Österreich - Niederösterreich Flashcards
What does Niederösterreich mean?
Lower Austria
What is the largest wine growing region in Österreich?
Niederösterreich
What is the climate of Niederösterreich
Continental
Weinviertel
Carnuntum
Traisental
Wagram
Kremstal
Kamptal
Wachau
Thermenregion
Are 8 sub zones to what beriche?
Niederösterreich
Most of the sub zones of Niederösterreich are located where
Along the Danube river and its tributaries
What are the two beriches that don’t set off the Danube River?
Weinviertel
Thermenregion
What is the largest sub zone and Österreich of Austria
Weinviertel
What is the main grape of Weinviertel
Grüner Veltliner
Can classic Grüner Veltliner have wood or botrytis tones?
No only reserve weinviertel can have wood or botrytis tones
What area is known as the valley of the Kerms and sets off the Kerms river
Kremstal
What area is known as the valley of the Kamptal and sets off the Kamptal river
Kamptal
What two type of wines can carry the Austrian Erste Lage logo
Grüner Veltliner
Riesling
What is the soil type of the Wachau
Loess
Gföhler
Gneiss
Alluvial sand
A combination of all these
Where are the best vineyards in the Wachau located?
On terraced slopes along the north bank of the Danube river, similar to the style of the Mosel
What are the main grapes of the Wachau
Grüner Veltliner
Riesling
Steinfeder
Federspiel
Smaragd
Are the Classification for what beriche in Österreich
Wachau
- all these wines must be dry
What Classification in Wachau means:
- a local grass found in the vineyards
- lightest style
- must weight 15
- max Alcohol of 11.5%
Steinfeder
What Classification in Wachau means:
- a falconer’s tool
- derives from the local sport of falconary
- must weight 17
- Alcohol range of 11.5% - 12.5%
Federspiel
What Classification in Wachau means:
- emerald lizard who basks on the terraces
- minimum Alcohol of 12.5%
- botrytis
- minimum must weight of 19
- equilvant to Spätlese ripeness
Smaragd
What is the Vinea Wachau
An organization of estates sworn to uphold the tenets of natural winemaking as spelled out in the Codex Wachau
No additives - (including chaptalization)
No aromatization - (including the use of new baroque)
No fractionation - (technique such as de-alcoholizaition)
These are the main 3 rules for what organization
Codex Wachau - Vinea Wachau
