Baden, Württemberg, Hessische Bergstrasse Flashcards
Where is Hessische Bergstrasse?
-50 km south of Frankfurt
-Northern tip above top of Baden
-east of Rheinhessen, across Rhine river.
What is Germany’s smallest anbaugebiet?
Hessische Bergstrasse
just over 400 ha
Hessische Bergstrasse Bereiche:
-Starkenburg
-Umstadt
What does name Hessische Bergstrasse refer to?
-Hessen Mountain Road
-old Roman trade route along federal state of Hessen
What village are most vineyards clustered around in Hessiche Bergstrasse?
Heppenheim (in the Starkenburg bereiche)
Why is Hessische Bergstrasse known colloquially as the Spring Garden?
transition in phase from cooler areas to the north to warmer growing region of Baden
What is the most planted grape of the Hessische Bergstrasse?
Riesling
-about 45% of vineyard acreage
Major Villages of Starkenburg (north to south):
(Hessiche Bergstrasse)
-Zwingenberg,
-Auerbach,
-Bensheim,
-Heppenheim
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What is the state winery accounting for a large share of vineyard holdings in Hessiche Bergstrasse
Hessische Staatsweingüter
What are the two larger wine regions in the Southern part of Germany?
Baden and Württemberg
What is the orientation of Baden and Württemberg?
Baden covers large area along French border, Württemberg is to the east
What geographical feature do Baden and Württemberg have zones along (part of Switzerland)
Lake Boden (Bodensee)
What is Germany’s warmest wine growing region?
Kaiserstuhl
Where is Kaiserstuhl, what is special about it?
In Baden
-warmest wine growing region in Germany
What are the preferred grapes of Baden and Württemberg
Spätburgunder and other red grapes
(too hot for riesling)
Where is most of Germany’s Schwarzriesling found?
Württemberg
What is Schwarzriesling
Pinot Meunier
What is Lemberger? Where is it commonly found?
Blaufränkisch
-commonly found in Württemberg, but not often exported
Are Baden and Württemberg dominated by small production and growers or mass production and co-ops?
mass production and co-ops
What is Weissherbst? Where is it locally popular?
-Rose made by saignee of single varietal
-must be Qba or Pradikat level quality
-popular in Baden
Hexamer
What is schillerwein? Where is it found?
-A style of rose made by fermenting red and white grapes together
-common in Württemberg
What is trollinger? In what anbaugebiet is it most planted grape?
Schiava
-most planted grape in Württemberg
