Zraly Test of Austria-Hungary-Greece

Question 1

What are the 4 wine regions of Austria?

Answer 1

Lower Austria
Vienna
Burgenland
Styria

Question 2

What are the 4 main white grapes of Austria?

Answer 2

Gruner Veltliner
Riesling
Sauvignon Blanc
Chardonnay (called Morillon in Styria)

Question 3

What are the 3 main red grapes of Austria?

Answer 3

Blaufrankisch (AKA Lemberger)
St Laurent
Pinot Noir

Question 4

What are the 3 major quality levels of Austrian wine?

Answer 4

Tafelwein
Qualitatswein
Pradikatswein

Question 5

What is Austria’s Great dessert wine and what region is it from?

Answer 5

Ausbruch

Village of Rust in Burgenland

Question 6

What 3 qualities of wine are Riedel glasses shaped to enhance?

Answer 6

Enhances the Aroma, Bouquet and Taste of individual grape varieties

Question 7

What are the 2 most important wine regions in Austria and what type of wines is each known for?

Answer 7

Lower Austria (white): Wachau, Kamptal, Kremstal, Donauland
Burgenland (red & dessert wines): Neusiedlersee, Mittleburgenland, Neusiedlersee-Hugelland

Question 8

What is the Zweigelt grape and where is it from?

Answer 8

Cross between Blaufrankisch and St Laurent - red grape in Austria

Question 9

Name the 3 main white grapes grown in Hungary?

Answer 9

Furmint
Harslevelu
Olaszrizling

Question 10

Name the 3 main red grapes grown in Hungary?

Answer 10

Kadarka
Kekfrankos
Portugieser

Question 11

How is Tokaji made and what is it?

Answer 11

Tokaji is a sweet wine from Hungary
Blend of 4 native Hungary grapes (primarily Furmint), grapes affected by Botrytis Cinerea mold (aszu) is made into a paste, the unaffected grapes are harvested and fermented into base wine, the puttonyos baskets with aszu paste is blended into the base wine for desired level of sweetness

Question 12

What are the four levels of Puttonyos wine?

Answer 12

3 = 60 grams of sugar per liter
4 = 90 grams of sugar per liter (equal to FR Sauternes)
5 = 120 grams of sugar per liter
6 = 150 grams of sugar per liter (equal to GR Trockenbeerenauslese)

Question 13

What is the name of the sweetest of the Tokaji wines?

Answer 13

“Aszu Essencia” - contains from 180 to 800 grams per liter of sugar; may only have 2-5% alcohol

Question 14

What is a puttonyos?

Answer 14

Basket that is used to collect the aszu paste; measures the level of sweetness in Tokaji

Question 15

In what century did Greek winemaking begin?

Answer 15

7th Century BC

Question 16

What are the attributes of the Mediterranean climate?

Answer 16

hot summers
short, mild winter
long autumns

Question 17

Name the 3 major white grapes of Greece?

Answer 17

Assyrtiko (A-SEER-tee-ko)
Moschofilero (Mos-ko-FEE-le-ro)
Roditis (Ro-DEE-tees)

Question 18

Name the 2 major red grapes grown in Greece?

Answer 18

Agiorgitiko (Ah-your-yee-ti-ko)

Xinomavro (Ksee-NO-mav-ro)

Question 19

Name the 4 important winemaking regions in Greece?

Answer 19

Macedonia (Northern Greece)
Peloponnese (Southern Greece)
The Agean Sea Islands (Samos/Santorini/Rhodes)
Crete

Question 20

How is Greek winemaking terrain unique compared to the rest of the Mediterranean?

Answer 20

The mountains are Continental climate

The volcanic soils on the islands can be flat or mountain slopes

Question 21

How many wine making regions are there in Hungary and what are the 7 most important?

Answer 21

22 regions
Badacsony
Eger
Somolo
Sopron
Szekszard
Tokaj
Villany-Siklos

Question 22

What are the 3 government regulated Greek wine categories?

Answer 22

OPAP - Wines of Appellation of Origin of Superior Quality, mostly dry
OPE - Wines of Appellation of Controlled Origin, only sweet
EO - Epitrapezios Oenos - no appellation of origin, blend of wines from different regions