Kremstal

Question 1

When did Kremstal join the DAC system?

Answer 1

2007

Question 2

What rivers does Kremstal straddle?

Answer 2

The Krems and the Danube

Question 3

What is the dominant soil type north of the Danube for wine production?

Answer 3

Gneiss

Question 4

What is the dominant soil type south of the Danube for wine production?

Answer 4

Loess

Question 5

What grapes are authorized for Kremstal DAC production?

Answer 5

Riesling and Grüner Veltliner

Question 6

What styles are produced in Kremstal DAC?

Answer 6

Klassik (min 12% ABV)

Classic with an indication of village and single vineyard (min 12.5% ABV)

Reserve (min 13% ABV and may show oak and botrytis characteristics)

Question 7

Where is Pfaffenberg?

Answer 7

Stein

Steiner Pfaffenberg

Not to be confused with Kremser Pfaffenberg which is like a grosslage

Question 8

Name four villages in Kremstal DAC:

Answer 8

Krems

Rohrendorf

Seftenberg

Stein

Hollenberg

Question 9

Where is Piri?

Answer 9

Seftenberg

Seftenberger Piri

Question 10

Name a major producer from Kremstal:

Answer 10

Nigl

Salomon Undhof

Stadt Krems (co-op)

Question 11

Where is Kögl?

Answer 11

Stein and Krems, stretched between the two, but labelled as one:

Steiner Kögl
Kremser Kögl

Question 12

Describe Pfaffenberg and Hund:

Answer 12

In Stein, but effectively an extension of the gneiss and granite from the Wachau