Baden, Württemberg, Hessische Bergstrasse Flashcards

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Where is Hessische Bergstrasse?

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  • 50 km south of Frankfurt
  • Northern tip above top of Baden
  • east of Rheinhessen, across Rhine river.
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2
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What is Germany’s smallest anbaugebiet?

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Hessische Bergstrasse

just over 400 ha

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Hessische Bergstrasse Bereiche:

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  • Starkenburg

- Umstadt

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4
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What does name Hessische Bergstrasse refer to?

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  • Hessen Mountain Road

- old Roman trade route along federal state of Hessen

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5
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What village are most vineyards clustered around in Hessiche Bergstrasse?

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Heppenheim (in the Starkenburg bereiche)

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Why is Hessische Bergstrasse known colloquially as the Spring Garden?

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transition in phase from cooler areas to the north to warmer growing region of Baden

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7
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What is the most planted grape of the Hessische Bergstrasse?

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Riesling

-about 45% of vineyard acreage

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8
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Major Villages of Starkenburg (north to south):

Hessiche Bergstrasse

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  • Zwingenberg,
  • Auerbach,
  • Bensheim,
  • Heppenheim

N-S

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9
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What is the state winery accounting for a large share of vineyard holdings in Hessiche Bergstrasse

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Hessische Staatsweingüter

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10
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What are the two larger wine regions in the Southern part of Germany?

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Baden and Württemberg

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What is the orientation of Baden and Württemberg?

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Baden covers large area along French border, Württemberg is to the east

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What geographical feature do Baden and Württemberg have zones along (part of Switzerland)

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Lake Boden (Bodensee)

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13
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What is Germany’s warmest wine growing region?

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Kaiserstuhl

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14
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Where is Kaiserstuhl, what is special about it?

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In Baden

-warmest wine growing region in Germany

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15
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What are the preferred grapes of Baden and Württemberg

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Spätburgunder and other red grapes

too hot for riesling

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16
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Where is most of Germany’s Schwarzriesling found?

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Württemberg

17
Q

What is Schwarzriesling

A

Pinot Meunier

18
Q

What is Lemberger? Where is it commonly found?

A

Blaufränkisch

-commonly found in Württemberg, but not often exported

19
Q

Are Baden and Württemberg dominated by small production and growers or mass production and co-ops?

A

mass production and co-ops

20
Q

What is Weissherbst? Where is it locally popular?

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  • Rose made by saignee of single varietal
  • must be Qba or Pradikat level quality
  • popular in Baden

Hexamer

21
Q

What is schillerwein? Where is it found?

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  • A style of rose made by fermenting red and white grapes together
  • common in Württemberg
22
Q

What is trollinger? In what anbaugebiet is it most planted grape?

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Schiava

-most planted grape in Württemberg