Blaufrankisch x Blauer Portugeiser)

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In 2012, white grapes occupied ___% of Austria’s total vineyard acreage.

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65%

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Name the 3 levels of Austrian wine quality.

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Wein
Landwein
Qulitatswein

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What is the maximum yield for all 3 levels of quality?

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  1. 5 hl/ha (9,000 kg/ha)

- minimum must weights increase with each level of quality

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What are the 2 subcategories of Qualitatswein?

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Pradikatswein

Districtus Austriae Controllatus (DAC)

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What is the minimum alcohol content for wines labeled by pradikat in Austria?

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5% min

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True or False:
In Austria, Kabinett wines are considered a subset of Qualitatswein rather than a beginning on the rung of the ladder of Pradikatswein.

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True

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True or False:

Chapitalization and Sussreserve may not be added at the Kabinett level in Austria.

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True

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Name the 3 categories of Austrian Sekt With Protected Desingnation of Origin.

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Klassik
Reserve
Große Reserve (Grand Reserve)
-established in 2016

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What are the requirements for Klassik Sekt?
- 12.5 abv - minimum 9 months lees aging. - must be grown and vinified in one of Austria's federal states.
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What are the requirements of Reserve Sekt?
- Hand harvesting only, whole cluster pressed in a single Austrian state - max press yield : 60% - traditional method only - min. 18 mos. lees aging - brut, extra brut, brut nature
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What are the requirements for Grand Reserve Sekt?
- hand harvesting only - max press yield - traditional method only - min. 30 months on lees - vineyard designation permitted
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Name all the Austrian Prädikats with the appropriate KMW level.
- Spätlese, 19° KMW - Auslese, 21° KMW - Beerenauslese, 25° KMW - Eiswein, 25° KMW - Strohwein, 25° KMW - Ausbrusch, 27° KMW - Trokenbeeranauslese, 30° KMW
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Name the 2 additional categories of the Austrian Prädikatswein hierarchy.
Strohwein- a dried grape wine of at least Beerenauslese ripeness Ausbruch- a sweet wine specialty of Rust in Neusiedlersee-Hügelland
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What are the requirements of Qualitatswein?
- must pass a tasting panel and chemical analysis - indicated by a state control number (prüfnummer) and a red and white banderole on the capsule - 35 permitted grape varietals
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Name the 9 DACs of Austria.
``` Weinviertel (2002) Mittlelburgenland (2005) Traisental (2006) Kremstal (2007) Kamptal (2008) Leithaberg (2009) Eisenberg (2010) Neusiedlersee (2010) Weiner Gemischter Satz (2013) ```
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What is the largest wine growing region of Austria?
Niederösterreich | "Lower Austria"
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What is the Pannonian Plain?
a former seabed of loess sois stretching from eastern Austria through Hungary
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Where are most of Austria's subzones located?
along the path of the Danube River and its tributaries
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What are the 8 subzones of Niederösterreich?
``` Weinviertal DAC Carnuntum Traisental DAC Wagram Kremstal DAC Kamptal DAC Wachau Thermenregion ```
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What was Austria's first DAC?
Weinvertal in 2002 | -also Niederösterreich's largest subzone
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What is the only capital city in France to have its own wine appellation within city limits?
Wein (Vienna)
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Gemischter Satz received its own DAC for what vintage?
2013
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What is heuriger?
a nouveau wine consumed in its infancy in tavers of the same name
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Describe the requirements for DAC Gemischter Satz wine.
- white wine - Grüner, Riesling, Weissburgunder - a blend of at least 3 grape varietals - no grape may be more than 50% of the total blend
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What is Sturm?
a half-fermented sparkling grape juice of Wein | -usually accompanies harvest time meals
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What is Vinea Wachau?
- an organization of estates that are sworn to uphold the tenets of natural wine making of the Codex Wachau - founded in 1983 - Members control more than 85% of the region's vineyard acreage
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What are the 3 tenets of Codex Wachau?
- No Additives (including chapitalization) - No Aromatization (including the use of new barrique) - No "Fractionation" (techniques such as de-alcoholization)
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What was the region Wagram called prior to 2007? | Where does it lie in relation to Wachau, Kremstal, and Kamptal?
Donauland | -lies to the east of Wachau, Kremstal and Kamptal
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What is the main grape of Wagram?
Grüner Veltliner
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What is Roter Veltliner?
a red grape produced as a white wine. | a specialty of Wagram
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What are the DAC regulations for Weinvertal?
- must be produced from Grüner Veltliner - min. 12% alcohol - must be approved by a tasting panel: must show distinct peppery note, no wood or botrytis
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Describe Weinvertal Reserve.
- debuted in 2009 - fuller bodied, min. 13% alcohol - may reveal hints of wood and botrytis
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What are the DAC regulations for: Traisental, Kamptal, and Kremstal?
- may be Grüner Veltliner or Riesling - may be labeled "Classic":12%abv or "Reserve" 13%abv - "Classic can show no wood or botrytis notes - typically has a more delicate spice than Weinvertal
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On what 2 tributaries of the Danube do Kremstal and Kamptal lie along?
Krems River | Kamp River
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What is Langenlois?
One of Austria's most important wine towns -located in the Kamptal (other villages: Zobing, Kammern)
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Name 3 highly regarded vineyards of the Kamptal.
