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PETER LAUER, SEKT, RESERVE, SAAR 1992

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Winemaker: Florian Lauer
Location:  Saar
Style:  Textural, deeper, more masculine
Fermentation:  Natural yeast, traditional method, aged 20 years on lees, no dosage
Disgorgement:  2016
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Where is Winningen? Name a producer from here and 3 important einzlage. What is significant in terms of terroir of this area of Burg Cochem?
What is the style of the wine?

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Winningen is just south of Koblenz in Burg Cochem, Mosel.
Hamymann Lownstein
-Uhlen Roth Lay
-Uhlen Laibach
-Uhlen Blaufusser Lay
Very steep vineyard sites, steeper than Mittelmosel.
Dense and powerful, mostly dry wines.

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Where is Alf? What is the most important producer from here? List a wine and style of this wine.

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Alf is in Burg Cochem, northern Mosel
Stein important here
Stein, Alfer Holle 1900 2020
ungrafted vines pre 1900
more clay here than slate
$126

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What are 5 important producers from Berkanstel in the Mosel?

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JJ Prum
Selbach Oster
Weiser Kunstler
Julian Haart
Reinhold Haart
Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt

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What is Reichsfraf vin Kesselstatt’s monopole in the Mosel? Where is it?

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Graacher Josephofer
Middle Mosel

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What is the source of Max Ferdinand Ricther’s Eiswein? Village and vineyard?

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Mulheim in Middle Mosel
Helenkloster vineyard

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Name one producer in the Mosel who has vines in Dhroner Hoffberg.

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AJ Adams

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Name 3 producers who have vines in Piesporter Goldtropfchen.

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Reinholdt Haart
Julian Haart (2020)
Reichsgraf Von Kesselstatt

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Most important sites of JJ Prum and style.

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Wehlener Sonnenuhr Rieslings: Kabinett, Spätlese, Auslese and Auslese Goldkapsel
Graacher Himmelreich Rieslings: Kabinett, Spätlese and Auslese
Bernkasteler Badstube Riesling Auslese
Known for sweeter styles
Not as approachable in their youth - reductive, need decanting
2001 $295

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Important sites for Weiser Kuntsler and Style.

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Located in Traben-Trarbach
Pristine and pure
Razor sharp, mineral, salty.
Wolfer Sonnenlay - kabinett
Enkircher Steffensberg - usually dry
2018 = big harvest, richer and riper

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Important Einzellagen & Producers of Brauneberg

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Juffer: Fritz Haag, Schloss Lieser
Juffer Sonnenuhr: Fritz Haag, Schloss Lieser

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Important Einzellagen & Producers of Graach an der Mosel

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Domprobst (provost?): Willi Schaefer, Selbach-Oster
Josephshöfer: Reichsgraff von Kesselstatt (monopole)
Himmelreich (rich Heaven): JJ Prum, Willi Schaefer

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Important Einzellagen & Producers of Wehlen

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Sonnenuhr (sundial): JJ Prum, Dr. Loosen

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Important Einzellagen & Producers of Zeltingen

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Sonnenuhr (sundial): JJ Prum, Selbach-Oster

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Name 2 important producers from the Ruwaar.

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Karthäuserhof
Schlosskellerei Carl von Schubert – Maximin Grünhaus

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Who owns the Karthäuserhofberg vineyard? Where is it?

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Karthauserhof
located in Eitelsbach in the Ruwer

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Style of Karthauserhof. Name 2 wines.

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Austere and ageworthy.
70% of production is dry
KARTHÄUSERHOF, SPÄTLESE TROCKEN, ALTE REBEN 2014
KARTHÄUSERHOF, AUSLESE 2014
2014 = cool and wet, racy and herbal

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Where is Maximin Grünhauser Abtsberg? Who owns it?

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Mertesdorf, Ruwer
Von Schubert

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How do Ruwer wines compare to Saar?

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Ruwer wines in general are fuller than Saar, structured and age worthy. Ruwer wines are about the forest, with a range of flavors that includes forest floor notes, soil, resin, pine needle, dried herbs.

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Name 3 important producers of the Saar

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Egon Muller
Zilliken
Peter Lauer

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Where is Scharzhofberger? Who are the four growers?

