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1
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What’s the majority of the production in the Ahr?

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Red wines

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What’s iconic about the Ahr as a red wine focused region?

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It’s the northernmost wine region dedicated to the production of red wines

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What’s the dominant grape in the Ahr?

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Spatburgunder

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What is the name of the river that goes through the Ahr?

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Ahr river

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What’s the name of the mountains in the Ahr?

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Eifel Mountains

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Where are the vineyards in the Ahr?

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On terraces

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What’s the soil profile in the Ahr?

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rocky, volcanic slate

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What’s the climate in the Ahr?

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Mediterranen

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How many Bereich in the Ahr?

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only one, Walporzheim-Ahrtal

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10
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How many GrossLage in the Ahr?

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1) Klosterberg

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Name two top producers in the Ahr?

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Meyer-Näkel (Dernau),
 Kreuzberg (Dernau), 
Nelles (Bad Neuenahr)
 Jean Stodden (Rech), 
Weingut Deutzerhof - Cossmann-Hehle (Mayschoss), J.J. Adeneuer (Ahrweiler)
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12
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Name 3 villages in Ahr

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Altenahr, Mayschoss, Rech, Dernau, Marienthal, Walporzheim, Ahrweiler, Bad-Neuenahr, Heppingen, Heimersheim

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Which varietals are approved for einzellage in the Ahr?

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Frühburgunder (R), Spätburgunder and Riesling

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Name a synonym of Frühburgunder?

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Pinot Noir Precoce.

It’s an early ripening PN

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Name 4 notable Einzellage in the Ahr with Gemeinde (Local community or village. Peisport, for example.)?

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(Altenahr) Eck
(Ahrweiler) Rosenthal
(Walporzheim) Alte Lay
(Walporzheim) Gärkammer

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16
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Who’s Alleinbesitz(monopole) belongs to JJ Adenauer?

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Gärkammer (Walporzheim)

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What’s the soil in the Ahr?

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Greywack (argillous shale)

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What was the name of the Mosel until 2007?

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Mosel-Saar-Ruwer

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What’s essentially represents the Goldkapsel or the Lange Goldkapsel?

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Reserve, Usually it represents a higher must weight.

*A golden capsule or foil on the bottle. Denotes a wine considered better by the producer. Usually means a Prädikatswein that is sweeter or more intense, or indicates an auction wine made in a very small lot.

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Where is the Goldkapsel encountered?

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Almost exclusively from Mosel producers

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What was the reason for producers to start to use the Goldkapsel?

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1971 law ruled that any additional qualification to the prädikat could not be listed on labels

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22
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Which is German’s oldest winemaking region?

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Mosel

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What’s the soil in the Mosel?

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Blue Devonian Slate, and red Devonian slate( iron rich)

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Where would you find the majority of the red slate in the Mosel?

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In the villages of Erden and Urzig

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25
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How many Bereich in the Mosel?

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6

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Name the Bereich

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Burg Cochem, Bernkastel, Ruwertal, Saar, Obernmosel, Moseltor

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27
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What’s an other name for Burg Cochem?

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Terrassenmosel

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What’s an other name for the Bernkastel bereich?

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Mittelmosel

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Which is the largest Bereich in the Mosel?

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Bernkastel

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Name 2 notable Grosslage in the Mittelmosel (Bernkastel)

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10 total,

  • Mittelsberg and Badstube
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Burg Cochem main gemeinden

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Winningen, Hetzenport, Cochem, Zell

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Bernkastel main Gemeinden N to S

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Pünderich, Enkirch, Traben-Trarbach,
Erden, Urzig, Zeltingen, Wehlen, Graach an der Mosel, Bernkastel-Kues, Braunenberg, Piesport,
Drhon, Neumagen,
Trittenheim, Leiwen

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Main Gemeinden of Ruwertal

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Ruwer, Eitelsbach, Mertesdorf

34
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Main Gemeinden in the Saar

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Serrig, Saarburg, Wiltingen, Ockfen, Kanzem

35
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What’s the most planted varietal in the Ruwer?

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90% Riesling

36
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What’s the most planted varietal in the Obernmosel and Moseltor?

A

Elbling (W)

37
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How’s the elevation of the Saar compared to the rest of the Mosel?

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Higher, 50- 100 m higher

38
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What’s the most planted varietal in the Saar?

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Riesling 78%

39
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What’s a climatic risk in the Saar?

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Late Frost and achieving Ripeness

40
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Why is it harder in the Saar to achieve ripeness?

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The river is smaller, and the slate soil is lesser uniform, creating a lesser even effect

41
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Which iconic producer is based in the Burg Cochem?

