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1
Q

What is the min alcohol form Classic and Reserve in Traisental, Kamptal and Kremstal?

A

Classic - 12%

Reserve - 13%

2
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Niederösterreich

Regions in ha, Largest to Smallest

A

Niederösterreich 27,128 ha:

  • Weinviertel 13,356 ha
  • Kamptal 3,802 ha
  • Wagram 2,451 ha
  • Kremstal 2,243 ha
  • Thermenregion 2,196 ha
  • Wachau 1,350 ha
  • Carnuntum 910 ha
  • Traisental 790 ha
3
Q

Wachau

Soils

A
  • Gföhl - mineral rich migmatitic granite gneiss
  • Steep terraces - Granite - Riesling
  • East-facing - Ice age carried Sand resulting in Layers of Loess - opulent Grüner
4
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Wachau

Leading Towns W to NE

  • Where is Prager located?
A
  • Spitz - Cooler, Hirtzberger
  • Arnsdorf
  • Wösendorf - Rudi Pichler
  • Joching
  • Weißenkirchen - Prager
  • Rossatz
  • Dürnstein
  • Loiben - Warmer, FX Pichler, Emerrich Knoll
  • Mautern - Nikolaihof
5
Q

Wachau

Climate

A
  • 2 Major climatic influences - western Atlantic, eastern Pannonian
  • Hot dry summer, harsh winter, evened by Danube
  • Winds from northern Waldviertel region increases diurnal range during important months prior to harvest
6
Q

Name 6 producers of Wachau, all from different towns.

A

Staritng in Spitz to the West and moving 7 miles NE

  • Hirtzberger - Spitz, late 1800s
  • Rudi Pichler - Wösendorf, 1904
  • Prager - Weissenkirchen, 1715
  • FX Pichler - Oberloiben, 1898
  • Emmerich Knoll - Unterloiben, 1825
  • Nikolaihof - Mautern, 1894
7
Q

What town in the Wachau is cooler, Spitz or Loiben?

A

Spitz

(prod Hirtzberger is located)

8
Q

Viticultural towns in Kremstal are divided into what three zones?

  • In what zone will you find deep loess soils?
  • In what zone will you find the Stift Göttweig monastery?
A
  • West - weathered rocky soils, geologically similar to Wachau, GV + R
    • Stein
    • Krems
    • Senftenberg
  • East - deep loess soils, softer opulent GV
    • Rohrendorf
    • Gedersdorf
  • South - Stift Göttweig monastery, down to earth, “Heuriger” wine taverns
    • Furth
    • Benedectine Stift Göttweig est 1072
    • Palit
    • Krustetten
    • Hollenberg
    • Oberfucha
    • Tiefenfucha
9
Q

What are three leading viticultural towns on the western side of Kremstal?

A

West - weathered rocky soils, geologically similar to Wachau, GV + R

  • Stein
  • Krems
  • Senftenberg
10
Q

What is the general style of wine from the eastern viticultural towns of Kremstal?

A

East Krems - deep loess soils, softer opulent GV

SW to NE

  • Rohrendorf
  • Gedersdorf
11
Q

What are two leading viticultural towns in eastern Kremstal?

A

East Krems - deep loess soils, softer opulent GV

  • Rohrendorf
  • Gedersdorf
12
Q

What area of Kremstal is identified with deep loess soils that produce softer, more opulent styles of Grüner Veltliner?

A

East Kremstal - deep loess soils, softer opulent GV

leading towns

  • Rohrendorf
  • Gedersdorf
13
Q

In what year was the Benedectine Stift Göttweig monastery established?

A

1072

14
Q

In what area of Kremstal will you find the towns of Furth, Palit, Krustetten, Hollenberg, Oberfucha, Tiefenfucha?

A

South

  • Known for Stift Göttweig monastery, and down to earth, “Heuriger” wine taverns
15
Q

What is Kremstal’s climate?

A

cool, humid northern breezes from nearby Waldviertel coliding with warm eastern winds from Pannonian plain

16
Q

Besides spicy Grüner Veltliner and delicate, mineral Rieslings, what other varietals is Kremstal known for?

