Austria pt. 2 Flashcards
What is the name of the best vineyard in Zöbing that many consider to be the best vineyard in the entire Kamptal DAC?
Heiligenstein
The Schloss Gobelsburg winery is based in which Kamptal village?
Langenlois|-but in a small hamlet called Gobelsburg
Ilse and her husband Anton Bodenstein run which winery in the Wachau?
Prager||-known for no botrytis, high acid levels, low residual sugar, purity and freshness
What are the 4 different styles of wine that can be made with GV and Riesling in the Traisental DAC and what are their abv. requirements?
Traisental DAC: 11.5%||Traisental DAC w/ indication of village: 12%||Traisental DAC w/ village & single vineyard: 12.5%||Reserve: 13%
What are the 3 top single-vineyard Grüner Veltliners made by Veyder-Malberg and what villages do they come from?
Kreutles (Unterloiben) |Hochrain (Wösendorf)|Weitenberg (Weißenkirchen)||-Liebedich is a blend
What is the most important soil type of the Mittelburgenland DAC?
Deep clay
Approximately, how many growers work with Domäne Wachau?
250 growers||-contracted for five-year terms|-cultivate approximately 450 hectares|*|Domäne Wachau established a quality assurance initiative that provided a reward system in which co-op members could participate voluntarily through the use of holistic and sustainable viticulture methods
What are the four most important requirements for making a Rubin Carnuntum wine?
-100% Zweigelt|-minimum must weight of 18° KMW|-minimum alcohol of 12.5%|-annual tasting panel
Where is the Senftenberg mountain?
Kremstal||-The ruins of the Senftenberg castle, erected in 1197, are perched above the terraced vineyards Höchacker, Pellingen, Piri, and Kirchenberg.
Who founded the Alzinger winery in 1980 and who is running it now?
Leo Alzinger Sr.||-producing grapes for three generations, though they sold their grapes to co-ops until 1980||-Leo Alzinger Jr. is now the winemaker
What is name of the narrow cool valley that branches off from the Danube near the village of Spitz?
Spitzer Graben||-the river has no influence||-vineyards are higher and the barren and stony soils of the Bruck and Schön terraces carry less grapes since bigger amounts would not ripe.||-climate is cooler||-No other vineyards are as steep as the Bruck and the Brandstatt and occasionally the vines root directly in naked stone.
Which vineyard does Rainer Wess use to make both Grüner Veltliner and Riesling?
Pfaffenberg||-in Stein right on the border of Wachau
Which village in Kamptal has been historically known for sparkling wine?
Langenlois
What the individual specialties of each of the 3 Steiermark DACs?
Weststeiermark DAC - Schilcher |Südsteiermark DAC - Sauvignon Blanc & Muskateller Vulkanland Steiermark DAC - Traminer
Which term indicates a “village” wine in the Carnuntum DAC?
Ortswein
Is there ever botrytis on schilfwein or strohwein?
No
The Kamptal Renner vineyard is located in which village?
Kammern
What style of wine made in the Traisental DAC has a minimum abv. requirement of 13%?
Reserve
Domäne Wachau is based in which village?
Dürnstein||-established in 1938|-known as Freie Weingärtner until 2008|-2008 first vintage of Domäne Wachau
How deep is Lake Neusiedl?
1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)
What are the three types of metamorphic and igneous rocks that are found high on the slopes of the Danubian wine regions?
Gföhl gneiss|Amphibolite|Granite|||-igneous rocks are the oldest rocks on earth, while metamorphic rocks are derivatives of igneous rocks and sedimentary rocks.||-amphibolite is a grouping of rocks composed mainly of amphibole and plagioclase feldspar, with little or no quartz. It is typically dark-colored and dense.
Describe how Ruster Ausbruch is made.
-Botrytized grapes are macerated for a few hours and then gently pressed. ||-After fermentation the Ausbruch is moved to small, old acacia barrels where it will rest for at least two years.
Which side of the Heiligenstein vineyard of the Kamptal DAC is warmer and why?
east side|-because it is more exposed to the warm summer wind|-the west side is more sheltered in the narrower valley
What is the Nikolaihof “Vinothek”?
Nikolaihof commonly holds back their wines until they believe the wine has fully developed, the Vinothek cuvee is extreme - minimum 14 years on the lees in Nikolaihof’s ancient, Roman-built cellar.||-sometimes longer