Austria+

Question 1

The ____1___ cover the western parts of Austria and consequently the wine producing areas are found at the eastern end of the country. These vineyard areas have a ______2______ climate, with short summers and very harsh winters.

Answer 1

1= Alps
2= cool continental

Question 2

The more northerly regions can experience __________1_______, whereas those closest to the Hungarian border are ______2________.

Answer 2

1= cooling northerly winds
2= warmed by easterly winds

Question 3

What is the two principal white grape varieties and one other?

Answer 3

Riesling
Gruner Veltliner

Welschriesling

Question 4

What are the three other black varieties?

Answer 4

Zweigelt( Blaufrankisch✖️St Laurent)
Blaufrankisch
St Laurent

Question 5

White grape variety
-Gruner Veltliner
When grown with care it is capable of producing ___1___- bodied, concentrated wines with naturally ___2___ acidity. In youth it often gives flavours of ___3___ or __4__ fruit, sometimes with hints of _____5____, and develops layers of ______ and _______ as the wine ages.

Answer 5

1= full
2= high
3= citrus
4= stone
5= white pepper
honey, toast

Question 6

Riesling
The best examples tend to come from _____1____ .
Usually ____2___ and _____3___ - to ___4__ - bodied, with ripe, ________ primary fruit. The best examples are capable of maturing in bottle.

Answer 6

1= Wachau
2= dry
3= medium
4= full
peachy

Question 7

______1_______
When produced in a dry style its wines are usually fresh but simple, displaying citrus and green apple flavours and high acidity. However, due to its susceptibility to botrytis it is also capable of producing high- quality dessert wines.

Answer 7

Welschriesling

Question 8

The most widely planted black variety is _____1_____ (Blaufrankisch✖️St Laurent) which gives very deeply coloured reds with soft tannins and bramble fruit.

Answer 8

1= Zweigelt

Question 9

The most widely planted black variety is Zweigelt(_____________✖️___________) which gives very deeply coloured reds with soft tannins and bramble fruit.

Answer 9

Blaufrankisch

St Laurent

Question 10

_______1________, which is the most highly regarded of the Austrian black varieties, produces wines with medium tannins, high acidity and a peppery, sour cherry flavour.

Answer 10

Blaufrankisch

Question 11

Blaufrankisch, which is the most highly regarded of the Austrian black varieties, produces wines with _____1____ tannins, ____2___ acidity and a ________, ____________ flavour.

Answer 11

1= medium
2= high
peppery, sour cherry flavour

Question 12

_____1_______ is an Austrian speciality that gives wines similar in character to Pinot Noir.

Answer 12

St Laurent

Question 13

Law
____1_______-The four federal states and seven of the smaller areas are designed for the production of 1. Wines can be made from 35 permitted grape varieties and the wines can be made in any style.

Answer 13

1= Qualitatswein

Question 14

A Qualitatswein may also be labelled with a ____1____ level. This labelling system works in the same way as Pradikatsweine than exist in Germany. In Austria these terms are mainly reserved for ______2_____ and ____3___ wines.

Answer 14

1= Pradikat
2= medium-sweet
3= sweet

Question 15

Qualitatswein
There are two additional Pradikate. These are Ausbruch, which is between Beerenauslese and Trockenbeerenauslese, and Strohwein or Schilfwein, where bunches of grapes are laid out in beds of _____1____ or ______ during the winter, to concentrate sugars.

Answer 15

1= strawわら
2= reedふきわら

Question 16

____________1_________- Nine of the smaller wine regions have elected to become 1. If the producers in a region can agree on a grape variety( or varieties), a style of wine( and a set of regulations to go with it) that they think best reflects their area, then the region can be awarded 1 status. Once this has happened, only wines that confirm to this style can use the name of the appellation.

Answer 16

1= DAC

Districtus Austriae Controllatus

Question 17

_______1___________
This is the largest of the regions for both production and exports. The majority of the vineyards lies on the banks of the _____2_____ and further north towards the Slovak border.

Answer 17

1= Niederosterreich
(Lower Austria)
2= Danube

Question 18

Niederosterreich(lower Austria)
Of the eight sub-regions, _____1_____ is the most renowned for high-quality dry wines made from either Gruner Veltliner or Riesling.

Answer 18

1= Wachau

Question 19

Niederosterreich- Wachau
Steep, often terraced, south-facing vineyards next to the ____1______ maximise exposure to the sun, and allow Gruner Veltliner and Riesling grapes to develop highly concentrated flavours.

Answer 19

1= Danube

To date, Wachau has not chosen to become DAC.

Question 20

Niederosterreich
_______1________ is Austria’s largest vine- growing area and was the first Austrian DAC. The wines can only be made from ____2________.

Answer 20

1= Weinviertel DAC

2= Gruner Veltliner

Question 21

______1________
This region lies to the east of Austria, along the border with Hungary, and is best known for top-quality sweet wines and red wines. Dry whites are made too.

Answer 21

1= Burgenland

Question 22

Burgenland
________1______, a vast shallow lake in the north of the province, is the key for sweet wine production in this region. The vineyards for sweet wine production are situated on the _______2______ near the lake to benefit from autumn mists that come from the lake.

Answer 22

1= Neusiedlersee
2= low-lying ground

Question 23

Burgenland
Neusiedlersee
ideal conditions for _____1____, which can almost be guaranteed every year. _______2______ is one of the most widely used Grape for these sweet wines.

Answer 23

1= botrytis
2= Welschriesling

Question 24

Burgenland
The best red wines in Austria come from the higher ground away from the lake and in the hills further south. _____1____is the most widely planted variety.
Neusiedlersee is a ____2____ for Zweigelt .

Answer 24

1= Zweigelt 
2= DAC