Tune Up #1 pt. 2

Question 1

What are the two names for the vine training system famously used on the island of Santorini?

Answer 1

kouloura|stefani

Question 2

What are the key soil types associated with the island of Santorini?

Answer 2

Pumice|Basalt|White volcanic ash (Aspa)|Sand||-Pumice is an excellent soil conditioner, as it is highly porous, giving it excellent water and air holding properties.

Question 3

Is irrigation legal in Santorini?

Answer 3

Yes, but only for young vines||-but almost never used because it is prohibitively expensive

Question 4

What designation are the red wines of Santorini released under?

Answer 4

Cyclades PGI

Question 5

What is the maximum fermentation temperature for the Santorini PDO?

Answer 5

20° C (68° F)

Question 6

What is the minimum total acidity for the Santorini PDO?

Answer 6

5.5 g/l||-at Gai’a, Paraskevopoulos prefers 6.5 to 7 g/l of tartaric acid at harvest, with a maximum pH of 2.90 or less

Question 7

What is the maximum yield for the Santorini PDO in hl/ha and what is the yield that is more typical?

Answer 7

Required: 60 hl/ha||Most common: 25 hl/ha

Question 8

What is Santorini’s capital?

Answer 8

Fira|-its name pronounced essentially like “Thira”||-Oia, however, is its most picturesque

Question 9

Approximately how many inches of rain does Santorini receive each year?

Answer 9

12-14” (~350 mm) of annual rainfall||-most rainfall arrives in the wintertime||-growing season daytime temperatures that regularly reach 35° C (95° F)

Question 10

The Meltemi wind that impacts Santorini comes from which direction?

Answer 10

North

Question 11

What occurrence negatively impacted the 2012 vintage for many producers of Santorini?

Answer 11

The Meltemi winds never came ||-the heat was intense, and few growers had enough manpower to harvest quickly enough, before sugars spiked.||-Without the wind, Assyrtiko easily reaches 14 or 14.5% in potential alcohol

Question 12

Where is the greatest concentration of vines in Santorini?

Answer 12

southern sector|-in an arc between the villages of Pyrgos, Megalochori, and Akrotiri. ||-About 3/4 of the island’s vines are cultivated around these three villages.

Question 13

About 3/4 of Santorini’s vines are cultivated around which 3 villages in the southern sector of the island?

Answer 13

Pyrgos|Megalochori|Akrotiri

Question 14

What is the kataboladi technique and where is it famously used?

Answer 14

layering in Santorini—in which a grower buries a cane from a living vine in the ground to generate a new plant. (It will soon sprout its own root system, at which point the cane is severed from the mother plant.) ||*Layering is still the preferred method of replanting single vines in Santorini, but entire new vineyards are planted with ungrafted cuttings, and aligned in rows.

Question 15

Why is Assyrtiko on Santorini nearly impervious to fungal diseases?

Answer 15

-thick-skins|-loose bunches|-battering summer winds|-dry, desert climate

Question 16

When do most producers of Santorini typically harvest grapes for basic dry Assyrtiko?

Answer 16

early to mid-August||-grapes hang longer for some traditional styles (vinsanto and nychteri)

Question 17

Why does malolactic fermentarion not occur with Assyrtiko on Santorini?

Answer 17

Hardly any remaining malic acid in Assyrtiko at harvest, and the low pH precludes its onset

Question 18

Who currently runs Sigalas Winery?

Answer 18

Paris Sigalas||-one of the first on the island to vinify Assyrtiko as a pure varietal wine. ||-He accomplished this by actually paying growers more to harvest Athiri and Aidani separately, leaving only Assyrtiko in the field for another pass.

Question 19

Between Athiri and Aidani, which grape inspires greater interest from producers?

Answer 19

Aidani||-Santo Wines produces a varietal Athiri, but most producers on the island seemed to tolerate, rather than express passion, about the grape. One flatly stated: “Athiri is not interesting on this island. It has beautiful aromas for six months, and then it dies.”||-Aidani is starting to appear as a dry varietal wine under the banner of PGI Cyclades

Question 20

Why is the Aidani grape prized for Vinsanto production in Santorini?

Answer 20

Intense aromas and high levels of sugar.||-the grape is a “Muscat relative.” Its terpene-driven, floral, stone fruit aromas and lush palate are almost Viognier-like—yet it can retain moderate-plus to high acidity

Question 21

Which winemakers in Santorini were the first to champion the Mavrotragano grape?

Answer 21

Haridimos Hatzidakis|Paris Sigalas|*|started producing dry varietal Mavrotragano in the late 1990s. ||-Hatzidakis’ Mavrotragano is nearly elegant, whereas Sigalas produces a darker-colored, denser and more sophisticated version—the island’s most ambitious red, the product of a two- to three-week maceration and an 18-month élevage in 85% new, 500-liter oak barrels.

Question 22

How are the styles of Mavrotragano from Hatzidakis and Sigalas different?

Answer 22

Hatzidakis - elegant||Sigalas - darker-colored, denser and more sophisticated version—the island’s most ambitious red, the product of a two- to three-week maceration and an 18-month élevage in 85% new, 500-liter oak barrels.

Question 23

Which producer is known to produce the most “ambitious” red wine of Santorini?

Answer 23

Sigalas|*|Mavrotragano - darker-colored, denser and sophisticated. The product of a 2 to 3 week maceration and an 18-month élevage in 85% new, 500-liter oak barrels.

Question 24

What is known to be Santorini’s best rosé wine?

Answer 24

Domaine Sigalas produces a pure, dry, refreshing Mandilaria rosé||-at nearly 2% less alcohol than most of the estate’s whites

Question 25

How did Santorini get its name?

Answer 25

In the medieval period, the island(s) fell under Venetian control, and was renamed “Santorini” (Saint Irene). ||-Vinsanto was not the “holy wine”—although it was often used for sacramental purposes—it was the “wine of Santorini.”

Question 26

What is the typical residual sugar range for Vinsanto from Santorini?

Answer 26

250-300 g/l range of residual sugar||-surprisingly tannic

Question 27

Which grape is known to provide most of the acidity for Vinsanto from Santorini?

Answer 27

Assyrtiko

Question 28

Is most Vinsanto from Santorini vintage-dated?

Answer 28

Yes||-minimum age declarations can also be used on the label for blends of multiple vintages, provided the age statement is a multiple of four

Question 29

Under which appellation is Mezza from Santorini released under?

Answer 29

PGI Cyclades appellation ||-instead of PDO Santorini

Question 30

Which Santorini producer accounts for 65% of the PDOs production?

Answer 30

Santo Wines||-sources fruit from 1,200 growers|-est. 1947

Question 31

What percentage of the Santorini PDO’s wine is produced by Santo Wines?

Answer 31

65%||-sources fruit from 1,200 growers

Question 32

What was the first vintage of Hatzidakis?

Answer 32

1999||-bought first vineyard in 1996

Question 33

What was the first vintage of Sigalas?

Answer 33

1992

Question 34

Who makes “Assyrtiko de Mylos” and where does it come from?

Answer 34

Hatzidakis||-from one hectare of 100-year-old vines owned by orthodox monks||-a domineering wine that almost exaggerates Assyrtiko’s bite, clocking in at 15% abv with a pH under 3||-Mylos (“windmill”)

Question 35

What is often considered the best and most full-bodied Assyrtiko made by Hatzidakis?

Answer 35

Assyrtiko de Mylos||-from one hectare of 100-year-old vines owned by orthodox monks||-a domineering wine that almost exaggerates Assyrtiko’s bite, clocking in at 15% abv with a pH under 3||-Mylos (“windmill”)

Question 36

What is the most leesy, concentrated Assyrtiko made by Domaine Sigalas?

Answer 36

Kavalieros||-and is sourced from a high-elevation vineyard near Fira

Question 37

Who makes “Kavalieros” and where does it come from?

Answer 37

Domaine Sigalas|-sourced from a high-elevation vineyard near Fira

Question 38

Who is the founder/winemaker for Gai’a?

Answer 38

Yiannis Paraskevopoulos||-founded by Yiannis Paraskevopoulos and Leon Karatsalos in 1994, has two wineries: one on Santorini and one in the village of Koutsi in Nemea||-Bordeaux-trained enologist and former winemaker for Argyros

Question 39

Yiannis Paraskevopoulos is the founder and winemaker for which Greek winery?

Answer 39

Gai’a||-founded by Yiannis Paraskevopoulos and Leon Karatsalos in 1994, has two wineries: one on Santorini and one in the village of Koutsi in Nemea||-Bordeaux-trained enologist and former winemaker for Argyros

Question 40

What is the name of the Assyrtiko made by Gai’a, which is made in oaked and unoaked versions?

Answer 40

Thalassitis||-Thalassitis means “one that comes from under the sea”; in 2009, Paraskevopoulos began experimenting with his own undersea élevage for a small lot of Assyrtiko.

Question 41

Yiannis Paraskevopoulos, the founder and winemaker for Gai’a, is the former winemaker for which Santorini producer?

Answer 41

Argyros

Question 42

What is arguable the most interesting wine made by Gai’a in Santorini and how is it aged?

Answer 42

Wild Ferment Assyrtiko||-aged in a combination of American and French oak, and acacia barrels.

Question 43

Which winery is the oldest producer on Santorini and when was it founded?

Answer 43

Canava Roussos|-1836||no one knows who Roussos is|the focus here is on older styles: nychteri, vinsanto, sweet reds, and “Caldera,” a red Mandilaria-Assyrtiko (80%/20%) blend

Question 44

What styles of wine are the focus at Canava Roussos in Santorini?

Answer 44

older styles: nychteri, vinsanto, sweet reds, and “Caldera,” a red Mandilaria-Assyrtiko (80%/20%) blend||*oldest producer on Santorini

Question 45

Which Santorini producer gets—and deserves—a lot of credit for investing in Santorini and bringing the wines into the modern age and what were some ways in which this was achieved?

Answer 45

Boutari||-When Boutari arrived on Santorini in 1989, harvests were occurring in September. Assyrtiko wines were typically over 15% in alcohol, and often a bit sweet. Boutari revolutionized Santorini winemaking by pushing the harvest forward into early August—much to the chagrin of growers, paid by the kilogram—and reducing alcohol levels to 12-12.5%

Question 46

Where did the name for “nychteri” in Santorini come from?

Answer 46

From the Greek nychta, or “night” |*|typically harvested in the early morning, but crushed and pressed at night. According to Boutari’s Santorini enologist Ioanna Vamakouri, pressing after dark was pragmatic: the nychteri harvest occurred toward the end of the harvest season, when ripening reached a breakneck pace, and workers had to toil into the night in order to keep up. Hatzidakis and Roussos countered that nychteri fruit was pressed at night in order to limit oxidation of the juice.

Question 47

What are the two islands of Paros PDO?

Answer 47

Paros|Antiparos

Question 48

The Rhodes PDO is located in which islands group?

Answer 48

Dodecanese |-largest island

Question 49

Lyrarakisis is a producer based in which Greek PDO?

Answer 49

Peza PDO||-in the village of Alagni, Heraklion, the vineyard area and winery comprise of 14 hectares with gravel over limestone soils. The warm climate is tempered by the altitude which averages 550m.

Question 50

What Greek term is often used to refer to “sun-dried grape” wines?

Answer 50

Liastos

Question 51

Which producer is the largest producer based in Crete and in which PDO are they located?

Answer 51

Alexakis|-Peza PDO

Question 52

Alexakis is a producer based in which Greek PDO?

Answer 52

Peza PDO|-largest producer based in Crete||*managed by oenologist-chemical engineer Stelios Alexakis (founder), Sofia, his wife, and their two sons, Lazaros and Apostolos

Question 53

Rhous is a producer based in which Greek PDO?