Heiligenstein Lamm Dechant
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How are Austrian single vineyard wines labeled?
in German fashion with the village and vineyard name
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Many producers observe the old custom of replacing the village with the word ______ on single-vineyard bottlings.
Ried | -indicating a top site
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In 2010, ____ top sites throughout Kremstal, Kamptal, Wagram and Traisental were elevated to Erste Lage status by the Österreichinschen Traditionsweingüter.-an associatiom of producers founded in 1992.
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Does Erste Lage have legal status in Austria?
No
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What are the 2 grape varietals permitted to carry the Austrian Erste Lage logo?
Grüner Veltiner and Riesling
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What is Niederösterreich's westernmost subregion?
the Wachau | -many of the best vineyards in Austria or located there.
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What moderates the severe continental climate of Wachau?
The Danube River
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What is the soil structure of the Wachau?
a combination of loess and gföhler (gneiss) | with a higher proportion of alluvial sand in the lower vineyards near the river
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What are the 3 categories of classification in the Wachau?
Steinfeder Federspiel Smaragd
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Describe the requirements for Steinfeder.
- the lightest style - min. must weight of 15°KMW - max. alcohol 11.5% Steinfeder is a local grass found in the vineyards
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Describe the requirements for Federspiel Classification.
- min, must weight of 17° KMW - final alcohol range of 11.5%-12.5% Federspiel is a falconer's tool
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What are the requirements for Smargd classification?
- min. 12.5% alcohol - min. must weight of 19° KMW Smargd is an emerald lizard that basks on on the terraces
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What vineyard is home to some of the Wachau region's most pedigreed sites?
Achleiten | -in the village of Wessenkirchen
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Name 3 of the Wachau's finest estates.
FX Pichler Prager Emmerich Knoll
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What are the 2 rare white grapes of Thermenregion?
Rotgipfler | Zierfandler
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What is Spätrot-Rotgipfler?
the blend of Rotgipfler and Zierfandler produced in Thermenregion
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What is the popular red grape of Carnuntum?
Zweigelt
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What is Geminschter Satz?
traditional field blends | -still popular in Carnuntum
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What region produces Austria's best red and sweet white wines?
Burgenland
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Burgenland borders what country?
Hungary | -shares many viticultural and climatic traits
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What lake divides the Burgenland subzones of Neusiedlersee and Neusiedlersee-Hügelland to the west?
Lake Neusiedlersee
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What 2 subzones of Burgenland are located to the South?
Mittelburgenland | Südburgenland
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What are the 4 DAC zones of Burgenland?
Neusiedlersee DAC Leithaberg DAC Mittelburgenland DAC Eisenberg DAC
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Describe the wines of Mittelburgenland DAC.
- Red wines from Blaufränkisch - may be sold from March 1 in the year following harvest - 12.5% min. alcohol - "Reserve": 1 additional year of aging 13% min abv.
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What was the first DAC to allow both red and white wines?
Leithaberg DAC
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Leithaberg DAC white wines may be blends or single varietals from what 4 grapes?
- Grüner Veltliner - Chardonnay - Neuburger - Weissburgunder
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Leithaberg red wines must be a min. _____% Blaufränkisch.
85%
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What DAC is located in Südburgenland and what is the grape?
Eisenberg DAC | -Blaufränkisch
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What are the German and Hungarian synonyms for Blaufränkisch?
German-Lemberger | Hungarian- Kekfrankos
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Where is Rust located and what is it famous for?
Neusiedlersee- Hugelland | -famous for Ausbrusch
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Grapes destined for Ausbrusch are harvested at a minimum _____° KMW.
min. 27° KMW - approximately 138° Ochsle - richly concentrated, botrytis affected must is aded to less concentrated must and refermented togethr. Similar to Tokaji
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What grape was traditionally used in Ruster Ausbruch?
Furmint
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Modern Ruster Ausbruch is more often produced from what 7 grapes?
``` Chardonnay Muskteller Pinot Blanc Neuburger Welschriesling Traminer Pinot Gris ```
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Neusiedlersee gained DAC status in 2010 for what style of wine?
-classic and Reserve red wines based of Zweigelt
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What are the 3 subregions of Steirermark (Styria)?
Südsteiermark Weststeiermark Südosteiermark (Vulkanland Steirermark) 9% of the nation's vineyards
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What was the first DAC awarded to Styria in 2017?
Schilerland DAC, within Weststeiermark - only existed for the 2017 vintage - racy rose produced from the ancient Blauer Wildbacher grape - "Klassic" or "Ried" if single vineyard is listed
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What 3 DACs were awarded to Styria in 2018?
Vulkanland Steiermark DAC Südsteiermark DAC Weststeiermark DAC( re-absorbed the Schilcher style wine)
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Describe the 3 tiered "System of Origin Steiermark" that was introduced in 2018.
- Pyramid set up to promote the wines of the region and also set quality standards 1. ) Riedenwein (Single Vineyard) 2. ) Ortswein (Village) 3. ) Regional Wine
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What is the most cultivated grape of Steiermark?
Welschriesling - followed by Weissburgunder - Sauvignon Blanc performs well
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What is Blauer Wildbacher?
an ancient red grape that comprises 95% of the red grape acreage of Steiermark
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What is Schilcher?
a racy style if local rose in Steiermark, produced in Weststeiermark. Often produced from the Blauer Wildbacher grape.

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