Niederösterreich Flashcards
What does Niederösterreich mean?
Lower Austria
What is the Pannonian Plain?
- A former seabed of loess soils stretching from Eastern Austria and Hungary
- Creates a severe diurnal climate.
Identify the subzones of Niederösterreich
What are the DACs of Niederösterreich? (4)
- Kremstal DAC (named after the Danube tributary Krems)
- Kamptal DAC (named after the Danube tributary Kamp)
- Weinviertel DAC
- Traisental DAC
What are the only grapes allowed for Weinviertal DAC?
Only Grüner Veltliner
As opposed to Kamptal, Kremstal, and Traisental also allow for Riesling.
What does “Reserve” indicate on a DAC bottle from Niederösterreich?
- Min 13% abv (as opposed to 12% for Klassik)
- May show wood character or botrytis where Klassik may not.
Name 3 important vineyards and their associated Villages in Kamptal DAC?
Lamm - Kammern
Dechant - Langenlois
Heiligenstein - Zöbing
Name 3 important producers from Kamptal DAC
Schloss Gobelsberg
Bründlmayer
Hirsch
The Wachau runs along the Danube between what two cities?
Melk (west)
Krems (east)
What is the Austrian word for Gneiss?
Gföhler
Define the 3 ripeness categories for the Wachau
Steinfeder (a local grass found in the vineyard)
- Min 15* KMW and Max 11.5% abv
Federspiel (a falconer’s tool)
- Min 17* KMW and 11.5% - 12.5% abv
Smaragd (emerald lizard)
- Min 19* KMW and min. 12.5% (approximately the same as German Spätlese)
What are the tenets of Vinea Wachau?
- No additives (including chaptalization)
- No aromatization (including the use of new barriques)
- No fractionation (including techniques such as de-alcoholization)
What is Roter Veltliner?
A white wine from a red grape unrelated to Grüner Veltliner. A specialty of Wagram
Which subregions within Niederöstereich would you most likely find red wines?
- Thermenregion
- Carnuntum
(both are located further south, closer to Burgenland)
