Baden Flashcards
What is the most important Bereich of Norther Baden?
Badische-Bergstrasse
What are the most importand Bereiche of Central Baden?
Ortenau
Kaiserstuhl
What are the bereiche of Southern Baden?
Markgräflerland
Bodensee
Where is Schlossberg?
Bunches of Schlossbergs:
Achkarren in Kaiserstuhl is most famous
Also in Hecklingen by Bernhard Huber
Where is Winklerberg?
Ihringer Winklerberg
(Kaiserstuhl)
Germany’s hottest vineyard!
Dr. Heger
What grapes are permitted for VDP Grosse Lage wines in the Baden?
Spätburgunder Weissburgunder Grauburgunder Riesling Chardonnay
What is Ruländer?
Ruländer is the synonym for Grauburgunder / PG that is usually only used on sweet wines in the Baden.
Where is Eichberg?
Oberrotweiler Eichberg
(Kaiserstuhl)
Salwey
Where is Kirchberg?
Oberrotweiler Kirchberg
(Kaiserstuhl)
Salwey
Describe Badische-Bergstrasse:
Smallest Bereich in Baden, it is a continuation of the Hessiche-Bergstrasse divided by political lines. Northernmost part of the Baden and still mostly planted to Müller-Thurgau.
Describe Ortenau:
A series of transverse valleys between the Rhine and the Schwarzwald that provide south-facing slopes in central Baden
Describe Kaiserstuhl:
Exemplary region of the Badisch style, this is the hottest area and Spätburgunder can reach 15% or higher in warm years. A local mountain range called the Totenkopf (Death’s Head) makes up most of the region.
Describe Markgräferland:
Southern Baden
Hits the borders of France and Switzerland which you can see the influence of with Gutedel popping up.
Describe Bodensee:
Southern Baden
on the shores of Bodensee (Lake Constance), Germany’s southernmost region, but very high elevation which means it is more driven by white grapes.
Origin of Müller-Thurgau by Herman Müller who came from the Canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.
