Baden.Wurttemburg.HB

Question 1

What is Germany’s smallest anbaugebiete?

Answer 1

Hessische-Bergstrasse (435ha)

Question 2

When did Hessische-Bergstrasse become the size it is now?

Answer 2

1971; previously running from Darmstatdt to Heidelberg (the foot of the Odenwald), initially planted by the Romans and documented as a winegrowing region as early as 773. Political restucturing saw the southern part of Hessische Bergstrasse annexed by Baden, resulting in the current size.

Question 3

What is Hessische-Bergstrasse’s largest winery, and what iconic estate does it possess?

Answer 3

Hessische-Staatsweinguter, in possession of Kloster Eberbach.

Question 4

Hessische-Bergstrasse: Climate and Topography

Answer 4

Earliest spring and latest fall in Germany, with almost no danger of frost.
Western facing slopes running north-south along the foothills of the Odenwald; protected from northern and eastern winds by the Hunsrück, Taunus, Vogelsberg, Spessart, and Odenwald. Warmed by humid Atlantic winds.

Question 5

Hessische-Bergstrasse: Soils by Bereiche

Answer 5

Starkenburg: Weathered granite with some yellow sandstone
Umstadt: off to the east, no Grosselage, Quartz, Porphyry

Question 6

Who is the sole VDP member in Hessische-Bergstrasse? What vineyards and wines do they produce?

Answer 6

Hessische Stattsweingüter Domaine Bergstrasse
Bensheim Kalkgasse (limestone lane): Riesling, Dornfelder, Grauerburgunder
Heppenheim Centgericht (penny dish): Riesling, Grauerburgunder, Spätburgunder
Heppenheim Steinkopf (stone head): Riesling, Spätburgunder, Grauerburgunder

Question 7

Oechsle for Riesling in Hessische-Bergstrasse

Answer 7

75, 85, 100, 125, 150

Question 8

Which two regions of Germany were affected most strikingly (negatively) by Flurbereinigung?

Answer 8

Baden and Württemburg

Question 9

Baden’s Bereichen from North to South

Answer 9

Tauberfranken
Badische-Bergstrasse
Kraichgau
Ortenau
Breisgau
Kaiserstuhl
Tuniberg
Markgräflerland
Bondensee

Question 10

Tauberfranken: location, soils, climate, major grapes

Answer 10

Far northeast, along the Tauber River between Franken and Württemburg. Belonging to Baden solely politically.
Muschelkalk and loam
Very cold and damp, prone to frost
Müller-Thurgau, Schwarzriesling. Also cultivates a small amount of an indigenous grape called Tauberschwarz.

Question 11

Badische-Bergstrasse: soils, topography

Answer 11

Former extension of Hessische-Bergstrasse, smallest bereiche in Baden.
150-250M elevation, protected by the Odenwald to the east.
Mostly loess and loam over buntsandstein and muschelkalk; volcanic soils around Schreisheim.

Question 12

Kraichgau: soils , major grapes

Answer 12

Calciferous loess
Buntsandstein and muschelkalk in the north by Badische-Bergstrasse
Scattered loesskindel (small, hard limestone formations within loess)
Riesling, Spätburgunder, Müller-Thurgau

Question 13

Ortenau: soils, topography, major grapes

Answer 13

North-south valley running from the Rhine plain to the Schwarzwald, crossed by steep transverse valleys creating south-facing slopes.
Weathered granite, with some loess, loam, and sand. Scattered volcanic deposits (porphyry).
Spätburgunder, Riesling, Müller-Thurgau

Question 14

Where in Baden are bocksbeutel permitted?

Answer 14

Northern Ortenau - a relic of a Franconian noble family that once owned vineyards around Baden-Baden.

Question 15

What is Klingelberger?

Answer 15

A synonym for riesling in Baden

Question 16

What is the synonym for Savagnin in Baden?

