Niederösterreich Flashcards
(105 cards)
Which has a cooler climate: Wienviertel or Kamptal
Weinviertel
Where in Wachau is Grüner planted? Slopes or banks?
Lower banks in loess and sand, Riesling is planted higher on slopes to gneiss
Where in Wachau is Hirtzberger (Producer) located
Spitz
Where is Prager located in Wachau
Weissenkirchen
Where is FX Pichler located in Wachau
Oberloiben
Main grapes of Carnuntum (niederosterreich)
Blaufrankisch/Zweigelt
Chard, Gruner, Pinot Blanc
Northern wineries of Thermenregion are known for these grapes
(Neiderosterreich)
Rotgipfler and Zierfandler
Producer of Thermenregion (Niederosterreich) (Zierfandler aka Spätrot) white grape
Johannesof Reinisch
This region of Thermenregion at 450 m above sea level is known for Rotgipfler and Zierfandler
Anniger Hills
Three subregions of Carnuntum
Leitha Mountains
Arbesthal Hills
Hundsheimer Mountains
Pioneers of Arbesthal Hills (carnuntum, niederosterreich)
Gerhard Markowitsch, Walter Glatzer, Artner Family
Muhr-Van der Niepoort (Johannes Trapel)
Blaufrankisch
Emmerich Knoll bottlings are mostly this Pradikat
Smaragd
Who makes Vinotek
Nikolaihof
Smaragd Riesling
Difference in Style between Wachau and Kremstal
Kremstal: more influenced by warm winds of Pannonian Plane, more protected than Wachau from Northernly winds. Fuller bodied, riper whites and bigger reds. More rain than Wachau and botrytis more common.
Valley of Krems is called this
Krems River Valley
When did Kamptal become a DAC
2008
Traisental became a DAC in this year
2006
Wienviertel can be divided into North and South. Further North around these towns are good for Sekt
Falkenstein and Poysdorf
This area of Southern Wienviertel between Korneuburg to Wolkersdorf is known as this
Flysch Zone (known for spicy, powerful Grüner)
Cultural center of Lower Austria
Krems
Enology school in Krems second to Klosterneuberg
Wein und Obstbauschule (Krems)
This grape accounts for more acreage in Kremstal than Riesling
Zweigelt, secondmost planted grape to Grüner
Greatest activity in Thermenregion around this town to North, and this town to South
Gumpoldskirchen (North)
Tattendorf (South)
DACs of Neiderösterreich (7)
Kremstal
Kamptal
Traisental,
Wagram, Wienviertel, Wachau
Carnuntum
Thermenregion