Germany - Ahr, Mosel, Mittelrhein Flashcards
What’s the majority of the production in the Ahr?
red wines
What’s iconic about the Ahr as a red wine focused region?
It’s the northernmost wine region dedicated to the production of red wines
What’s the dominant grape in the Ahr?
Spatburgunder
What is the name of the river that goes through the Ahr?
Ahr river
What’s the name of the mountains in the Ahr?
Eifel Mountains
Where are the vineyards in the Ahr?
On terraces
What’s the soil profile in the Ahr?
rocky, volcanic slate
What’s the climate in the Ahr?
Mediterranen
How many Bereich in the Ahr?
only one, Walporzheim-Ahrtal
How many GrossLage in the Ahr?
Only 1, Klosterberg
Name two top producers in the Ahr?
Meyer-Näkel and Kreuzberg
Name 3 villages in Ahr
Altenahr, Mayschoss, Rech, Dernau, Marienthal, Walporzheim, Ahrweiler, Bad-Neuenahr, Heppingen, Heimersheim
Which varietals are approved for einzellage in the Ahr?
Frühburgunder, Spätburgunder and Riesling
Name a synonym of Frühburgunder?
Pinot Noir Precoce.
It’s an early ripening PN
Name 4 notable Einzellage in the Ahr with Gemeinde?
(Altenahr) Eck
(Ahrweiler) Rosenthal
(Walporzheim) Alte Lay
(Walporzheim) Gärkammer
Who’s Alleinbesitz belongs to JJ Adenauer?
Gärkammer (Walporzheim)
What’s the soil in the Ahr?
Greywack
What was the name of the Mosel until 2007?
Mosel-Saar-Ruwer
What’s essentially represents the Goldkapsel or the Lange Goldkapsel?
Reserve, Usually it represents a higher must weight.
Where is the Goldkapsel encountered?
Almost exclusively from Mosel producers
What was the reason for producers to start to use the Goldkapsel?
1971 law ruled that any additional qualification to the prädikat could not be listed on labels
Which is German’s oldest winemaking region?
Mosel
What’s the soil in the Mosel?
Blue Devonian Slate, and red Devonian slate( iron rich)
Where would you find the majority of the red slate in the Mosel?
In the villages of Eden and Urzig
How many Bereich in the Mosel?
6
Name the Bereich starting from Koblenz
Burg Cochem, Bernkastel, Ruwertal, Saar, Obernmosel, Moseltor
What’s an other name for Burg Cochem?
Terrassenmosel
What’s an other name for the Bernkastel bereich?
Mittelmosel
Which is the largest Bereich in the Mosel?
Bernkastel
Name 2 notable Grosslage in the Mittelmosel
10 total, BUT Mittelsberg and Badstube
Burg Cochem main gemeinden
Winningen, Hetzenport, Cochem, Zell
Bernkastel main Gemeinden N to S
Pünderich, Enkirch, Traben-Trarbach,
Erden, Urzig, Zeltingen, Wehlen, Graach an der Mosel, Bernkastel-Kues, Braunenberg, Piesport,
Drhon, Neumagen,
Trittenheim, Leiwen
Main Gemeinden of Ruwertal
Ruwer, Eitelsbach, Mertesdorf
Main Gemeinden in the Saar
Serrig, Saarburg, Wiltingen, Ockfen, Kanzem
What’s the most planted varietal in the Ruwer?
90% Riesling
What’s the most planted varietal in the Obernmosel and Moseltor?
Elbling (W)
How’s the elevation of the Saar compared to the rest of the Mosel?
Higher, 50- 100 m higher
What’s the most planted varietal in the Saar?
Riesling 78%
What’s a climatic risk in the Saar?
Late Frost and achieving Ripeness
Why is it harder in the Saar to achieve ripeness?
The river is smaller, and the slate soil is lesser uniform, creating a lesser even effect
Which iconic producer is based in the Burg Cochem?
Heymann Lowenstein
Name an iconic Einzellage in Winningen
Uhlen
the VDP has further subdivided the site in 4, because of the 4 different soil profiles
Where are the steepest vineyard in the Mosel?
