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Germany - Mosel/Pfalz Flashcards

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Which region is also known as the Terrassenmosel?

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Burg Cochem, or the lower Mosel - Narrowing of the river/steep cliffs/many terraces

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Which Bereiche makes up the lower Mosel?

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Burg Cochem

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Which Bereiche makes up the Middle Mosel?

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Bernkastel

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What are some important wine growing villages of the middle Mosel?

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Pünderich, Enkirch, Traben-Trarbach, Wolf, Kröv, Lösnich, Erden, Ürzig, Zeltingen, Wehlen, Graach an der Mosel, Bernkastel-Kues, Lieser, Brauneberg, Kesten, Wintrich, Piesport, Dhron, Neumagen, Trittenheim, Leiwen (n to south)

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What are the major villages of the Lower Mosel/Burg Cochem?

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Winningen, Kobern-Gondorf, Hatzenport, Cochem, Bremm, Zell (north to south)

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What are the Grosslagen of Burg Cochem?

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Weinhex, Goldbäumchen, Grafschaft, Rosenhang, Schwarze Katz

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What are the Grosslagen of Bernkastel?

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Vom heissen Stein, Schwarzlay, Nacktarsch, Münzlay, Kurfürstenlay, Michelsberg, St. Michael, Badstube, Propstberg, Römerlay

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Which Mosel Bereiche shares a border with Luxembourg?

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Obermosel

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9
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What is the smallest Bereiche of the Mosel?

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Moseltor, shares a border with France

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What is the most important Einzellage of the Saar, and a Grosselage that has a similar name?

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Schartzhofberg is the Einzellage (Egon Muller, von Hovel, von Kesselstatt, Van Volxem); Schartzberg is the Grosselage

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What is the soil of Scharzhofberg?

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Unique weathered slate, with high iron content

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What are the major villages of the Saar?

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Serrig, Saarburg, Wiltingen, Ockfen, Oberemmel, Kanzem

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What are three important vineyards of the Saar?

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Schartzhofberg, Kanzem Horecker (monopole of von Hovel), Saarburg Rausch (Geltz-Zilliken, Dr. Wagner)

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What are the major villages of the Ruwertal?

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Ruwer, Eitelsbach, Mertesdorf, Kasel, Waldrach, Avelsbach

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Which estate was responsible for establishing the Ruwer as an important viticultural region?

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The St. Maximin Benedictine monastery, in addition to other vineyard property, was given the Grunhaus estate by Otto I in 966

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What are the two historic Church properties of the Ruwer?

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Maximin-Grunhaus (von Schubert), and Karthauserhof (“Carthusian,” now owned by Christoph Tyrell) - both secularized during the reign of Napoleon

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17
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Who was Clemens Wenzeslaus?

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Elector and archbishop of Trier during late 18th century, responsible for beginning the transition toward the dominance of Riesling

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18
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What is the prevailing geological formation in the Mosel region of Germany?

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Rheinisches Schiefergebirge (Rhenish Slate Mountains) = Rhineland Massif

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What are the soils of the Ruwer? what is one exception to the rule?

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Most often weathered grey or blue slate - Grunhaus Herrenberg is mostly red slate (with seams of blue)

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20
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Mosel Riesling minimum prädikat ripeness (in degrees Öchsle) - Kabinett

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73°

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21
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Mosel Riesling minimum prädikat ripeness (in degrees Öchsle) - Spätlese

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80°

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22
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Mosel Riesling minimum prädikat ripeness (in degrees Öchsle) - Auslese

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88°

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23
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Mosel Riesling minimum prädikat ripeness (in degrees Öchsle) - BA/Eiswein

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110°

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Mosel Riesling minimum prädikat ripeness (in degrees Öchsle) - TBA

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150°

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25
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What village is Fritz Haag associated with?

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Brauneberg

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26
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What village is Dr. Loosen associated with?

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Bernkastel

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27
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What village is Egon Müller associated with?

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Wiltingen

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28
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What village is JJ Prom associated with?

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Wehlen

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29
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At which city does the Mosel meet the Rhine?

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Koblenz

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30
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Where is Eitelsbach? name the important vineyard(s):

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In the Ruwer - Eitelsbach Karthauserhofberg

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31
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Where might Elbling be found in the Mosel?

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Upstream of Trier, in the Obermosel and Moseltor

32
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What is Rivaner?

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Muller-Thurgau

33
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What is the dominant soil of the Obermosel?

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limestone

34
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What grapes grow in the Obermosel?

