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Österreich - Niederösterreich Flashcards

1
Q

What does Niederösterreich mean?

A

Lower Austria

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2
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What is the largest wine growing region in Österreich?

A

Niederösterreich

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3
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What is the climate of Niederösterreich

A

Continental

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4
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Weinviertel

Carnuntum

Traisental

Wagram

Kremstal

Kamptal

Wachau

Thermenregion

Are 8 sub zones to what beriche?

A

Niederösterreich

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5
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Most of the sub zones of Niederösterreich are located where

A

Along the Danube river and its tributaries

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6
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What are the two beriches that don’t set off the Danube River?

A

Weinviertel

Thermenregion

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7
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What is the largest sub zone and Österreich of Austria

A

Weinviertel

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8
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What is the main grape of Weinviertel

A

Grüner Veltliner

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9
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Can classic Grüner Veltliner have wood or botrytis tones?

A

No only reserve weinviertel can have wood or botrytis tones

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10
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What area is known as the valley of the Kerms and sets off the Kerms river

A

Kremstal

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11
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What area is known as the valley of the Kamptal and sets off the Kamptal river

A

Kamptal

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12
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What two type of wines can carry the Austrian Erste Lage logo

A

Grüner Veltliner

Riesling

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13
Q

What is the soil type of the Wachau

A

Loess

Gföhler

Gneiss

Alluvial sand

A combination of all these

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14
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Where are the best vineyards in the Wachau located?

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On terraced slopes along the north bank of the Danube river, similar to the style of the Mosel

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15
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What are the main grapes of the Wachau

A

Grüner Veltliner

Riesling

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16
Q

Steinfeder

Federspiel

Smaragd

Are the Classification for what beriche in Österreich

A

Wachau

  • all these wines must be dry
17
Q

What Classification in Wachau means:

  • a local grass found in the vineyards
  • lightest style
  • must weight 15
  • max Alcohol of 11.5%
A

Steinfeder

18
Q

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%
A

Federspiel

19
Q

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
A

Smaragd

20
Q

What is the Vinea Wachau

A

An organization of estates sworn to uphold the tenets of natural winemaking as spelled out in the Codex Wachau

21
Q

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

A

Codex Wachau - Vinea Wachau

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