Germany: Franken + Pfalz + Southern Flashcards
Franken main grapes planted
Red Grapes (19%)
Spätburgunder: 261 ha
White Grapes (81%)
Müller Thurgau: 1,718 ha
Silvaner: 1,406 ha
Bacchus: 730 ha
Riesling: 332 ha
Franken geographical features
follows winding course of Main River
Tauber river valley to the south
protected from North and East winds by the Rhön and Steigerwald ranges
Franken Bereich
Mainviereck (western reaches)
Maindreieck (central)
Steigerwald (southern)
Mainviereck
Bereich of Franken. “four sided Main” - course of river resembles a rectangle here
weathered red sandstone
milder climate than the rest of Franken- only place warm enough for Pinot Noir
villages: Klingenberg, Bürgstadt
Maindreieck
Bereich of Franken. “three sided Main”- river forms a triangle shape here
village: Wurzburg
GL: Stein: south-facing limestone and loess slope overlooking the Main. Riesling and Silvaner
GL: Stein-berg
What is the traditional bottle for Frankisch wines?
a bockspeutel- squat and flask shaped
Franken - important village and vineyards
Würzburg: Stein, Leiste
Bürgstadt: Centgrafenberg
Escherndorf: Lump
Iphofen: Julius Echter Berg
List 2 producers from Franken
Hans Wirsching and Horst Sauer
What is Germany’s smallest Anbaugebiet?
Hessische-Bergstrasse, with just under 460 hectares under vine
translates to Hessian Mountain Road
Hessische-Bergstrasse bereich
Starkenburg, Umstadt
Hessische-Bergstrasse soils?
decomposed granite, sandstone and quartz, with loess to varying degrees
Hessische-Bergstrasse main grapes?
in order of plantings:
Riesling*
Spatburgunder
Grauburgunder
also: Weissburgunder, Muller Thurgau
Important villages Hessische Bergstrasse?
Schonberg
Heppenheim
Bensheim
Where is Schönberg? Vineyard?
Hessische-Bergstrasse
Herrnwingert
Where is Heppenheim? Vineyard? Producer?
Hessische-Bergstrasse
Vineyards: Centgericht; Steinkopf
Kloster Eberbach Domaine Bergstrasse
Hessische Staatsweingüter Domaine Bergstrasse (Bensheim)
Simon-Bürkle (Zwingenberg)
largest vineyard owner in Hessische Bergstrasse?
largest vineyard holding (35 planted hectares) belongs to Kloster Eberbach and the state winery, Hessische Staatsweingüter.
german region nicknamed “spring garden”
Hessische Bergstrasse- marks division between cooler areas to the north, and Baden / warmer areas to the south
Where is Würzberg? Vineyards? Producer?
Franken
Stein, Leiste
Juliusspital (bottles in bocksbeutel!)
What is Mariensteiner?
cross between Riesling and Silvaner, developed in Würzburg, Franken in 1971
Where is Burgstadt? Vineyard? Producer?
Franken
Centgrafenberg; Hunsrück
Weingut Rudolph Furst
What was Pfalz called until 1992?
Rheinpfalz
What is the soil type in Pfalz?
Incredibly varied (just like Alsace!)
red sandstone, calcium based limestone, loess, red slate, basalt, igneous granite, alluvial gravel
Describe the vineyard orientation in the Pfalz
Vineyards are planted on east facing slopes of the Haardt hills
What is the most famous vineyard site in Pfalz? Where is it? 3 producers bottling it?
GL Kirchenstück, in the village of Forst. Finest, warmest, and most uniform site in the Mittelhaardt. Shared by 8 owners. Enclosed by a small sandstone wall. planted entirely to Riesling.
Burklin Wolf
Reichsrat von Buhl
Von Winning
Important grapes Pfalz?
Riesling
Spatburgunder
Weissburgunder
Scheurebe (sweet wines)
Sauvignon blanc
Kallstadt - where is this? Name a vineyard?
a village in Pfalz. Vineyard: Saumagen
Ungstein - where is this?
a village in Pfalz
Bad Dürkheim- where is this?
a village in Pfalz
Wachenheim- where is this? vineyards?
a village in Pfalz
Böhlig
Rechvächel
Gerümpel
Bürklin-Wolf is based here
Forst - where is it? List 3 vineyards
a village in Pfalz, was the most highly rated Pfalz village in the Bavarian government’s vineyard classification of 1828.
Kirchenstück
Freundstück
Pechstein
Ungeheuer
Jesuitengarten*
Deidesheim- where is it? Name a vineyard
a village in Pfalz
Langenmorgen
Hohenmorgen
Kieselberg
Ruppertsberg- where is it? Name a vineyard
a village in Pfalz
Reiterpfad
Gaisböhl (Burklin-Wolf monopole)
List 5 producers Pfalz
3 B’s:
Bassermann-Jordan
von Buhl
Bürklin-Wolf
Müller-Catoir
Friedrich Becker (spatburgunder)
Hansjörg Rebholz
Von Winning
Knipser
Where is the German Wine Institute?
in Mainz, also called Wines of Germany - it is a marketing / communication organization for the German wine industry
Where is the Rheinhessen?
it lies just south of Mainz, SW of Frankfurt. Pfalz is to the south, Nahe to the west, and Rheingau to the North. Rhine river to east
What is Liebfraumilch?
translates to “beloved lady’s milk,” named because the wine originally came from vineyards belonging to the Church of our Lady in Worms (Rheinhessen)
now- low quality semi sweet wine from Riesling, Muller Thurgau, and Silvaner. produced in Rheinhessen, Pfalz, Nahe, or Rheingau
Most planted grapes grown in Baden?