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Heymann Lowenstein

42
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Name an iconic Einzellage in Winningen (Burg Cochem)

A

Uhlen

*the VDP has further subdivided the site in 4, because of the 4 different soil profiles

43
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Where are the steepest vineyard in the Mosel?

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In the Burg Cochem.

Particularly in Uhlen (Winningen) the vineyards sit at 100-170 degrees gradient

44
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In which Gemeinden is the ‘Marienburg’ Einzellage?

Name the Lieu-dits

A

Pünderich, Bernkastel Bereich

*Rothenpfad, Fahrlay, Falkenlay

45
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Name 2 Einzellage in Pünderich

A

Marienburg, Nonnengarten

46
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Where is the Prälat vineyard?

A

In Erden

47
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Name 2 iconic Einzellage in Erden

A

Prälat, Treppchen

48
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What is one of the warmest site in the Mosel?

A

The Prälat vineyard

49
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Name 2 iconic producers making wines from Erden’s vineyards

A

Dr Loosen, Molitor

50
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Name the iconic einzellage in Urzig

A

Würzgarten (The spice garden of Urzig)

51
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Name the iconic Vineyard of Wehlen and Zeltingen

A

Sonnenhur (Bernkastel)

52
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Where are the einzellagen of Joserfshöfer, Himmelreich, and Domprobst?

A

Graach an der Mosel

53
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In which Gemeinde are the vineyards ‘Doctor’ and ‘Lay’ located?

A

Bernkastel

54
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What’s the name of the vineyard located east of the ‘Doctor’ einzellage?

A

Alte Badstube am Doctorberg.

It is not a classified vineyard

55
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Name 4 iconic Einzellage within Bernkastel

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Lay, Doctor, Alte Badstube am Doctorberg, Badstube, Johannisbrünnchen

56
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Where is the Juffer Sonnenhur einzellage located?

A

In Brauneneberg

57
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Name 2 iconic Einzellage in Braunenberg

A

Juffer, Juffer Sonnenhur

58
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Where is Goltropfchen?

A

In Piesport

59
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Where is the Apotheke vineyard located?

A

In Trittenheim

60
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Where is the Karthäuserhofberg einzellage?

Who owns it?

A

It’s in Eitelsbach (Ruwertal)

  • Karthäuserhof
61
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Name the 3 Monopole of Maximin Grünhaus

A

Abtsberg, Brundeberg, Herrenberg

*Maximin Grünhaus is the son. Von Schubert Monopole

62
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Who owns the Braune Kupp monopole?

Where is it?

A 
Egon Muller
in Wiltingen (Saar)
63
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Where is the Sharfzofberger einzellage?

A

In Wiltingen (Saar)

64
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In which Bereich are the Hütte, Rausch, Bockstein vineyards located?

A

In the Saar

65
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What are the northernmost, middle and southernmost towns/villages in the Mittelrhein?

A

Bonn (N)
Koblenz (middle)
Lorch (S)

66
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Which are the 2 Bereich of the Mittelrhein?

A

Loreley , Siebengebirge

67
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What’s the sole Grosslage of Siebengebirge?

A

Petersberg

68
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What’ s the most planted varietal in the MittelRhein?

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80% Riesling, 15% Spatburgunder

69
Q

Which Anbaugebiete has been declared World Heritage by the Unesco in 2003?

A

MittelRhein

70
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What’s the soil profile in the Mittelrhein?

A

Slate Greywacke

71
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How are the vineyards in the Mittelrhein?

A

On steep terraces

60% of Vineyards are growing at more than 30degrees gradient

72
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What are some climatic and technical issues in the Mittelrhein?

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Frost, Rain, Drought

Also, the labour is extremely expensive while the wines don’t command high prices

73
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Where are the best vineyards in the mittelrhein?

A

South of Koblenz

74
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Name 3 vineyards South of Koblenz?

A

Spay, Boppard, Bacharach

75
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Where is the Einzellage Im Hahn?

Who owns it?

A

Bacharach, in the Mittelrhein.

Alleinbeseitz of Toni Jost

76
Q

What is the Mittelrhein Riesling Character?

A

(MRC)
Est in 2011, with 38 members
It’s a classification based on the Vinea Wachau one

77
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Name the 3 level of the MRC

Max/min abv and Oechsle

A

Handstreich max 11% (max 89 Oechsle)
Felsenspiel max 12.5% (max 95 Oechsle)
Meisterstück min 12.5% (min 95 Oechsle)

78
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What are some of the conditions of the MRC?

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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

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