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Austria Flashcards

1
Q

what village does Heidi Schrock make wine in?

A

Rust in Neuseidlersee-Hugeland

famous for her Ausbruch

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2
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what is the most famous vineyard of Zobing? what DAC is it in?

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Heilengenstein. Kamptal

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3
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which DACs may use Erste Lage? Which grapes?

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Kamptal, Kremstal, Wagram, Traisental

- Gruner & Riesling

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4
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max harvest yield for Austrian wines with vintage and/or variety on label:

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67.5 hl/ha

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5
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Morillon is a synonym for what grape in Styria

A

Chardonnay

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6
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what climate zone are Themenregion and Carnuntum in?

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Pannonian Plain

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7
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may Austrian Kabinett wines be chaptalized

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No

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8
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Niederosterrreich DACs

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Kamptal
Kremstal
Traisental
Weinviertal

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9
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what is Gemischter Satz?

A

field blend popular in Carnuntum & Vienna

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10
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where is Langenlois? name 3 vineyards

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Kamptal

- Heiligenstein, Lamm, Dechant

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11
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top Kremstal producers

A

Nigl
Malat
Lenz Moser
Salomon-Undhof

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12
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what grape variety does Eisenberg DAC specialize in?

A

Blaufrankisch

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13
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are Riesling and Welschriesling related?

A

no

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14
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grape and ABV Kamptal, Kremstal, and Traisental DAC

A

Riesling & Gruner

  • Classic 12%
  • Reserve 13%
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15
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what does ‘Reid’ indicate on an Austrian wine label?

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replaces village name, indicates a top site (52 named), only for Gruner & Riesling

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16
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the Kamp River is a tributary of what larger river?

A

Danube

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17
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Wachau soil types:

A

loess, gneiss, gfohler

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18
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Zweigelt parentage

A

Blaufrankisch x St Laurent

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19
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only DAC in Burgenland to allow white wine

A

Leithaberg

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20
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min must weights and abv for Wachau classification

A

Federspiel - 15 KMW (max 11.5% abv)
Steinfeder - 17 KMW (11.5-12.5% abv)
Smaragd- 19 KMW (12.5%+ abv)

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21
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name 3 producers of Wachau

A 
Domaine Wachau
FX Pichler
Rudi Pichler
Emmerich Knoll
Prager
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22
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Codex Wachau Requirements

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no additives (includes chaptalization)
no aromatization (includes oak)
no fractionalization
- founded 1983
- control 85% of Wachau vineyards
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23
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Austrias largest wine growing region

A

Niederosterreich

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24
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what was Wagram known as before 2007

A

Donauland

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25
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min. abv for Kamptal rsv Riesling

A

13%

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26
Q

where is Klosterneuberg?

A

Wagram

27
Q

what region of Austria is Roter Veltliner a specialty of?

A

Wagram

  • red grape produced as a white wine
  • not related to Gruner
28
Q

where is Achleiten vineyard?

A

Weissenkirchen, Wachau

29
Q

top Kamptal producers

A

Fred Loimer
Brundlmayer
Schloss Gobelsburg

30
Q

which Kamptal producer experiments with oak?

A

Fred Loimer

31
Q

what 2 regions of the Niederosterreich does the Danube not affect?

A

Weinvertal and Thermenregion

32
Q

grapes allowed in Weinviertal DAC

A

only Gruner

- must have distinct peppery taste

33
Q

Langenlois, Zobing, and Kammern are villages of what region?

A

Kamptal

34
Q

major grapes of Thermenregion

A

Zierfandler and Rotgipfler

35
Q

what is gfohler and where is it found?

A

gneiss found in Wachau

36
Q

1st region to be awarded DAC? when

A

Weinvertal 2002

37
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last DAC awarded? when?

A

Weiner Gemischter Satz. 2013

38
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in 2015 a new quality tier was introduced for Austrian sekt? what are the levels and how much time do they spend on the lees?

A

klassik - 9 months
reserve - 18 months
grosser reserve - 30 months

39
Q

what is a uhudlher?

A

refers to a white or rose wine made from American hybrid grapes (exclusively in sudburgenland)

40
Q

who is Lenz Moser

A

developed the wire trellising system that allowed for mechanical harvesting post WWII

41
Q

DAC of Burgenland and associated grapes:

A

Neusiedlersee - Zweigelt
Leithaberg - red and white
Mittelburgenland - Blaufrankisch
Eisenberg - Blaufrankisch

42
Q

1 KMW = what % of sugar in must

A

1%

43
Q

must weights in KMW for Eiswein?

A

25

44
Q

must weights in KMW for Ausbruch?

A

27

45
Q

must weights in KMW for Spatlese?

A

19 (same as Smaragd in Wachau)

46
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must weights in KMW for Stohwein?

A

25

47
Q

what region lies east of Burgenland?

A

Sopron, Hungary

48
Q

what does hefeabzeug mean on an Austrian wine label?

A

lees aging

49
Q

major vineyards of Weissenkirchen?

A

Achleiten, Hinter de Berg, Hinter Seiber, Klaus

50
Q

major producers of Weissenkirchen?

A

Pager, Pichler, Jaeger

51
Q

3 villages in Kamptal that contain Erste Lagen?

A

Langenlois, Ammern, Obing

52
Q

where is Brundlmayer based?

A

Langenlois, Kamptal

53
Q

only varietals permitted to carry Austrian Erste Lage logo?

A

Riesling and Gruner Veltliner

54
Q

what are Gemischter Satz

A

traditional field blends from Carnuntum

55
Q

predominant red grape of Carnuntum?

A

Zweigelt

56
Q

what is Burgenland’s most widely planted red grape

A

Blaufrankisch

57
Q

major villages of Sudsteiermark:

A

Gamlitz, Ratsch, Berhausen, Spielfeld, Leutschach, Kitzeck

58
Q

which Austrian DAC are authorized for red wine only?

A
  • Mittelburgenland DAC, 100% Blaufrankisch
  • Eisenberg DAC, 100% Blaufrankisch
  • Neusiedlersee DAC, mostly Zweigelt
59
Q

max abv for Kabinett in Austria?

A

13%

60
Q

Neuburger is a cross between which two grapes and is permitted in which DAC?

A

Roter Veltliner x Sylvaner. Allowed in Leithaberg DAC

61
Q

lowest min must weight for qualatitswein in Austria?

A

15 KMW

62
Q

where is Blauer Wildbacher regularly found?

A

Weststeiermark

63
Q

most planted red grape in Austria?

A

Zweigelt

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