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1
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What is the climate of Niederosterreich?

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Continental, with severe winters and hot dry summers

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What two regions of Niederosterreich are not on the Danube?

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Weinviertel- in the hills north of the Danube

Thermenregion- south of Vienna

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3
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What are the subzones of Niederosterreich?

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Weinvertel 
Carnuntum
Traisental
Wagram
Kremstal
Kamptal
Wachau
Thermenregion
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4
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What was Austria’s first DAC? When was it promoted?

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Weinviertel DAC

Promoted in 03, for the 02 vintage

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5
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What are the styles and abvs of Weinvertel DAC?

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GV only
Classic 12% (fruity, spicy, peppery, no botrytis, no wood)
Reserve 13% (subtle botrytis and wood notes are acceptable)

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6
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What DACs are for Riesling and GV?

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Kamptal DAC
Kremstal DAC
Traisental DAC

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7
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What is gneiss called in Austria?

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gföhler

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8
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What is the max RS for all Niederosterreich DACs?

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Max 9 g/l RS (legal trocken)

Total acidity must be within 2 g/l of RS

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9
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Which Niederosterreich DACs have lower baseline abv? What is it?

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Kamptal and Traisental DACs have a minimum 11.5% abv as opposed to Kremstal and Weinvertel DACs which are 12% for classic. Traisental and Kamptal both go up to 12% for indication of village (not a category for the other 2)
They all are 12.5% for ried and 13% for Reserve

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10
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Which DAC is classically makes the most peppery GV?

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Weinvertel DAC

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11
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Name two tributaries off the Danube.

A

Krems

Kamp

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12
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What Niederostrerreich DAC can make both white and red? What was its first DAC vintage?

A

Carnuntum DAC
2019 was the first vintage
Wachau DAC
Wagram?

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13
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What are the grapes of Carnuntum DAC?

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white: 
GV
Weissburgunder
Chardonnay
Red:
Zweigelt 
Blaufrankisch
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14
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What is the Pyramid of Origin in Carnuntum DAC

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Gebietswein (regional)
Ortswein (village)
Riedenwein (single vineyard)

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15
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Are the wines of Carnuntum blends?

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They can be single variety from the list of authorized grapes, or blends w minimum 66% authorized varieties

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16
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Name a village of Carnuntum DAC.

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Göttlesbrun
Arbesthal
Höflein
Petronell
Prellenkirchen
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17
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Name the major villages of Kamptal DAC

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Langenlois
Zöbing
Kammern
Gobelsburg
Strass im Strassertal
Engabrunn
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18
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Name three Erste Lages of Langelois.

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Dechant
Loiserberg
Spiegel
Seeberg
Kittmannsberg
Steinhaus
Steinmassl
Thal
Schenkenbichl
Kaferberg
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19
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What are the Erste Lages of Zobing?

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Gaisberg
Heiligenstein
Kogelberg

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20
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What are the Erste Lages of Kammern?

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Gaisberg
Grub
Lamm
Renner

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21
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What are the Erste Lages of Strass im Strassertal?

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Gaisberg
Ofenberg
Wechselberg Spiegel

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22
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What is the Erste Lage of Engabrunn?

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Stein

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23
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What was the first vintage of each Niederosterreich DAC?

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Weinvertal: 02
Traisental: 06
Kremstal: 07
Kamptal: 08
Carnuntum: 19
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24
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Name the major villages of Kremstal DAC

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Krems
Stein
Senftenberg
Rohrendorf
Gedersdorf
Furth
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25
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What villages of Kamptal share Gaisberg?

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Zobing
Strass im Strassertal
Kammern

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26
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What grapes qualify for Erste Lage in Austria?

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GV and Riesling only

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27
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What regions of Austria have Erste Lage vineyards?

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Kamptal DAC
Kremstal DAC
Traisental DAC
Wagram

28
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What grape are the Heiligenstein and Gaisberg vineyards known for?

29
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What grape is the Lamm vineyard known for?

30
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Name an Erste Lage in Krems.

A

Gebling
Thurnerberg
Wachtberg
Lindberg

31
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Name an Erste Lage in Stein (Kremstal)

A

Pfaffenberg
Gaisberg
Kögl

32
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Name an Erste Lage in Senftenberg

A

Pellingen
Pfeninberg
Hochacker
Ehrenfels

33
Q

Name an Erste Lage in Gedersdorf.

