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1
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What is the climate of Austria?

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Cool continental with short summers and very harsh winters

2
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What is the most widely planted grape variety in Austria?

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Grüner Veltliner

3
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Tasting note of a well-made Grüner Veltliner

A
  • Full bodied
  • Natural high acidity (acidity that pops in mouth (E))
  • Citrus and stone fruit flavours
  • Develop honey and toast with age
4
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What is the second most widely planted grape variety in Austria?

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Welschriesling

5
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What kinds of wines are produced with Welschriesling?

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  • Fresh simple dry wines with high acidity and citrus and green apple flavours
  • Due to susceptibility to Botrytis, high quality dessert wines
6
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Best examples of Rieslings come from which areas of Austria?

A
  • Waschau
  • Kamptal
  • Kremstal
7
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Wine growing areas are located in which part of Austria? Why?

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  • East

- Because the west is covered by Alp mountains

8
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What is the most widely planted black grape varieties in Austria?

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  • Zweigelt (Blaufrankisch x St. Laurent)
  • Blaufrankisch
  • St Laurent
9
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Tasting notes for Zweigelt

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  • Very deeply colored
  • Soft tannins
  • Flavours of bramble fruit
10
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Tasting notes for Blaufrankisch

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  • High acid
  • Medium tannins
  • Peppery sour cherry flavour
11
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What are the 4 federal states for PDO wines in Austria?

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  • Niederosterreich
  • Burgenland
  • Steiermark
  • Wien
12
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Which of the 4 federal states account for the vast majority of wine production?

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  • Niederosterreich (largest)

- Burgenland

13
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Wachau is renowned for what kind of wines?

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-High quality dry wines made from either Grüner Veltliner or Riesling

14
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What is the biggest wine growing area in Austria?

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Weinviertel DAC. It is also the first Austrian DAC

15
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Which grape varieties can be used in Weinviertel?

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Only Grüner Veltliner

16
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What are the two levels of DAC in Weinviertel?

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Klassik: Young, fresh, fruity, no oak
Reserve: Higher alcohol levels, allowed to be matured in oak

17
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Burgenland is famous for what kinds of wines?

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Sweet and red wines

18
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Name the subregions of Burgenland and their DAC grapes (E)

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  • Mittelburgenland DAC: Blaufrankisch
  • Eisenberg DAC: Blaufrankisch
  • Neusiedlersee DAC: Zweigelt
19
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The best red wines of Austria come from which area?

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From the higher ground away from the lake Neusiedlersee in the hills further south

20
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What is the difference between Austrian and German Predikatswein?

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  • In Austria this term is mainly reserved for medium-sweet and sweet wines
  • There are two additional Pradikatswein categories in Austria.
    1. Ausbruch: Between BA and TBA
    2. Strohwein or Schilfwein: Grape bunches are dried on beds of straw or reeds to concentrate the sugars
21
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How is a DAC formed in Austria?

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If the producers in a region can agree on grape variety or varieties, style of wine and set of regulations to go with it, that they think best reflects their area, then the region can be awarded a DAC status

22
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If the wines do not conform the DAC style, how are they labelled?

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Can only be labelled with the name of the relevant federal state