Answer 53

Peza PDO||-Maria Tamiolaki & Dimitris Mansolas|-husband and wife team from Crete but both studied and worked in Bordeaux

Question 54

What chemical lead to a scandal that would decimate the country’s wine industry in 1985?

Answer 54

Diethylene glycol|-a colorless, odorless, poisonous chemical—gave a light wine some added texture

Question 55

Describe how the “antifreeze” scandal of 1985 surfaced?

Answer 55

The “antifreeze” scandal of 1985 surfaced when one of the guilty parties tried to claim the chemical as a legitimate winery expense on his tax return. Customers cancelled orders worldwide. Bottles tested positive for the chemical in nearly every export market, and the press decried the matter, asserting that Austrians had diluted their wines with antifreeze. The association stuck and damaged the image of Austrian wines for years. Austria responded by drafting some of the strictest wine laws in Europe and quickly refocusing on quality. In a very short time, Austria has earned a renewed reputation as one of the classic winemaking nations of the world.

Question 56

What are the four major winemaking regions, or weinbaugebiete, of Austria?

Answer 56

Niederösterreich|Wien (Vienna)|Burgenland|Styria (Steiermark)

Question 57

What two regions contain about 90% of Austria’s vineyards?

Answer 57

Niederösterreich|Burgenland|-With nearly 30% of the total vineyard acreage, the indigenous Grüner Veltliner is the most cultivated white variety

Question 58

What is the most cultivated white variety in Austria?

Answer 58

Grüner Veltliner|-With nearly 30% of the total vineyard acreage, the indigenous Grüner Veltliner is the most cultivated white variety|-followed by Welschriesling, Müller Thurgau, Weißburgunder, Riesling, and Chardonnay

Question 59

What are the 6 most planted white grapes in Austria, in order from most common to least?

Answer 59

Grüner Veltliner|Welschriesling|Müller Thurgau|Weißburgunder|Riesling|Chardonnay

Question 60

A crossing of Blaufränkisch and St. Laurent were used in 1922 to develop which red grape?

Answer 60

Zweigelt

Question 61

Zweigelt is a crossing of what two grapes?

Answer 61

Blaufränkisch|St. Laurent

Question 62

What is the most planted red grape in Austria?

Answer 62

Zweigelt|-followed by Blaufränkisch itself

Question 63

Blauburger is a crossing of what two grapes?

Answer 63

Blaufränkisch|Blauer Portugieser

Question 64

What are the 4 most planted red grapes in Austria, in order from most common to least?

Answer 64

Zweigelt|Blaufränkisch|Blauer Portugieser|Blauburger (Blaufränkisch x Blauer Portugieser)

Question 65

Austrian wine law defines what three levels of quality?

Answer 65

Qualitätswein|Landwein|Wein|-Qualitätswein is the highest caliber of quality and regional specificity in Austria

Question 66

How many grapes are permitted for Qualitätswein in Austria?

Answer 66

35 permitted grapes|-Qualitätswein, the highest caliber of quality and regional specificity in Austria, is sourced from a single Weinbaugebiete or one of the 16 smaller wine regions and may be produced from one or more of 35 permitted grapes.

Question 67

All three levels of quality share a maximum yield of how many kg/ha?

Answer 67

9,000 kg/ha (67.5 hl/ha) |-but minimum must weights increase with each level of quality.

Question 68

Describe the most important requirements of Qualitätswein.

Answer 68

Must be sourced from a single Weinbaugebiete or one of the 16 smaller wine regions and may be produced from one or more of 35 permitted grapes. Must pass a tasting panel and chemical analysis, indicated by a State Control Number (Prüfnummer) and the inclusion of the red and white banderole on the bottle’s capsule.

Question 69

Qualitätswein must pass a tasting panel and chemical analysis indicated by what number?

Answer 69

State Control Number (Prüfnummer)

Question 70

Wein—a generic category that replaced what other category in time for the 2009 vintage?

Answer 70

Tafelwein

Question 71

Describe the Wein category.

Answer 71

May carry a vintage date and a varietal on the label, but may not exhibit a more exclusive statement of origin than Österreich.

Question 72

Describe the Landwein category.

Answer 72

Production is restricted to the same 35 varietals permitted for Qualitätswein, but the wines are labeled with one of three broad geographic areas (Weinbauregionen): Weinland, Steierland, or Bergland.||-Weinland covers the areas defined as Niederösterreich, Wien and Burgenland, Steierland corresponds to Steiermark, and Bergland includes around 500 ha of vineyard land scattered throughout the remainder of Austria’s mountainous countryside.

Question 73

What are the three broad geographic areas that the Landwein category is restricted to?

Answer 73

Weinland|Steierland|Bergland|-Weinland covers the areas defined as Niederösterreich, Wien and Burgenland, Steierland corresponds to Steiermark, and Bergland includes around 500 ha of vineyard land scattered throughout the remainder of Austria’s mountainous countryside.

Question 74

Qualitätswein may be further subdivided into what categories?

Answer 74

Prädikatswein|Districtus Austriae Controllatus (DAC)

Question 75

What is Ausbruch?

Answer 75

A sweet specialty of Rust in Leithaberg. Most of Austria’s lusciously sweet wines are produced around the lake of Neusiedl in Burgenland.

Question 76

How many DACs have been developed in Austria?

Answer 76

15||Eisenberg DAC |Leithaberg DAC |Neusiedlersee DAC|Rosalia DAC|Mittelburgenland DAC||Wachau DAC|Kremstal DAC|Kamptal DAC|Traisental DAC|Carnuntum DAC|Weinviertel DAC||Südsteiermark DAC|Vulkanland Steiermark DAC |Westeiermark DAC||Wiener Gemischter Satz DAC

Question 77

Name the 15 DACs of Austria.

Answer 77

Eisenberg DAC |Leithaberg DAC |Neusiedlersee DAC|Rosalia DAC|Mittelburgenland DAC||Wachau DAC|Kremstal DAC|Kamptal DAC|Traisental DAC|Carnuntum DAC|Weinviertel DAC||Südsteiermark DAC|Vulkanland Steiermark DAC |Westeiermark DAC||Wiener Gemischter Satz DAC

Question 78

What is strohwein?

Answer 78

Austria’s Prädikatswein hierarchy includes the additional categories of strohwein, a dried grape wine of at least Beerenauslese ripeness.

Question 79

What does DAC stand for?

Answer 79

Districtus Austriae Controllatus

Question 80

Describe the sub-category of Prädikatswein in Austria.

Answer 80

Austrian Prädikatswein shares many characteristics of its German counterparts, with a similar progression of late harvest designations and a typically sweeter profile. A minimum alcohol content of 5% is required for wines labeled by prädikat. In Austria, Kabinett wines are considered a subset of Qualitätswein rather than a beginning rung on the ladder of Prädikatswein; however, even at the Kabinett level winemakers are prohibited from practicing both chaptalization and the addition of Süssreserve.

Question 81

The Niederösterreich weinbaugebiete is also known as what?

Answer 81

Lower Austria|-the largest winegrowing region in the county and contains twice the planted vineyard area of the next leading Weinbaugebiete, Burgenland

Question 82

The Lower Austria weinbaugebiete is also known as what?

Answer 82

Niederösterreich|-the largest winegrowing region in the county and contains twice the planted vineyard area of the next leading Weinbaugebiete, Burgenland

Question 83

In the Niederösterreich weinbaugebiete the alpine terrain that characterizes western and central Austria yields to what geomorphological subsystem, a former seabed of loess soils stretching from eastern Austria through Hungary and many countries of the former eastern block?

Answer 83

Pannonian Plain|-The resulting continental climate ushers in hot, dry summers and severe winters; the seasonal divide is much more pronounced than in many of the milder winegrowing climates of Western Europe.

Question 84

Most of Niederösterreich’s subzones are located along the path of what river and its tributaries?

Answer 84

Danube River|-Weinviertel and Thermenregion provide the exceptions

Question 85

What two regions in the Niederösterreich weinbaugebiete are not located along the Danube river and its tributaries?

Answer 85

Weinviertel|Thermenregion

Question 86

What are the eight wine regions in the Niederösterreich weinbaugebiete?

Answer 86

Weinviertel|Carnuntum|Traisental|Wagram|Kremstal|Kamptal|Wachau|Thermenregion

Question 87

What is Niederösterreich’s largest wine region?

Answer 87

Weinviertel|-located in the hills north of the Danube and the Pannonian Plain

Question 88

What is Austria’s first DAC?

Answer 88

Weinviertel|-located in the hills north of the Danube and the Pannonian Plain

Question 89

What is the only permitted grape in the Weinviertel DAC?

Answer 89

Grüner Veltliner|- fruity, spicy, peppery; no Botrytis note; no wood tone|-Reserve GV: “subtle botrytis and wood notes are acceptable”|**They are approved by a tasting panel, which must determine that the wines show a distinct peppery note, and no obvious wood or botrytis tones. A Reserve category for Weinviertel debuted with the 2009 vintage; these fuller-bodied wines show a minimum alcohol of 13% and may reveal hints of both botrytis and wood, supported by the richer character of the wine.

Question 90

The wines produced in the Traisental, Kamptal, and Kremstal DACs must be produced from what two grapes?

Answer 90

Grüner Veltliner|Riesling|-may be labeled either Classic or Reserve with a corresponding minimum alcohol content of either 12% or 13%

Question 91

What is the minimum alcohol content for “Classic” labeled wine from the Traisental, Kamptal, and Kremstal DACs?

Answer 91

12%

Question 92

What is the minimum alcohol content for “Reserve” labeled wine from the Traisental, Kamptal, and Kremstal DACs?

Answer 92

13%

Question 93

How do Grüner wines from Danubian regions compare to the wines from the Weinviertel DAC?

Answer 93

Danubian regions show a more delicate spice, rather than the more pungent white pepper of Weinviertel. ||-A tasting panel must determine that the Weinviertel wines show a distinct peppery note.||-In special Weinviertel sites, Grüner Veltliner in the Reserve category demonstrates the same kind of concentration and finesse that characterise the Danubian wines.

Question 94

Langenlois, one of Austria’s most important wine towns, is located in what region?

Answer 94

Kamptal

Question 95

Which association of producers in Lower Austria, founded in 1992, is responsible for elevating sites to Erste Lage?

Answer 95

Österreichischen Traditionsweingüter|-Although the classification does not yet have legal status, the organization is closely aligning itself to the DAC concept

Question 96

What is the Niederösterreich’s westernmost subregion?

Answer 96

Wachau|-Wachau is a narrow band of steep slopes between Melk and Krems along the banks of the Danube, which moderates the otherwise severe continental climate.

Question 97

The Wachau is a narrow band of steep slopes between what two towns?

Answer 97

Melk|Krems

Question 98

What river runs through the Wachau?

Answer 98

Danube|-The river and cool northern winds chill the summer nights significantly, enabling the wines to retain high natural acidity.

Question 99

Much of the Wachau’s best vineyard land encompasses terraced slopes on which bank of the river?

Answer 99

The north bank|-in the style of the Mosel

Question 100

What are the three categories of classification used in the Wachau?

Answer 100

Steinfeder|Federspiel|Smaragd

Question 101

Where does the name “Steinfeder” come from?

Answer 101

A local grass found in the vineyards.

Question 102

What is the minimum must weight and maximum alcohol for the Steinfeder category in the Wachau?

Answer 102

minimum must weight of 15° KMW|maximum alcohol of 11.5%

Question 103

Where does the name “Federspiel” come from?

Answer 103

A falconer’s tool.