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Wiltingen, Saar
Egon Müller
Van Volxem
Von Hovel
Reichsgraff von Kesselstatt

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Who owns Wiltingener Braune Kupp?

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Egon Muller

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Who owns Kanzemer Hörecker?

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Von Hovel

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Who owns Oberenmeler Hütte?

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Von Hovel

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Egon Muller wine and style.
Scharzhofberger Kabinett, Spatlese or Auslese electric
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Peter Lauer wine and style
Ayler Kupp, Neunenberg Fauss 17 from Saar focused on dry styles opposite of Egon Muller Textural, deeper and more masculine
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List 5 producers from the Rheinhessen.
Peter Keller - Florsheim-Dalsheim Katarina Wechsler Phillip Wittmann Gunderloch - Nackenheim Wagner-Stempel - Bingen
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List 5 important villages and their top vineyard sites in the Rheinhessen.
Nackenheim: Rothenberg Nierstein: Hipping, Pettenthal Oppenheim: Schützenhütte, Sackträger Westhofen: Morstein, Kirchspiel Dalsheim: Hubacker
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What is Gunderloch's monopole in the Rheinhessen?
Nackenheimer Rothenberg
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List 3 important vineyards for Keller.
Westhofener Kirchspiel Dalsheimer Hubacker Westhofener Morstein
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What is Keller's style?
Focuses on dry style. Dense, powerful yet still elegant with finesse.
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List 3 wines of Kellers and pricing.
Keller Limestone $70-$80 Keller Von der Fels $100-$115 -blend of young vines from his GG vineyards Keller GMAX $2000 Keller Westhofener Kirchspeil $250 - $350 Keller Dalsheimer Hubacher $200-$300
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What is Gunderloch's famous Trockenbeerenaulsese?
Nackenheimer Rothenberg (1992, 1996, and 2001 vintages exceptional)
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Gunderloch style
The previously all-reductive cellar is now seeing more barrels, longer maturations, and more skin contact on the wines. This is having a profound impact on the house style
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Name 4 wines from Gunderloch
Riesling Spatlese Nackenheimer Rothenberg 2010 Riesling Auslese Nackenheimer Rothenberg 2021 Riesling GG Hipping 2021 Riesling GG Pettenthal 2021
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Name 1 wine from Katharina Weschler
Riesling Trocken $55-$60
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Name a wine from Wittmann
Riesling GG Wittmann, Westhofener Morstein 2017 $250
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Who is the most important producer of the Bingen? What is the style of the this producer?
Wagner-Stempel Located in Siefersheim The estate's wines became certified organic with the 2011 vintage. Wagner believes in high planting density of 6,000-7,000 vines per hectare, and aims to pick his grapes under 100° Oechsle. The entry-level wines are fermented with cultured yeasts in stainless steel tanks, and the GG wines are spontaneously fermented in large wooden barrels. Both wines remain in either stainless steel or wood and on their lees until May the year following harvest.
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Name one wine from Wagner-Stempel.
Riesling GG Sieferscheim Hollberg 2019
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Name 5 producers who are part of the Message in a Bottle.
Keller Wittmann Wagner-Stempel Kühling-Gillot Gunderloch
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Who are considered the best in Rheingau today?
Peter Jakob Kuhn Josef Leitz Eva Fricke Georg Breuer Kunstler JB Becker
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What are the three monopoles of the Rheingau
Schloss Johannisberg Hattenheimer Steinberg (owned by Kloster Eberbach) Hattenheimer Pfaffenberg (owned by Schloss Schönborn)
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What is Schloss Schönborn’s monopole in the Rheingau?
Hattenheimer Pfaffenberg
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What is Kloster Eberbach’s monopole in the Rheingau?
Hattenheimer Steinberg
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What is Kloster Eberbach’s monopole in the Rheingau?
Hattenheimer Steinberg
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What is Kloster Eberbach’s monopole in the Rheingau?
Hattenheimer Steinberg
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Where is Höllenberg? What grape thrives there?
Assmannshausen, Rheingau Spätburgunder
