Austria

Question 1

what village does Heidi Schrock make wine in?

Answer 1

Rust in Neuseidlersee-Hugeland

famous for her Ausbruch

Question 2

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

Answer 2

Heilengenstein. Kamptal

Question 3

which DACs may use Erste Lage? Which grapes?

Answer 3

Kamptal, Kremstal, Wagram, Traisental

- Gruner & Riesling

Question 4

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

Answer 4

67.5 hl/ha

Question 5

Morillon is a synonym for what grape in Styria

Answer 5

Chardonnay

Question 6

what climate zone are Themenregion and Carnuntum in?

Answer 6

Pannonian Plain

Question 7

may Austrian Kabinett wines be chaptalized

Answer 7

No

Question 8

Niederosterrreich DACs

Answer 8

Kamptal
Kremstal
Traisental
Weinviertal

Question 9

what is Gemischter Satz?

Answer 9

field blend popular in Carnuntum & Vienna

Question 10

where is Langenlois? name 3 vineyards

Answer 10

Kamptal

- Heiligenstein, Lamm, Dechant

Question 11

top Kremstal producers

Answer 11

Nigl
Malat
Lenz Moser
Salomon-Undhof

Question 12

what grape variety does Eisenberg DAC specialize in?

Answer 12

Blaufrankisch

Question 13

are Riesling and Welschriesling related?

Answer 13

no

Question 14

grape and ABV Kamptal, Kremstal, and Traisental DAC

Answer 14

Riesling & Gruner

• Classic 12%
• Reserve 13%

Question 15

what does ‘Reid’ indicate on an Austrian wine label?

Answer 15

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

Question 16

the Kamp River is a tributary of what larger river?

Answer 16

Danube

Question 17

Wachau soil types:

Answer 17

loess, gneiss, gfohler

Question 18

Zweigelt parentage

Answer 18

Blaufrankisch x St Laurent

Question 19

only DAC in Burgenland to allow white wine

Answer 19

Leithaberg

Question 20

min must weights and abv for Wachau classification

Answer 20

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

Question 21

name 3 producers of Wachau

Answer 21

Domaine Wachau
FX Pichler
Rudi Pichler
Emmerich Knoll
Prager

Question 22

Codex Wachau Requirements

Answer 22

no additives (includes chaptalization)
no aromatization (includes oak)
no fractionalization
- founded 1983
- control 85% of Wachau vineyards

Question 23

Austrias largest wine growing region

Answer 23

Niederosterreich

Question 24

what was Wagram known as before 2007

Answer 24

Donauland

Question 25

min. abv for Kamptal rsv Riesling

Answer 25

13%

Question 26

where is Klosterneuberg?

Answer 26

Wagram

Question 27

what region of Austria is Roter Veltliner a specialty of?

Answer 27

Wagram - red grape produced as a white wine - not related to Gruner

Question 28

where is Achleiten vineyard?

Answer 28

Weissenkirchen, Wachau

Question 29

top Kamptal producers

Answer 29

Fred Loimer Brundlmayer Schloss Gobelsburg

Question 30

which Kamptal producer experiments with oak?

Answer 30

Fred Loimer

Question 31

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

Answer 31

Weinvertal and Thermenregion

Question 32

grapes allowed in Weinviertal DAC

Answer 32

only Gruner | - must have distinct peppery taste

Question 33

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

Answer 33

Kamptal

Question 34

major grapes of Thermenregion

Answer 34

Zierfandler and Rotgipfler

Question 35

what is gfohler and where is it found?

Answer 35

gneiss found in Wachau

Question 36

1st region to be awarded DAC? when

Answer 36

Weinvertal 2002

Question 37

last DAC awarded? when?

Answer 37

Weiner Gemischter Satz. 2013

Question 38

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?

Answer 38

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

Question 39

what is a uhudlher?

Answer 39

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

Question 40

who is Lenz Moser

Answer 40

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

Question 41

DAC of Burgenland and associated grapes:

Answer 41

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

Question 42

1 KMW = what % of sugar in must

Answer 42

1%

Question 43

must weights in KMW for Eiswein?

Answer 43

25

Question 44

must weights in KMW for Ausbruch?

Answer 44

27

Question 45

must weights in KMW for Spatlese?

Answer 45

19 (same as Smaragd in Wachau)

Question 46

must weights in KMW for Stohwein?

Answer 46

25

Question 47

what region lies east of Burgenland?

Answer 47

Sopron, Hungary

Question 48

what does hefeabzeug mean on an Austrian wine label?

Answer 48

lees aging

Question 49

major vineyards of Weissenkirchen?

Answer 49

Achleiten, Hinter de Berg, Hinter Seiber, Klaus

Question 50

major producers of Weissenkirchen?

Answer 50

Pager, Pichler, Jaeger

Question 51

3 villages in Kamptal that contain Erste Lagen?

Answer 51

Langenlois, Ammern, Obing

Question 52

where is Brundlmayer based?

Answer 52

Langenlois, Kamptal

Question 53

only varietals permitted to carry Austrian Erste Lage logo?

Answer 53

Riesling and Gruner Veltliner

Question 54

what are Gemischter Satz

Answer 54

traditional field blends from Carnuntum

Question 55

predominant red grape of Carnuntum?

Answer 55

Zweigelt

Question 56

what is Burgenland's most widely planted red grape

Answer 56

Blaufrankisch

Question 57

major villages of Sudsteiermark:

Answer 57

Gamlitz, Ratsch, Berhausen, Spielfeld, Leutschach, Kitzeck

Question 58

which Austrian DAC are authorized for red wine only?

Answer 58

- Mittelburgenland DAC, 100% Blaufrankisch - Eisenberg DAC, 100% Blaufrankisch - Neusiedlersee DAC, mostly Zweigelt

Question 59

max abv for Kabinett in Austria?

Answer 59

13%

Question 60

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

Answer 60

Roter Veltliner x Sylvaner. Allowed in Leithaberg DAC

Question 61

lowest min must weight for qualatitswein in Austria?

Answer 61

15 KMW

Question 62

where is Blauer Wildbacher regularly found?

Answer 62

Weststeiermark

Question 63

most planted red grape in Austria?

Answer 63

Zweigelt