Question 104

What is the minimum must weight and alcohol range for the Federspiel category in the Wachau?

Answer 104

minimum must weight of 17° KMW|a final alcohol range of 11.5%-12.5%

Question 105

Where does the name “Smaragd” come from?

Answer 105

An emerald lizard who basks on the terraces.

Question 106

What is the minimum must weight and minimum alcohol for the Smaragd category in the Wachau?

Answer 106

minimum alcohol of 12.5% |minimum must weight of 19° KMW|-the approximate equivalent of 95° Öchsle, or Spätlese ripeness

Question 107

The vineyard of Achleiten is located in what village of the Wachau?

Answer 107

Weissenkirchen

Question 108

What is the most famous vineyard site in the Wachau?

Answer 108

Achleiten|-in the village of Weissenkirchen

Question 109

What is the name of the organization of Wachau estates sworn to uphold the tenets of natural winemaking as spelled out in the Codex Wachau: no additives (including chaptalization), no aromatization (including the use of new barrique), and no “fractionation” (techniques such as de-alcoholization)?

Answer 109

Vinea Wachau|-All wines released by members must be bottled in the region and vinified from grapes grown in the Wachau. Founded in 1983, the Vinea Wachau members control more than 85% of the region’s vineyard acreage.

Question 110

Vinea Wachau members control more than what percentage of the Wachau region’s vineyard acreage?

Answer 110

85%

Question 111

What region is to the east of Wachau, Kremstal and Kamptal?

Answer 111

Wagram|-Known as Donauland prior to 2007

Question 112

Prior to 2007, what was the Wagram region called?

Answer 112

Donauland

Question 113

Other than Grüner Veltliner, which is the main grape of the region, what wine is a specialty of Wagram?

Answer 113

Roter Veltliner|-an unrelated red grape produced as a white wine

Question 114

What two regions are located just south of Vienna?

Answer 114

Thermenregion|Carnuntum

Question 115

What is the name of the field blends that are still very common in Carnuntum?

Answer 115

Gemischter Satz

Question 116

What are the two most common white grapes in the Thermenregion. where red grapes typically dominate?

Answer 116

Rotgipfler|Zierfandler|-produced varietally or as the blended Spätrot-Rotgipfler

Question 117

What is the most planted grape in the Carnuntum region?

Answer 117

Zweigelt||-climate is similar to that of sunny, neighboring Burgenland, and production is oriented toward red wines|-25% of total grape acreage|-Grüner Veltliner (22% of total grape acreage)|-Blaufränkisch (9% of total grape acreage)|-Merlot (6% of total grape acreage)|-Welschriesling (6% of total grape acreage)

Question 118

In the Thermenregion, the rare white grapes Rotgipfler and Zierfandler are cultivated here, produced varietally or blended under what name?

Answer 118

Spätrot-Rotgipfler

Question 119

What are some of the key producers in the Wachau region?

Answer 119

Emmerich Knoll|Franz Hirtzberger|Rudi Pichler|FX Pichler|Prager|Veyder-Malberg|Alzinger|Domäne Wachau|Nikolaihof|Jäger

Question 120

Which producer in the Wachau region is known for having the most noticeable notes of botrytis in their wines?

Answer 120

Franz Hirtzberger

Question 121

Roughly what percentage of the Wachau region is planted to Grüner Veltliner?

Answer 121

54% of total acreage|-Riesling (17% of total acreage)|-Zweigelt (8% of total acreage)|-Müller-Thurgau (6%)|-Neuburger (4%)

Question 122

Roughly what percentage of the Wachau region is planted to Riesling?

Answer 122

17% of total acreage|-Grüner Veltliner (54% of total acreage)|-Zweigelt (8% of total acreage)|-Müller-Thurgau (6%)|-Neuburger (4%)

Question 123

What are the 8 most important villages in the Wachau region?

Answer 123

Viessling|Spitz|Wösendorf|Joching|Dürnstein|Unterloiben/Oberloiben|Mautern

Question 124

Describe the soils of the Wachau region.

Answer 124

Lower, east-facing vineyards typically contain sandy loess soils, whereas the steeper, higher vineyards (450 meters and above) are characterized by shallow soils and a higher proportion of the underlying Gföhl gneiss and other primary rock.

Question 125

When was the Vinea Wachau founded?

Answer 125

1983

Question 126

What weinbaugebiete produces Austria’s best red and sweet white wines?

Answer 126

Burgenland|-Burgenland borders Hungary, and shares many viticultural and climactic traits with regions just across the border, such as Sopron.

Question 127

The hot continental, Pannonian climate in Burgenland is tempered by the cooling influence of what?

Answer 127

The Neusiedlersee|-a large, shallow lake

Question 128

What are the 5 DAC zones of Burgenland?

Answer 128

Eisenberg DAC |Leithaberg DAC |Neusiedlersee DAC|Rosalia DAC|Mittelburgenland DAC

Question 129

What is the Mittelburgenland DAC famous for producing?

Answer 129

Blaufränkisch|-only authorized grape|-DAC regulations stipulate large casks or used wood in the event of barrique-aging

Question 130

What is the first DAC to allow both red and white wines?

Answer 130

Leithaberg DAC|-White wines may be blends or single varietals produced from Grüner Veltliner, Chardonnay, Neuburger, or Weissburgunder|-Red wines are comprised of a minimum 85% Blaufränkisch, with stipulations similar to those of Mittelburgenland on new wood

Question 131

What is the only authorized grape for the Eisenberg DAC?

Answer 131

Blaufränkisch

Question 132

What is Blaufränkisch known as in Germany?

Answer 132

Lemberger|-In Hungary as Kékfrankos

Question 133

What is Blaufränkisch known as in Hungary?

Answer 133

Kékfrankos|–In Germany as Lemberger

Question 134

What producer in the village of Illmitz in Neusiedlersee is famous for eiswein, BA and TBA bottlings?

Answer 134

Alois Kracher

Question 135

Which town in Leithaberg is famous for the production of Ausbruch, a traditional sweet wine dating to the 17th century?

Answer 135

Rust|-Grapes destined for Ausbruch are harvested at a minimum 30° KMW (approximately 138°Öchsle). Production for Ausbruch bears similarities to the process of Tokaji: richly concentrated botrytis-affected must is added to less concentrated must—from fruit harvested in the same vineyard—and the two are fermented together, then aged in barrel before release.

Question 136

What is another name for the Styria region?

Answer 136

Steiermark|-The region contains approximately 9% of the nation’s vineyards, and there are no DAC zones as of 2010

Question 137

What is another name for the Steiermark region?

Answer 137

Styria|-The region contains approximately 9% of the nation’s vineyards, and there are no DAC zones as of 2010

Question 138

What is the Steiermark region’s most cultivated grape?

Answer 138

Welschriesling|-a grape unrelated (and inferior) to the noble Riesling|-followed by Weissburgunder

Question 139

Who is the most famous producer of Südsteiermark who is excelling with both unoaked and barrique-aged versions of Sauvignon Blanc?

Answer 139

Manfred Tement

Question 140

In Weststeiermark, what comprises over 95% of the red grape acreage and is often vinified as Schilcher, a racy style of local rosé?

Answer 140

Blauer Wildbacher

Question 141

What Niederösterreich subzones surround the Wien region?

Answer 141

Thermenregion|Carnuntum|Weinviertel|Wagram

Question 142

What is the only capital city in Europe to have its own wine appellation within city limits?

Answer 142

Wien (Vienna)

Question 143

Wien received a DAC in 2013 for what style of wine?

Answer 143

Gemischter Satz|-Wines must be a blend of at least 3 white varieties. No single variety may compose more than 50% of the blend, and 3 varieties must make up at least 10% each.|-Wines with geographic indication “Wiener” may not show obvious wood tones and must be trocken in style.|-Single Vineyard wines may not be released prior to March 1 of the year following the harvest, and are not required to be trocken.

Question 144

What are the 4 Qualitätswein Sekt Categories?

Answer 144

Klassik|Reserve|Große Reserve (Grand Reserve)|”Hauersekt”

Question 145

What is the minimum lees aging for the Klassik Sekt Category?

Answer 145

9 months

Question 146

What is the minimum lees aging for the Reserve Sekt Category?

Answer 146

Minimum 18 months|-Traditional method only|-Area of origin may not be more specific than the federal state in which the grapes were grown

Question 147

What is the minimum lees aging for the Große Reserve Sekt Category?

Answer 147

Minimum 30 months|-Traditional method only|-Grapes harvested and whole-cluster pressed in a single Austrian municipality

Question 148

What are the permitted sweetness levels for the Große Reserve and Reserve Sekt Categories?

Answer 148

Brut|Extra Brut|Brut Nature

Question 149

What system is used in Austria to measure must weight?

Answer 149

KMW (KLOSTERNEUBURGER MOSTWAAGE SCALE)

Question 150

What are the Prädikatswein levels?

Answer 150

o Spätlese|o Auslese|o Beerenauslese|-Strohwein|o Eiswein|-Ausbruch|o Trockenbeerenauslese

Question 151

What is Schilfwein?

Answer 151

Grapes dried on reeds in Austria

Question 152

What grape is most likely to be found in the Kranachberg vineyard?

Answer 152

Sauvignon Blanc

Question 153

What grape is most likely to be found in the Gaisberg vineyard?

Answer 153

Riesling||-Kamptal|-Just as the Lamm vineyard is on the same slope as Heiligenstein, the Renner vineyard is on the same slope as Gaisberg.

Question 154

What grape is most likely to be found in the Renner vineyard?

Answer 154

Grüner Veltliner||-Just as the Lamm vineyard is on the same slope as Heiligenstein, the Renner vineyard is on the same slope as Gaisberg.

Question 155

In which Austrian region is the Gaisberg vineyard located?

Answer 155

Kamptal||-Just as the Lamm vineyard is on the same slope as Heiligenstein, the Renner vineyard is on the same slope as Gaisberg.

Question 156

Who is the most famous producer of riesling in the Gaisberg vineyard of Kamptal?

Answer 156

Hirsch||-Riesling|-Just as the Lamm vineyard is on the same slope as Heiligenstein, the Renner vineyard is on the same slope as Gaisberg.

Question 157

In which Austrian region is the Renner vineyard located?

Answer 157

Kamptal||-Just as the Lamm vineyard is on the same slope as Heiligenstein, the Renner vineyard is on the same slope as Gaisberg.

Question 158

Who is the most famous producer of Grüner Veltliner in the Renner vineyard of Kamptal?

Answer 158

Schloss Gobelsburg||-Just as the Lamm vineyard is on the same slope as Heiligenstein, the Renner vineyard is on the same slope as Gaisberg.

Question 159

Which Burgenland DAC does NOT produce Blaufränkisch-based red wines?

Answer 159

Neusiedlersee

Question 160

Schilcher is a specialty of which DAC?

Answer 160

Weststeiermark

Question 161

Schloss Gobelsburg, Bründlmayer, and Hirsch are producers in what region?

Answer 161

Kamptal

Question 162

What is the maximum alcohol by volume for Federspiel wines in the Wachau?

Answer 162

12.50%

Question 163

1 KMW is equivalent to approximately how many degrees Öchsle?

Answer 163

5

Question 164

Ausbruch has to be harvested at what minimum ripeness level?

Answer 164

30° KMW

Question 165

Gesellmann, Wellanschitz, and Krutzler are all respected producers specializing in what variety?

Answer 165

Blaufränkisch

Question 166

True or false, Gemischter Satz can only be made in Wien?

Answer 166

FALSE

Question 167

What are the three best dry white wine vintages for Austria in the 1990s?

Answer 167

1990|1997|1999

Question 168

What is Vie Vinum?

