Germany - Mosel Flashcards
Where does the Mosel originate and where does it merge with another river?
Rises in the Vosges mountains, France
Meets the Rhine river at Koblenz
When was the Mosel-Saar-Ruwer renamed Mosel?
1 August 2007
How many bereiche are in the Mosel?
6
What are the bereiche of the Mosel?
Burg-Cochem Bernkastel Ruwertal Saar Moseltor Obermosel
What are the four VDP Grosse Lage of the einzellage Uhlen (Winningen)? Why are they divided?
Divided based on soil type
Uhlen - blue slate
Uhlen Blaufüsser Lay - blue-grey slate with clay
Uhlen Laubach - grey slate with calcareous fossils
Uhlen Roth Lay - red slate
What oechsle level is required for riesling in the Mosel at each quality level?
Kabinett 73° Spätlese 80° Auslese 88° Beerenauslese 110° Trockenbeerenauslese 150°
How many degrees oechsle are required for Mosel kabinett riesling?
73°
How many degrees oechsle are required for Mosel spätlese riesling?
80°
How many degrees oechsle are required for Mosel auslese riesling?
88°
How many degrees oechsle are required for Mosel BA riesling?
110°
How many degrees oechsle are required for Mosel TBA riesling?
150°
Two Mosel bereiche that start with B
Bernkastel
Berg-Cochem
Two Mosel bereiche - the river door and the river valley
Ruwertal
Moseltor
Two Mosel bereiche with Mosel in the name
Moseltor
Obermosel
Two Mosel bereiche that used to use their name in the regional name
Saar
Ruwertal
Which Mosel bereich is the largest?
Bernkastel
Major villages of Bernkastel (important vineyard in brackets)
Pünderich (Marienburg - Falkenlay, Fahrlay, Rothenpfad)
Erden (Treppchen, Prälat)
Ürzig (Würzgarten)
Zeltingen (Sonnenuhr)
Wehlen (Sonnenuhr)
Graach an der Mosel (Himmelreich, Domprobst, Josefshöfer)
Bernkastel-Kues (Lay, Graben, Badstube, Doctor)
Brauneberg (Juffer, Juffer Sonnenuhr)
Piesport (Goldtröpfchen, Domherr, Schubertslay)
Trittenheim (Apotheke)
Enkirch Traben-Trarbach Wolf Kröv Lösnich Lieser Kesten Wintrich Dhron Neumagen Leiwen
For which producer is Graacher Josefshöfer an alleinbesitz?
Reichsgraf von Kesselstadt
Major villages of Ruwertal (important vineyard in brackets)
Eitelsbach (Karthäuserhorberg)
Mertesdorf (Abtsberg, Herrenberg, Bruderberg - all three are alleinbesitz of Von Schubert aka Maximin Grünhaus)
Ruwer
Kasel
Waldrach
Avelsbach
Major villages of Saar (important vineyard in brackets)
Saarburg (Rausch)
Wiltingen (Hölle, Braune Kupp, Kupp, Scharzhofberg, Braunfels)
Ayl (Kupp)
Serrig
Ockfen
Oberemmel
Kanzem
Major villages of Burg-Cochem (important vineyard in brackets)
Winningen (Uhlen - Blaufüsser Lay, Roth Lay, Laubach)
Kobern-Gondorf Hatzenport Cochem Bremm Zell
In which ortsteil and bereich is the vineyard of Scharzhofberg?
Wiltingen > Saar > Mosel
What is the difference between grosslage and Grosse Lage?
Grosslage - a collective vineyard site, a grouping of several vineyards supposed to make wine of a similar style. Can be made from sites from multiple villages. The opposite to einzellage (single vineyard). Often a misleading name for an inexpensive wine ie. Piesporter Michelsberg
Grosse Lage - a grand cru site as designated by the VDP, from which either Grosses Gewächs dry wines can be made, or traditional Prädikat-stye wines can be made.
What is the dominant grape variety of the Moseltor and Obermosel?
Elbling
Fruity simple whites and sparkling wine
Located near the border with Luxembourg
Calcareous soil - part of the Paris Basin (ie. Champagne, Chablis etc)
In which bereiche of the Mosel is Elbling the dominant grape?
Moseltor
Obermosel
What are the grosslagen of the Mosel?
Burg Cochem: Weinhex, Goldbäumchen, Grafschaft, Rosenhang, Schwarze Katz
Bernkastel: Vom heissen Stein, Schwarzlay, Nacktarsch, Münzlay, Kurfürstenlay, Michelsberg, St. Michael, Badstube, Propstberg, Römerlay
Ruwertal: Grosslagenfrei, Römerlay
Saar: Scharzberg
Moseltor: Schloss Bübingen
Obermosel: Gipfel, Königsberg
What is a well-known grosslage from Saar bereich?
Scharzberg
What are three well-known grosslagen from Bernkastel bereich?
Kurfürstenlay
Michelsberg
Badstube (covers five best sites in Bernkastel)
Römerlay
What is the most famous vineyard of Bernkastel?
Doctor
Name some producers of Berkasteler Doctor
Wwe. Dr. H. Thanisch:
This estate divided into two estates with virtually identical labels in 1988:
Wwe. Dr. H. Thanisch - Erben-Thanisch
Wwe. Dr. H. Thanisch - Erben Müller-Burggräf
J. Wegeler
Reichsgraff von Kesselstadt leases 0.6ha from J. Wegelerr
On what latitude does the Mosel sit?
50°
Describe the climate and growing conditions of the Mosel
Cold, continental (average temp 10°C)
Temperature moderated by:
- river - prevents spring frost, allows autumn fog > botrytis
- orientation (best sites south or south-west facing)
- aspect (high gradient)
- altitude (~110m asl)
- exposure to wind (from Hunsrück and Eifel ranges, forests at top of the slope protect)
Best sites can extend growing time from 100 days to 140/150 due to aspect
What are the benefits of Mosel slate soil?
- free draining - regular rainfall through the season
- collects heat, especially dark blue coloured slate
- prevents erosion of slope
- limits the effect of phylloxera - present, but less harmful; most vines on rootstock anyway
- nitrogen deficiency and low pH lead to sulphur-derived ‘minerality’
Where are the steepest slopes of the Mosel located?
Hint - this bereich is also known as the Terrassenmosel
Burg Cochem bereich
Up to 70%
What is Flurbereinigung?
Land reform or land consolidation that was at its peak in teh Mosel after WW2 and was set into law in 1971.
The Flurbereinigung campaign leveled and widened hillsides to permit machines, reorganised vineyards, old vines pulled up, flat land stripped of fruit trees and planted to grapes.
http://www.larscarlberg.com/the-mosel-taking-the-long-view/
