Niederösterreich Flashcards
(23 cards)
Most of Niederösterreich subzones are located along the path of which river?
The Danube River
What are the 8 subzones of Niederösterreich?
Weinviertal, Carnuntum, Traisental, Warren, Kremstal, Kamstal, Wachau, and Thermenregion
What is Niederösterreich’s largest sub zone and first DAC?
Weinviertal, it is north of the Danube and provide a fresher lighter wine. DAC wines must be from Grüner with minimum alcohol of 12%
What grapes are allowed in Traidental and Kremstal DAC?
Grüner or Riesling. May be labeled classic or reserve. No signs of botrytis or wood in classic examples
In Niederösterreich what is the differentiation between classic or reserve wine style?
Classic is minimum 12% alcohol while reserve is minimum 13% alcohol. Reserve style can show signs of boyrytis and wood aging
What grapes are allowed in Kamptal DAC?
Grüner, Riesling, Chardonnay, Weissburgunder, Pinot Gris. Same DAC quality pyramid and for reserve.
Weinviertal DAC wines are more _____ compared to Traisental, Kremstal and Kamtal DAC wines.
Pungent white peppery
Kremstal and Kamptal are located where?
Western Niederösterreich along the Krems and Kamp river, tributaries of the Danube
What is the name of one of Austria’s most important wine town?
Langenlois
Many of the best vineyards in Austria are found in the _____. Niederösterreich’s westernmost subregion.
Wachau
Wachau is a narrow band of steep slopes between _____ and _____ along the banks of the _____. Which moderates the severe continental climate.
Melk, Krems, Danube
Much of the Wachau’s best vineyards are in the style of which other famous wine region?
The Mosel. Terraced slopes on the north bank of the river.
What are the soils of Wachau?
Combo of loess and gföhl (gneiss) and alluvial sand in lower vineyard sites.
Within Wachau, the vineyard of _____ in the village of ______ is home to some of the most pedigreed vines.
Achleiten, Weissenkirchen.
What are some of Wachau’s finest estates?
FX Pichler, Prager, Emmerich Knoll, Rudi Pichler, Alzinger
What is Vinea Wachau?
An organization of estates sworn to hold up natural winemaking standards. No addictives (including chaptalization), no aromatization (including new barriques), no fractionation (techniques such as de-alcoholization).
All wines in Vinea Wachau must be bottled in the region and vinified from grapes grown in the Wachau. True or false?
True
When was Vinea Wachau founded?
1983, they control more than 85% of the region’s acreage.
What are the 3 stylistic approach of wines in Wachau?
Steinfeder, Federspiel, and Smaragd
What qualifies to be a smaragd?
Minimum 12.5% alcohol with equivalent ripeness of Spätlese. Can show a degree of extract and display notes of botrytis
To the east of Wachau, Kremstal, and Kamptal is the region of ____. And the specialty is _____
Wagram. Roter Veltliner, an unrelated red grape of Grüner produced as a white wine.
The institute of Klosterneuburg lies within?
Eastern Seagram
In Niederösterreich what are the two wine regions south of Vienna? They are warmer and more known for red wines.
Carnuntum and Thermenregion
