Niederösterreich Flashcards
Which has a cooler climate: Wienviertel or Kamptal
Weinviertel
Where in Wachau is Grüner planted? Slopes or banks?
Lower banks in loess and sand, Riesling is planted higher on slopes to gneiss
Where in Wachau is Hirtzberger (Producer) located
Spitz
Where is Prager located in Wachau
Weissenkirchen
Where is FX Pichler located in Wachau
Oberloiben
Main grapes of Carnuntum (niederosterreich)
Blaufrankisch/Zweigelt
Chard, Gruner, Pinot Blanc
Northern wineries of Thermenregion are known for these grapes
(Neiderosterreich)
Rotgipfler and Zierfandler
Producer of Thermenregion (Niederosterreich) (Zierfandler aka Spätrot) white grape
Johannesof Reinisch
This region of Thermenregion at 450 m above sea level is known for Rotgipfler and Zierfandler
Anniger Hills
Three subregions of Carnuntum
Leitha Mountains
Arbesthal Hills
Hundsheimer Mountains
Pioneers of Arbesthal Hills (carnuntum, niederosterreich)
Gerhard Markowitsch, Walter Glatzer, Artner Family
Muhr-Van der Niepoort (Johannes Trapel)
Blaufrankisch
Emmerich Knoll bottlings are mostly this Pradikat
Smaragd
Who makes Vinotek
Nikolaihof
Smaragd Riesling
Difference in Style between Wachau and Kremstal
Kremstal: more influenced by warm winds of Pannonian Plane, more protected than Wachau from Northernly winds. Fuller bodied, riper whites and bigger reds. More rain than Wachau and botrytis more common.
Valley of Krems is called this
Krems River Valley
When did Kamptal become a DAC
2008
Traisental became a DAC in this year
2006
Wienviertel can be divided into North and South. Further North around these towns are good for Sekt
Falkenstein and Poysdorf
This area of Southern Wienviertel between Korneuburg to Wolkersdorf is known as this
Flysch Zone (known for spicy, powerful Grüner)
Cultural center of Lower Austria
Krems
Enology school in Krems second to Klosterneuberg
Wein und Obstbauschule (Krems)
This grape accounts for more acreage in Kremstal than Riesling
Zweigelt, secondmost planted grape to Grüner
Greatest activity in Thermenregion around this town to North, and this town to South
Gumpoldskirchen (North)
Tattendorf (South)
DACs of Neiderösterreich (7)
Kremstal
Kamptal
Traisental,
Wagram, Wienviertel, Wachau
Carnuntum
Thermenregion is NOT a DAC
DAC of Wien
Wiener Gemischtersatz
Major Villages and Vineyards of Wachau
Viessling: Kalkifen, Bruck, Schön, Hasenauser, Marbach
Joching: Stein am Rain
Spitz: Axpoint, Singereriedel, Offenburg, Setzburg, Burgberg
Weisenkitchen: Achleiten, Klaus
Durnstein: Hinterderburg, Hintersieber Steinrigl
Wosendorf: Kollmutz, Hochrain
Mautern: Silberbichl, Im Weingebirge
Unterloiben/Oberloiben: Loibenberg, Schutt, Muhlpoint, Klostersatz, Steinertal
Producers of Wachau
Emmerich Knoll, Franz Hirtzberger, Rudi Pichler, FX Pichler, Prager, Veyder-Malberg, Alzinger, Domaine Wachau, Nikolaihof, Jager
What is the Burgundermacher association
est. 2003 8 wineries in Thermenregion (niederosterreich) came together to establish higher quality weissburgundeer, Pinot Noir and St. Laurent
What is Wein Wein
2006, six winemakers established it to raise quality standards-helped established DAC status in 2013 with a focus on Gemischter Satz
By 1830, this region in Austria was home to 67% of the country’s vineyards
Wienviertel
Name of Monastery and wine college established in 1860 in Austria, principal enology school
Klosterneuberg (Wagram)
Star Producer of Langenlois
Willi Brundlmayer
Best Producers of Kamptal
Brundlmayer, Johannes Hirsch, Alwin Jurtschitsch, Fred Loimer
Soil of Kamptal
Loess
Most famous vineyards of Kamptal
Gobelsburg Langenlois, Zobing (Heiligenstein is there!)
Winemaker of Stadt Krems and stift Gottweig (Kremstal)
Fritx Miesbauer
This vineyard of Kremstal dates back to 12th century, made by Stift Gottweig
Wachtberg
Westernmost villages of Kremstal
Stein, Krems
Producers of Kremstal
Nigl, Malat, Salomon-Undhof, Sepp moser (biodynamic)
Geyerhof, Stadt Krems (Owned by the town)
Kamptal is warmer and lower elevation than Wachau. T/F?
True!
Famous vineyards of Kremstal
Goldberg, Pfafferberg
Where is Johann Schmelz located?
Joching (Wachau)