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The Burgenland weinbaugebiet in Austria is know for what type of wines?

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Red wine and sweet white wine

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What is a winemaking region called in Austria?

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Weinbaugebiet

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What is the “antifreeze” scandal of 1985?

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Producers in Austria were putting a colorless, oderless, poisonous chemical called Diethylene Glycol in their wines for added texture.

Discovered because one producer attempted to claim it on his tax return as a legitimate winery expense.

Bottles tested positive for the chemical in nearly every export market.

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Besides Zweigelt, what are some other red varietals produced in Austria?

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Blaufränkisch

Blauer Portugieser

Blauburger

(a Blaufränkisch x Blauer Portugieser crossing)

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What are the alcohol minimums for both classic and reserve wines of the Traisental, Kamptal, Kremstal DACs?

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Classic wines a minimum of 12%

Reserve wines a minimum of 13%

Classic wine may not show signs of wood aging or botrytis.

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What type of wine in produced in the Styria region of Austria?

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Predominantly white wine from the Welschriesling and Weissburgunder grapes.

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What rare white grapes are cultivated in Thermenregion of Austria?

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Rotgipfler

Zierfandler

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Red wine in the DAC zones of Burgenland are produced from what grape?

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Blaufränkisch

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Besides Grüner Veltliner, what are some other white varietals produced in Austria?

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Welschriesling

Müller Thurgau

Riesling

Chardonnay (Morillon and Feinburgunder)

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Which regions of the Niederösterreich are found south of Vienna?

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Carnuntum

Thermenregion

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What are the subregions of Styria?

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Südsteiermark

Weststeiermark

Südoststeiermark

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What 2 weinbaugebiete of Austria contain 90% of the country’s vineyards?

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Niederösterreich

Burgenland

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What was the first DAC of Austria?

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Weinviertel

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Which region of Austria sits just east of Wachau, Kemstal and Kamptal?

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Wagram

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List the subzones of Niederösterreich

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Weinviertel

Carnuntum

Traisental

Wagram

Kremstal

Kamptal

Wachau

Thermenregion

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Langenlois, one of Austria’s most important towns, is located in what DAC?

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Kamptal

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The production in Carnuntum of Austria is oriented toward what wine?

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Wines of the Traisental, Kemptal and Kremstal DAC’s must be produced from what grape(s)?

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Grüner Veltliner

Riesling

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What are some highly regarded vineyards of the Kamptal DAC in Austria?

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Heiligenstein

Lamm

Dechant

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Which vineyard of the Wachau in Austria is home to some of the region’s most pedigreed vines?

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Achleiten of Weissenkirchen

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Describe the general characteristics of a classic wine from the Weinviertel DAC.

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Made from 100% Grüner Veltliner that must show a distinct peppery note and no obvious wood or botrytis notes.

A minimum of 12% alcohol

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Describe the climate of the Niederösterreich weinbaugebiet of Austria.

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Niederösterreich has a continental climate with hot, dry summers and severe winters.

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Describe the general characteristics of a reserve wine from the Weinviertel DAC.

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A richer version of the classic with the same peppery notes, higher alcohol minimum of 13% and may reveal hints of both botrytis and wood.

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What is a weinbaugebiet?

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A winemaking region in Autria.

25
What is the largest winegrowing region of Austria?
Niederösterreich
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Wines of the Weinvierel DAC must be produced from what grape(s)?
Grüner Veltliner
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What is the most planted red varietal in Austria?
Zweigelt (a Blaufränkisch x St. Laurent crossing)
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List the 4 DAC's of Niederösterreich
Weinviertel Kremstal Kamptal Traisental
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What lake helps to moderate the hot continental climate in Burgenland?
Neusiedlersee
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What are the general standards a Qualitätswein of Austria must meet?
Sourced from a single *Weinbaugebiet* Produced from permitted grape (35 varietals) Pass a tasting panel Pass a chemical analysis and display *Prüfnummer* Include of the red and white banderole on the capsule.
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A Qualitätswein of Austria may be further subdivided into the categories of Prädikatswein. List and describe the 2 additonal categories defined by Austria's DAC.
Strohwein, a dried grape wine of at least Beerenauslese Ausbruch, a sweet specialty of Rust in Neusiedlersee-Hügelland
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List the 4 subzones of Burgenland in Austria.
Neusiedlersee Neusiedlersee-Hügelland Mittelburgenland Südburgenland
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Producers in Wachau of Austria have developed their own categories of classification. What are they?
Steinfeder (local grass) 15˚ KMW Federspiel (falconer's tool) 17˚ KMW Smaragd (emerald lizard) 19˚ KMW (19˚ KMW is equivalent to 95˚ Öchsle, or Spätlese ripeness) The wines are fermented dry and Smaragd inevitably show signs of botrytis
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Most of Niederösterreich's subzones are located along what river that cuts through the region?
The Danube River
35
List the 3 levels of quality defined by Austrian wine law.
Wein Landwein Qualitätswein
36
List the 4 DAC regions of Burgenland
Neusiedlersee Mittelburgenland Eisenberg Leithaberg
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What is the name of the town of the Kamptal DAC that is one of Austria's most important wine towns?
Langenlois
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The town of Rust in Neusiedlersee-Hügelland is famous for what type of wine?
Ausbruch A sweet wine prepared in a similar fashion to Takaji of Hungary. Concentrated botrytis affected must is fermented with a less concentrated must then aged in barrel before release.
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Where are most of Austria's sweet wines produced?
Around the lake of Neusiedlersee in Burgenland (the vast majority of the country's white wines are fermented dry)
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What is the most cultivated white variety in Austria?
Grüner Veltliner
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List the 4 major *weinbaugebiete* of Autria
Niederösterreich Wien (Vienna) Burgenland Styria (Steiermark)
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What does *Ried* on an Austrian wine label indicate?
Indicates a top site

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