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Wien & Burgenland Flashcards

1
Q

Where is the Nussberg hill?

A

Wien - on the right bank of the Danube North of Vienna

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What group helped establish the Weiner Gemischter Satz DAC? When?

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WienWein

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When did the Burgenland join the Austrian republic?

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1921

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What lake is a defining factor of climate in the Burgenland?

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Lake Neusiedl

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5
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How does lake Neusiedl affect the climate of the Burgenland?

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It acts as a heat reservoir and contributes to the misty mornings which are an ideal environment for botrytis

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6
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Which two villages sit across from each other at the narrowing of Lake Nuesiedl?

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Rust and Seewinkle

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What are the 6 DACs of the Burgenland?

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Neusiedlersee
Leithaberg
Mittelburgenland
Eisenberg
Rosalia
Ruster Ausbruch

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What is the warmest DAC within the Burgenland? Why?

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Neusiedlersee because it lies east of the Lake and the Alps, so it receives unobstructed heat from the Hungarian plains.

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What grape must red wines from Neusiedlersee be based on?

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Zweigelt

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What is the Pannobile Classification?

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A classification in Neusiedlersee that allows for red wines made from Zweigelt, Blaufränkisch, or St. Laurent and for whites wines from Chardonnay, Grauburgunder, Weissburgunder, and Neuburger

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Where would one find zicklacken?

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Zicklacken are small lakes surrounding lake Neusiedl from which most of the water evaporates contributing to botrytis

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What village is the Neusiedlersee is known for sweet bortytised wines?

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Seewinkle

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13
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Where is Alois Kracher based?

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Illmitz in the Neusiedlersee DAC

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Who pioneered the “reed wine” style in Austria? What is it?

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Willi Opitz
Grapes not destined for great botrytis and set out to dry on reed mats to concentrate sugars

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What does Leithaberg take its name from?

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The Leitha mountains

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16
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What regions lie on the other side of the Leitha mountains from Leithaberg?

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Carnuntum and Thermenregion

17
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What must be the base grape of red wines from Leithaberg DAC?

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Blaufränkisch

18
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What DAC did Rust opt out of being a part of?

A

Leithaberg

19
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What spoil types are found in Rust?

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Quartz rich sandy gravels

20
Q

What is the DAC for the sweet styles of wine in Rust?
When was it implemented?

A

Ruster Ausbruch DAC
2020

21
Q

What was the first region in Austria to legally protect Rose?

A

Rosalia

22
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Which region in Austria was a grosselage prior to becoming a DAC?

A

Rosalia

23
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What 3 mountain ranges cradle the Mittelburgenland?

A

Sopron mountains
Bucklidge Welt Hills
Kőszeg Mountains

24
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What is the primary variety grown in the Eisenberg DAC?

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Blaufränkish

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