Germany - Mosel Flashcards
White grapes make up what percentage of the plantings in the Mosel?
90%
What is the main soil found in the Mosel?
Dark colored slate soils
How is the Mosel broken up?
- Upper Mosel
- Middle Mosel
- Lower Mosel
Which section of the Mosel contains the best vineyard sites?
The Middle Mosel
What are the famous vineyards of Brauneberg?
- Juffer
- Juffer-Sonnenuhr
What are the famous vineyards of Erden?
- Treppchen
- Prälat
What are the famous vineyards of Graach?
- Himmelreich
- Domprobst
What is the famous vineyards of Ürzig?
Würzgraten
What is the famous vineyards of Wehlen?
Sonnenuhr
What is the famous vineyard of Bernkastel?
Doctor
What is the famous vineyard of Piesport?
Goldtröpfchen
What are the different colors of slate found in the Mosel?
- Grey
- Blue
- Brown
- Red
What co-op accounts for 20% of the Mosel’s total wine production?
Moselland
- Moselland is also the largest producer of Riesling world wide
How can you tell if a wine from the Mosel a reserve wine?
They will have a goldkapsel over the cork
What are the 6 bereiche of the Mosel?
- Bernkastel
- Burg Cochem
- Saar
- Ruwertal
- Obermosel
- Moseltor