1
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HA of vines nationally
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44,728
2
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Organic/Biodydamic farming
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15%
3
Q
4 large wine area
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Niederosterich (27,000)
Burgenland (11,700)
Wein (575)
Steiermark (5,086)
4
Q
white wine vs red wine
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68% white
30% red
5
Q
Most planted white and red grapes
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Gruner (32.5)
Welchriesling (6.5)
Zweigelt (13.7)
Blau (5.8)
6
Q
Oldest recorded evidence of grape growing
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9th century BCE (Bronze Age) (Traisental)
7
Q
when did terracing of the Wachau begin
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10-12th century by Cistercian monks
8
Q
what was the ungeld
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a 10% tax put forth by Duke Rudolf in 1359
9
Q
when were winemakers of Rust allowed to brand their casks with an R
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1524
10
Q
when was the first TBA wine made
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1526
11
Q
what was the importance of Joseph the 2nd’s decree in 1784
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allowed people to sell the wine they made whenever they wanted, for however much they wanted
12
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when was the Kloserneuburg vititculture school started
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1860
13
Q
when was zweigelt created
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1922
14
Q
what is Chardonnay called in Steirermark
A
Morillon
15
Q
what is Schilcher
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a rose typical of Steremark made from Blauer Wildbacher
16
Q
the austrian alps were formed by what event
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the collission of the Adriatic and Eurasian plates
17
Q
sedimentary soils make up what percentage of austria’s soils
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70%
18
Q
three main rock types found in austria
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metamorphic
igneos
sedimentary
19
Q
three factories of sustainable agriculture
A
environment
economic
social
20
Q
what is the weinbauverband osterreich
A
Austrian Winegrowers Assocation
21
Q
what is a Hugo cocktail
A
St Germain
Prosecco
Mint
Lime
22
Q
what is a testarossa cocktail
A
vodka
campari
soda
23
Q
how many wine producers in Austria
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6000
24
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average size of a winery
A
4.6
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Austrian wine represents what percentage of total global wine production
1%
26
what are the 7 Elements
The Climate
The Land
The Grapes
The Culture
The Environment
The Value
The Flavour
27
PIWIs ??
fungus resistent varieties
28
how many grapes are permitted for Qualitetswein
26 white
14 red
29
what is the red grape permitted in the Neusiedlersee DAC
zweigelt
30
what is the red grape permitted in the Leithaberg DAC
BlauFrankisch
31
in what DAC is Blauer Wildbacher permitted
Weststeirermark
32
what DAC is only for red and rose wines
rosalia
33
three tier classification system
Gebietswein
Orstwein
Reidenwein
34
define KMW
measures sugar content as a percentage of the weight
1KMW = 1%
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what is Sturm
partially fermented grape must
36
atm of pressure for perlewein
1.5-2.5
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what is schaumwine
sparkling wine
min 3 bar of pressure
38
legal requirements of Wein
Min KMW of 10.7
Cannot state origin
min acid 4g/l
39
minimum slope of the vineyard to be labelled Bergwein
26%
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legal requirements for landwein
only grapes approved for qualitetswein
must be from one area
min KMW of 14
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legal requirements for qualitetswein
min KMW 17
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legal requirement for Kabinett
max alcohol 12.9
min KMW 17
max r/s 9g
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legal requirement for spatlese
min KMW 19
44
legal requirement for auslese
KMW 21
45
legal requirement for BA
25 KMW
over ripe and/or rotted
46
schilf vs stroh
reed vs straw
min KMW of 25
47
legal requirement of TBA
min 30 KMW
majority rotted
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Sekt categories
Sekt
(Trad or Charmat, 9 months lees, only qualitetswein grapes)
Reserve Sekt
(Trad only, 18 months, max Brut, hand harvest in single state)
Grosse Reserve Sekt
(Trad only, 36 months, max brut, hand harvest in single municipality
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german word for bottle fermented
flashengarung
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sugar range for lieblich
12-45 (medium sweet)
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min r/s for suss
45
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what is Jungefernwein
the first wine produced from a new vineyard
53
german term for hand harvesting
handgelesen
54
Excellent vintages in Austria
2021
2019
2015
2013
2006
1999
1997
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vintages with good botrytis
2009
2008
2007
2001
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Really hot years
2018
2011
2003
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Describe the Wachau
* Area of Danube between Melk and Krems
