Niederösterreich Flashcards
What does Niederösterreich mean?
Lower Austria
What is the Pannonian Plain?
- A former seabed of loess soils stretching from Eastern Austria and Hungary
- Creates a severe diurnal climate.
Identify the subzones of Niederösterreich
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What are the DACs of Niederösterreich? (4)
- Kremstal DAC (named after the Danube tributary Krems)
- Kamptal DAC (named after the Danube tributary Kamp)
- Weinviertel DAC
- Traisental DAC
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What are the only grapes allowed for Weinviertal DAC?
Only Grüner Veltliner
As opposed to Kamptal, Kremstal, and Traisental also allow for Riesling.
What does “Reserve” indicate on a DAC bottle from Niederösterreich?
- Min 13% abv (as opposed to 12% for Klassik)
- May show wood character or botrytis where Klassik may not.
Name 3 important vineyards and their associated Villages in Kamptal DAC?
Lamm - Kammern
Dechant - Langenlois
Heiligenstein - Zöbing
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Name 3 important producers from Kamptal DAC
Schloss Gobelsberg
Bründlmayer
Hirsch
The Wachau runs along the Danube between what two cities?
Melk (west)
Krems (east)
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What is the Austrian word for Gneiss?
Gföhler
Define the 3 ripeness categories for the Wachau
Steinfeder (a local grass found in the vineyard)
- Min 15* KMW and Max 11.5% abv
Federspiel (a falconer’s tool)
- Min 17* KMW and 11.5% - 12.5% abv
Smaragd (emerald lizard)
- Min 19* KMW and min. 12.5% (approximately the same as German Spätlese)
What are the tenets of Vinea Wachau?
- No additives (including chaptalization)
- No aromatization (including the use of new barriques)
- No fractionation (including techniques such as de-alcoholization)
What is Roter Veltliner?
A white wine from a red grape unrelated to Grüner Veltliner. A specialty of Wagram
Which subregions within Niederöstereich would you most likely find red wines?
- Thermenregion
- Carnuntum
(both are located further south, closer to Burgenland)
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