Germany, Mosel Flashcards
Describe the common wine style, and vineyards of Mosel?
Mosel produces some of the most delicate kabinett style Rieslings, on slate slopes vineyards.
Which river runs trough the region of Mosel?
Mosel river, joining with its tributaries (Saar and Ruwer).
List the 6 bereiche located within Mosel?
1.Berncastel
2.Burg Cochem
3.Saar
4.Ruwertal
5.Obermosel
6.Moseltor
List some of the Communes located within “Mittelmosel” dominated by the grape variety Riesling?
Piesport
Wehlen
Trittenheim
Urzig
List the soils of Mosel?
Dark blue and red slate, which retain the heat and reflects the warmth onto the vines.
List the Piesport’s greatest vineyard?
Goldtropfchen “droplest of gold”
List one of the Mosel’s vineyard that have “sundial”?
Brauneberg’s vineyard, “Jeffer-Zonnenuhr”
allowing vineyard workers to know the time.
Name the 2 exemplary vineyards (both monopole) along the Ruwer?
1.Maxim Grunhauser Abtsberg
2.Eitelsbacher Karthauserhofberg, owned by “Karthauserhof”.
Where in Mosel, are found the “Sonnenuhr vineyards”?
Within Wehlen and Zeltingen.
List the warmest site in Mosel, and a premier producer?
*Pralat, is Mosel’s one oof the warmest site.
*Dr.Loosen
List a “Grosslage” within the Bereiche of Bourg Cochem?
Rosenhang
List s “Grosslage” within the Bereiche of Bernkastel?
Vom heissen Stain
List the major white grapes of Mosel?
Riesling
Muller-Thurgau
Elbling
List the principal red grape of Mosel?
Spatburgunder
List the Allowable VDP.Grose Lage grape varieties within Mosel?
Riesling
Spatburgunder