* 1300 ha under vine
* dry, cool climate
* terraced vineyards
* Loess (Gruner), Crystalline (Riesling)
* Vinea Wachau
* Steinfeder (max 11.5, 15KMW
* Federspiel (11-5-12.5, 17 KMW
* Smaragd (12.5+, 19 KMW
* Important Villages: Spitz, Loiben, Durnstein
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Define Kremstel
*2200 ha under vine
* Gottweig Abbay (1072)
*Warmer, wetter than Wachau
* Similar geology to Wachau
* Imortant villages: Furth, Hollenburg
* min alcohol for reserve wines = 13%
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define Kamptal
* vineyards along the Kamp tributary
* Important Towns: Langenlois, Zobing, Gobelsburg
* Important vineyad: Heliegenstein
* Gruner, Riesling (slopes)
* 3500 ha under vine
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Describe the Traisental
* 800 ha under vine
* calcareous, sedimentary soils
* Gruner, Riesling
* Important Vineyards: Stein, Alte Setzen, Zwirch
* Important towns: Nussdorf, Reicherdorf
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Define Wagram
* 2400 ha under vine
* Gruner, Riesling, Roter Veltliner
* Loess north of the river, flysch south of river
* Klosterneuberg school
* Important towns: Fels, Gosing
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define the weinverital
* 14,000 ha under vine
* Gruner (peppery)
* largest region in Austria
* Important towns: Poysdorf, Retz,
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define Carnuntum
* 800ha under vine
* east of Vienna to Slovakia's border
* Chard, PB, Gruner, Zweigelt, Blau
* Leitha Range and Hainburg Mountains
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define Theremenregion
* 1800 ha under vine
* south of vienna
* Name comes from hot springs found in the area
* Dry and warm climate
* sedimentary soils
* Important towns: gumpoldskirchen, Tattendorf, Baden
* Rotgipfler, Zierfandler, Chardonnay, PB, Saint Laurent, Pinot Noir
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define Neusiedlersee
* 6000ha under vine
* East of Lake Neusiedl to Seewinkel
* Zweigelt red wines, welchriesling sweet wines
* flat topography, sandy loam/gravel soils
* warm, humid climate
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define Leithaberg
* 2800 ha under vine
* Chardonnay, PB, Blau
* West of Lake Nieusiedl
* limestone rich soils w/ slate/gneiss
* important town: eisenstadt, Rust
*
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Ruster Ausbruch
* Home of Austrian Wine Academy
* TBA ripeness (30KMW, min 45 g/l
* Produced from Qualitetswein grapes
* Ausbruch refers to "breaking off" of berries from the vine
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Rosalia
* 240 ha under vine
* red/rosé only (blau, Zweigelt)
* sedimentary soils
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Mittelburgenland
*2000 ha under vine
* Blau only
* Protected by mountains, warm climate (300 days of sunlight, less than 600mm of rain)
* Loam soils
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Eisenberg
* 500ha under vine
* slate soils on slopes, loam on flatland
* Blaufrankisch, welriesling
* Uhudler (wine from ungrafted hybrids)
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what are the three DAC of Styria
Weststeiermark
Sudsteiremark
Vulkanland Steiermark
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regulations for Gemishster Satz
3 grapes
No grape more than 50%, no less than 10%
coplanted, fermented
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what is Heunisch
ancient grape variety responsible for many of Austria's grapes
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parentage of gruner
traminer
St. Georgian
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describe Gruner
mid season ripening
Medium + acid
all quality levels
grows well in loess
intolerant to drought
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descrive welchriesling
late ripening
thin skinned
high acid, good for sekt/sweet wine
74
Describe Muller (Rivaner)
parentage: Riesling x Madeliene Royale
early ripening
mildly aromatic
moderate acid
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how does PB differ from Chardonnay in the vinyead
tighter bunches
more prone to rot
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parentage of Neuburger
Roter Veltliner
Sylvaner
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describe Neuberger
early ripening
compact bunches
prone to disease
makes dense, neutral wines
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Another name for Schuerebe
Samling 88
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describe Roter Veltliner
pink skinned
high yielding
extract rich, oily wines
disease prone
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describe Zierfandler
pink skinned
only in Theremenregion
disease prone but drought resistent
makes textured, rich wines
often blended by Rotgipfler
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describe Zweigelt
mid ripening
high yielding
successful in variety of environements
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describe Blaufrankisch
late ripening
dark colour
elevated acidity
prone to coloure
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define Blauer Portugeiser
early ripening
very disease prone
yields must be controlled for quality wine
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define Sankt Laurent
mid riening
irregular yields
disease prone
deep in colour and extract
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what are Kellergassen
streets with cellar dollars alongside
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when was the Austrian Wine Academy formed?
1991 in Rust
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