Answer 168

Austria’s grand bi-annual wine conference/trade show

Question 169

Schilfwein is different from strohwein in what key way?

Answer 169

Strohwein is dried on straw, schilfwein is dried on reeds.

Question 170

Which Austrian oenologist pioneered hochkultur training?

Answer 170

Lenz Moser III||-the Lenz Moser high training system is used for 90% of Austria’s vines

Question 171

What is Lenz Moser famous for developing in Austria?

Answer 171

hochkultur training||-the Lenz Moser high training system is used for 90% of Austria’s vines

Question 172

What is the name of Austria’s grand bi-annual wine conference/trade show?

Answer 172

Vie Vinum

Question 173

True or false, Reserve Sekt can be made in the Charmat Method?

Answer 173

FALSE

Question 174

No grape in a Wiener Gemischter Satz DAC wine may be more than what percentage of the total blend?

Answer 174

50%

Question 175

What is the maximum residual sugar level of Austrian Große Reserve Sekt?

Answer 175

12 g/l

Question 176

What is the minimum pressure Austrian Sekt may be bottled at?

Answer 176

3.5 bars

Question 177

Near what body of water would you find the village of Rust?

Answer 177

Lake Neusiedl||-pronounced “Roost”

Question 178

True or false, Riesling and Welschriesling are varieties that are genetically related to each other?

Answer 178

FALSE

Question 179

Nigl, Solomon, and Christoph Hoch are producers in what region?

Answer 179

Kremstal

Question 180

Who are the 3 most important producers in the Kremstal region?

Answer 180

Nigl|Solomon|Christoph Hoch

Question 181

Spätrot is produced by blending which two grape varieties?

Answer 181

Zierfandler|Rotgipfler

Question 182

In 2009, what percentage of Austrian vineyard plantings were Grüner Veltliner?

Answer 182

29%

Question 183

What is the synonym for Scheurebe in Burgenland?

Answer 183

Sämling 88||-Bred by Georg Scheu as a “Sämling”, or seedling, from Riesling and Bukettraube at the Landesanstalt für Rebenzüchtung in Alzey. Scheu numbered all of his young plants consecutively, and this particular one was Seedling Number 88 - thus the name Sämling 88

Question 184

Sämling 88 is a synonym for what grape in Burgenland?

Answer 184

Scheurebe

Question 185

What was Wagram known as prior to 2007?

Answer 185

Donauland

Question 186

True or false, Leithaberg is the only DAC in Burgenland that allows white wine?

Answer 186

TRUE

Question 187

What is the minimum alcohol by volume required for Kamptal Reserve Riesling?

Answer 187

13%

Question 188

Lake Neusiedl is bordered by which two European countries?

Answer 188

Austria|Hungary

Question 189

What famous lake is bordered by both Austria and Hungary?

Answer 189

Lake Neusiedl

Question 190

Lamm is an Erste Lage vineyard specializing in what grape variety?

Answer 190

Grüner Veltliner

Question 191

What are the three best vintages for Burgenland botrytis wines since 2000?

Answer 191

2005|2010|2015

Question 192

Which village is furthest west?: Mautern, Weissenkirchen, Spitz, or Dürnstein?

Answer 192

Spitz

Question 193

What are the parent grapes of Gruner Veltliner?

Answer 193

St. Georgener-Rebe|Traminer

Question 194

St. Georgener-Rebe and Traminer are the parents of which grape?

Answer 194

Gruner Veltliner

Question 195

Rotburger is a synonym for what?

Answer 195

Zweigelt

Question 196

Weinviertal Reserve wines were first introduced in what vintage?

Answer 196

2009

Question 197

Roter Nurnberger and Ranfoliza are synonyms for what grape in Austria?

Answer 197

Gewurztraminer

Question 198

Weinviertel DAC borders what country?

Answer 198

Czech Republic

Question 199

Carnuntum borders what country?

Answer 199

Slovakia

Question 200

What is the Lenz Moser system?

Answer 200

Vines are grown 2X their normal height, achieving higher ratio of quality to cost by enabling the use of mechanized harvesting. Invented by Austrian: Lenz Moser.

Question 201

85% of Austria’s vines are trained on what type of vine training system?

Answer 201

Lenz Moser

Question 202

How does ausbruch differ from BA or TBA?

Answer 202

Ausbruch means “to break up.” The grapes are so dried at harvest that one has to first moisten the mass with Spatlese juice. Intensely raisiny aromas and more boytrised than TBA.

Question 203

Mittelburgenland DAC is separated from Neusiedlersee DAC by what wine region?

Answer 203

Sopron, Hungary

Question 204

What is the warmest and driest region of Austria?

Answer 204

Burgenland

Question 205

When is Austrian Sekt Day celebrated?

Answer 205

22-Oct

Question 206

Which two regions were eliminated/ absorbed into Burgenland in 2016?

Answer 206

Neusiedlersee-Hugelland (became Leithaberg)|Sudburgenland (became Eisenberg)

Question 207

In Burgenland, which regions are allowed to bear a more specific wine region?

Answer 207

Only DAC wine

Question 208

Which subzone of Steirmark was eliminated in 2015?

Answer 208

Sud-Oststeirmark (now, Vulkenland steirmark)

Question 209

What are the new three subzones of Steirmark 2015?

Answer 209

Weststeirmark|Sudsteirmark|Vulkenland Steirmark

Question 210

When Ausbruch is made anywhere outside of designated area, how is it treated in the Pradikatswein system?

Answer 210

Becomes TBA with 30° KMW (Cannot be labeled as Ausbruch unless in Rust)

Question 211

As of 2016, Ausbruch can only be exclusively made by what historical town?

Answer 211

Rust||-pronounced “Roost”

Question 212

Name a vineyard and a producer of Spitz?

Answer 212

Axpoint|||Producer: Hirtzberger

Question 213

What is Vinea Wachau?

Answer 213

An organization of like minded growers who uphold the tenets of natural winemaking as defined by the Codex Wachau.||1. no additives (including chaptalization), ||2.no aromatization (including the use of new barrique), and ||3. no “fractionation” (techniques such as de-alcoholization). ||4. must be bottled in the region and vinified from grapes grown in the Wachau.

Question 214

What are the 4 tenets of the Codex Wachau?

Answer 214

1. no additives (including chaptalization), ||2.no aromatization (including the use of new barrique), and ||3. no “fractionation” (techniques such as de-alcoholization). ||4. must be bottled in the region and vinified from grapes grown in the Wachau.

Question 215

What are the villages from west to east of Wachau?

Answer 215

Spitz|Wosendorf|Weissenkirchen|Durnstein|Oberloiben|Unterloiben|Mautern

Question 216

How long must Austrian Sekt Qualitatswein age on lees for each category?

Answer 216

Klassik- 9mos (1 year total)|Reserve- 18mos (2 year total)|Große Reserve - 30 mos (3 year total)||All may not be released before Oct 22.

Question 217

What is Neiderosterreich’s westernmost subregion?

Answer 217

Wachau

Question 218

Who is pictured on Emmerich Knoll’s front label?

Answer 218

St. Urban: patron saint of winemaking

Question 219

Which Wachau producer has a picture of St. Urban on their label?

Answer 219

Emmerich Knoll

Question 220

What rule pertaining to Wachau describes bottle closure?

Answer 220

All smaragd wines must be sealed with a long natural cork that is least 49mm long and branded with vintage year

Question 221

Which Austrian wine must be sealed with a long natural cork that is at least 49mm long and branded with vintage year?

Answer 221

Wachau Smaragd

Question 222

What was the first Austrian wine to receive 100 pts from Robert Parker?

Answer 222

1995 Nikolaihof Vinothek

Question 223

Who is the winemaker for Prager?

Answer 223

Toni Bodenstein

Question 224

Muller Thurgau is a crossing of what varietals?

Answer 224

Riesling X Madeleine Royale

Question 225

Neuburger is a cross of what varietals?

Answer 225

Roter Veltliner x Sylvaner||-generally produces full bodied white wines

Question 226

What countries does eastern Austria border? (from N to S)

Answer 226

Cech Republic|Slovakia|Hungary|Slovenia

Question 227

What are the Weinbaugebeite of Austria?

Answer 227

Niederosterriech|Wien|Burgenland|Styria

Question 228

What is the most cultivated white grape of Austria?

Answer 228

Gruner Veltliner

Question 229

What are the Austrian synonyms for Chardonnay?

Answer 229

Morillon (Styria)|Feinburgunder (Wachau)

Question 230

What is Prufnummer in Austria?

Answer 230

State controlled number that indicates pass of chemical test.

Question 231

What is the max yield in hl for all Austrian wines?

Answer 231

67.5 hl/ha

Question 232

What is the minimum alcohol for Pradikat Austrian wine?

Answer 232

5% alc

Question 233

Is Kabinett a pradikat wine in Austria?

Answer 233

No, it is a qualitatswein. ||-Pradikat starts with spatlese at least.

Question 234

Which DACs are known for Blaufrankish?

Answer 234

Mittelburgenland DAC|Eisenberg DAC|Leithaberg DAC||*only Blaufrankish||-Leithaberg is a max. 15% combined Pinot Noir, St. Laurent, and Zweigelt

Question 235

Which is the only DAC that allows both red and white wines in Burgenland?

Answer 235

Leithaberg DAC

Question 236

For what grape/style of wine was Neusiedlersee made DAC in 2012?

Answer 236

Dry red wine, zweigelt: Classic & Reserve

Question 237

What is the KMW?

Answer 237

Klosterneuburger MostWaage Scale||-1° KMW=1% sugar content of the must|-Measurement for must weight in Austria

Question 238

What are the min must weights (KMW) for Wachau?

Answer 238

Steinfeder- (11.5% alc) 15° KMW (Qualitatswein)|Federspiel- (11.5-12.5% alc) 17° KMW (Kabinett)|Smaragd- (12.5% alc) 19° KMW (Spatlese)

Question 239

What 3 levels of Pradikat have same min must weight?

Answer 239

Beerenauslese, Strohwein, Icewein are all 25° KMW

Question 240

19° KMW—the approximate weight of Smaragd wines is equivalent to what German weight?

Answer 240

95° Öchsle, or Spätlese ripeness

Question 241

How many oechsle are in 1 KMW? Brix in 1 KMW?

Answer 241

1 KMW= 5 oechsle|1 KMW= 1.18 Brix

Question 242

What are the min. KMW levels in increasing order for all of the Austrian wine categories?

Answer 242

Wein- 10.7°||Landwein- 14°||Qualitatswein- 15°|Qualitätswein Sekt- 15°|Kabinett- 17°||Spatlese- 19°|Auslese- 21°|Beerenauslese- 25°|Strohwein- 25°|Icewein- 25°|Ausbruch- 30°|Trockenbeerenause- 30°

Question 243

What are the blending requirments for Wiener Gemischter Satz DAC?

Answer 243

min. blend of 3 white varietals

Question 244

What is the newly appointed DAC of Wien (2013)?

Answer 244

Wiener Gemischter Sazt DAC

Question 245

Which is the only DAC commited to Classic and Reserve styles of Zweigelt?

Answer 245

Neusiedlersee DAC (2012)

Question 246

What was Austria’s first DAC?

Answer 246

Weinviertal

Question 247

What are the premier winemaking regions in Austria for sweet wine production?

Answer 247

Neusiedlersee, Illimitz (Eiswein, BA, TBA)|Producers: Kracher||Rust (Ausbruch)|Producers: Heidi Schroek|-pronounced “Roost”

Question 248

Name a producer of Ausbruch.

Answer 248

Heidi Schroek

Question 249

What are the 5 Weinbaugebeit of Burgenland?

