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Franken Flashcards

1
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What federal state does Franken fall within?

A

Bavaria

Better known for beer than wine

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2
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What river do most of the vineyards in Franken sit on?

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Main River

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3
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What are the 3 bereiche in Franken?

What do their names mean?

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Mainviereck
- Four sided Main
Maindreick
- Three-sided Main
Steigerwald

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4
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What is the main soil type in Mainviereck?

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Red sandstone

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5
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What is the main soil type in Maindreieck?

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Shell-limestone

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6
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What tributaries of the Main River have vineyards?

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Kinzig
Tauber
Saale
Wern

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7
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What are the grapes of Franken?

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White Grapes (81%)
- Muller Thurgau: 1,718 ha
- Silvaner: 1,406 ha
- Bacchus: 730 ha
- Riesling: 332 ha
Red Grapes (19%)
- Spatburgunder: 261 ha

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8
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What borders Franken and the Steigerwald Bereiche to the east?

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Steigerwald Mountain Forest

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9
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What is the main soil type of Steigerwald?

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Gypsum-laced Keuper (Marl & Limestone)

It warms vines at night allowing for even north facing slopes to grow quality wine.

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10
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What is Baachus?

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(Riesling x Silvaner) x Muller-Thurgau

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11
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What is the Taubertal?

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A region that was divided with the 1971 German Wine law despite having similiar climates and soil profile

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12
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What areas were in the Taubertal?

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Baden - Tauberfranken bereiche
Wurttemberg - near the village of Bad Mergentheim
Franken - villages on Tauber river

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13
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What is a bocksbeutel?

What regions can bottle in it?

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A traditional bottle shaped like a Roman canteen or a sheeps scrotum

Baden
Franken

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14
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Who brought Silvaner to Franken and when?

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Cistercian Monks

1659

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15
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Describe the climate of Franken

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Continental with short, hot summer and bitter cold winters
Winters can kill vines
Spring frosts limit productivity

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16
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What is Frankenwein?

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Blended white
- Muller-Thurgau
- Baachus
- Kerner
- others

17
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Where is Stein vineyard and why is it important?

A

Wurztburger Gemeinde, Maindreieck Bereiche

  • Famous vineyard mainly planted to riesling and silvaner
  • South-facing limestone and loess slope over looking Main River
  • 85 ha so parcels vary dramatically
18
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What are the two charitable hospital foundations that are the main landed holders in Stein Vineyard?

A

Juliusspital (Franken’s largest producer)
Burgerspital

19
Q

What are the best gemeinde in each Bereiche

A

Mainviereck
- Burgstad
- Klingenberg

Maindreieck
- Wurztburger
- Eschendorf

Steigerwald
- Castell
- Iphofen

20
Q

Who is this producer and where is Centgrafenberg GL?

A

Rudolf Furst

Bürgstadt Gemeinde, Mainviereck Bereiche

21
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Who is this producer and where is Hundruck GL?

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Rudolf Furst

Bürgstadt Gemeinde, Mainviereck Bereiche

22
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Who is this producer and where is Schlossberg GL?

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Rudolf Furst

Klingenberg Gemeinde, Mainviereck Bereiche

23
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Who is this producer and where is am Lumpen 1655 GL?

A

Horst Sauer

Escherndorf Gemeinde, Maindreieck Bereiche

24
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Who is this producer and where is Lump GL?

A

Horst Sauer

Escherndorf Gemeinde, Maindreieck Bereiche

25
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Who is this producer and where is Julius-Echter-Berg GL?

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Hans Wirsching

Iphofen Gemeinde, Steigerwald Bereiche

26
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Who is this producer and where is Kammer GL?

A

Hans Wirsching

Iphofen Gemeinde, Steigerwald Bereiche

27
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Who is this producer and where is Kronsberg GL?

A

Hans Wirsching

Iphofen Gemeinde, Steigerwald Bereiche

28
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Who is this producer and where is Stein GL?

A

Juliusspital

Wurzburger Gemeinde, Maindreieck Bereiche

29
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Who is this producer and where is Schlossberg GL?

A

Castell’sches Domanenamt

Castell Gemeinde, Steigerwald Bereiche

30
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Who is this producer and where is Stein GL?

A

Bugerspital

Wuzburger Gemeinde, Maindreieck Bereiche

31
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Who is this producer and where is Kallmuth GL?

A

Furst Lowenstein

Homburg Gemeinde, Mainviereck Bereiche

Alleinbesitz of Furst Lowenstein

32
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Who is this producer and where is Altenberg 1172 GL?

A

Schloss Sommerhausen

Sommerhausen Gemeinde, Maindreieck Bereiche

Alleinbesitz of Schloss Sommerhausen

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