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Elbling, Grauburgunder, Weissburgunder

35
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Where is Wiltingen? name the important vineyard(s):

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In the Saar, Schartzhofberg (Egon Muller, von Kesselstatt)

36
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Name 5 Saar producers

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Peter Lauer, Egon Muller, Reichsgraff vin Kesselstatt, von Hovel, Zilliken

37
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Name a Saar producer of dry wines

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Von Volxem

38
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Name a spiritual organization that still has significant vineyard holdings in the Mosel

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Hohe Domkirche - Cathedral of Trier

39
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Where is Piesport? name the important vineyard(s):

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Bernkastel Bereich (Middle Mosel), Goldtropfchen - Julian Haart

40
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Where is Trittenheim? name the important vineyard(s):

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Bernkastel (middle Mosel), Apotheke - Bollig-Lehnert

41
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Where is Brauneberg? name the important vineyard(s):

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Bernkastel (middle Mosel), Juffer and Juffer Sonnenuhr - Fritz Haag

42
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Arrange these village from S (SW) to N (NE): Brauneberg, Trittenheim, Piesport

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Downstream to upstream/S to N: Trittenheim, Piesport, Brauneberg

43
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Arrange these village from S (SW) to N (NE): Enkirch, Erden, Graach, Ürzig, Wehlen, Bernkastel-Kues

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Downstream to upstream/S to N:

Bernkastel-Kues, Graach, Wehlen, Ürzig, Erden, Enkirch

44
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Name a great vineyard, and producer of Bernkastel-Kues

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Bernkastel-Kues: Bernkastel Doctor, Dr. Thanisch

45
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Name a great vineyard, and producer of Graach

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Graach: Graacher Domprobst (Willi Schaefer), Graacher Himmelreich (Schaefer, also JJ Prum)

46
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Name a great vineyard, and producer of Wehlen

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Wehlener Sonnenuhr, JJ Prum

47
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Name a great vineyard, and producer of Ürzig

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Ürziger Wurzgarden, Dr. Loosen

48
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Name a great vineyard, and producer of Erden

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Erdener Praalat, Dr. Loosen

49
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What is the Bernkasteler Ring?

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The oldest wine auction association in Germany, 35 Bernkastel family producers (Merkelbach, Fuchs, Thanisch), holds auction every September

50
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What are the two Bereiche of the Pfalz?

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Mittelhaardt-Deutsche Weinstrasse, Südliche Weinstrasse

51
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What is the name of the central, high quality region of the Pfalz?

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Mittelhaardt

52
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What is the name of the mountain range that shields the Pfalz vineyards from rain and cold winds?

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The Haardt

53
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The Haardt mountains in the Pfalz are a continuation of what range in France?

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The Vosges

54
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What influences/moderates climate in the Pfalz?

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Warm, dry climate, in the rain shadow of the Haardt mountains, moderated by the influences of the Rhine river (though vineyards do not touch the banks as they do elsewhere in Germany) and the Pfalz forest

55
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What designation was introduced in the Pfalz in 2005?

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DC Pfalz, modeled after Austria’s DAC - this rapidly declined, as no producers continue to use it

56
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Which German region has the largest concentration of Riesling plantings?

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Pfalz

57
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What is the second largest German wine region?

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Pfalz

58
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What is the typical style of Pfalz riesling?

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In this warm and sunny region, Riesling is often made in a dry style that has higher alcohol, more body and weight than elsewhere in Germany (some strong parallels to Alsace).

59
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What is the “wine route” through the Pfalz? When did it open?

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the Weinstrasse - 1935

60
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What are the important villages of the Mittelhaardt, from N to S?

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Kallstadt, Ungestein,Bad Durkheim, Forst, Deidesheim, Ruppertsberg, and Gimmeldingen

61
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Are the vineyards of the Pfalz to the east or west of the Rhine?

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To the west

62
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Where is the Hohenmorgen Grosse Lage vineyard?

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Deidesheim, Pfalz

63
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Where is the Freundstück vineyard?

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in Forst, Pfalz

64
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What are the top vineyards of Forst?

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Forst Jesuitengarten, Kirchenstuck, Ungeheuer

65
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What are the top vineyards of Diedesheim?

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Hohenmorgen, Langenmorgen, Kieselberg

66
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What is the top vineyard in Bad Durkheim?

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Bad Durkheim Michelsberg

67
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What are 5 top producers in the Pfalz?

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Ökonomierat Rebholz ( Siebeldingen), Bassermann-Jordan (Deidesheim), Von Winning (Deidesheim), Friedrich Becker (Schweigen), Dr. Bürklin-Wolf (Wachenheim)

68
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What soils are found in the Pfalz?

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As in Alsace, the soils are very diverse - sandstone (of all kinds and colors), basalt, clay-marl, limestone, granite, shale

69
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What is the most planted red grape in the Pfalz?

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Dornfelder

70
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Who makes a Forster Kirchenstuck?

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von Buhl, Basserman-Jordan, Burklin-Wolf

71
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What is a top vineyard in the northern Pfalz (north of Forst)

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Kallstadter Saumagen, an amphitheater-like suntrap and the finest site north of Forst - powerful structured Rieslings - Koehler-Ruprecht is the important maker

72
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Which portion of the Pfalz has large swaths of mechanically farmed/harvested vineyards?

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Northern Mittelhaardt in the Upper Rhine Plain

73
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Where is Müller-Catoir? What is the style of the wines?

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Müller-Catoir in the village of Haardt continues to prove that classically sweet wines have their place in the Pfalz, producing Riesling, Scheurebe, and Rieslaner in a lusher style.

74
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Which portion of the Pfalz is seeing a resurgence in quality?

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Südliche Weinstrasse (southern part bordering Alsace)

75
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What are some grapes that appear in the Südliche Weinstrasse?

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High quality Spatburgunder and Weissburgunder

76
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What is Kalkstein?

A

limestone

77
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What is Muschelkalk?

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shell-limestone

MS 2020 - Germany/Switzerland/Austria (6 decks)

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