A
  • Weissburgunder
  • Expressive reds
17
Q

What is Kremstal’s size in ha?

(DAC - 2007)

A

2,243 ha

vs

  • Weinviertel - 13,356 ha
  • Kamptal - 3,802 ha
  • Wagram - 2,451 ha
  • Wachau - 1,350 ha
  • Traisental - 790 ha
18
Q

What is Austria’s largest wine-producing town?

A

Lagenlois

19
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Name five leading viticultural towns of Kamptal.

(3,802 ha, DAC -2008)

A
  • Lagenlois - Austria’s largest wine-producing town
    • Heiligenstein
    • Volcanic soils
    • Name derived from blazing hot sunshine and dry climate
    • 270 million year old Permian Period, desert-lke sandstone base with volcanic particles
  • Zöbing
  • Gobelsburg
  • Kammern
  • Strass - Straß im Sraßertale
20
Q

Describe the soils of Kamptal.

  • Where are you more likely to find Riesling planted?
  • Where are you more likely to find Grüner Veltliner planted?
A
  • Steep terraces, S facing, no loess, powerful Riesling
  • South towards Danube - loess and loam terraces, full GV / red and white Pinot, Zweigelt released as Niederösterreich
21
Q

Describe the climate of Kamptal.

A
  • Cooler Waldviertel from NW
  • Hot Pannonian plain from E

Creates diurnal

22
Q

What is the Loisium, and within what major region will you find it?

A

Loisium - futuristic visitors’ center, underground labyrinth of several hundred year old wine cellars, light and sound wine experience

  • Located in Kamptal
23
Q

Name five leading viticultural towns of Traisental.

(790 ha, DAC - 2006)

A

W of Traisen River, N to S

  • Nussdorf
  • Reichersdorf
  • Inzersdorf
  • Herzogenburg - larger, fruity spicy GV, mineral Riesling

E of Traisen River

  • Traismauer - larger, fruity spicy GV, mineral Riesling
24
Q

List seven leading viticultural towns of Wagram.

A
  • Fels
  • Feuersbrunn
  • Gösing
  • Grossriedenthal - environmentally conscious, Eiswein, quality
  • Kirchberg - vinotheque Weritas, quality
  • Großweikersdorf
  • Klosterneuburg - country’s largest privately owned winery, Stift Klosterneuburg / small family Heuriger to large Sekt, next door to capital city Vienna
25
Q

Where is Klosterneuburg located?

A

Wagram

(2,451 ha, known as Donauland until 2007)

Klosterneuburg

  • Country’s largest privately owned winery, Stift Klosterneuburg
  • Small family Heuriger to large Sekt
  • Next door to capital city Vienna
26
Q

Wagram

Soils

A

loess

  • From receding promordial ocean (Wagram comes from “Wogenrain”, means “shore”)
27
Q

Wagram get its name from “Wogenrain”, which means what?

A

“shore”

  • Wagram has loess soils from receding promordial ocean
28
Q

What is the world’s first viticultural and oenology school?; when was it established and where is it located?

A

Bundeslehranstalt Für Wein und Obstbau

(Federal institute for viticulture and pomology)

  • Est. 1860
  • Located in Wagram
29
Q

Can you name eight major winemaking towns of Weinviertel?

(13,356 ha, DAC - 2002)

A
  • Röschitz
  • Retz
  • Haugsdorf
  • Falkenstein
  • Poysdorf
  • Herrnbaumgarten
  • Wolkersdorf
  • Mannersdorf
30
Q

In what town of Wagram will you find the environmentally conscious and Eiswein?

A

Grossriedenthal

31
Q

Wachau

min must weights

Steinfeder, Federspiel, Smaragd

A

Steinfeder 15 KMW min 11.5% alc

Federspiel 17 KMW range 11.5-12.5% alc

Smaragd 19 KMW min 12.5% alc / appx 95 Ochsle (Spätlese), must be dry

32
Q

What is Vineau Wachau?; name 3 members.

