Austria Niederösterreich Flashcards
What is the min alcohol form Classic and Reserve in Traisental, Kamptal and Kremstal?
Classic - 12%
Reserve - 13%
Niederösterreich
Regions in ha, Largest to Smallest
Niederösterreich 27,128 ha:
- Weinviertel 13,356 ha
- Kamptal 3,802 ha
- Wagram 2,451 ha
- Kremstal 2,243 ha
- Thermenregion 2,196 ha
- Wachau 1,350 ha
- Carnuntum 910 ha
- Traisental 790 ha
Wachau
Soils
- Gföhl - mineral rich migmatitic granite gneiss
- Steep terraces - Granite - Riesling
- East-facing - Ice age carried Sand resulting in Layers of Loess - opulent Grüner
Wachau
Leading Towns W to NE
- Where is Prager located?
- Spitz - Cooler, Hirtzberger
- Arnsdorf
- Wösendorf - Rudi Pichler
- Joching
- Weißenkirchen - Prager
- Rossatz
- Dürnstein
- Loiben - Warmer, FX Pichler, Emerrich Knoll
- Mautern - Nikolaihof
Wachau
Climate
- 2 Major climatic influences - western Atlantic, eastern Pannonian
- Hot dry summer, harsh winter, evened by Danube
- Winds from northern Waldviertel region increases diurnal range during important months prior to harvest
Name 6 producers of Wachau, all from different towns.
Staritng in Spitz to the West and moving 7 miles NE
- Hirtzberger - Spitz, late 1800s
- Rudi Pichler - Wösendorf, 1904
- Prager - Weissenkirchen, 1715
- FX Pichler - Oberloiben, 1898
- Emmerich Knoll - Unterloiben, 1825
- Nikolaihof - Mautern, 1894
What town in the Wachau is cooler, Spitz or Loiben?
Spitz
(prod Hirtzberger is located)
Viticultural towns in Kremstal are divided into what three zones?
- In what zone will you find deep loess soils?
- In what zone will you find the Stift Göttweig monastery?
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West - weathered rocky soils, geologically similar to Wachau, GV + R
- Stein
- Krems
- Senftenberg
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East - deep loess soils, softer opulent GV
- Rohrendorf
- Gedersdorf
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South - Stift Göttweig monastery, down to earth, “Heuriger” wine taverns
- Furth
- Benedectine Stift Göttweig est 1072
- Palit
- Krustetten
- Hollenberg
- Oberfucha
- Tiefenfucha
What are three leading viticultural towns on the western side of Kremstal?
West - weathered rocky soils, geologically similar to Wachau, GV + R
- Stein
- Krems
- Senftenberg
What is the general style of wine from the eastern viticultural towns of Kremstal?
East Krems - deep loess soils, softer opulent GV
SW to NE
- Rohrendorf
- Gedersdorf
What are two leading viticultural towns in eastern Kremstal?
East Krems - deep loess soils, softer opulent GV
- Rohrendorf
- Gedersdorf
What area of Kremstal is identified with deep loess soils that produce softer, more opulent styles of Grüner Veltliner?
East Kremstal - deep loess soils, softer opulent GV
leading towns
- Rohrendorf
- Gedersdorf
In what year was the Benedectine Stift Göttweig monastery established?
1072
In what area of Kremstal will you find the towns of Furth, Palit, Krustetten, Hollenberg, Oberfucha, Tiefenfucha?
South
- Known for Stift Göttweig monastery, and down to earth, “Heuriger” wine taverns
What is Kremstal’s climate?
cool, humid northern breezes from nearby Waldviertel coliding with warm eastern winds from Pannonian plain
Besides spicy Grüner Veltliner and delicate, mineral Rieslings, what other varietals is Kremstal known for?
- Weissburgunder
- Expressive reds
What is Kremstal’s size in ha?
(DAC - 2007)
2,243 ha
vs
- Weinviertel - 13,356 ha
- Kamptal - 3,802 ha
- Wagram - 2,451 ha
- Wachau - 1,350 ha
- Traisental - 790 ha
What is Austria’s largest wine-producing town?
Lagenlois
Name five leading viticultural towns of Kamptal.
(3,802 ha, DAC -2008)
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Lagenlois - Austria’s largest wine-producing town
- Heiligenstein
- Volcanic soils
- Name derived from blazing hot sunshine and dry climate
- 270 million year old Permian Period, desert-lke sandstone base with volcanic particles
- Zöbing
- Gobelsburg
- Kammern
- Strass - Straß im Sraßertale
Describe the soils of Kamptal.
- Where are you more likely to find Riesling planted?
- Where are you more likely to find Grüner Veltliner planted?
- Steep terraces, S facing, no loess, powerful Riesling
- South towards Danube - loess and loam terraces, full GV / red and white Pinot, Zweigelt released as Niederösterreich