Answer 249

Neusiedlersee DAC|Leithaberg DAC|Mittelburgendland DAC|Eisenberg DAC|Rosalia DAC

Question 250

What are the 8 Weinbaugebeit of Niederosterreich and how many of them are DAC?

Answer 250

Weinviertal DAC|Wachau|Kamptal DAC|Kremstal DAC|TRaisental DAC|Wagram|Carnuntum|Thermenregion

Question 251

Which two Niederosterreich regions do not touch the Danube River?

Answer 251

Weinviertal DAC|Thermenregion

Question 252

What is Niederosterreich’s largest region?

Answer 252

Weinviertal DAC

Question 253

Is riesling allowed for Classic/ Reserve winemaking in Weinviertal?

Answer 253

No, must be Gruner Veltliner.

Question 254

What does Ried indicate in Austria?

Answer 254

Top site replacing the village name.|-Single vineyard

Question 255

Where is Nigl located?

Answer 255

Kremstal DAC, Niederosterreich

Question 256

What is special about the soil of Heligenstein in the Kamptal?

Answer 256

It is a vineyard with a rare outcropping of sandstone and volcanic soil.

Question 257

Roter Veltliner is a specialty of which Austrian region?

Answer 257

Wagram||-red grape made into white wine

Question 258

Which red grape is made into white wine and is a specialty of Wagram?

Answer 258

Roter Veltliner

Question 259

What is spatrot-rotgipfler?

Answer 259

White blend from Zierfandler and Rotgipfler made in Thermenregion

Question 260

What type of soil is gfohler and where is it found?

Answer 260

gneiss||-Wachau

Question 261

The organization STK is based in what region?

Answer 261

Steiermark||-Steirische Terroir & Klassik

Question 262

When did the anitfreeze scandal in Austria take place?

Answer 262

1985||-Diethylene glycol—a colorless, odorless, poisonous chemical—gave a light wine some added texture.

Question 263

Where is Rosalia?

Answer 263

Burgenland

Question 264

What is the only varietal allowed in Weinvertel DAC?

Answer 264

Gruner Vietliner ||-12% abv with no hints of botrytis or oak|-Reserve 13% abv with hints of botrytis or oak

Question 265

What is Österreichischen Traditionsweingüter?

Answer 265

Association of Austrian producers in Lower Austria, founded in 1992, which is responsible for elevating sites to Erste Lage.

Question 266

Where is Gföhl gneiss found?

Answer 266

Wachau||-Lower, east-facing vineyards typically contain sandy loess soils, whereas the steeper, higher vineyards (450 meters and above) are characterized by shallow soils and a higher proportion of the underlying Gföhl gneiss and other primary rock.

Question 267

What grape is a cross of Roter Veltliner and Sylvaner?

Answer 267

Neuburger

Question 268

What are the wine region(s) inside the Austrian Weinland Region?

Answer 268

Burgenland|Niederösterreich|Wien

Question 269

What are the wine region(s) inside the Austrian Steierland Region?

Answer 269

Steiermark

Question 270

What Austrian states are included the Bergland region?

Answer 270

Vorarlberg|Tirol|Salzburg|Oberösterreich (Upper Austria)|Kärnten (Carinthia)

Question 271

What is Traubenmost?

Answer 271

grape must||-exclusively grapes harvested and pressed in Austria

Question 272

What is the Austrian term for grape must?

Answer 272

Traubenmost

Question 273

What is Sturm?

Answer 273

A half-fermented, sparkling grape juice, usually accompanies harvest-time meals in Austria.||-“Weinland” or “Steiererland” or “Bergland”

Question 274

What is the name for the half-fermented, sparkling grape juice, that usually accompanies harvest-time meals in Austria?

Answer 274

Sturm||-“Weinland” or “Steiererland” or “Bergland”

Question 275

What is Perlwein?

Answer 275

German/Austrian term for wine which has been made to be lightly sparkling, usually with carbonation method.||Min. 9% ABV|1 to 2.5 ATM|All methods (including added CO2)

Question 276

What is the Austrian term for wine which has been made to be lightly sparkling, usually with carbonation method?

Answer 276

Perlwein||Min. 9% ABV|1 to 2.5 ATM|All methods (including added CO2)

Question 277

What is Shaumwein?

Answer 277

Sparkling wine from Austria||Min. 8.5% ABV|3 ATM|All methods (including added CO2)

Question 278

What is the Austrian term for sparkling wine that must have at least 3 ATM of pressure and can be made using any production method?

Answer 278

Shaumwein

Question 279

What does Lieblich mean?

Answer 279

(medium-sweet) = max. 45 g/L|-Austria

Question 280

What is the max. g/l of sugar for “Lieblich” wine in Austria?

Answer 280

45 g/L

Question 281

What is the max. g/l of sugar for “Halbtrocken” wine in Austria?

Answer 281

18 g/L

Question 282

What is the max. g/l of sugar for “Trocken” wine in Austria?

Answer 282

max 9 g/L

Question 283

What is the min. g/l of sugar for “Sweet” wine in Austria?

Answer 283

45 g/L

Question 284

What is the general soil character in the Kremstal DAC?

Answer 284

East of the Krems River, soil structures include deep loess terraces, whereas those to the west have shallower soils and more primary rock.

Question 285

What is the general soil character in the Kamptal DAC?

Answer 285

Variable, and include loess, clay and loam. Loess and clay-loam are prevalent nearer the Danube River, whereas the higher, steeper vineyards have thin topsoil and more primary rock, like Gföhl gneiss and mica-schist. |||-In the Heiligenstein vineyard, there is a rare outcropping of weathered sandstone, mixed with volcanic rock.

Question 286

What term must be on the label of a Riesling or Grüner Veltliner for the wine to be showing character of new barrique and hints of botrytis?

Answer 286

Reserve||-Anything below Reserve must be ….”fresh, fruit-accented, fine spiciness; no Botrytis note; no wood tone”

Question 287

What are the 5 villages in the Kamptal DAC that have Traditionsweingüter Österreich Erste Lage sites?

Answer 287

Engabrunner: Stein|Kammern: Gaisberg, Grub, Lamm, Renner|Langenlois: Dechant, Käferberg, Kittmannsberg, Loiserberg, Schenkenbichl, Seeberg, Spiegel, Steinhaus, Steinmassl, Thal|Strass im Strassertal: Gaisberg, Ofenberg, Wechselberg Spiegel|Zöbing: Gaisberg, Kogelberg, Heiligenstein

Question 288

Engabrunner is a village in which Austrian wine region?

Answer 288

Kamptal DAC||-not to be confused with Engabrunn in Wagram

Question 289

Kammern is a village in which Austrian wine region?

Answer 289

Kamptal DAC

Question 290

Langenlois is a village in which Austrian wine region?

Answer 290

Kamptal DAC

Question 291

Strass im Strassertal is a village in which Austrian wine region?

Answer 291

Kamptal DAC

Question 292

Zöbing is a village in which Austrian wine region?

Answer 292

Kamptal DAC

Question 293

What are the 5 major villages of the Kremstal DAC?

Answer 293

Krems|Senftenberg|Rohrendorf|Gedersdorf|Furth

Question 294

Krems is a village in which Austrian wine region?

Answer 294

Kremstal DAC

Question 295

Senftenberg is a village in which Austrian wine region?

Answer 295

Kremstal DAC

Question 296

Rohrendorf is a village in which Austrian wine region?

Answer 296

Kremstal DAC

Question 297

Gedersdorf is a village in which Austrian wine region?

Answer 297

Kremstal DAC

Question 298

Furth is a village in which Austrian wine region?

Answer 298

Kremstal DAC

Question 299

The Gaisberg vineyard of Kamptal DAC is located in which 3 villages?

Answer 299

Zöbing|Strass im Strassertal|Kammern

Question 300

The Lamm vineyard of Kamptal DAC is located in which village?

Answer 300

Kammern

Question 301

The Stein vineyard of Kamptal DAC is located in which village?

Answer 301

Engabrunner||-not to be confused with Engabrunn in Wagram

Question 302

What are the two most important grapes in the Carnuntum region of Austria?

Answer 302

Zweigelt (25% of total grape acreage)|Grüner Veltliner (22% of total grape acreage)||-stony loam and loess

Question 303

What are the two most important grapes in the Thermenregion of Austria?

Answer 303

Zweigelt (15% of total acreage)|Blauer Portugieser (14% of total acreage)||-clay, sandy loam and brown earth

Question 304

What are the 3 villages in the Traisental DAC that have Traditionsweingüter Österreich Erste Lage sites?

Answer 304

Getzersdorf|Inzersdorf-Getzersdorf|Reichersdorf

Question 305

What are the two most important grapes in the Wagram region of Austria?

Answer 305

Grüner Veltliner (49% of total acreage)|Zweigelt (14% of total acreage)||-loess

Question 306

What are the 5 villages in the Wagram that have Traditionsweingüter Österreich Erste Lage sites?

Answer 306

Engabrunn: Stein|Fels am Wagram: Brunnthal, Scheiben|Feuersbrunn: Rosenberg, Spiegel|Oberstockstall: Schlossberg|Ruppersthal: Mordthal

Question 307

What is the only authorized grape in the Weinviertel DAC?

Answer 307

Grüner Veltliner|||-Grüner Veltliner: “ fruity, spicy, peppery; no Botrytis note; no wood tone”|-Reserve GV: “subtle botrytis and wood notes are acceptable”

Question 308

Weingut R&A Pfaffl is a producer in which Austrian region?

Answer 308

Weinviertel DAC||-Pfaffl winery is situated in the village of Stetton.||-Today the estate comprises 90 hectares and is run by Roman Pfaffl and his sister Heidi Fischer.

Question 309

Johanneshof Reinisch is a producer in which wine region?

Answer 309

Thermenregion||*There is a particular focus on the Burgundy varieties such as Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and St. Laurent. In the area of Gumpoldskirchen the indigenous grape varieties Rotgipfler and Zierfandler are cultivated.

Question 310

Weingut Wieninger is a producer in which region?

Answer 310

Wien

Question 311

Name an example and a producer of Zweigelt in Carnuntum?

Answer 311

Glatzer||-“Rebencuvee”

Question 312

What red grapes can be used in the Leithaberg DAC?

Answer 312

Blaufränkisch||-plus a max. 15% combined Pinot Noir, St. Laurent, and Zweigelt

Question 313

What is the most important village in the Neusiedlersee DAC for sweet wine?

Answer 313

Illmitz

Question 314

Illmitz is a village located within which wine region?

Answer 314

Neusiedlersee DAC

Question 315

What is heuriger?

Answer 315

It is a primeur wine that is produced in Wien and consumed in the local wine taverns, the heurigen.||-Traditional Eastern Austrian wine taverns (historically concentrated around Vienna). Heurig means “new wine”/ “wine of this year”

Question 316

Blauer Wildbacher is almost entirely confined to which region of Austria?

Answer 316

Weststeiermark||-95% of the red grape acreage and is often vinified as Schilcher, a racy style of local rosé

Question 317

Blauer Wildbacher is often used to make what style of wine?

Answer 317

Often vinified as Schilcher, a racy style of rosé in Weststeiermark.

Question 318

What is “Schilcher” , where is it found?

Answer 318

Racy rose made from the Blauer Wildbacher grape from Weststeiermark.

Question 319

Strohmeier is a famous producer of what style of wine?

Answer 319

Schilcher||-Racy rose made from the Blauer Wildbacher grape from Weststeiermark.

Question 320

Prieler is famous producer located in which Austrian DAC?

Answer 320

Leithaberg DAC

Question 321

Blaufränkisch is frequently compared to which 2 European grapes?

