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What is the Pannonian Plain?

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A former seabed stretching from eastern Austria through Hungary and beyond, characterized by Loess soils and a continental climate.

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What are the three climate zones of Niederosterreich?

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Weinveirtel in the North
Danube Region - West of Vienna
Pannonian climate in SE
-overall continental climate
-Danube River major

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What are the 8 subzones of Niederösterreich?

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West to East (ish)
Wachau DAC
Kremstal DAC
Kamptal DAC
Traisental DAC
Wagram DAC
Weinveirtel DAC
Thermenregion
Carnuntum DAC

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Which grapes are permitted to carry the Erste Lage designation?

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Riesling

Grüner Veltliner

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When was Wagram awarded DAC? Where is it located?

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2022
East of Wachau/Kremstal/Kamptal

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Where is Roter Veltliner mostly produced?

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Wagram

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What is the previous name of Wagram, and when did it change?

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Donauland (2007)

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Where is the Klosterneuberg institute located?

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Eastern Wagram

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Weinviertel: Geology and Climate

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Very, very large region, encompassing a number of different microclimates. Loess throughout
West: dry, Molasse, sand, gravel, clay silt
Central: hard limestone, calcareous sandstone, marl
East: limestone, unconsolidated calcareous rock

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Wagram: Geology

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Loess over marine deposits and river gravels

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Where is Reichersdorf?
Reichersdorf: Erste lagen and varieties

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Traisental
Alte Setzen: Grüner

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Where is Getzersdorf?
Getzersdorf: Erste lagen and varieties

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Trainsental
Berg: Grüner, Riesling

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Where is Inzersdorf-Getzersdorf?
Inzersdorf-Getzersdorf: Erste lagen and varieties

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Trainsental
Rothenbart: Riesling
Zwirch: Grüner

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Where is Markus Huber located? What are his key vineyards?

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Reichersdorf (Traisental)
Reichersdorfer Alte Setzen
Getzersdorfer Berg

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Where is Ludwig Neumayer located? What are his key vineyards?

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Inzersdorf (Traisental)
Inzersdorfer Rothenbart
Inzersdorfer Zwirch

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Erste Lagen-holding vineyards of the Traisental

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Reichersdorf, Getzersdorf, Inserzdorf

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Traisental: Climatological influences

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Warm wind from the Pannonian Plain
Cool wind from the Alps
Large diurnal shift

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Traisental: Geology

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Narrow terraces of gravelly, calcareous soils

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Where is Stadt Krems located?

What is unusual about its ownership? What are its key vineyards?

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Krems; the winery is owned by the city (founded originally in 1452 to provide for the hospital).
Kremser Grillenparz
Kremser Wachtberg

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Where is Nigl located? What are his key vineyards?

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Senftenberg (Kremstal).
Senftenberger Hochäcker
Senftenberger Pelligen
Senftenberger Piri
Rehberger Goldberg (not Erste Lage)
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Where is Stein? What are its most famous vineyards?

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Kremstal, across the river from Mautern (Wachau).
Steiner Pfaffenberg (bottled by Knoll)
Steiner Kögl
Steiner Gaisberg

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Kremstal: Climatological influences

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Cool, humid northern breezes from the Waldviertal
Warm, dry, eastern winds from the Pannonian Plain
The Danube and smaller Krems tributary

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Kremstal: Soils

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In the west (Stein, Krems, Senftenberg), similar to the Wachau with weathered bedrock soils.
East of the Krems river, deeper loess terraces produce a more opulent style of wine.

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Where is Langenlois?
Langenlois: Erste Lagen and Varieties

