Baden.Wurttemburg.HB Flashcards
What is Germany’s smallest anbaugebiete?
Hessische-Bergstrasse (435ha)
When did Hessische-Bergstrasse become the size it is now?
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.
What is Hessische-Bergstrasse’s largest winery, and what iconic estate does it possess?
Hessische-Staatsweinguter, in possession of Kloster Eberbach.
Hessische-Bergstrasse: Climate and Topography
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.
Hessische-Bergstrasse: Soils by Bereiche
Starkenburg: Weathered granite with some yellow sandstone
Umstadt: off to the east, no Grosselage, Quartz, Porphyry
Who is the sole VDP member in Hessische-Bergstrasse? What vineyards and wines do they produce?
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
Oechsle for Riesling in Hessische-Bergstrasse
75, 85, 100, 125, 150
Which two regions of Germany were affected most strikingly (negatively) by Flurbereinigung?
Baden and Württemburg
Baden’s Bereichen from North to South
Tauberfranken Badische-Bergstrasse Kraichgau Ortenau Breisgau Kaiserstuhl Tuniberg Markgräflerland Bondensee
Tauberfranken: location, soils, climate, major grapes
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.
Badische-Bergstrasse: soils, topography
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.
Kraichgau: soils , major grapes
Calciferous loess
Buntsandstein and muschelkalk in the north by Badische-Bergstrasse
Scattered loesskindel (small, hard limestone formations within loess)
Riesling, Spätburgunder, Müller-Thurgau
Ortenau: soils, topography, major grapes
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
Where in Baden are bocksbeutel permitted?
Northern Ortenau - a relic of a Franconian noble family that once owned vineyards around Baden-Baden.
What is Klingelberger?
A synonym for riesling in Baden
What is the synonym for Savagnin in Baden?
Clevner
Breisgau: soils, topography, major grapes
Situated along the Rhine plain, with additional vineyards in the Glöttertal, terminating in the Schwarzwald at 450M.
Loess over weathered gneiss.
Spätburgunder, Müller-Thurgau
Kaiserstuhl: soils, topography, major grapes
Low mountain range.
Volcanic, igneaous rock; some vineyards on deep loess.
Spätburgunder, Müller-Thurgau
Tuniberg: soils, topography, major grapes
Formerly part of the Kaiserstuhl, now its own bereiche centered around the Tuniberg.
Rathern than volcanic soils, limestone and loess here.
Spätburgunder, Müller-Thurgau
Markgräflerland: soils, topography, major grapes
Cool, damp climate, affected predominantly by the Schwarzwald to the east.
Fertile, loamy, loess, some limestone
Gutedel, Spätburgunder
Bodensee: soils, topography, major grapes
Foothills of the Alps, from 396-560M; cool climate moderated by the lake.
Molasse and glacial moraine rubble.
Spätburgunder, Müller-Thurgau
Grosse Lage, Producers, and Major Grapes of Ortenau?
Neuweier Mauerberg: Schloss Neuweier, Riesling
Grosse Lage, Producers, and Major Grapes of Kaiserstuhl?
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
Ochsle for White Grapes and Red Grapes in Baden
76-85, 82-92, 98-105, 124-128, 150-154
79-85, 88-95, ,101-105, 125-128, 150-154
Oechsle vary by bereiche.