Answer 321

Nebbiolo|Syrah||-peppery with a course tannin

Question 322

In which Austrian wine region does the Neuburger grape reach its peak expression?

Answer 322

Wachau||-grown everywhere in Austria except Styria

Question 323

Describe the character of the Neuburger grape.

Answer 323

Floral, robust, spicy, and nutty.

Question 324

Weingut Lagler is a famous producer of what grape in the Wachau?

Answer 324

Neuburger

Question 325

Which wine regions of Austria are most well known for the production of Roter Veltliner and what soil types are favored?

Answer 325

Wagram|Kremstal||-loam or loess soils

Question 326

What does “Roter” mean?

Answer 326

Red||-refers to the red grapes of Roter Veltliner

Question 327

Weingut Leth is located in which region and famous for making what grape?

Answer 327

Wagram|-Roter Veltliner

Question 328

Weingut Leth is most famous for the production of which grape in Wagram?

Answer 328

Roter Veltliner

Question 329

The white blend from Zierfandler and Rotgipfler called spatrot-rotgipfler is made in which region?

Answer 329

Thermenregion

Question 330

What major Austrian weinbaugebiete borders Slovenia?

Answer 330

Steiermark

Question 331

What is the primary grape of Neusiedlersee?

Answer 331

Zweigelt

Question 332

What are the 5 key requirements for Austrian Sekt Große Reserve?

Answer 332

Grapes must come from a single village. ||Hand harvesting is required. ||No more than 12 g/l RS. ||Minimum 30 months on lees. ||May not be released until October 22nd - 3 years after harvest.

Question 333

How could you tell the difference between a bottle of Austrian Sekt and a bottle of Austrian Sekt with Protected Designation of Origin?

Answer 333

A PDO bottle of Austrian Sekt must have the official seal on the capsule with the words “Geschutzter Urspung, Geprufte Qualitat” (which means “protected designation of origin and certified quality”)

Question 334

What is the difference between traditional DAC wines from Gruner Veltliner and the “Reserve” wines?

Answer 334

GV: minimum 12% ABV, no obvious wood or botrytis. ||Reserve: minimum 13% ABV, may have hints of both botrytis and wood.

Question 335

What 6 regions have Traditionsweingüter Österreich Erste Lage sites?

Answer 335

Kamptal DAC|Kremstal DAC|Traisental DAC|Wagram|Carnuntum|Wein||It’s a vineyard site classification system for dry Grüner Veltliner and Riesling (“Klassification 2012” awarded 62 vineyard sites). ||Currently there are 31 members and 72 recognized vineyard sites located in Kamptal DAC, Kremstal DAC, Traisental DAC, Wagram, Wein

Question 336

Klosersatz and Schutt are famous vineyards located in what village?

Answer 336

Unterloiben

Question 337

What is the most famous wine made by F.X. Pichler?

Answer 337

Unendlich Riesling||-among the rarest Austrian Rieslings

Question 338

Weingut Neumeister is a producer from which Austrian region?

Answer 338

Vulkanland Steiermark

Question 339

Which Vulkanland Steiermark producer makes Saziani Grauburgunder?

Answer 339

Weingut Neumeister

Question 340

What winery produced “Serious Wine From A Gorgeous Place”?

Answer 340

Weingut Moric||-Grüner Veltliner|> Mittelburgenland

Question 341

What is a famous example of Grüner Veltliner from Mittelburgenland?

Answer 341

Serious Wine From A Gorgeous Place|-Weingut Moric

Question 342

What Austrian producer was instrumental in developing the Lyre training system?

Answer 342

Brundlemeyer||-Willi Bründlmayer has converted some (17ha in total) of his vineyards to the Lyre training system, which he helped develop. Vines are trained low to the ground, to benefit from the warmth of the primary rock soils, then the canes are trained at an angle upward and perpendicular to the row, which doubles the sunlit and aired foliage surface and improves grape ripeness. The well-aired leaves also dry faster, thus reducing risk of dreaded grape mildew.||-Willi Bründlmayer farms 75 hectares of grüner veltliner, riesling, st. laurent, zweigelt and Burgundian varieties from an impressive collection of grand cru vineyards around Langenlois.

Question 343

What is the name of the vine training system developed at Brundlemeyer where the vines are trained low to the ground, to benefit from the warmth of the primary rock soils, then the canes are trained at an angle upward and perpendicular to the row, which doubles the sunlit and aired foliage surface and improves grape ripeness?

Answer 343

Lyre training system

Question 344

What are two notable producers in the Wachau who do not belong to the Vinea Wachau?

Answer 344

Peter Veyder-Malberg|Martin Mutenthaler||neighbors in the Spitzer Graben|the Spitzer Graben is a narrow cool valley that branches off from the Danube.

Question 345

What is Bergwein?

Answer 345

Austrian wine made from grapes grown on slopes with an angle of over 26°. ||-Bergwein is a form of Tafelwein that is able to bypass normal Qualitätswein criteria and be sold in standard size bottles (750 ml) and labeled with the name of the wine growing region.

Question 346

What is an example of Austrian Wein (Tafelwein) that is able to bypass normal Qualitätswein criteria and be sold in standard size bottles (750 ml) and labeled with the name of the wine growing region?

Answer 346

Bergwein||-Austrian wine made from grapes grown on slopes with an angle of over 26°.

Question 347

What is Stroh?

Answer 347

Stroh, as a brand, is a historic Austrian manufacturer of rum, particularly high proof spiced rums meant for warm drinks and use in cooking, particularly desserts.

Question 348

What is Gluhwein?

Answer 348

A holiday season tradition - mulled wine

Question 349

What is a Mostheurige?

Answer 349

A primeur cider that is produced in Mostviertel and consumed in the local taverns?||-Cider is important to southwest Austria (the Mostviertel), Upper Austria, and parts of Styria. The largest continuous pear orchard acreage in Europe lies in the Mostviertel.

Question 350

What is the primeur wine that is produced in Wien and consumed in the local wine taverns?

Answer 350

Heuriger||-Traditional Eastern Austrian wine taverns (historically concentrated around Vienna). Heurig means “new wine”/ “wine of this year”

Question 351

What is the primeur cider that is produced in Mostviertel and consumed in the local taverns?

Answer 351

Mostheurige

Question 352

What is Pinot Blanc called in Austria?

Answer 352

Weissburgunder

Question 353

What are the two most planted red grapes of Austria?

Answer 353

Zweigelt|Blaufrankisch

Question 354

What is the required KMW for qualitatswein in Austria?

Answer 354

15° KMW

Question 355

What is the required KMW for Austrain Qualitatswein Sekt?

Answer 355

15° KMW

Question 356

Which wine would have more effervescence, Perlwein or Shaumwein?

Answer 356

Shaumwein

Question 357

What is the Austrian term for “brut”?

Answer 357

Herb||-brut nature / brut zero, 0-3 g/l. extra brut / extra herb, 0-6 g/l. herb / brut, 0-12 g/l. extra trocken / extra dry / très sec, 12-17 g/l. trocken / secco / dry / sec, 17-32 g/l.

Question 358

Which wine would have less effervescence, Perlwein or Shaumwein?

Answer 358

Perlwein

Question 359

What does the Austrian term “Herb” mean in reference to sparkling wine?

Answer 359

brut||-brut nature / brut zero, 0-3 g/l. extra brut / extra herb, 0-6 g/l. herb / brut, 0-12 g/l. extra trocken / extra dry / très sec, 12-17 g/l. trocken / secco / dry / sec, 17-32 g/l.

Question 360

What percentage of grapes must come from the Wachau to be classified with the Vinea Wachau Codex?

Answer 360

100%

Question 361

Veyder-Malberg is based in which village of the Wachau.

Answer 361

Spitz

Question 362

Franz Hirtzberger is based in which village of the Wachau.

Answer 362

Spitz

Question 363

Rudi Pichler is based in which village of the Wachau.

Answer 363

Wösendorf

Question 364

FX Pichler is based in which village of the Wachau.

Answer 364

Oberloiben

Question 365

Prager is based in which village of the Wachau.

Answer 365

Weißenkirchen

Question 366

Jäger is based in which village of the Wachau.

Answer 366

Weißenkirchen

Question 367

Emmerich Knoll is based in which village of the Wachau.

Answer 367

Unterloiben

Question 368

Domäne Wachau is based in which village of the Wachau.

Answer 368

Dürnstein

Question 369

Alzinger is based in which village of the Wachau.

Answer 369

Unterloiben

Question 370

Nikolaihof is based in which village of the Wachau.

Answer 370

Mautern

Question 371

The sweet wines of Alois Kracher are released under what appellation?

Answer 371

Burgenland

Question 372

When did the Cistercian monks begin making wine in Austria?

Answer 372

11th Century||-Charlemagne captured the area in 803

Question 373

When were the Viennese permitted to plant vines within the city limits?

Answer 373

12th Century||-by the 16th century Austria had 150 ha planted, which is 3 times more than today.

Question 374

During what century did Turkish armies invade Austria and destroy much of the vineyard land?

Answer 374

17th Century||-The Ottoman-Habsburg wars were fought from the 16th through the 18th centuries between the Ottoman Empire and the Habsburg Monarchy, which was at times supported by the Holy Roman Empire, Kingdom of Hungary, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, and Habsburg Spain.||-Later, the Peace of Westphalia and the Spanish War of Succession in the 17th and 18th centuries respectively left the Austrian Empire as the sole firm possession of the House of Habsburg. After the Siege of Vienna in 1683, the Habsburgs assembled a large coalition of European powers known as the Holy League, allowing them to fight the Ottomans and to regain control over Hungary. The Great Turkish War ended with the decisive Holy League victory at Zenta. The wars ended after Austria’s participation in the war of 1787-1791, which Austria fought allied with Russia. Intermittent tension between Austria and the Ottoman Empire continued throughout the nineteenth century, but they never fought each other in a war and ultimately found themselves allied in World War I, in the aftermath of which both empires were dissolved.

Question 375

During what decade did phylloxera arrive in Austria?

Answer 375

1880’s||-25% of vines were lost

Question 376

When did Fritz Zweigelt create the Zweigelt cross from Blaufränkisch and St. Laurent?

Answer 376

1922||-At Klosterneuburg, he bred what became known as the Zweigelt grape from Blaufränkisch and St. Laurent in 1922, and Blauburger from Blaufränkisch and Blauer Portugieser the following year.

Question 377

What 3 crosses is Fritz Zweigelt famous for making?

Answer 377

Blauburger (1923)|Zweigelt (1922)|Goldburger (1922)||-At Klosterneuburg, he bred what became known as the Zweigelt grape from Blaufränkisch and St. Laurent in 1922, and Blauburger from Blaufränkisch and Blauer Portugieser the following year.

Question 378

When did Fritz Zweigelt create the Blauburger cross from Blaufränkisch and Blauer Portugieser?

Answer 378

1923||-At Klosterneuburg, he bred what became known as the Zweigelt grape from Blaufränkisch and St. Laurent in 1922, and Blauburger from Blaufränkisch and Blauer Portugieser the following year.

Question 379

Where did Fritz Zweigelt create the famous crosses of Zweigelt and Blauburger?

Answer 379

Federal Institute for Viticulture and Pomology in Klosterneuburg||-outside of Vienna

Question 380

Who created the Blauburger cross and when did this happen?

Answer 380

Fritz Zweigelt||-1923||-At Klosterneuburg, he bred what became known as the Zweigelt grape from Blaufränkisch and St. Laurent in 1922, and Blauburger from Blaufränkisch and Blauer Portugieser the following year.

Question 381

What was Fritz Zweigelt’s Zweigelt cross originally called?

Answer 381

Rotburger

Question 382

The Rotburger cross, created by Fritz Zweigelt was later renamed what?