A

Org of estates sworn to uphold the tenets of natural winemaking spelled out in Codex Wachau

  • No additives (incl chaptalization)
  • No aromatization (incl new barrique)
  • No “fractionation” (such as de alcoholization)

founded 1983, members control more than 85% regions vineyards

33
Q

What are the 8 regions within Niederösterreich?

A
  • Weinviertel
    • Largest, 1st DAC / GV (peppery, no obv wood or botrytis, min 12% alc)
  • Kamptal
  • Kremstal
  • Wachau
  • Traisental
  • Wagram
  • Carnuntum
  • Thermenregion
34
Q

In what year was Vineau Wachau founded?

A

1983

35
Q

Wagram was known as Donauland until what year?

A

2007

36
Q

Where are you most likely to find Roter Veltliner?

A

Wagram

  • Roter Veltliner - unrelated to GV; * RED grape produced as WHITE wine
37
Q

In what village is the vineyard Achleiten located?

A

Weissenkirchen

  • Home to some of Wachau’s most popular wines - FX Pichler, Prager, Emmerich Knoll
38
Q

What vineyard is considered home to FX Pichler, Prager, and Emmerich Knoll?

A

Achleiten

  • In village of Weissenkirchen
39
Q

What is the primary grape variety of Carnuntum?

A

Zweigelt

  • Carnuntum - sunny climate, prim red grapes
40
Q

Where are the rare white grapes Rotgipfler and Zierfandler cultivated?

A

Thermenregion (HOT Pannonian summers)

  • Rotgipfler, Zierfandler - sin var or blended as Spätrot-Rotgipfler
41
Q

Weinviertel DAC

A
  • Niederösterreich’s largest, 1st DAC
  • Ligher, fresher > cooler climate, N Danube and Pannonian Plain
  • Must be GV
  • Min 12% alc
  • Tasting panel > peppery note, no obv wood or botrytis
  • Reserve - 2009 - fuller, richer, min 13% alc - hints of botrytis and wood
42
Q

Where is Langenlois located?

A

Kamptal

  • Langenlois - one of Austria’s most important wine towns
  • Nearby, highly regarded vineyards - Heiligenstein, Lamm, Dechant
43
Q

What are 3 highly regarded vineyards near Langenlois?

A
  • Heiligenstein
  • Lamm
  • Dechant

Langenlois, Kamptal

44
Q

Wachau Soils

A

loess and gföhler (gneiss)

45
Q

Weinviertel Quality Levels

A
  • Klassik: submission to Prüfnummer tast comm Jan 1 year following harvest
  • Reserve: submission to Prüfnummer tast comm March 15 year following harvest
46
Q

Weinviertel Alcohol Levels

A
  • Klassik: min 12%
  • Reserve: min 13%
47
Q

Weinviertel RS

A
  • Klassik: max 6 g/l
  • Reserve: dry
48
Q

Weinviertel Taste Profile

A
  • Klassik: aromatic, spicy, pepper notes, no botrytis, no oak notes
  • Reserve: dry, full-bodied, spicy, subtle botrytis notes, oak aging allowed
49
Q

Name 6 great single vineyards of Traisental DAC.

A
  • Alte Setzen
  • Berg
  • Fuchsenrand
  • Hochschopf
  • Sonnleiten
  • Zwirch
50
Q

Name 9 great single vineyards of Kamptal.

A
  • Dechant
  • Gaisberg
  • Heiligenstein
  • Käferberg
  • Kogelberg
  • Lamm
  • Seeeberg
  • Steinmassl
  • Wechselberg
51
Q

When was Kamptal recognized as DAC?

A

from 2008 vintage

52
Q

Langenlois: Erste Lagen and Varieties

A
  • Dechant: Grüner
  • Käferberg: Grüner
  • Kittmannsberg: Grüner
  • Loiserberg: Riesling, Grüner
  • Schenkenbichl: Grüner
  • Seeberg: Riesling
  • Spiegel: Grüner
  • Steinhaus: Riesling, Grüner
  • Steinmassl: Riesling
  • Thal: Grüner