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4 main wine regions in Austria

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Wien, Burgenland, Steiermark, Niederösterreich

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Main white grape varieties in Austria

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Grüner Veltliner, Welschriesling, Müller Thurgau, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc Weißburgunder (Pinot Blanc) and Chardonnay

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Main Red Grape varieties in Austria

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Zweigelt, Blaufränkisch, Blauer portugieser and Blauburger

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Zweigelt

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St Laurent x Blaufränkisch

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Synonyms for Chardonnay

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Morillon and Feinburgunder

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Müller Thurgau

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Riesling x Madeleine Royale

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Blauburger

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Blau Portugieser x Blaufränkisch

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Three levels of quality in Austrian wine

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Wein, Landwein and Qualitätswein

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Label of a Wein

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May contain the variety and the vintage, but the place needs to be Österreich

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What is a Weinbaugebiet

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Winegrowing regions

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Weinland

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Niederösterreich, Vienna and Burgenland

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Steirerland

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Steiermark

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Bergland

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Rest of the vineyards in Austria distributed across five federal states

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Number of weinbaugebiet?

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18

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What is Offal (Austria)

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Austrian ingredients such as sweetbread, kidneys, livers and brains

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What to pair Offal with?

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Fresh, acid-driven white wines

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What to pair Wiener Schnitzel with?

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Dry Riesling and Gruner Veltliner and Gemischter Satz

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What to pair Paprika (Austria) with)

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White wines with some residual sugar, or savory reds such as Blaufränkisch

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Hechtnockerl (Austria)

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Fish Dumplings from Austria

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What to pair Hechtnockerl (Austria) with?

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Same wine as used in the sauce, Riesling or Weißburgunder

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Bridge pairing

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Serve the same wine the dish was cooked with

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Ausbruch

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Sweet wine specialty from Rust, Burgenland

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Strohwein

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Prädikat wine from dried grapes where the grapes are left drying in straw mats for 3 months

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Rotburger

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KMW
Klosterneuburger Must Weight Scale, a method of measuring sugar in grape must
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Sekt
Sparkling Wine
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Heurigen
Wine taverns traditional to Vienna
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DAC appellations in Niederösterreich
Carnuntum, Wachau, Kamptal, Kremstal, Treisental, Weinwiertel and Wagram
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Wachau dry white wines label hierachy
Steinfelder - This is early harvested and may not exceed 11,5% ABV Federspiel - Medium-bodied wine between 11,5% and 12,5% ABV, harvested at a minimum ripeness equivalent to Austrian Kabinett Smaragd - Powerful wines sometimes tinged with honeyed botrytis notes, may range from 12,5% to 14% and present a minimum ripeness equivalent to an Austrian Spätlese
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Wachau varieties allowed
Grüner Veltliner and Riesling
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Weinwiertel variety
Grüner Veltiner
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First DAC in Austria and when
Weinviertel in 2002
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Grape varieties in Kamptal and Kremstal
Grüner Veltliner and Riesling
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Wagram variety
Grüner Veltliner
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Traisental varieties
Riesling and Grüner Veltliner
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Carnuntum varieties
Zweigelt, Grüner, Weißburgunder, chardonnay and Blaufränkisch
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Thermenregion varieties
St Laurent and Spätrot-Rotgipfler
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Burgenland DAC Appellations
Eisenberg, Leithaberg, Mittelburgenland, Neusiedlersee, Rosalia, Ruster Ausbruch
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Styria DAC Appellations
Südsteiermark, Vulkanland Styria, Weststeiermark
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Which region in Austria produces the best Sauvignon Blanc?
Südsteiermark
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Vienna DAC Appellation
Wiener Gemischter Satz
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What is Heurigen?
Tavern wine made to be drunk on the next year in local taverns
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What is Gemischter Satz
Field blend of white wine. Permitted for the Wiener Gemischter Satz DAC and now in Wachau
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What scale is used to measure must weight in Austria
KMW (Klosterneuburger Mostwaage Scale)
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What is the name of Chardonnay in Steiermark?
Morillo
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What is the best soil for Gruner Veltliner?
Loess and Sand
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What are the two climatic effects on Wachau?
The heat from the Pannonian summers that warms the Danau and the woods above who refresh the vine at night
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Most planted type of grapes in Burgenland?
Red varieties
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What are the varities planted in Burgenland?
Blaufränkisch Zweigelt St.Laurent Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot

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