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Latitude of german vineyards

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between the 49th and 50th
Are among the coolest

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Rainshadow Mountains in Germany

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  1. Rheingau: TaunusBerge in the North
  2. Pfalz: Pfälzerwald and Haardt-Berge in the west
  3. Baden: Schwarzwald and Vosges
  4. Mosel: Eifel and Hunsrückberge
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What is the VdP?

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  • Verein Deutscher Prädikatsweingüter
  • founded 1910
  • Estate botteling mandatory
  • Notable Producers: Robert Weil, Dr. Loosen, Egon Müller, Keller, Dönnhoff, Joh Jos Müller
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Most planted Grape Varieties in Germany

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  • Riesling, Müller-Thurgau, Silvaner, Weissburgunder, Grauburgunder
  • Spätburgunder
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What does Prädikat mean?

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  • Distinction upon ripeness
  • No chaptalization allowed
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What are the Prädikate?

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  1. Kabinett
  2. Auslese
  3. Spätlese
  4. Beerenauslese (bortrytizied)
  5. Trockebeerenauslese
  6. Eiswein
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What are the 13 Anbaugebiete?

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North to South:
- Sachsen
- Saale Unstrut
- Ahr
- Mittelrhein
- Rhengau
- Rheinhessen
- Mosel
- Franken
- Nahe
- Hessische Bergstrasse
- Pfalz
- Würtemberg
- Baden

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Name the Six Bereiche in the Mosel

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  1. Bernkastel
  2. Burg Cochem
  3. Saar
  4. Ruwertal
  5. Obermosel
  6. Moseltor
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Mittelmosel and it’s Villages

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  • Piesport: Goldtröpfchen
  • Brauneberg: JufferSonnenuhr
  • Bernkastel-Kues: Doctor
  • Wehlen und Zeltingen: Sonnenuhr
  • Ürzig: Würzgarten
  • Erden: Prälat und Treppchen
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Notable Producers in the Mittelmosel

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  • Joh Jos Prüm
  • Dr. Loosen
  • Mönchhof
  • Fritz Haag
  • Egon Müller
  • Selbach-Oster
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Soil Type in the Mosel

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  • Devonian Blue Slate (porous and heatretaining)
  • Red Slate: Erden
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Pfalz: Climate, Geology

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  • Sunniest and driest region
  • neutral extension of Alsace (Rainshadow from the Haardt Berge (Voseges), along the Rhein)
  • Complex Soil: Red Sandstone, calcarous limestone, Loess, Red Slate, Granite
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Bereiche in the Pfalz

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  • Kallstadt: Saumagen
  • Ungestein
  • Bad Dürkheim
  • Wachenheim
  • Forst: Kirchestück, Pechstein, Ungeheuer, Jesuitengarten
  • Deidesheim: Langenmorgen, Hohenmorgen, Kieselberg
  • Ruppertsberg: Reiterspfad, Gaisböhl
  • Königsbach: Idig
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Varieties in the Pfalz

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  • Riesling
  • Scheurebe
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Pinot Varieties
  • Sangiovese
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Notable producers in the Pfalz

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  • Weingut Dr. Bürklin-Wold
  • Weingut Müller-Catoir
  • Weingut Rings
  • Weingut Philipp Kuhn
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Rheinhessen: Climate and Geology

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  • South of Rheingau
  • cool continental, along the Rhein, Nahe and Pfalz
  • Largest Anbaugebiet
  • Rheinterrasse: eastern exposure, wind protected
  • Roter Hang: prestigious Slope, red clay and slate
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Notable Gemeinden in Rheinhessen

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  • Nackenheim
  • Nierstein: Hipping and Pettenthal
  • Oppenheim: Schützenhütte und Sackträger
  • Westhofen: Morstein und Kirchspiel
  • Dalsheim: Hubacker
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Rheingau: Climate and Geology

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  • oldest winemaking region
  • continental
  • warmer than Rheinhessen, because of the Rhein
  • Soil: slate on upper slopes, clay, loess, red slate near the water
  • Riesling and Spätburgunder
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Notable Producers of Rheinhessen

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  • Weingut Keller
  • Weingut Barth
  • Weingut Gunderloch
  • Weingut Battenfeld-Spanier
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Wine-Style of Rheingau

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  • Mostly Riesling
  • typically fuller bodied and more concentrated than Moel
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Notable Gemeineden und Einzellagen in Rheingau

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  • Assmannshausen: Höllenberg (PN)
  • Rüdesheim: Berg Roseneck, Berg Rottland
  • Geisenheim: Schloss Johannisberg
  • Johannisberg: Hölle
  • Winkel: Schloss Vollrads, Jesuitengarten, Hasensprung
  • Hattenheim: Pfaffenberg
  • Erbach: Macrobrunn
  • Kiedrich: Gräfenberg
  • Eltville: Sonnenberg
  • Hochheim am Main: Kirchstück
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Most notable Producers in Rheingau

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  • Weingut Robert Weil
  • Weingut Georg Breuer
  • Schloss Johannisberg
  • Weingut Künstler
  • Weingut Josef Leitz
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Nahe: climate and geology

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  • continental
  • along the Nahe River (tributary of Rhein)
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Wine Style of the Nahe

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  • sweeter Riesling
  • Style in between very mineral Mosel and concentrated Rheingau
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Key Gemeinden along the Nahe

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  • Schlossböckelheim
  • Oberhausen
  • Niederhausen
  • Norheim
  • Bad Münster
  • Bad Kreuznach
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Most notable Producers in the Nahe

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  • Dönnhoff: Oberhauser Brücke & Hermannshöhle
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Franken: Climate and Geology

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  • along the Main River
  • cool climate
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Key Grape in Franken:

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  • Silvaner (smoky and fullbodied)
  • Müller Thurgau
  • Very little Riesling (too cold)
  • Silvaner bottled in Bocksbeutel
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Notable Villages in Franken

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  • Würzburg
  • Escherndorf
  • Iphofen
  • Bürgstadt
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Baden: Climate and Geology

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  • along French and Swiss Border
  • Bodensee important influence
  • warmest region in GER
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Grape Varieties in Baden

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  • Spätburgunder
  • Müller Thurgau
  • Lemberger (Blaufränkisch)
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Mittelrhein: Climate and Geology

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  • Continental
  • Steep Slopes along the Rhein
  • slate on the riversides
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Ahr: the region

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  • smallest most northern winegrowing region
  • north of the 50th parallel

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