Niederösterreich

Question 1

What are the 8 regions of the Niederösterreich?

Answer 1

Wachau
Kremstal
Kamptal
Wagram
Weinviertel
Thermenregion
Traisental
Carnuntum

Question 2

What cooperative claims a third of the Wachau’s vineyard land?

Answer 2

Domäne Wachau

Question 3

Between which villages is the viticultural area of the Wachau located?

Answer 3

Spitz (in the West) and Mautern (in the East)

Question 4

Which villages were late comers to the Wachau region?

Answer 4

Dürnstein, Loiben, and Mautern (all in the East)

Question 5

When did the Wachau become part of the DAC system?

Answer 5

2018

Question 6

Who formed the Vinea Wachau?

Answer 6

Wilhelm Schwengler (Coop Dürnstein)
Joseph Jamek
Franz Hirtzberger
Franz Prager

Question 7

On which bank of the Danube are most of the Wachau’s vineyards located?

Answer 7

Northern bank

Question 8

Which village in the Wachau has vineyards with the steepest slopes?

Answer 8

Spitz

Question 9

In which village would you find
Hochrain?

Answer 9

Spitz

Question 10

Name 3 vineyards in the Spitz Graben valley

Answer 10

Bruck
Schön
Kalkofen

Question 11

What is the most well known vineyard in Weissenkirchen? Who makes wine from here?

Answer 11

Achleiten
Prager & Rudi Pichler

Question 12

What is the most notable vineyard in Dürnstein?

Answer 12

Kellerberg

Question 13

On which bank of the Danube does Rossatz lie? Across from what other village?

Answer 13

Southern bank. Dürnstein.

Question 14

Which two villages does ried Schütt lie in?

Answer 14

Dürnstein and Loiben

Question 15

Name two producers that make a wine from Loibenberg

Answer 15

Knoll
Alzinger

Question 16

What is the Wachau’s oldest winery? Where is it located?

Answer 16

Nikolaihof
Mautern

Question 17

Name two producers from the Kremstal and a vineyard they work with

Answer 17

Salomon Undhof - Pfaffenberg
Nigl - Hochäcker

Question 18

Which DAC(s) allow only for wines made from Grüner Veltliner and Riesling?

Answer 18

Kremstal, Kamptal, Traisental

Question 19

Which DAC only permits wines made from Gruner Veltliner?

Answer 19

Weinviertel

Question 20

What are the 5 primary villages of the Kamptal?

Answer 20

Zöbing
Gobelsburg
Kammern
Lengenfeld
Strass

Question 21

What is the Dunkelsteinerwald? Where is it?

Answer 21

A Western extension of the Bohemian Massif that separates the Wachau from the Traisental south of the Danube

Question 22

What river runs through the Traisental?

Answer 22

The Traisen River

Question 23

Which regions did Donauland encompass?

Answer 23

Wagram and Traisental

Question 24

In which region is the Klosterneuburg monastery located?

Answer 24

Wagram

Question 25

In which region would you find Josef Fritz and Bernhard Ott?

Answer 25

Wagram

Question 26

Which region of Austria is best known for Gemichster Satz? What is it?

Answer 26

Weinviertel A field blend of grapes

Question 27

What was the 1st region to receive DAC status? When?

Answer 27

Weinviertel 2002

Question 28

What varietal is the Rubin Carnuntum Wine Producers association an advocate of?

Answer 28

Zweigelt

Question 29

In which region of the Niederösterreich do red grapes lead?

Answer 29

Carnuntum

Question 30

In what region would you find the Leitha Mountains, Arbesthal Hills, and Hundsheimer Mountains?

Answer 30

Carnuntum

Question 31

What is a heurigen?

Answer 31

It translates to “this year” and is an inn at which the proprietor serves wine and food of his own production. Traditionally they hold inconsistent hours and signify being open by a pine branch above the door.

Question 32

When was the Thermanregion granted DAC status?

Answer 32

2023

Question 33

Which grapes does the Thermenregion focus on at the Reidenwein level?

Answer 33

Rotgipfler, Zierfandler, Pinot Blanc, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and St. Laurent

Question 34

In which region are the towns of Baden and Bad Vöslau?

Answer 34

Thermenregion

Question 35

Where are the Anninger Hills? What kind of wine are they known for?

Answer 35

In the Thermenregion (Northern) Rotgipfler and Zeirfandler