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Austria-Niederösterreich Flashcards

1
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What are major geo features of the Neiderösterreich? Climate?

A

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?

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8 subzones (Weinviertel and Thermenregion not on Danube)

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What is a ried?

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Austrian term for vineyard or “top site”

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What is the Österreichischen Traditionsweingüter?

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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?

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Weinvertel

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What are the DAC reqs of Weinvertel?

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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?

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Ingrid Groiss, Weingut R&A Pfaffl

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What is the major geographical feature of Kamptal?

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Kamp river (tributary of the Danube)

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What are DAC reqs of Kamptal?

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Varieties=GV, Riesling

DAC=12% min abv, no botrytis or barrique

DAC Reserve=13%, botrytis and barrique allowed

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10
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Which regions of Neiderösterreich have Erste Lage sites?

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Kremstal, Kamptal, Wagram, and Traisental

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What are key Villages and Erste Lage sites in Kamptal?

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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?

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Langenlois (Dechant, Käferberg)

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Where is Kammern? Best vineyards?

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Kamptal

Gaisberg, Lamm, Renner

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key producers in Kamptal?

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Schloss Gobelsberg, Bründlmayer, Hirsch, Hiedler

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major geo feature of Kremstal?

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Krems river

tributary of Donau river

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DAC req’s of Kremstal?

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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?

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Krems (Gebling)

Stein (Gaisberg, Pfaffenberg)

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18
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key producers of Kremstal?

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Nigl (Knoll for Pfaffenberg)

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major geo feature of Traisental?

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Traisen river

trib of Danube

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DAC reqs of Traisental?

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Varieties=GV, Riesling

DAC=12% min abv, no botrytis or barrique

DAC Reserve=13%, botrytis and barrique allowed

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21
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soil of Traisental? What is unique about this compared to surrounding regions?

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limestone/gravel

NOT loess seabed like majority of this portion of Pannonian plain

22
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Key villages and erste lage in Traisental?

A

Reichersdorf (Alte Setzen)

Getzerdorf (Berg)

23
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key producers in Traisental?

A

Markus Huber

24
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Major geo features of Wachau?

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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)

25
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what is soil structure of Wachau?

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

26
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When was the Vineau Wachau est? What are req’s of the Codex?

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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
27
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What are the 3 classifications and reqs of each for Vineau

Wachau

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  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
28
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What are Key villages and vineyards W-E in Wachau?

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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)

29
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What is most famous vineyard in Wachau? Which village?

A

Achleiten

in Weissenkirchen

30
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Where is Dürnstein? Best vineyards?

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Wachau

Hollerin, Kellerberg

31
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What are most important vineyards of Oberloiben/Unterloiben?

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Loibenberg, Schütt, Mühlpoint, Steinertal

32
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Who are key producers of Wachau and their home villages?

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

33
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Which producer of Austria is oldest? Where?

A

Nikolaihof in Mautern, Wachau

34
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Which major producer of Wachau is not a part of the Vineau Wachau?

A

Veyder-Malberg

35
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what is former name for Wagram? Changed when?

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Donauland until 2007

36
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major geo features of Wagram?

A

just upstream from Vienna

37
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What is primary variety of Wagram?

A

GV

38
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What grape is local specialty of Wagram?

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Roter Veltliner

Red, unrelated to GV, makes white wines

39
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key producers of Wagram

A

Bernhard Ott

40
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Which 2 regions of the Niederösterreich are south of Vienna?

A

Carnuntum

Thermenregion

41
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What geo feature forms the N border of Carnuntum?

A

Donau River

42
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major grapes of Carnuntum?

A

Whites=GV, Weiss, Chard

Reds=Zweigelt, Blaufränkisch

more reds

43
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what is climate of Thermenregion?

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warm, sunny

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

44
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What is most planted grape of Thermenregion?

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Zweigelt 15%

45
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which rare white is known for growing in Thermenregion?

A

Rotgipfler only 5% plantings

46
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name a producer of Thermenregion?

A

Johanneshof Reinisch

47
Q

What village is Emmerich Knoll located in?

What are some of his single vineyard bottlings?

A

Unterloiben

Dürnsteiner Kellerberg
Dürnsteiner Shütt
Loibner Loibenberg
Kreutles

48
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What is unique about the Pfaffenberg site in Kremstal?

A

In village of Stein

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

49
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What are best and worst recent vintages of Niederösterreich?

A

Best Recent=15-17 (15 best)

Worst Recent=2014

50
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What are best and worst classic vintages of Niederösterreich?

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Best Classic=02, 06 (06 best)

Worst Classic=2003

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