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

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Classic - 12%

Reserve - 13%

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Niederösterreich

Regions in ha, Largest to Smallest

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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
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Wachau

Soils

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

Leading Towns W to NE

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

Climate

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  • 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
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Name 6 producers of Wachau, all from different towns.

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

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Spitz

(prod Hirtzberger is located)

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

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

  • Stein
  • Krems
  • Senftenberg
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What is the general style of wine from the eastern viticultural towns of Kremstal?

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East Krems - deep loess soils, softer opulent GV

SW to NE

  • Rohrendorf
  • Gedersdorf
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What are two leading viticultural towns in eastern Kremstal?

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East Krems - deep loess soils, softer opulent GV

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

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East Kremstal - deep loess soils, softer opulent GV

leading towns

  • Rohrendorf
  • Gedersdorf
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In what year was the Benedectine Stift Göttweig monastery established?

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1072

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

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South

  • Known for Stift Göttweig monastery, and down to earth, “Heuriger” wine taverns
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What is Kremstal’s climate?

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

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

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  • Weissburgunder
  • Expressive reds
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What is Kremstal’s size in ha?

(DAC - 2007)

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2,243 ha

vs

  • Weinviertel - 13,356 ha
  • Kamptal - 3,802 ha
  • Wagram - 2,451 ha
  • Wachau - 1,350 ha
  • Traisental - 790 ha
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What is Austria’s largest wine-producing town?

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Lagenlois

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Name five leading viticultural towns of Kamptal.

(3,802 ha, DAC -2008)

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  • 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
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Describe the soils of Kamptal.

  • Where are you more likely to find Riesling planted?
  • Where are you more likely to find Grüner Veltliner planted?
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  • 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
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Describe the climate of Kamptal.

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  • Cooler Waldviertel from NW
  • Hot Pannonian plain from E

Creates diurnal

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

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

  • Located in Kamptal
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Name five leading viticultural towns of Traisental.

(790 ha, DAC - 2006)

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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
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List seven leading viticultural towns of Wagram.

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  • 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
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Where is Klosterneuburg located?
**Wagram** ## Footnote (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
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Wagram Soils
**loess** * From receding promordial ocean (Wagram comes from "Wogenrain", means "shore")
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Wagram get its name from "Wogenrain", which means what?
**"shore"** * Wagram has loess soils from receding promordial ocean
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What is the world's first viticultural and oenology school?; when was it established and where is it located?
**Bundeslehranstalt Für Wein und Obstbau** ## Footnote (Federal institute for viticulture and pomology) * **Est. 1860** * **Located in Wagram**
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Can you name eight major winemaking towns of Weinviertel? ## Footnote (13,356 ha, DAC - 2002)
* **Röschitz** * **Retz** * **Haugsdorf** * **Falkenstein** * **Poysdorf** * **Herrnbaumgarten** * **Wolkersdorf** * **Mannersdorf**
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In what town of Wagram will you find the environmentally conscious and Eiswein?
**Grossriedenthal**
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Wachau min must weights Steinfeder, Federspiel, Smaragd
**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
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What is Vineau Wachau?; name 3 members.
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
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What are the 8 regions within Niederösterreich?
* **Weinviertel** * Largest, 1st DAC / GV (peppery, no obv wood or botrytis, min 12% alc) * **Kamptal** * **Kremstal** * **Wachau** * **Traisental** * **Wagram** * **Carnuntum** * **Thermenregion**
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In what year was Vineau Wachau founded?
**1983**
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Wagram was known as Donauland until what year?
**2007**
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Where are you most likely to find Roter Veltliner?
**Wagram** * Roter Veltliner - unrelated to GV; \* RED grape produced as WHITE wine
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In what village is the vineyard Achleiten located?
**Weissenkirchen** * Home to some of Wachau's most popular wines - FX Pichler, Prager, Emmerich Knoll
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What vineyard is considered home to FX Pichler, Prager, and Emmerich Knoll?
**Achleiten** * In village of Weissenkirchen
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What is the primary grape variety of Carnuntum?
**Zweigelt** * Carnuntum - sunny climate, prim red grapes
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Where are the rare white grapes Rotgipfler and Zierfandler cultivated?
**Thermenregion** (HOT Pannonian summers) * Rotgipfler, Zierfandler - sin var or blended as Spätrot-Rotgipfler
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Weinviertel DAC
* 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
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Where is Langenlois located?
**Kamptal** * Langenlois - one of Austria's most important wine towns * Nearby, highly regarded vineyards - Heiligenstein, Lamm, Dechant
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What are 3 highly regarded vineyards near Langenlois?
* **Heiligenstein** * **Lamm** * **Dechant** ## Footnote Langenlois, Kamptal
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Wachau Soils
**loess and gföhler** (gneiss)
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Weinviertel Quality Levels
* **Klassik**: submission to Prüfnummer tast comm **Jan 1** year following harvest * **Reserve**: submission to Prüfnummer tast comm **March 15** year following harvest
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Weinviertel Alcohol Levels
* **Klassik: min 12%** * **Reserve: min 13%**
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Weinviertel RS
* **Klassik: max 6 g/l** * **Reserve: dry**
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Weinviertel Taste Profile
* **Klassik**: aromatic, spicy, pepper notes, *no botrytis*, *no oak* notes * **Reserve**: dry, full-bodied, spicy, *subtle botrytis* notes, *oak aging allowed*
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Name 6 great single vineyards of Traisental DAC.
* **Alte Setzen** * **Berg** * **Fuchsenrand** * **Hochschopf** * **Sonnleiten** * **Zwirch**
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Name 9 great single vineyards of Kamptal.
* **Dechant** * **Gaisberg** * **Heiligenstein** * **Käferberg** * **Kogelberg** * **Lamm** * **Seeeberg** * **Steinmassl** * **Wechselberg**
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When was Kamptal recognized as DAC?
**from 2008 vintage**
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Langenlois: Erste Lagen and Varieties
* **Dechant:** Grüner * **Käferberg:** Grüner * **Kittmannsberg:** Grüner * **Loiserberg:** Riesling, Grüner * **Schenkenbichl:** Grüner * **Seeberg:** Riesling * **Spiegel:** Grüner * **Steinhaus:** Riesling, Grüner * **Steinmassl:** Riesling * **Thal:** Grüner

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