Baden, Württemberg, Franken, Hessische-Bergstrasse

Question 1

What is the largest anbaugebeite in Germany?

Answer 1

Baden

Question 2

What is the most planted variety in Baden? What styles are commonly produced?

Answer 2

Spätburgunder. Rotwein (red) and Weissherbst (rosé).

Question 3

What are boundaries of Baden?

Answer 3

France (west). Switzerland (south). Black Forest (east).

Question 4

What percentage of winegrowers in Württemberg are part of a cooperative?

Answer 4

80%

Question 5

What is the most cultivated grape in Württemberg?

Answer 5

Trollinger

Question 6

What is the major town in Württemberg?

Answer 6

Stuttgart

Question 7

What percentage of grapes are planted to red varieties in Württemberg?

Answer 7

~68%

Question 8

What is considered to be the “national drink” of Württemberg?

Answer 8

Trollinger

Question 9

What are the synonyms for Pinot Meunier?

Answer 9

Müllerrebe and Schwarzriesling

Question 10

What is Schillerwein? How is it produced?

Answer 10

Rotling from Württemberg.

Question 11

What is Rotling?

Answer 11

“Rosé” produced by blending red and white grapes or mash before fermentation. Method not permitted by EU, so it cannot legally be called rosé.

Question 12

What is the most famous rotling from the Baden?

Answer 12

Badisch Rotgold. Rotling made from Spätburgunder and Ruländer. Of at least Qualitatswein level. Makes still, semi-sparkling, and sparkling wines.

Question 13

What is the German name for Pinot Gris? What is it called in Baden?

Answer 13

Grauburgunder. Ruländer.

Question 14

What is the smallest anbaugebiet in Germany?

Answer 14

Hessische-Bergstrasse

Question 15

What are the two wine “areas” of the Hessische-Bergtrasse?

Answer 15

“Umstadt Area”, and the Odenwälder Weininsel or “Odenwald Wine Island”

Question 16

What are the geographical influences of the Hessische-Bergstrasse “Umstadt Area”?

Answer 16

Steep vineyards along the Rhine River.

Question 17

Where is Hessische-Bergstrasse located in relation to Baden?

Answer 17

Adjacent to the northern boundary of Baden.

Question 18

Who is the largest vineyard owner in Hessische-Bergstrasse?

Answer 18

Hessische Staatsweingüter (Hessian State Wine Domaine)

Question 19

What are the three most planted grapes of Hessische-Bergstrasse from most to least?

Answer 19

Riesling (~40%)
Grauburgunder (~12%)
Spätburgunder (~11%)

Question 20

What is the translation for Hessische-Bergstrasse? Where does the name come from?

Answer 20

“Hessian Mountain Road”. The name comes from the the Roman trade route “strata montana” or “mountain road”.

Question 21

What is the main river that flows through Franken?

Answer 21

The Main River

Question 22

Which German wine region overlaps with the Bavarian beer region?

Answer 22

Franken

Question 23

What is the traditional bottle of the Franken wine region?

Answer 23

Bocksbeutel

Question 24

What are the top three varietals of the Franken region from most planted to least?

Answer 24

Silvaner (~25%)
Müller-Thurgau (~24%)
Bacchus (~12%)

Question 25

What town is at the center of the Franken wine region?

Answer 25

Würzburg

Question 26

How long has wine been produced in the Franken region?

Answer 26

1200 years