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

Dechant, Käferberg, Kittmannsberg, Loiserberg, Schenkenbichl, Seeberg, Spiegel, Steinhaus, Steinmassl
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Where is Zöbing? Zöbing: Erste Lagen and Varieties
Kamptal Gaisberg: Riesling Kogelberg: Grüner, Riesling Heiligenstein: Riesling
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Where is Kammern? Kammern: Erste Lagen and Varieties
KAMPTAL Gaisberg (shared): Riesling Grub: Grüner Lamm: Grüner Renner: Grüner
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Where is Strauss im Strassertale? Strauss im Strassertal: Erste Lagen and Varieties
KAMPTAL Gaisberg (shared): Riesling, Grüner Ofenberg: Grüner Wechselberg Spiegel: Riesling
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Where is Engabrunner? Engabrunner: Erste Lagen and Varieties
KAMPTAL Stein: Grüner
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Which 3 villages share Gaisberg?
Zöbing, Kammern, Strauss im Strassertal
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Erste Lagen-holding villages of the Kamptal
``` Zöbing Langenlois Kammern Strauss im Strassertal Engabrunner ```
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Where is Schloss Gobelsburg? What are its most important vineyards?
``` Kamptal, Langenlois Zöbinger Heiligenstein Kammerner Gaisberg Kammerner Renner Kammerner Lamm ```
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Where is Bründlmayer? What are his most famous vineyards?
Langenlois (Kamptal) Langenloiser Steinmassel Zöbinger Heiligenstein Lamm (Kammern)
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Where is Brandl located? What are his most famous vineyards?
Zöbing (Kamptal) Zöbinger Heiligenstein Zöbinger Kogelberg
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Where is Hirsch located? What are his most famous vineyards?
Kammern (Kamptal) Zöbinger Gaisberg Kammerner Lamm Zöbinger Heiligenstein
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Where is Hiedler located? What are his most famous vineyards?
``` Langenlois (Kamptal) Langenloiser Steinhaus Langenloiser Thal Langenloiser Kitmannsberg Kammerner Gaisberg Zöbinger Heiligenstein ```
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Name 5 producers from Kamptal.
Schloss-Gobelsburg (Langelois) Brundlmayer (Langelos) Brandl (Zobing) Hirsch (Kammern) Hiedler (Langelois)
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Where is Bernhard Ott located? What are his most famous vineyards?
Wagram Feuersbrunner Spiegel Feuersbrunner Rosenberg Engabrunner Stein (Kamptal)
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Kamptal: Climatological influences
Cool, humid northern breezes from the Waldviertal Warm, dry, eastern winds from the Pannonian Plain. Large diurnal shift. The Kamp River (tributary of the Danube) flows through the region.
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Kamptal: Geology
Highly varied; loess to gravel to sandstone to conglomerates. Generally, northern sites with steep slopes of gneiss and schist produce riesling, and southerly, lower elevation vineyards bear deep loess and loam. Heiligenstein is sandstone and volcanic conglomerates.
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What is the main produce of Carnuntum?
Red wine, particularly of Zweigelt
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Where is Muhr-van der niepoort located?
Spitzerberg (Carnuntum)
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Where is Gerhard Markowitsch located?
Göttlesbrunn (Carnuntum)
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Carnuntum: Climatological influences
Continental, heated by the Pannonian Plain, moderated by the Danube and Neusiedlersee All vineyards are south of the Danube
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What are the three principal hilltops of Carnuntum, and what are their soils?
Leithagebirge, Arbesthaler Hügelland, Hainburger Berge | Loam, loess, sandy gravels
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What is Gumpoldskirchen?
The town in Thermenregion where Spätrot-Rotgipfler originates
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What is Spätrot-Rotgipfler?
Blended Rotgipfler and Zierflandler
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What is the synonym for Zierfandler?
Spätrot
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What are the varietal wines of Stadlmann?
Rotgipfler Tagelsteiner | Zierfandler Mandel-Höh
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Thermenregion: Climate
Continental, very dry, huge amounts of sunshine.
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Thermenregion: Soils
Loam, with gravel, sand, and marine sediments Well draining Influenced by sulphurous springs
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What districts contain the Erste Lage sites elevated by Österreichischen Traditionsweingüter in 2010?
Kamptal, Kremstal, Traisental, Wagram, Carnuntum (2022)
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What are the Erste Lage bearing villages of the Wagram?
``` (West to east) Feuersbrunn Fels am Wagram Kirchberg Grossweikersdorf ```
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What are the Erste Lage sites of Feuersbrunn?
WAGRAM Rosenberg: Gruner (Ott) Spiegel: Gruner (Ott)
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What are the Erste Lage sites of Fels am Wagram?
WAGRAM Brunnthal: Gruner (Leth) Scheiben: Gruner (Leth)
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What are the Erste Lage sites of Kirchberg?
WAGRAM Schlossberg: Gruner (Fritsch)
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What are the Erste Lage sites of Grossweikersdorf?
WAGRAM Mordthal: Riesling and Gruner (Fritsch)
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Major villages of Kremstal NW counterclockwise to NE.
Senftenberg Stein Furth Krems Rohrendorf Gedersdorf
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Where is Malat located?
Palt Kremstal

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