A 
Steingraben
Spiegel
Vordernberg
Wieland
Mosburgerin
34
Q

Name 3 producers of Kremstal DAC

A

Nigl
Salomon Undhof
Stadt Krems

35
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Name 3 villages of Traisental DAC

A

Reichersdorf
Getzerdorf
Inzersdorf

36
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What is the soil of Traisental DAC?

A

Limestone and Gravel

37
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Name a Traisental producer

A

Markus Huber

Ludwig Neumayer

38
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Name an Erste Lage of Traisental.

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  • Inzersdorf: Zwirch, Rothenbart
  • Reichersdorf: Alte Setzen
  • Getzerdorf: Berg
39
Q

What regions of Niederosterreich are south of Vienna?

A

Carnuntum DAC

Thermenregion

40
Q

Explain Carnuntum DAC’s location?

A

south of Wienvertel DAC
North of Leithaberg DAC
Southeast of Wiener Gemischtersatz DAC

41
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Expalin Traisental DAC’s location

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Southern banks of the Danube
Southeast of Kremstal DAC
Southwest of Wagram

42
Q

WHat did Wagram used to be called? When did it change?

A

Donauland

2007 it became Wagram

43
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What is a specialty of Wagram?

A

Roter Veltliner

very minimal acreage

44
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What village straddles Wagram and Kamptal DAC?

45
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Name a major village of Wagram

A 
Feuersbrunn
Fels
Grossriedenthal
Gösing
Kirchberg
Grossweikersdorf
Klosterneuburg
46
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Name an Erste Lage in Wagram

A 
Feuersbrunn: Spiegel, Rosenberg
Oberstockstall: Schlossberg
Ruppersthal: Mordthal
Fels am Wagram: Brunthal, Scheiben
Engabrunn: Stein
47
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What are Wagram’s most planted grapes?

A

GV (49%)
Zweigelt (14%)
MT (8%)

48
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What is the warmest region of Niedorsterreich? Why?

A

Thermenregion

Very exposed to the hot Pannonian summers, no moderation from any river. Similar climate to neighboring Burgenland

49
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What are the specialties of Thermenregion?

A

Rotgipfler
Zierfandler
When blended: Spatrot-Rotgipfler

50
Q

What is Spatrot-Rotgipfler?

A

A blend of Rotgipfler and Zierfandler, a specialty of Thermenregion

51
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Name an important village of Thermenregion.

A

Gumpoldskirchen

Baden (becuase of the thermal baths)

52
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Where is the institute at Klosterneuberg located?

53
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What year did the “Antifreeze”Scandal happen?

54
Q

Who created the first Wire Trellising system? When?

A

Lenz Moser of Kremstal.

1950s

55
Q

When was TBA first recorded in Austria?

A

1526

(Schloss Johannisberg didn’t purposefully harvest Spatlese until 1775

56
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What are the levels of quality for Austrian wine?

A

Wein
Landwein
Qualitatswein

57
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What is the min KMW, max abv and RS for Austrian Kabinett?

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17º KMW
max 13% abv
max 9 g/l RS

58
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What is the min abv for all Austrian Pradikatswein (starts at Spatlese)

A

min 5% abv

59
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What are the min KMWº for pradikatswein?

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Spat: 19º
Auslese: 21º
BA: 25º
Eiswein: 25º
Strohwein: 25º
Ausbruch: 30º
TBA: 30º
60
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When did the Austrian Sekt with Protected Designation of Origin become a legal category?

61
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What are the lees requirements for the three tiers of Austrian Sekt Qualitatswein?

A

Klassik: 9 mo lees
Reserve: 18 mo lees
Große Reserve: 36 mo lees

62
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How specific about area of origin can a Klassik or Reserve Sekt be?

A

Must not be more specific than the federal state in which the grapes were grown

63
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Which level of Austrian Sekt allows for vineyard desgination?

A

Große Reserve only

64
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Which levels of Asutrian Sekt must be hand harvested?

A

Reserve and Große Reserve

65
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Does all Austrian Sekt Qualitatswein have to be traditional method?

A

NO

Klassik does not have to be traditional method, nor hand harvested.

66
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What is the Austrian term for Grower Sekt?

Austria (5 decks)

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