Ch 14 - Central & Eastern Europe

Question 1

Percentage of Austria’s wine that is white

Answer 1

66%

Question 2

Percentage of Austria’s vineyards that are planted to Grüner Veltliner

Answer 2

33%

Question 3

Typical descriptions of young Grüner Veltliner

Answer 3

fresh fruit, vibrant acidity, citrus, white pepper, minerality

Question 4

Grape that is a cross of Riesling and Madeleine Royale

Answer 4

Müller-Thurgau

Question 5

Alternative name for Chardonnay in Austria

Answer 5

Morillon

Question 6

Most widely planted red grape in Austria

Answer 6

Zweigelt

Question 7

Red grape also known as Lemberger of Kékfrankos

Answer 7

Blaufränkisch

Question 8

Scale used to measure must weight in Austria

Answer 8

KMW = Klosterneuburger Mostwaage)

Question 9

1 degree KMW converted to degrees Brix

Answer 9

1 degree KMW = 1.2 Brix

Question 10

Lowest level of Austrian Prädikat

Answer 10

Spätlese - Kabinett is included in Qualitätswein in Austria (unlike in Germany)

Question 11

Total grapes authorized for Qualitätswein and Prädikatswein levels in Austria (plus split of white vs. red)

Answer 11

40 total grapes (26 white and 14 red)

Question 12

Quality wine subregion in Austria

Answer 12

DAC = Districtus Austriae Controllatus

Question 13

Largest wine region in Austria in area and vineyard plantings

Answer 13

Niederösterreich

Question 14

Wines of the Weinviertel DAC must be 100% what grape

Answer 14

Grüner Veltliner

Question 15

Red wines in the Mittelburgenland DAC must be made from what grape

Answer 15

Blaufränkisch

Question 16

“Ausbruch” is a protected term for what wine, and where

Answer 16

Ruster Ausbruch, produced near Lake Neusiedl in the region of Burgenland

Question 17

Neusiderlersee red wines are based on what grape

Answer 17

Zweigelt

Question 18

Pink skinned grape grown in Wagram

Answer 18

Roter Veltliner

Question 19

Local wine taverns in Vienna that serve wine seasonally right after harvest

Answer 19

Heurigen

Question 20

DAC that surrounds Vienna

Answer 20

Weiter Gemischter Satz DAC

Question 21

DAC west of Lake Neusiedl that produces single-varietal whites, white blends, and reds based on Blaufränkisch

Answer 21

Leithaberg DAC

Question 22

DAC known for volcanic soils

Answer 22

Vulkanland Steiermark DAC

Question 23

DAC known for production of Schilcher rosé

Answer 23

Weststeiermark DAC

Question 24

River that runs through Vienna

Answer 24

Danube

Question 25

Largest subregion of Niederösterreich region

Answer 25

Weinviertal

Question 26

Westernmost subregion of Niederösterreich region

Answer 26

Wachau

Question 27

Another name for the Schilcher grape

Answer 27

Blauer Wildbacher

Question 28

Leading red grape of Georgia

Answer 28

Saperavi

Question 29

Alternative name for Blaufränkisch

Answer 29

Kékfrankos

Question 30

Leading white grape of Switzerland

Answer 30

Chasselas

Question 31

Dessert wine from northern Hungary

Answer 31

Tokaji Aszú

Question 32

Hungarian red wine known as Bull's Blood

Answer 32

Egri Bikavér

Question 33

DOC in Romania's Moldovan Heights

Answer 33

Cotnari DOC

Question 34

Country with vineyards on islands and inlets of the Kvarner Gulf

Answer 34

Croatia

Question 35

DOC in Romania's Oltenia and Montenia region

Answer 35

Dealu Mare

Question 36

Egg-shaped earthenware vessels used in Georgia

Answer 36

Kvevri

Question 37

Home of Novy Svet Winery

Answer 37

Crimea

Question 38

Predominant white grape of Eastern Europe

Answer 38

Rkatsiteli

Question 39

wine production region in Southeast Georgia

Answer 39

Kakheti

Question 40

White grape also known as Welschriesling

Answer 40

Graševina

Question 41

DOC located in Romania's Transylvania Plateau

Answer 41

Târnave

Question 42

Grape also known as Crljenak Kaštelanski, Zinfandel, or Primitivo

Answer 42

Tribidag

Question 43

Most widely planted red grape in Austria

Answer 43

Zweigelt

Question 44

What does Bergwein refer to?

Answer 44

Grapes must be grown on steeply-graded mountain slopes

Question 45

Where did the term Federspiel come from

Answer 45

Wachau region

Question 46

Austrian DAC approved for both Riesling and Grüner Veltliner

Answer 46

Kremstal DAC

Question 47

Important wine country in Europe that is not an EU member

Answer 47

Switzerland