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Ahr, Mittelrhein, Württemberg, Hessische Bergstrasse, Fraconia, Saale-Unstrut, Saxony Flashcards

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In which Anbaugiebete Frühburgunder is allowed for VPD GL?

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  • Ahr
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The Ahr region is protected by which mountains?

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  • Eifel mountain
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Which important producer developed high quality pinot noir production in Ahr? In which village?

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  • Meyer-Näkel, Dernau
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What is the Mittelrhein Riesling Charter (MRC)

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-Founded in 2011, modeled after Vinea Wachau System

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What is the Mittelrhein Riesling Charter (MRC) classification?

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  • Handstreich (max 89 oe.)
  • Felsenspiel (max 95 oe.)
  • Meisterstück (min 96 oe.)
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What are the three Bereiche in Franken?

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  • Mainviereck
  • Maindreieck
  • Steigerwald
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Where is located Würzburg?

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  • Franken, Maindreieck. Considered as the commercial center of the region, produces some of the top example of Franken riesling and silvaner
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What is the most planted grape variety in Franken?

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  • Müller Thurgau
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What is the main river in Franken?

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  • Main, tributary of Rhine
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What is the major river in Württemberg?

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  • Neckar and its tributaries; kocher, jagst, tauber, rems
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What is the most planted red grape variety in Württemberg?

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  • Trollinger (Schiava), followed by Lemberger
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What is the main river in Sachsen?

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  • Elbe River
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When occurs the dramatic flood in Ahr region?

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  • 2021
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Which Anbaugebiet of Germany, historically, is better known for beer than for wines ?

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  • Franken
  • Historic reputation of Bavaria region
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What is the Rheinheitsgebot ?

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  • Literally “purity order”
  • Series of regulations limiting the ingredients in beer in Germany
  • The best known version of the law was adopted in Bavaria in 1516 (by William IV)
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Franken’s climate ?

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  • Continental
  • Franken’s climate is the most sharply continental of all of Germany’s southwestern regions, with very clearly defined seasons, short and hot summers, and bitterly cold winters
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True or False ? Riesling does not do good in Franken.

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  • True
  • Difficult winters
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Most planted grape of Franken ?

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  • Müller-Thurgau (26%)
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Most qualitative varietal of Franken ?

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  • Silvaner
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Name of the traditonal bottle of Franken Silvaner ?

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  • Bocksbeutel
  • From Würzurg
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The villages of Klingenberg and Bürgstadt have earned reputations for quality _____ wine ?

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  • Red wine
  • Spätburgunder
  • located in Franken
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Where do we find reputed villages Castell and Iphofen ?

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  • Steigerwald
  • Bereich of Franken
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23
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Where appeared the first Silvaner in Germany ?

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  • Castell
  • In Franken
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24
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Tributary river of the Main river, in Franken ?

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  • Tauber river
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25
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In which Anbaugebiet can we find to producers : Rudolf Fürst, Horst Sauer, Hans Wirsching, Juliusspital Würzburg, Castell’sches Domänenamt ?

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  • Franken
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Synonym for Trollinger, of Württemberg ?

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  • Schiava (in Italy)
  • Most planted grape in Württemberg
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True or False ? In Württemberg, the Schwarzriesling (Meunier) is a local specialty.

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  • True
  • There is also Schillerwein, a specialized style of rosé wine
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In Württemberg, Schillerwein is usually a blend.

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  • True
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29
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In which Anbaugebiet, can we find villages : Stuttgart and Heilbronn ?

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  • Württemberg
30
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Where can we find producer : Weingut Graf Neipperg ?

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  • Schwaigern
  • Württemberg
31
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In which Anbaugebiet can we find Bereiche : Bayerischer Bodensee, Kocher-Jagst-Tauber, Oberer Neckar ?

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  • Württemberg
32
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In which Anbaugebiet can we find top producers : Gerhard Aldinger, Rainer Schnaitmann, Karl Haidle ?

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  • Württemberg
33
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Most planted grape of the northern Anbugebiet : Ahr ?

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  • Spätburgunder
  • And its early-ripening mutation : Frühburgunder
  • Riesling is only 8%
34
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Where can we find those top Spätburgunder producers : Jean Stodden, Meyer-Näkel, J.J. Adeneuer ?

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  • Ahr
35
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What is the typic soil where the top Spätburgunder of Ahr are grown ?

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  • Slate
  • A rare example of slate-grown Pinot Noir, and its admirers attribute a smoky undertone to this unique union of grape and soil.
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True or False ? In the nearly pure slate soils of the Upper Ahr Valley, phylloxera is nonexistent, and there are a few century-old vineyards, still trained in the single-post system.

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  • True
37
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How is known Frühburgunder in France ?

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  • Pinot Noir Precoce
38
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Name the Bereich of Ahr.

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  • Walporzheim-Ahrtal
39
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True or False ? Ahr is warmer than Mosel.

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  • True
40
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What is the equivalent of the ‘Vinea Wachau’ of Austria, in the Mittelrehin ?