Spätburgunder: 5,592 ha
Müller Thurgau: 2,559 ha
Grauburgunder: 1,896 ha
Weissburgunder: 1,373 ha
Riesling: 1,119 ha
Gutedel (Chasselas): 1,117 ha
Which lake separates Germany and Switzerland in SW Germany?
Lake Constance, in Baden
Bodensee in German
On the Swiss side of Lake Constance is the small winegrowing canton of Thurgau, where the grape’s breeder Hermann Müller was born
Geographical features in Baden?
Rhine River to West
Black Forest to East
in rain shadow of the Vosges mountains
Lake Bodensee (Constance) to the South East
Baden climate
one of warmest and sunniest in Germany. Germany’s hottest vineyard, Ihringer Winklerberg is here
Grapes permitted for Grosse Lage wines in Baden?
Riesling
Weissburgunder
Grauburgunder (Ruländer if sweet)
Chardonnay
Spatburgunder
Lemberger (Badische Bergstrasse & Kraichgau)
Important Bereich in Baden? soils?
Kaiserstuhl
Ortenau
Breisgau
Tuniberg
dynamic soil profiles, with various granitic, volcanic, calcareous, and loess formations
Kaiserstuhl
where?
elevation
villages
GL
Bereich of Baden, most celebrated area for Spatburgunder. Warmest and best, vines close to the banks of the Rhine. The hills crown an extinct volcano, draped in varying layers of loess. The best sites are steep, with more pure volcanic soil
Villages: Achkarren, Burkheim, Oberrotweil, Ihringen, Sasbach
elevation 150-250 meters. highest point is 557 meters
GL: Winklerberg (In Ihringen)
Breisgau
where?
villages
Bereich of Baden. weathered limestone, with their backs against the Black Forest, 20 kilometers or more from the Rhine
good for Spatburgunder
villages: Freiburg, Malterdingen, Emmendingen, Lahr, Hecklingen
Tuniberg
where?
village
Bereich of Baden, formally separated from Kaiserstuhl in 1991. Situated on calcareous rather than volcanic subsoil, Tuniberg has a more thorough distribution of loess and loess-loam topsoils
village: Attilafelsen
What are the most planted red and white grapes in Württemberg?
Trollinger (Schiava)
Riesling
production is 70% red
Wurttemburg grapes allowed for GL
Riesling, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir, Lemberger
Trollinger
Synonym for Schiava, grown in Württemberg, Germany
most planted grape in Württemberg
Lemberger
Synonym for Blaüfrankisch in Württemberg, Germany
Schwarzriesling
Synonym for Meunier in Württemberg, Germany
What is Schillerwein?
special style of rosé from Württemberg, Germany. one of few European rosés that may be blended
What is the main river in Württemberg?
Neckar (a tributary to the Rhine)
It’s tributaries: Tauber, Rems, Kocher, Jagst
Which is the smallest Anbaugebiet in Germany?
Hessische Bergstrasse. it is about 50 km due south of Frankfurt, it is known as the “spring garden,” signaling a transition between the cooler areas to its north and Baden to the south
Württemberg producers
Weingut Graf Neipperg of Schwaigern
+ regional co-ops
Württemberg geographical features
Tauber River Valley + Neckar River to north
lake Constance to south
Württemberg Bereich
Remstal-Stuttgart, Württembergisch Unterland**, Württembergisch Bodensee, Bayerischer Bodensee, Kocher-Jagst-Tauber, Oberer Neckar
What is Schillerwein?
Schillerwein rose from Württemberg. Alongside pink Champagne, it is one of the few styles of European rosés for which blending is permitted. For Schillerwein, it is the rule. its name derives from the German verb schillern, which means to shimmer or scintillate. They are typically light, trocken or halbtrocken in style, and contain 11 to 12.5% finished alcohol.
Bereich of Pfalz
Mittelhaardt-Deutsche Weinstrasse and the
Südliche Weinstrasse
both named for the “wine route”
Muschelkalk
shell - limestone
found in Pfalz
Pfalz grapes for VDP GL
Riesling, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Noir
Most planted grapes Pfalz
Riesling 5,737 ha
Dornfelder 3,164 ha
Müller Thurgay 2,078 ha
Portugieser 1,781 ha
Pfalz grower co-ops
Südpfalz Connexion
Winechanges
Generation Pfalz
Fünf Freunde
“five friends”
alliance of producers in the Pfalz to encourage dialogue and an exchange of information. founded by Hansjörg Rebholz and Karl-Heinz Wehrheim in 1991
Von Winning
producer in the Pfalz. Originally referred to 3 estates under the same ownership- von Bassermann-Jordan, von Buhl, and Dr. Deinhard. They split in 1848 by inheritance. Now they are all again under the same owner, and Deinhard was renamed Von Winning
World’s largest grower of Riesling?
Pfalz, with around 14,000 acres
Notable Spatburgunder producer in Pfalz?
Frederich Becker:
Heydenreich Pinot Noir GG
Sankt Paul Pinot Noir
Von Winning also makes Pinot Noir
Notable Spatburgunder producers in Baden
Weingut Bernhard Huber ‘R’ Schlossberg GG
Weingut Dr. Heger ‘Hausleboden’ Ihringer Winklerberg GG
Weingut Salwey Kirchberg GG
Baden grapes for VDP GL
Riesling, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Lemberger (Badische Bergstrasse & Kraichgau)
Top producers Baden
Bernhard Huber (Malterdingen),
Andreas Laible (Durbach),
R. and C. Schneider (Endingen),
Salwey (Oberrotweil),
Dr. Heger (Ihringen),
Enderle & Moll (Münchweier)
Franken VDP GL grapes
Riesling, Silvaner, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Noir
first Silvaner plantings in Germany?
planted in 1659 in Castell, a town near Würzburg, Franken
