Austria

Question 1

This system was put into place in 1991

Answer 1

DAC

Question 2

2/3rds of all wine made in Austria is…

Answer 2

white

Question 3

Top 2 white grapes in Austria

Answer 3

Gruner Veltliner and Riesling

Question 4

The lead red grape of Austria

Answer 4

Zweigelt

Question 5

the most prestigious red grape of Austria

Answer 5

Blaufrankisch

Question 6

Zweigelt is a cross of..

Answer 6

Blaufrankisch and St. Laurent

Question 7

Zweigelt makes a …

Answer 7

juicy, fruity wine

Question 8

sweet specialty wine of Austria

Answer 8

Ausbruch

Question 9

how is ausbruch made?

Answer 9

botrytised and/or dried grapes

Question 10

Chardonnay aka

Answer 10

Morillon

Question 11

Muskateller is the same grape as…

Answer 11

Muscat Blanc a Petits Grains

Question 12

t/f: welschriesling is a half sibling of Riesling

Answer 12

false. unrelated

Question 13

Austrian name for Pinot Noir

Answer 13

Blauburgunder

Question 14

Blaufrankisch is known elsewhere as…

Answer 14

Lemberger

Question 15

Name 3 important districts of Lower Austria

Answer 15

Wachau
Kremstal
Kamptal

Question 16

Lower Austria is a hotspot for this style of farming

Answer 16

Biodynamic

Question 17

Most important river

Answer 17

Danube

Question 18

How are wines categorized in Wachau?

Answer 18

Steinfeder
Federspiel
Smaragd

Question 19

What helps the districts of Wachau, Kremstal, and Kamptal produce wines with great acidity?

Answer 19

These districts sit in the path of warm air blowing in from the Hungarian Plain and cool wind blowing down from the Alps -> yuge diurnal shift

Question 20

steinfeder vs federspiel vs smaragd

Answer 20

<11.5% ABV steinfeder
11.5-12.5 ABV federspiel
12.5% + smaragd

Question 21

What is Burgenland known for?

Answer 21

sweet wine and high quality red wine

Question 22

How does Burgenland differ climatically from the rest of Austria?

Answer 22

Warmer and more humid

Question 23

Important laked positioned between northern Burgenland and Hungary

Answer 23

Lake Neusiedl

Question 24

Where is Lake Neusiedl?

Answer 24

between northern Burgenland and Hungary

Question 25

Why does Burgenland produce lots of high quality sweet wines?

Answer 25

proximity to Lake Neusiedl - shallow lake - acts like a humidifier and promotes the growth of noble rot

Question 26

Name some of the grapes used for sweet wine production in Burgenland

Answer 26

Welschriesling, Gelber Muskateller, Chardonnay, Traminer, Scheurebe, Furmint

Question 27

Where is Rust?

Answer 27

Burgenland

Question 28

In years where botrytis doesn't form very well, what kinds of wines may Burgenland producers make?

Answer 28

Strohwein Eiswein

Question 29

history of Chardonnay (morillon) in Styria

Answer 29

vines were brought here in the 1800s from Champagne

Question 30

Styria Morillon is typically made in the style of....

Answer 30

Chablis

Question 31

Styria is known for this type of roseq

Answer 31

schilcher

Question 32

traditional field blend of Vienna

Answer 32

Gemischter satz