In the Burg Cochem.
Particularly in Uhlen (Winningen) the vineyards sit at 100-170 degrees gradient
In which Gemeinden is the ‘Marienburg’ Einzellage?
Name the Lieu-dits
Pünderich, Bernkastel Bereich
Rothenpfad, Fahrlay, Falkenlay
Name 2 Einzellage in Pünderich
Marienburg, Nonnengarten
Where is the Prälat vineyard?
In Erden,
Name 2 iconic Einzellage in Erden
Prälat, Treppchen
What is one of the warmest site in the Mosel?
The Prälat vineyard
Name 2 iconic producers making wines from Erden’s vineyards
Dr Loosen, Molitor
Name the iconic einzellage in Urzig
Würzgarten (The spice garden of Urzig)
Name the iconic Vineyard of Wehlen and Zeltingen
Sonnenhur (same name)
Where are the einzellagen of Joserfshöfer, Himmelreich, and Domprobst?
Graach an der Mosel
In which Gemeinde are the vineyards ‘Doctor’ and ‘Lay’ located?
Bernkastel
What’s the name of the vineyard located east of the ‘Doctor’ einzellage?
Alte Badstube am Doctorberg.
It is not a classified vineyard
Name 4 iconic Einzellage within Bernkastel
Lay, Doctor, Alte Badstube am Doctorberg, Badstube, Johannisbrünnchen
Where is the Juffer Sonnenhur einzellage located?
In Brauneneberg
Name 2 iconic Einzellage in Braunenberg
Juffer, Juffer Sonnenhur
Where is Goltropfchen?
In Piesport
Where is the Apotheke vineyard located?
In Trittenheim
Where is the Karthäuserhofberg einzellage?
Who owns it?
It’s in Eitelsbach , Ruwertal
Karthäuserhof
Name the 3 Monopole of Maximin Grünhaus
Abtsberg, Brundeberg, Herrenberg
Maximin Grünhaus is the son. Von Schubert Monopole
Who owns the Braune Kupp monopole?
Where is it?
Egon Muller
in Wiltingen, Saar
Where is the Sharfzofberger einzellage?
In Wiltingen, Saar
In which Bereich are the Hütte, Rausch, Bockstein vineyards located?
In the Saar
What are the northernmost, middle and southernmost towns/villages in the Mittelrhein?
Bonn (N)
Koblenz (middle)
Lorch (S)
Which are the 2 Bereich of the Mittelrhein?
Loreley , Siebengebirge
What’s the sole Grosslage of Siebengebirge?
Petersberg
What’ s the most planted varietal in the MittelRhein?
80% Riesling, 15% Spastburgunder
Which Anbaugebiete has been declared World Heritage by the Unesco in 2003?
MittelRhein
What’s the soil profile in the Mittelrhein?
Slate Greywacke
How are the vineyards in the Mittelrhein?
On steep terraces
60% of Vineyards are growing at more than 30degrees gradient
What are some climatic and technical issues in the Mittelrhein?
Frost, Rain, Drought
Also, the labour is extremely expensive while the wines don’t command high prices
Where are the best vineyards in the mittelrhein?
South of Koblenz
Name 3 vineyards South of Koblenz?
Spay, Boppard, Bacharach
Where is the Einzellage Im Hahn?
Who owns it?
Bacharach, in the Mittelrhein.
Alleinbeseitz of Toni Jost
What is the Mittelrhein Riesling Character?
(MRC)
Est in 2011, with 38 members
It’s a classification based on the Vinea Wachau one
Name the 3 level of the MRC
Max/min abv and Oechsle
Handstreich max 11% (max 89 Oechsle)
Felsenspiel max 12.5% (max 95 Oechsle)
Meisterstück min 12.5% (min 95 Oechsle)
What are some of the conditions of the MRC?
Riesling Only
Min 3 out of 5 on a tasting Panel for tipicity
Interaction of elements (wind-fire-earth-water )??
Hand Harvest, No Adulteration
Only from Grapes and Producer based in the Mittelrheine