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Who is the preeminent producer of Höllenberg in Assmannshausen?
August Kessler
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Name 2 wines from JB Becker
J. B. Becker, Kabinett Trocken, Wallafur Walkenberg 2015 $70 J.B. Becker, Kabinett, Wallafur Berg Bildstock 2019 $80
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Name 2 wines from Peter Jacob Kuhn. Style?
Hallgarten Rheinshiefer 2018 $75 Peter Jakob Kuhn, Oestricher Klosterberg, Trocken 2018 $100 Dry styles, rich and powerful, long time on the lees, can go through malo, long aging in fudre.
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Name 3 producers from the Nahe.
Donnhoff Emerich Schonleber Shafer Frolich
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Name 2 wines from Emerich Schonleber. Style?
Monzinger Fruhlingsplatzchen GG 2013 $170 Monzinger Halenber GG 2013 $190 Textured and glycerin matched to a chiseled, yet glossy and ultra-fine architecture. In between Donnhoff and Schafer Frolich
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Name 2 wines from Donnhoff. Style?
Donnhoff, Kabinett, Oberhauser Leistenberg 2019 $60 Donnhoff, Norheimer Dellchen GG 2018 $180 Rich, dense, powerful
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What does Donnhoff attribute the acidity in his wines to and why does he think the Nahe is the perfect place for riesling?
He believes that Riesling loves suffering and that the Nahe is a perfect place for the grape because the region is almost desert-like, with poor soil and minimal rainfall. In addition, he attributes the high acidity in his grapes to the Nahe's great diurnal temperature shifts.
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Name a sweet wine of Donnhoff.
Dönnhoff, Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle, Auslese Goldkapsel, Nahe 2013 $265
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Name a sweet wine of JJ Prum
J.J. Prüm, Graacher Himmelreich, Auslese, Mosel 2009 $160
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Name 2 wines from Schafer Frolich. What is the style?
SCHÄFER-FRÖHLICH, BOCKENAUER FELSENECK, GROSSES GEWÄCHS 2017 $230 SCHÄFER-FRÖHLICH, SCHLOSSBÖCKELHEIMER FELSENBERG, GROSSES GEWÄCHS 2013 $175 Precision, finesse and elegance GG wines are powerful and rich, precise and terroir driven The flavors represent ripe and intense fruit, and the body is full, the finish powerful.
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Name 2 producers in the Pfalz
Koehler-Ruprecht Dr. Burklin Wolf
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Name a wine from Koehler-Ruprecht. Style?
Koehler-Ruprecht, Kallstadter Saumagen, Spätlese Trocken 2015 Broad, rich and mineral Need to be aged.
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Overall style of wines from the Pfalz.
dry, more body, weight and alcohol
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What are the three Grosse Lage vineyards under 5a hectares in the Pfalz maintaining their tiny boundaries despite the Flurbereinigung campaign and 1971 wine law
Hohenmorgen in Deidesheim Freundstuck in Forst Kirchenstuck in Forst
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Who are the three B’s of the Pfalz?
Reichsrat von Buhl Burklin-Wolf Basserman Jordan
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Farming of Burklin-Wolf. Botrytis allowed?
Vineyards have been farmed biodynamically since 2005. Grapes for the cru wines are hand-picked early in the morning with must weights of 95-98 degrees; up to 20% botrytis is permitted.
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Namea wine from Burklin-Wolf.
DR. BÜRKLIN-WOLF, RUPPERTSBERGER GAISBÖHL, GC 2012 $165
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What producer in the Pfalz is criticized for adding new barriques and tonneaux to a riesling cellar?
Von Winning
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What and where is the Pfalz’s warmest and most exceptional vineyard site?
Forster Kirchenstuck
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What do the three B’s in the Pfalz have in common?
all have parcels in Kirchenstuck
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Where is Muller Catoir located and what is he known for?
in the Haardt makes sweet wines from riesling, scheurebe and Rieslaner in a lusher style
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What are the hallmarks of the style of Muller Catoir
Minimal handling, spontaneous fermentations, mostly in stainless steel and long contact with the lees are the hallmarks of the style at this address.
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Name a producer (and wine) of Pinot Noir in the Mosel.
Philip Lardot, Kontakt, Mosel 2021 $60
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Name a producer (and wine) of Pinot Noir in Baden.
Enderle & Moll, Spätburgunder, Baden 2021 65
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Name a producer (and wine) of Pinot Noir in the Pfalz
Koeler Rupricht Pinot Noir Kabinett Trocken 2020