Austrian Wine

Question 1

Alcohol level of Federspiel?

Answer 1

11.5% to 12.5%

Question 2

Alcohol level of Smaragd?

Answer 2

Minimum of 12.5%

Question 3

Alcohol level of Steinfeder?

Answer 3

Maximum alcohol of 11.5%

Question 4

Gesellmann, Wellanschitz, and Krutzler are all respected producers specializing in what variety?

Answer 4

Blaufränkisch

Question 5

Where is the Loibenberg vineyard found?

Answer 5

Wachau

Question 6

High quality Sauvignon Blanc is associated with which region in Austria?

Answer 6

Stiermark

Question 7

In which DAC are the following vineyards found: Heiligenstein, Lamm, and Dechant.

Answer 7

Kamptal

Question 8

In which DAC is Langenlois found?

Answer 8

Kamptal

Question 9

In which DAC is the village of Weissenkirchen found?

Answer 9

Wachau

Question 10

In which DAC is vineyard of Achleiten found?

Answer 10

Wachau

Question 11

Just as the Lamm vineyard is on the same slope as Heiligenstein, the _________ vineyard is on the same slope as Gaisberg.

Answer 11

Kobelberg

Question 12

Schilfwein is different from strohwein in what key way?

Answer 12

Strohwein is dried on straw, schilfwein is dried on reeds

Question 13

Select the most challenging of the vintages in Austria in the last 10 years.

Answer 13

2014

Question 14

The DAC classification is on par with which French classification?

Answer 14

AOC

Question 15

The organization STK is based in what region?

Answer 15

Steiermark

Question 16

Wachau’s finest estates?

Answer 16

FX Pichler

Prager

Emmerich Knoll

Question 17

Wagram was named _____ prior to 2007

Answer 17

Donauland

Question 18

What are 2 synonyms for Chardonnay in Austria?

Answer 18

Morillon

Feinburgunder

Question 19

What are the 3 quality levels for Austrian wine?

Answer 19

Wein

Landwein

Qualitatswein

Question 20

What are the 4 major winemaking regions from N to S in Austria?

Answer 20

Niederosterreich

Wien

Burgenland

Styria

Question 21

What are the tenets of the Codex Wachau?

Answer 21

No additives “chaptilization”

No aromatization “barrique”

No fractionation “de-alcoholization”

Question 22

What are the three best dry white wine vintages for Austria in the 1990s?

Answer 22

1990, 1997, 1999

Question 23

What is Sturm?

Answer 23

A half-fermented, sparkling grape juice—usually accompanies harvest-time meals.

Question 24

What is ausbruch?

Answer 24

A traditional sweet wine similar to Tokaji. Richly concentrated botrytis affected must is added to less concentrated must. The two are fermented together and aged in barrel before release. Furmint, Chardonnay, Muskateller, Pinot Blanc,Traminer are used.

Question 25

What is Gemischter Satz?

Answer 25

Traditional white field blends

Question 26

What is Ausbruch?

Answer 26

Means ‘outbreak’. From village of Rust and botrytis affected sweet wine

Question 27

What is heuriger?

Answer 27

A nouveau wine from Vienna consumed in its infancy in taverns of the same name

Question 28

What is Niederosterreich's westernmost subregion?

Answer 28

Wachau

Question 29

What is Schilcher?

Answer 29

Racy style of local rose made from Blauer Wildbacher

Question 30

What is strohwein?

Answer 30

A dried grape wine of at least Beerenauslese ripeness

Question 31

What is Sturm?

Answer 31

A fresh, half fermented sparkling grape juice

Question 32

What is the largest wine growing region in the country?

Answer 32

Niederosterreich

Question 33

What is the name of Niepoort’s collaboration in Austria?

Answer 33

Muhr Van Der Nierpoort in Carnuntum

Question 34

What is the Neusiedlersee?

Answer 34

A large, shallow lake found in Burgenland which has a cooling influence

Question 35

What is the Niederösterreich’s largest subzone?

Answer 35

Weinviertel

Question 36

What is the only capital city in Europe to have its own wine appellation within city limits?

Answer 36

Vienna

Question 37

What is the Wachau's classification?

Answer 37

Steinfeder Federspiel Smaragd

Question 38

What is Vie Vinum?

Answer 38

Austria's grand bi-annual wine conference/trade show

Question 39

What is Wiener Gemischter Satz?

Answer 39

Wines must be a blend of at least 3 white varieties. No single variety may compose more than 50% of the blend, and 3 varieties must make up at least 10% each.

Question 40

What village is Nikolaihoff located in?

Answer 40

(Mautern - Wachau)

Question 41

What was Austria’s 1st DAC?

Answer 41

Weinviertel

Question 42

When was Vinea Wachau founded?

Answer 42

1983

Question 43

Where is Alois Kracher estate found?

Answer 43

The village of Illmitz in Neusiedlersee

Question 44

Where is Ausbruch made?

Answer 44

On the western shore of Neusiedlersee in the free city of Rust

Question 45

Where is Nikolaihif located?

Answer 45

Wachau

Question 46

Where is the Alois Kracher estate located?

Answer 46

The village of Illmitz in Neusiedlersee.

Question 47

Which Austrian oenologist pioneered hochkultur training?

Answer 47

Lenz Moser

Question 48

Which is the only Austrian DAC which produces only dry rose wines?

Answer 48

Schilcherland DAC

Question 49

Which regions of the Niederosterreich may contain Erste Lages?

Answer 49

Kremstal Kamptal Wagram Traisental

Question 50

Who produces "Unendlich" Riesling?

Answer 50

FX Pichler

Question 51

Zweigelt is a crossing of which 2 varieties?

Answer 51

Blaufrankisch x St Laurent

Question 52

Axpoint, Berg Burg and Steinberg are vineyards located in what village?

Answer 52

SPITZ - Wachau

Question 53

Grub, Lamm & Renner are all vineyards located in which DAC?

Answer 53

Kamptal DAC

Question 54

Kollmutz and Hochrain and located in what village and region?

Answer 54

Wosendorf / Wachau - Rudi Pichler

Question 55

List the 4 DAC of the Neiderosterrich.

Answer 55

Kamptal (W - R+GV) Kremstal (W - R +GV) Weinviertel (W - GV) Traisental (W - R+GV)

Question 56

List the 4 Non - DAC of the Neiderosterrich.

Answer 56

Carnuntum (W+R) Wachau (W) Wagram (W+R) Thermenregion (R+W)

Question 57

What village is Alois Kracher located in?

Answer 57

Illmitz / Neusiedlersee

Question 58

Which region was Austria’s first to be granted DAC status?

Answer 58

Weinviertel

Question 59

Austrian equivalent of ‘Winzersekt’?

Answer 59

Hauersekt