Answer 16

Clevner

Question 17

Breisgau: soils, topography, major grapes

Answer 17

Situated along the Rhine plain, with additional vineyards in the Glöttertal, terminating in the Schwarzwald at 450M.
Loess over weathered gneiss.
Spätburgunder, Müller-Thurgau

Question 18

Kaiserstuhl: soils, topography, major grapes

Answer 18

Low mountain range.
Volcanic, igneaous rock; some vineyards on deep loess.
Spätburgunder, Müller-Thurgau

Question 19

Tuniberg: soils, topography, major grapes

Answer 19

Formerly part of the Kaiserstuhl, now its own bereiche centered around the Tuniberg.
Rathern than volcanic soils, limestone and loess here.
Spätburgunder, Müller-Thurgau

Question 20

Markgräflerland: soils, topography, major grapes

Answer 20

Cool, damp climate, affected predominantly by the Schwarzwald to the east.
Fertile, loamy, loess, some limestone
Gutedel, Spätburgunder

Question 21

Bodensee: soils, topography, major grapes

Answer 21

Foothills of the Alps, from 396-560M; cool climate moderated by the lake.
Molasse and glacial moraine rubble.
Spätburgunder, Müller-Thurgau

Question 22

Grosse Lage, Producers, and Major Grapes of Ortenau?

Answer 22

Neuweier Mauerberg: Schloss Neuweier, Riesling

Question 23

Grosse Lage, Producers, and Major Grapes of Kaiserstuhl?

Answer 23

Oberrotweil Eichberg (oak mountain): Salwey, Schwarzer Adler, Spätburgunder, Weissburgunder, Grauburgunder, Muskateller
Oberrotweil Kirchberg: Salwey, Schwarzer Adler, Spatburgunder, Weissburgunder, Muskateller
Achkarren Schlossberg: Schwarzer Adler, Dr. Heger, Spätburgunder, Grauburgunder, Weissburgunder, Riesling

Question 24

Ochsle for White Grapes and Red Grapes in Baden

Answer 24

76-85, 82-92, 98-105, 124-128, 150-154
79-85, 88-95, ,101-105, 125-128, 150-154

Oechsle vary by bereiche.

Question 25

What is Germany’s warmest winegrowing region?

Answer 25

Kaiserstuhl (Baden)

Question 26

Where is Bernhard Huber, and what is his specialty?

Answer 26

Malterdingen (Breisgau). Spätburgunder.

Question 27

What is the specialty of Bodensee?

Answer 27

Weissherbst of Spätburgunder

Question 28

Württemberg surrounds which major city?

Answer 28

Stuttgart

Question 29

Württemberg: Bereiche

Answer 29

Kocher-Jagst-Tauber
Württembergisch Unterland
Remstal-Stuttgart
Oberer Neckar
Württembergisch Bodensee
Bayerischer Bodensee

Question 30

What is the most important grape in Württemburg?

Answer 30

Trollinger, Riesling, Schwarzriesling, Lemberger

Question 31

Württemburg: Soils & Topography

Answer 31

Saliferous Marl, Muschelkalk
Some steeply terraced sites.
Schwarzwald to the west and south
Hohenlohe plains to the northeast, containing the Mainhardt forest (temperature sink)

Question 32

Württemburg: Rivers

Answer 32

Tauber
Jagst
Kocher
Neckar (Murr, Bottwar, Schozach tributaries)
Rems
Enz

Question 33

Grosse Lage, major grapes, and producers of Württemberg?

Answer 33

Kleinbottwar Süssmund (sweet tooth): Graf Adelmann (alleinbesitz), Riesling
Schwaigern Ruthe (clearing): Weingut des Grafen Neipperg (alleinbesitz), Riesling, Lemberger

Question 34

Where is Schnaitmann, and what wines does he produce?

Answer 34

Fellbach
Fellbacher Lämmler
Uhlbacher Götzenberg
EVOE (rose), Lemberger, Pinot Noir "Young Vines"
plus GG

Question 35

Oeschle for white and red grapes in Württemberg

Answer 35

73-80, 85-91, 95-100, 124-125, 150

73-85, 85-90, 95-100, 125, 150

Question 36

What is the german word for Terroir?

Answer 36

Bodagfährtle

Question 37

What is schillerwein?

Answer 37

Rosé made by cofermenting red and white grapes, common in Württemberg.