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  • Mittelrhein Riesling Charter (MRC)
41
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Where can we find top producers : Hessische Staatsweingüter Domaine Bergstrasse, Simon-Bürkle ?

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  • Hessische-Bergstrasse
42
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Most planted grape of Hessische-Bergstrasse ?

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  • Riesling
43
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Where can we find Bereiche : Starkenburg, Umstadt ?

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  • Hessische-Bergstrasse
  • Important village: Heppenheim
44
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In which Anbaugebiete can we find top producers : Matthias Müller, Ratzenberger, Toni Jost-Hahnenhof, Frederich Bastian, Lanius Knab ?

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  • Mittelrhein
45
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Most planted varietal of Mittelrhein ?

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  • Riesling
46
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In which Bereiche can we find : Loreley and Siebengebirge ?

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  • Mittelrhein
47
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At which latitude can we find Anbaugebiet : Saale-Unstrut and Sachsen ?

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  • 51’
  • Germany’s northernmost winegrowing regions
  • Far to the east of the country’s more renowned vineyards
48
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Sachsen speciality ?

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  • Goldriesling
  • A cross developed in 1893 at the Oberlin Institute in Alsace
  • The grape is not commercially farmed in Alsace and claims only about a dozen hectares in Sachsen. Several estates make dry to off-dry, lively, aromatic wines with the rare variety.
49
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Name the three Bereiche of Saale-Unstrut

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  • Schloss Neuenburg
  • Thüringen
  • Mansfelder Seen
50
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Name the two Bereiche of Sachsen

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  • Meissen
  • Elstertal
51
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What Anbaugebiet is the closest to the Czech borders?

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  • Saschen
52
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In what anbaugebiete can we find the following producers?
Graaf Neipperg

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  • Wüttemberg
53
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In what anbaugebiete can we find the following producers?
Schloss Proschwitz

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  • Sachsen
54
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Bereich Lorely, in Mittelrhein, is a premium area for what grape variety?

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  • Riesling
    Devonian slate, 70% of acreage is dedicated to Riesling and all GL sites are within this Bereich.
55
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What are the gUs of Franken?

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  • Bürgstädter Burg gU
  • Würzburger Stein-Berg gU (since 2020)
56
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Why Ahr region, who is north of the 50th parallel can grow red grape varieties?

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  • the Ahr Valley benefits from the moderating influence of the Gulf Stream
  • the growing season here is longer than in nearby regions like Mittelrhein or the Mosel.
  • Protected from wind and rain amidst the low Eifel Mountains. In this rain shadow, sunlight hours are correspondingly higher, and the region experiences fewer bouts of botrytis than the Mosel.
  • The dark slate soils of Ahr vineyards store heat for chilly evenings, and south-facing aspects are essential.
57
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Producers of Ahr are usually using the stems or not?

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  • No, the stems are most of the time still green
58
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What are the differences between Spätburgunder and Frühburgunder?

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  • Frühburgunder is ripe about two weeks earlier
  • Frühburgunder have a thicker skins than Spätburgunder, with more color and less acidity in the glass. Fruit flavors become concentrated and liqueur-like
  • the wine often has more richness and immediate approachability than Ahr Spätburgunder.
59
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What are the two bereiche of Mittelrhein?

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  • Loreley (the southern and most important one)
  • Siebengebirge
60
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Name 3 Grosse Lage vineyards in the Ahr

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  • Recher Herrenberg (Stodden),
  • Dernauer Pfarrwingert (Mayer-Neykel),
  • Ahrweiler Rosenthal (JJ Adeneur)
61
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  • What type of pinot clones are used in the Ahr?
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  • Swiss Mariafeld (historical)
  • Geisenheim
  • Dijon
62
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Where is located the producer Rudolf Fürst?

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  • Franken
  • Mainviereick in Bürgstadt
  • Known for its pinot noir
63
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Which bereiche of Franken is better known for Spätburgunder?

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  • Mainviereck
64
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In which Bereiche of Franken can we find the majority of the production?

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  • Maindreieck, 3/4 of the production
65
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Where is located Würzburger Stein vineyard?

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  • Maindreieck
66
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Where are located these producers?
Juliusspital and Bürgerspital

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  • Franken
67
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What is the coolest Bereiche of Franken?

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  • Steigerwald
68
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The Taubertal is separated between which anbaugebiete since 1971?

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  • Franken
  • Baden (Tauberfranken)
  • Württemberg
  • Baden and Franken producers from the region have the right to bottle in a Bocksbeutel; Württemberg producers do not
69
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What is the ratio of red grape variety in Württemberg?

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  • 70% of its total acreage is devoted to red grapes
70
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What is the most planted grape variety of Hessische-Bergstrasse?

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  • Riesling, 45% of planting
71
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What is the most planted grape variety in Sachsen and Saale-Unstrut?

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  • Müller-Thurgau
    (Riesling will likely soon overtake it in Sachsen.)

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