Austria-Niederösterreich Flashcards by Watson Brown

What are major geo features of the Neiderösterreich? Climate?

Pannonian plain
Danube (Donau) River
former seabed of loess soils, stretches through Hungary and into former Eastern Block

Continental climate

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How many subzones of Neiderösterreich? Which are not on the Danube?

8 subzones (Weinviertel and Thermenregion not on Danube)

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What is a ried?

Austrian term for vineyard or “top site”

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What is the Österreichischen Traditionsweingüter?

Fd 1992

Responsible for Erste Lage of Kremstal, Kamptal, Wagram, and Traisental
No legal status yet, but req’s similar to DAC

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What is the largest region of the Neiderösterreich?

Weinvertel

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What are the DAC reqs of Weinvertel?

DAC=GV ONLY, min alc 12%, tasting panel, distinct peppery note, no obvious wood/botrytis

DAC Reserve (2009)=min alc 13%, some botrytis/wood

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key producers in Weinvertel?

Ingrid Groiss, Weingut R&A Pfaffl

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What is the major geographical feature of Kamptal?

Kamp river (tributary of the Danube)

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What are DAC reqs of Kamptal?

Varieties=GV, Riesling

DAC=12% min abv, no botrytis or barrique

DAC Reserve=13%, botrytis and barrique allowed

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Which regions of Neiderösterreich have Erste Lage sites?

Kremstal, Kamptal, Wagram, and Traisental

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What are key Villages and Erste Lage sites in Kamptal?

Engabrunner (Stein)
Kammern (Gaisberg, Lamm, Renner)
**Langenlois (Dechant, Käferberg, etc)
Strass in Strassertal (Gaisberg, Spiegel)
Zöbing (Gaisberg, Heiligenstein)

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What is most important village of Kamptal? Best vineyards within?

Langenlois (Dechant, Käferberg)

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Where is Kammern? Best vineyards?

Kamptal

Gaisberg, Lamm, Renner

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key producers in Kamptal?

Schloss Gobelsberg, Bründlmayer, Hirsch, Hiedler

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major geo feature of Kremstal?

Krems river

tributary of Donau river

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DAC req’s of Kremstal?

Varieties=GV, Riesling

DAC=12% min abv, no botrytis or barrique

DAC Reserve=13%, botrytis and barrique allowed

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key villages and Erste Lage vineyards in Kremstal?

Krems (Gebling)

Stein (Gaisberg, Pfaffenberg)

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key producers of Kremstal?

Nigl (Knoll for Pfaffenberg)

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major geo feature of Traisental?

Traisen river

trib of Danube

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DAC reqs of Traisental?

Varieties=GV, Riesling

DAC=12% min abv, no botrytis or barrique

DAC Reserve=13%, botrytis and barrique allowed

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soil of Traisental? What is unique about this compared to surrounding regions?

limestone/gravel

NOT loess seabed like majority of this portion of Pannonian plain

Key villages and erste lage in Traisental?

Reichersdorf (Alte Setzen)

Getzerdorf (Berg)

key producers in Traisental?

Markus Huber

Major geo features of Wachau?

Westernmost subregion of Nieder.
Between Melk and Krems villages
Danube river cuts through
Cool continental climate moderated by river
best vineyards are terraced along N bank of Danube (think Mosel)

what is soil structure of Wachau?

shallow loess, gföhler (gneiss) at elevation, deeper alluvial sand closer to banks of Donau

When was the Vineau Wachau est? What are req's of the Codex?

fd 1983, approx. 200 members, created the Codex Wachau The Manifesto: 1. Grapes from only Wachau 2. No additives-no chaptalization or must concentrate 3. No concentration-no reverse osmosis, cryo-extraction, etc 4. No aromatization-including barrique or wood chips 5. No fractionation-spinning cones, etc 6. No manipulation of nature-all encompassing, req of hand harvesting

What are the 3 classifications and reqs of each for Vineau | Wachau

1. Steinfeder (11.5% max, 15 kmw) Means “local grass” 2. Federspiel (11.5-12.5%, 17 kmw) Means “falconer’s tool” 3. Smaragd (12.5% min, 19 kmw aka Spälese ripeness) Means “emerald lizard found on terraces

What are Key villages and vineyards W-E in Wachau?

i. Spitz (Axpoint) ii. Weisenkirchen (**Achleiten, Klaus) iii. Wösendorf (Hochrain) iv. Joching (Stein am Rain) v. Dürnstein (Hollerin, Kellerberg) vi. Oberloiben/Unterloiben (Loibenberg, Scütt, Mühlpoint, Steinertal) vii. Mautern (Silberbichl)

What is most famous vineyard in Wachau? Which village?

Achleiten in Weissenkirchen

Where is Dürnstein? Best vineyards?

Wachau Hollerin, Kellerberg

What are most important vineyards of Oberloiben/Unterloiben?

Loibenberg, Schütt, Mühlpoint, Steinertal

Who are key producers of Wachau and their home villages?

Emmerich Knoll (Unterloiben), Franz Hirtzberger (Spitz), Rudi Pichler (Wösendorf), FX Pichler (Oberloiben), Prager (Weißenkirchen), Veyder-Malberg (Spitz), Alzinger (Unterloiben), Domäne Wachau (Dürnstein), Nikolaihof (Mautern)

Which producer of Austria is oldest? Where?

Nikolaihof in Mautern, Wachau

Which major producer of Wachau is not a part of the Vineau Wachau?

Veyder-Malberg

what is former name for Wagram? Changed when?

Donauland until 2007

major geo features of Wagram?

just upstream from Vienna

What is primary variety of Wagram?

What grape is local specialty of Wagram?

Roter Veltliner Red, unrelated to GV, makes white wines

key producers of Wagram

Bernhard Ott

Which 2 regions of the Niederösterreich are south of Vienna?

Carnuntum | Thermenregion

What geo feature forms the N border of Carnuntum?

Donau River

major grapes of Carnuntum?

Whites=GV, Weiss, Chard Reds=Zweigelt, Blaufränkisch more reds

what is climate of Thermenregion?

warm, sunny South of Vienna, not near Danube so full heat of Pannonian Plain

What is most planted grape of Thermenregion?

Zweigelt 15%

which rare white is known for growing in Thermenregion?

Rotgipfler only 5% plantings

name a producer of Thermenregion?

Johanneshof Reinisch

What village is Emmerich Knoll located in? | What are some of his single vineyard bottlings?

Unterloiben Dürnsteiner Kellerberg Dürnsteiner Shütt Loibner Loibenberg Kreutles

What is unique about the Pfaffenberg site in Kremstal?

In village of Stein | geologically aligns with Wachau, produced by Knoll, politically just across the border of Wachau into Kremstal

What are best and worst recent vintages of Niederösterreich?

Best Recent=15-17 (15 best) | Worst Recent=2014

What are best and worst classic vintages of Niederösterreich?

Best Classic=02, 06 (06 best) | Worst Classic=2003