Answer 382

Zweigelt

Question 383

Why did Fritz Zweigelt’s career end in 1945?

Answer 383

His fortunes were closely tied to that of the Nazis in Austria, and his career ended in 1945.

Question 384

When was the Federal Institute for Viticulture and Pomology in Klosterneuburg established?

Answer 384

1860||-where Fritz Zweigelt bred the Zweigelt and Blauburger red wine grapes.

Question 385

During which decade did Lenz Moser III develope his eponymous vine training method that eventually gave rise to Grüner Veltliner?

Answer 385

1950’s||-poor quality|-easy to machine harvest, high yields, but reduces ripeness||-From 1925 to 1928 he began experimenting with the high training system on the estate of his father, Laurenz Moser II, in Rohrendorf. After taking over the company in 1929, he founded the Lenz Moser vine nursery and used this new training system to plant large vineyards which he had leased from the monastery of Melk in Rohrendorf.

Question 386

What are some of the benefits of the Lenz Moser vine-training method?

Answer 386

easy to machine harvest|high yields|allows better exposure to light|improves ventilation||-slows ripeness|-poor quality

Question 387

What is the difference between a Viennese “Heuriger” and “Buschenschank”?

Answer 387

Heuriger are commercial restaurants run by big families or companies opened every day, usually associated with wineries and vineyards.||Buschenschanks (more common in Styria) are rustic, inn-like places with one or two rooms and a garden, run by a local winegrower. ||The name points to the typical bundle of twigs (Buschen) that can be found at the entrance. The bundle signals that the Buschenschank is open, welcoming people to enter. They are opened only for some days or weeks - maybe five or sixtimes a year. There are some restrictions by law - they only can serve home-made wine, juices and cold food etc.||*over the years that distinction has become very blurred

Question 388

What is a Buschenschank?

Answer 388

Rustic, inn-like places around Vienna with one or two rooms and a garden, run by a local winegrower (more common in Styria). ||-The name points to the typical bundle of twigs (Buschen) that can be found at the entrance. The bundle signals that the Buschenschank is open, welcoming people to enter. ||-They are opened only for some days or weeks - maybe five or sixtimes a year. There are some restrictions by law - they only can serve home-made wine, juices and cold food etc.

Question 389

What is the name of the Viennese inn-like places that are run by a local winegrower?

Answer 389

Buschenschank|(more common in Styria)|-They are opened only for some days or weeks - maybe five or sixtimes a year. There are some restrictions by law - they only can serve home-made wine, juices and cold food etc.||-Heuriger are commercial restaurants run by big families or companies opened every day, usually associated with wineries and vineyards.

Question 390

Wine made in the Austrian state of Carinthia (Kärnten) is released under the name of which wine region?

Answer 390

Bergland||-In the wake of the current global warming, viticulture is enjoying a renaissance in Bergland, particularly in the winegrowing areas of Kärnten (Carinthia)||-The centres of viticulture in Kärnten (Carinthia) focus on the Längsee (Lake Läng) and the area around Hochosterwitz Castle in the district of Sankt Veit, the Lavant Valley, the district of Feldkirchen and the environs of Klagenfurt. Here it is the white members of the Pinot family that predominate||-There the cooler, Alpine climate traditionally favours early-maturing varieties such as Chardonnay, Müller Thurgau, Frühroter Veltliner, Bouvier, Muskat Ottonel, Pinot Gris, Blauer Portugieser and Blauburger.

Question 391

Wine made in the Austrian state of Upper Austria (Oberösterreich) is released under the name of which wine region?

Answer 391

Bergland||-The character of these wines has been influenced substantially by the Atlantic climate and the nearby Alps.

Question 392

Wine made in the Austrian state of Salzburg is released under the name of which wine region?

Answer 392

Bergland||-The character of these wines has been influenced substantially by the Atlantic climate and the nearby Alps.

Question 393

Wine made in the Austrian state of Tyrol is released under the name of which wine region?

Answer 393

Bergland||-The character of these wines has been influenced substantially by the Atlantic climate and the nearby Alps.

Question 394

Wine made in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg is released under the name of which wine region?

Answer 394

Bergland||-The character of these wines has been influenced substantially by the Atlantic climate and the nearby Alps.

Question 395

What are the remaining 5 states of Austria that are not among the 4 that are well known for quality wine?

Answer 395

Vorarlberg|Tirol|Salzburg|Oberösterreich (Upper Austria)|Kärnten (Carinthia)||-all included in the Bergland wine region

Question 396

What is the German name for Austria?

Answer 396

Österreich

Question 397

What does Österreich mean in English?

Answer 397

Austria

Question 398

What is Austria’s northernmost winegrowing region?

Answer 398

Weinviertel||-The typical character of the Weinviertel’s classic Grüner Veltliner is indeed a homogenous one, and this has been confirmed in a recent scientific study. So it is no wonder that the ‘Weinviertel’ with its classic peppery Grüner Veltliner made history as Austria’s very first wine of origin in the new DAC appellation system.

Question 399

Which of the 5 Austrian states that make up the Bergland region have the most hectares of vines?

Answer 399

Kärnten (Carinthia - 170 HA)||Vorarlberg - 10 HA|Tirol - 5 HA|Salzburg - 7 HA|Oberösterreich (Upper Austria - 45 HA)||-The centres of viticulture in Kärnten (Carinthia) focus on the Längsee (Lake Läng) and the area around Hochosterwitz Castle in the district of Sankt Veit, the Lavant Valley, the district of Feldkirchen and the environs of Klagenfurt. Here it is the white members of the Pinot family that predominate

Question 400

Which of the 5 Austrian states that make up the Bergland region have the least hectares of vines?

Answer 400

Tirol - 5 HA||Kärnten (Carinthia - 170 HA)|Vorarlberg - 10 HA|Salzburg - 7 HA|Oberösterreich (Upper Austria - 45 HA)

Question 401

Which of the 5 Austrian states that make up the Bergland region have the second most hectares of vines?

Answer 401

Oberösterreich (Upper Austria - 45 HA)||Kärnten (Carinthia - 170 HA)|Vorarlberg - 10 HA|Tirol - 5 HA|Salzburg - 7 HA||-After the decline in the 19th century, the land above the Enns River is now enjoying something of a renaissance; today one finds some forty-five hectares here under the vine. The sunny environs of the Danube River Valley, the Machland, the Linzer Gaumberg and the borders of the Eferdinger Basin are now supporting viticulture, as are the midsection of Oberösterreich, the hilly central district and the breezy vineyards of the Mühlviertel.

Question 402

Which Austrian winegrowing state is influenced most by the Pannonian Plain?

Answer 402

Burgenland||-under the influence of the hot, continental Pannonian climate

Question 403

What is another name for the Kärnten state of Austria?

Answer 403

Carinthia||-part of the Bergland region||-The centres of viticulture in Kärnten (Carinthia) focus on the Längsee (Lake Läng) and the area around Hochosterwitz Castle in the district of Sankt Veit, the Lavant Valley, the district of Feldkirchen and the environs of Klagenfurt. Here it is the white members of the Pinot family that predominate

Question 404

What is another name for the Carinthia state of Austria?

Answer 404

Kärnten||-part of the Bergland region||-The centres of viticulture in Kärnten (Carinthia) focus on the Längsee (Lake Läng) and the area around Hochosterwitz Castle in the district of Sankt Veit, the Lavant Valley, the district of Feldkirchen and the environs of Klagenfurt. Here it is the white members of the Pinot family that predominate

Question 405

What are the min. KMW levels in decreasing order for all of the Austrian wine categories?

Answer 405

Trockenbeerenause- 30°|Ausbruch- 30°|Beerenauslese- 25°|Strohwein- 25°|Icewein- 25°|Auslese- 21°|Spatlese- 19°||Kabinett- 17°|Qualitatswein- 15°|Qualitätswein Sekt- 15°||Landwein- 14°||Wein- 10.7°

Question 406

What is the KMW requirement for Wein?

Answer 406

10.7° KMW

Question 407

What is the KMW requirement for Landwein?

Answer 407

14° KMW

Question 408

What is the KMW requirement for Qualitatswein?

Answer 408

15° KMW

Question 409

What is the KMW requirement for Qualitatswein Sekt?

Answer 409

15° KMW

Question 410

What is the KMW requirement for Austrian Kabinett?

Answer 410

17° KMW

Question 411

What is the KMW requirement for Austrian Spatlese?

Answer 411

19° KMW

Question 412

What is the KMW requirement for Austrian Auslese?

Answer 412

21° KMW

Question 413

What is the KMW requirement for Austrian Beerenauslese?

Answer 413

25° KMW

Question 414

What is the KMW requirement for Austrian Strohwein?

Answer 414

25° KMW

Question 415

What is the KMW requirement for Austrian Icewein?

Answer 415

25° KMW

Question 416

What is the KMW requirement for Austrian Ausbruch?

Answer 416

30° KMW

Question 417

Which Austrian wine categories have a minimum KMW requirement of 30°?

Answer 417

Ausbruch|Trockenbeerenause

Question 418

What is the KMW requirement for Austrian Trockenbeerenause?

Answer 418

30° KMW

Question 419

Which Austrian wine categories have a minimum KMW requirement of 25°?

Answer 419

Beerenauslese|Strohwein|Icewein

Question 420

Which Austrian wine category has a minimum KMW requirement of 21°?

Answer 420

Auslese

Question 421

Which Austrian wine category has a minimum KMW requirement of 19°?

Answer 421

Spatlese

Question 422

Which Austrian wine category has a minimum KMW requirement of 17°?

Answer 422

Kabinett

Question 423

Which Austrian wine categories have a minimum KMW requirement of 15°?

Answer 423

Qualitatswein|Qualitatswein Sekt

Question 424

Which Austrian wine category has a minimum KMW requirement of 14°?

Answer 424

Landwein

Question 425

Which Austrian wine category has a minimum KMW requirement of 10.7°?

Answer 425

Wein

Question 426

Is chapitalization allowed for the Austrian Wein category?

Answer 426

yes||-grape varieties that imply geographic origin (i.e. Blaufrankish) are not permitted

Question 427

What are the rules for the Austrian Wein category regarding labeling by grape variety?

Answer 427

Grape varieties that imply geographic origin (i.e. Blaufrankish) are not permitted

Question 428

Which Austrian wine categories have a minimum alcohol requirement of 8.5%

Answer 428

Schaumwein (sparkling wine)|Wein|Landwein

Question 429

What is the minimum abv. for Austrian Schaumwein?

Answer 429

8.5%||-all Prädikatswein in 5%

Question 430

What is the minimum abv. for Austrian Wein?

Answer 430

8.5%||-all Prädikatswein in 5%

Question 431

What is the minimum abv. for Austrian Landwein?

Answer 431

8.5%||-all Prädikatswein in 5%

Question 432

What is the only Austrian PDO category to have a max. abv. requirement and what is it?

Answer 432

Kabinett Qualitätswein|-Max. 13%

Question 433

Austrian “Bergwein” may be labeled if the vineyard slope exceeds what degree?

Answer 433

26°

Question 434

Which categories of Austrian wine are required to dry the grapes for a minimum of 3 months?

Answer 434

Strohwein (straw)|Schilfwein (reeds)

Question 435

Which Austrian wine can only be made in the village of Rust?

Answer 435

Ausbruch||-pronounced “Roost”

Question 436

Which category of Austrian wine has a required RS max. of 45 g/l?

Answer 436

Lieblich||-(medium-sweet)

Question 437

What is the name for the medium-sweet wines of Austria that cannot have RS higher than 45 g/l?

Answer 437

Lieblich

Question 438

Which term implies a min. 13% abv. for all Austrian Qualitastwein?

