Chapter Thirteen: Regions of Germany Flashcards
Within Germany, the Mosel River runs northeast from the city of Trier until it flows into the ______ River.
Rhine
What is the central area of the Mosel?
Mittelmosel
What are the two most important tributaries of the Mosel?
Saar
Ruwer
What is the leading grape variety of the Mosel?
Riesling
What are the 4 secondary grapes of the Mosel?
Müller-Thurgau
Elbling
Grauburgunder
Spätburgunder
Grapes can fully ripen in the cool climate of the Mosel due to these factors:
South-facing slopes
Slate soils
Hot summer days
What is the wine region located along the Rhine River, including 15 miles (24 km) where the river flows west?
Rheingau
What is the one (and only) Bereich of the Rheingau?
Johannisberg
What is the leading grape of the Rheingau?
Riesling
What is the wine region located to the southwest of the Rheingau?
Nahe
The finest vineyards sites of the Nahe are located….
…on the south-facing slopes of the mainly east-west valleys of the Nahe River and its tributaries
What is the leading wine region of Germany in terms of area under vine and quantity/output?
Rheinhessen
What are the 3 leading grapes of the Rheinhessen?
Riesling
Müller-Thurgau
Dornfelder
The Rheinhessen forms a _________ and has a generally ______ climate.
The Rheinhessen forms a LOW, FLAT PLATEAU and has a generally WARM, DRY climate.
What is the wine region located north of Alsace?
Pfalz
The Pfalz is the ________ largest German wine region in terms of acreage.
Second
What is the leading grape of the Pfalz?
Riesling
What are the secondary (2 white, 2 red) grapes of the Pfalz?
Müller-Thurgau
Grauburgunder
Dornfelder
Spätburgunder
What is the wine region located along the Main River?
Franken
What are the two leading grapes of Franken?
Müller-Thurgau
Silvaner
What is the unique, flask-shaped bottle used in Franken?
Bocksbeutel
What is the wine region located to the north of Baden, named for a mountain road?
Hessische Bergstrasse
What is the region heavily planted to red grapes, with many vineyards located in the Neckar River Valley?
Württemberg
What are the 3 leading red grapes of Württemberg?
Trollinger
Schwarzriesling/P. Meunier
Lemberger
In terms of climate, Württemberg has higher levels of _________ and _________ than most other German regions?
Rainfall and humidity
What is the wine region located (in part) along the Rhine River and Lake Constance?
Baden
What is considered the warmest Bereich in Germany?
Kaiserstuhl (Baden)
What is the leading grape of Baden?
Spätburgunder
What are the 2 secondary grapes of Baden?
Müller-Thurgau
Grauburgunder
What is the wine region that (despite its northerly location) is planted to 80% red grapes?
Ahr
What are the 3 leading red grapes of the Ahr?
Spätburgunder
Portugieser
Dornfelder
What are the 2 heat-retaining soils of the Ahr?
Dark slate
Greywacke
The topography of the Ahr includes a series of sheltered _______ lined with steep ______________.
valleys lined with south-facing slopes
What is the small wine region (famous for its many castles and terraced vineyards) located north of Rheingau?
Mittelrhine
What are the two wine regions in the former East Germany?
Sachsen
Saale-Unstrut
The _______ region has over 500 Einzellagen
Mosel
Bernkastel and Burg Cochem are _________ located in the __________.
They’re Bereiche in the Mosel
What is the eastern-most wine region of the former West Germany?
Franken
