Wachau

Question 1

What is the soil breakdown of the Wachau, and how does it affect grape distribution?

Answer 1

Granite and Gföhler (gneiss) on the higher hillsides; mostly planted to Riesling.
Deep loess lower down by the river; mostly planted to Grüner Veltliner

Question 2

What is the minimum KMW and maximum alcohol for Steinfeder?

Answer 2

15º

max 11.5% abv

Question 3

What is the minimum KMW and minimum/maximum alcohol for Federspiel?

Answer 3

17º

11.5-12.5% abv

Question 4

What is the minimum KMW and alcohol for Smaragd?

Answer 4

19º

min. 12.5% abv

Question 5

What village houses Achleiten?

Answer 5

Weissenkirchen

Question 6

Who are the top three producers of Achleiten?

Answer 6

FX Pichler
Prager
Emmerich Knoll

Question 7

What is the Codex Wachau?

Answer 7

The tenets of natural winemaking codified by Vinea Wachau:
No additives (incl chaptalization)
No concentration (reverse osmosis, cryo-extraction, etc.)
No aromatization (incl new barrels)
No fractionation (de-alcoholization, etc.)
No manipulation of nature (incl machine harvesting)
Wines must be grown, vinified, and bottled in the Wachau

Question 8

What are the major villages of the Wachau from west to east?

Answer 8

Spitz
Wösendorf
Joching
Weissenkirchen
Dürnstein
Oberloiben
Unterloiben
Mautern

Question 9

What are the major vineyards and producers of Spitz?

Answer 9

Axpoint (Hirtzberger, Lagler)
Rotes Tor (Hirtzberger)
Singerriedel (Hirtzberger)

Question 10

What are the major vineyards of Wösendorf?

Answer 10

Kollmütz (Rudi Pichler, WEISSBURGUNDER)

Hochrain (Rudi Pichler, Veyder-Malberg, Hirtzberger)

Question 11

What are the major vineyards of Joching?

Answer 11

Stein am Rain (Jamek)
Pichlpoint (Schmelz, Bäuerl)
Kollmitz (Franz Pichler)
Postaller (Schmelz)

Question 12

What are the major vineyards of Weissenkirchen?

Answer 12

Achleiten (Prager, Rudi Pichler, Jager, Jamek)
Hinter der Burg (Prager)
Hinter Seiber (Prager - source of Wachstum Bodenstein Riesling)
Klaus (Prager)

Question 13

What are the major vineyards of Dürnstein?

Answer 13

Hollerin (Pragr, Alzinger, FX Pichler)
Kellerberg (FX Pichler)
Höhereck (Alzinger)

Question 14

What are the major vineyards of Unterloiben/Oberloiben?

Answer 14

Loiben Berg (Alzinger, Knoll)
Mühlpoint (Alzinger)
Klostersatz (FX Pichler, Pichler-Kreutzler)
Steinertal (Alzinger, FX Pichler)

Question 15

Where is Emmerich Knoll located?

Answer 15

Unterloiben (Wachau)

Question 16

Where is Franz Hirtzberger located?

Answer 16

Spitz (Wachau)

Question 17

Where is Rudi Pichler located?

Answer 17

Wösendorf (Wachau)

Question 18

Where is FX Pichler located?

Answer 18

Oberloiben (Wachau)

Question 19

Where is Prager located?

Answer 19

Weissenkirchen (Wachau)

Question 20

Where is Veyder-Malberg located?

Answer 20

Spitz

Question 21

Where is Altzinger located?

Answer 21

Unterloiben

Question 22

What is the main cooperative of the Wachau?

Answer 22

Domaine Wachau

Question 23

What is the capital of the Wachau? What historical point of interest is located there?

Answer 23

Dürnstein. The castle at Dürnstein is where Richard the Lionheart was imprisoned by the Austrians in 1192.