Answer 438

Reserve

Question 439

What is the min. abv. for “Reserve” Austrian Qualitastwein?

Answer 439

13%

Question 440

Who was the first producer of sparkling wine (Sekt) in Austria?

Answer 440

Robert Schlumberger von Goldeck||-1840’s|-Schlumberger Wein- und Sektkellerei GmbH with its seat at Vienna-Döbling is one of the leading producers of sparkling wine in Austria. ||-In 1973, it was taken over by the German Underberg company.

Question 441

What is Robert Schlumberger von Goldeck known for doing?

Answer 441

1st producer of sparkling wine (Sekt) in Austria||-1840’s|-Schlumberger Wein- und Sektkellerei GmbH with its seat at Vienna-Döbling is one of the leading producers of sparkling wine in Austria. ||-In 1973, it was taken over by the German Underberg company.

Question 442

When was Austrian Sekt Qualitätswein established?

Answer 442

2015

Question 443

What does Hauersekt mean on a bottle of Austrian Sekt?

Answer 443

Tirage, disgorgement and expedition performed by the grape grower

Question 444

Which term on a bottle of Austrian Sekt implies that the tirage, disgorgement and expedition was performed by the grape grower?

Answer 444

Hauersekt

Question 445

What are the only categories of Austrian Sekt Qualitätswein that require the “traditional method”?

Answer 445

Reserve|Große Reserve (Grand Reserve)|”Hauersekt”||*Klassik is the only one that does not require the “traditional method”.

Question 446

What is the only category of Austrian Sekt Qualitätswein that does not require the “traditional method”?

Answer 446

Klassik

Question 447

What are the categories of Austrian Sekt Qualitätswein that require hand-harvesting?

Answer 447

Reserve|Große Reserve (Grand Reserve)

Question 448

What are the categories of Austrian Sekt Qualitätswein that allow any sweetness level?

Answer 448

Klassik|”Hauersekt”

Question 449

Which Austrian Sekt Qualitätswein category requires 30 months of lees aging?

Answer 449

Große Reserve

Question 450

Which Austrian Sekt Qualitätswein category requires 18 months of lees aging?

Answer 450

Reserve

Question 451

Which Austrian Sekt Qualitätswein category may not be sold before October 22 of the year following the harvest?

Answer 451

Klassik

Question 452

Which Austrian Sekt Qualitätswein category may not be sold before October 22 of the third year following the harvest?

Answer 452

Große Reserve

Question 453

Which Austrian Sekt Qualitätswein category may not be sold before October 22 of the second year following the harvest?

Answer 453

Reserve

Question 454

What are the categories of Austrian Sekt Qualitätswein that do not allow blending for rosé wine?

Answer 454

Reserve|Große Reserve

Question 455

Which Austrian Sekt Qualitätswein category permits a designated vineyard?

Answer 455

Große Reserve

Question 456

Which Austrian Sekt Qualitätswein category has a maximum press yield requirement of 60%?

Answer 456

Reserve

Question 457

Which Austrian Sekt Qualitätswein category has a maximum press yield requirement of 50%?

Answer 457

Große Reserve

Question 458

Which Austrian Sekt Qualitätswein category has a maximum abv of 12.5%?

Answer 458

Klassik

Question 459

Whats is the maximum press yield requirement for Große Reserve Austrian Sekt Qualitätswein?

Answer 459

50%

Question 460

Whats is the maximum press yield requirement for Reserve Austrian Sekt Qualitätswein?

Answer 460

60%

Question 461

Which Austrian Sekt Qualitätswein category requires that grapes be harvested and whole-cluster pressed in a single Austrian municipality?

Answer 461

Große Reserve

Question 462

Which Austrian Sekt Qualitätswein categories require that grapes be harvested in a single Austrian federal state?

Answer 462

Klassik|Reserve

Question 463

Austrian Wein (w/o Geographical Designation) that is from grapes grown on slopes with an angle of over 26° may be labeled with what term?

Answer 463

Bergwein

Question 464

What is the major downside to the Austrian DAC system?

Answer 464

Any wine that does not conform to the rules of the region must downgrade to a broader designation.||-Neusiedlersee, which is famous for sweet wine, has a DAC for Zweigelt.||-The Leithaberg DAC, but it does not cover Rust, so they have to release the wines as “Bergenland”

Question 465

What was the first red wine DAC of Austria and when was it established?

Answer 465

Blaufränkisch from Mittelburgenland |-2005

Question 466

What are the 4 most important Austrian grower associations that operate their own system of quality and branding?

Answer 466

Vinea Wachau|Eruption (Vulkanland Steiermark)|Pannobile (Neusiedlersee DAC)|Traditionsweingüter (Lower Austria)

Question 467

Pannobile is a Austrian grower association based in which region?

Answer 467

Neusiedlersee DAC

Question 468

Eruption is a Austrian grower association based in which region?

Answer 468

Vulkanland Steiermark

Question 469

Traditionsweingüter is a Austrian grower association based in which region?

Answer 469

Lower Austria

Question 470

What is the name of the most important Austrian grower association based in Burgenland?

Answer 470

Pannobile

Question 471

What is the name of the most important Austrian grower association based in Vulkanland Steiermark?

Answer 471

Eruption

Question 472

What is the name of the most important Austrian grower association based in Lower Austria?

Answer 472

Traditionsweingüter||-“Traditional wineries”

Question 473

Which grape is cultivated in Styria and is famously used in Sturm?

Answer 473

Bouvier||-Discreetly grapey with delicate Muscat aromas, this extremely early ripening grape variety is used primarily for the production of fresh fruit juice (Most) and young wine in full fermentation (Sturm).||-A half-fermented, sparkling grape juice, usually accompanies harvest-time meals in Austria.

Question 474

The Bouvier grape is most commonly grown in Styria and is typically used for what style of wine?

Answer 474

Sturm||-Discreetly grapey with delicate Muscat aromas, this extremely early ripening grape variety is used primarily for the production of fresh fruit juice (Most) and young wine in full fermentation (Sturm).

Question 475

Chardonnay was not officially recognized in Austria until what year?

Answer 475

1986

Question 476

What is the name used for Chardonnay in the Wachau?

Answer 476

Feinburgunder

Question 477

What grape is a cross of Roter Veltliner x Sylvaner?

Answer 477

Frühroter Veltliner

Question 478

What is the parentage of Frühroter Veltliner?

Answer 478

Roter Veltliner x Sylvaner||-In recent years, it has lost significance, and is mostly sold as table grapes, as a young wine, or as a simple house wine, particularly in the Thermenregion, Weinviertel and Wagram.

Question 479

Who created the Goldburger crossing?

Answer 479

Fritz Zweigelt||-in 1922|-at the Teaching and Research Centre for Viticulture and Horticulture (LFZ) in Klosterneuburg

Question 480

What grape is a crossing of Welschriesling x Orangetraube?

Answer 480

Goldburger

Question 481

What is the parentage of the Goldburger grape?

Answer 481

Welschriesling x Orangetraube||-Created by Dr. Fritz Zweigelt in 1922 at the Teaching and Research Centre for Viticulture and Horticulture (LFZ) in Klosterneuburg

Question 482

Almost half of the planting of Grüner Veltliner are in which Austrian region?

Answer 482

Weinviertel

Question 483

Grüner Veltliner became the most widely planted Austrian grape in the 1950s because of the introduction of what?

Answer 483

Lenz Moser’s training system||-It became the most widely planted in the 1950s because of the introduction then of Lenz Moser’s Hochkultur (High Culture) training system.

Question 484

What about Grüner Veltliner makes it well suited to Eiswein production?

Answer 484

Loose berries|Thick skins||-medium to very large; medium density; conical; shouldered, with large round to oval berries; greenish-yellow, to foxy-yellow on the sun-exposed side.

Question 485

Is Grüner Veltliner related to Roter Veltliner or Frühroter Veltliner?

Answer 485

No

Question 486

Outside of Austria, Grüner Veltliner is the second most widely grown white grape variety in what country?

Answer 486

Czech Republic

Question 487

Lenz Moser’s training system is also known by what name?

Answer 487

Hochkultur (High Culture)

Question 488

Grüner Veltliner grows especially well in what type of soil?

Answer 488

deep loess soils||-the remnants of a large lake landscape that formed in the wake of the retreat of the sea about 11 million years ago.

Question 489

In what part of Austria is Muskat-Ottonel commonly used?

Answer 489

Grown mainly at the Neusiedlersee (Lake Neusiedl) in Burgenland.||-great for sweet wines

Question 490

Which Austrian crossing is often found in drier areas such as the Thermenregion and in Burgenland used alongside Pinot Blanc, Chardonnay and Grüner Veltliner for white Leithaberg DAC?

Answer 490

Neuburger||-Roter Veltliner x Sylvaner

Question 491

Neuburger is most often planted in what regions?

Answer 491

Drier areas such as the Thermenregion and in Burgenland used alongside Pinot Blanc, Chardonnay and Grüner Veltliner for white Leithaberg DAC.||-The planting of this grape is heavily decreasing. There are two reasons for this: while Neuburger delivers excellent wine quality, it still cannot really compete with Grüner Veltliner; also, it can be weakened easily by disease and the vines could die.

Question 492

Franz Hirtzberger produces wine in the Wachau from which unique grape that is rapidly being removed from most vineyards in Austria?

Answer 492

Neuburger||-The planting of this grape is heavily decreasing. There are two reasons for this: while Neuburger delivers excellent wine quality, it still cannot really compete with Grüner Veltliner; also, it can be weakened easily by disease and the vines could die.||-Roter Veltliner x Sylvaner

Question 493

Johann Donabaum produces wine in the Wachau from which unique grape that is rapidly being removed from most vineyards in Austria?

Answer 493

Neuburger||-The planting of this grape is heavily decreasing. There are two reasons for this: while Neuburger delivers excellent wine quality, it still cannot really compete with Grüner Veltliner; also, it can be weakened easily by disease and the vines could die.||-Roter Veltliner x Sylvaner

Question 494

In what conditions in Austria does Riesling usually thrive?

Answer 494

On primary rock soils, good exposure and cooler sites.||-not good in Burgenland, Carnuntum, or loess soils in Niederösterreich

Question 495

Why has Roter Veltliner lost so much vineyard plantings?

Answer 495

Because the sites needed are extremely good for the Grüner Veltliner. The variety needs early warming sites with deep loess soils.||-only 9 hectares declared

Question 496

What is Pinot Gris called in Austria?

Answer 496

Grauburgunder||-brought from Burgundy to Austria in the 13th or 14th century by Cistercian monks - which is why the variety once was referred to as the Grauer Mönch, or gray monk.||-Mostly in northern Burgenland and the Steiermark.

Question 497

Grauburgunder is mostly planted in what parts of Austria?

Answer 497

Mostly in northern Burgenland and the Steiermark.||-vineyard area decreased continuously between 1999 and 2015

Question 498

What grape is a natural crossing of Traminer and Roter Veltliner?

Answer 498

Rotgipfler||-Only in the Thermenregion can appropriate growing conditions with respect to climate and soil be found. Warm south-facing vineyard sites with good calcareous-based soils are necessary, otherwise shoot growth diminishes significantly.

Question 499

Rotgipfler is a natural crossing of what two grapes?

Answer 499

Traminer x Roter Veltliner||-Only in the Thermenregion can appropriate growing conditions with respect to climate and soil be found. Warm south-facing vineyard sites with good calcareous-based soils are necessary, otherwise shoot growth diminishes significantly.

Question 500

Which village in the Thermenregion is well known for their Rotgipfler and Zierfandler plantings?

Answer 500

Gumpoldskirchen