Germany Other Weinbaugebiets Flashcards
River of the Nahe?
The Nahe River, a tributary of the Rhine
Premier grape of the Nahe?
Riesling
Name a leading producer of Riesling in the Nahe
Dönnhoff
The Oberhauser Brücke (Brücke vineyard in commune of Oberhauser) is a monopole of which producer?
Dönnhoff
The Hermannsberg vineyard in Niederhausen is a monopole of which producer?
Gut Hermannsberg
Name two important vineyards in the commune of Niederhauser
Hermannsberg and Hermannshöhle
Name two important vineyards in the commune of Schlossböckelheim
Kupfergrube and Felsenberg
Name some important villages in the Nahe
Schlossböckelheim, Oberhausen, Niederhausen, Norheim, Bad Münster and Bad Kreuznach
What type of wine is primarily produced in the Ahr?
Red wine accounts for 88% of production.
Spätburgunder is the dominant grape.
What river runs through the Ahr?
The Ahr River, a tributary of the Rhine
What mountain range would you find in the Ahr?
Eifel Mountains
What is the climate of the Ahr?
Warmer than the Mosel. The Ahr River moderates temperatures, while the Eifel Mountains shelter the region from cold winds. Steep slopes of rocky, volcanic slate offer warmth as well.
What is the sole bereich in the Ahr?
Walporzheim-Ahrtal
What is the sole grosslage in the Ahr?
Klosterberg
Name two top producers in the Ahr.
Meyer-Näkel and Kreuzberg
Which river flows through Franken?
The Main River
Are the wines of Franken generally dry or sweet?
Dry
Principal grapes in Franken?
Silvaner and Spätburgunder
Two top producers in Franken?
Hans Wirsching and Horst Sauer
Most important wine village in Franken?
Würzberg
Important vineyard in Würzberg?
Stein (where the nickname “Steinwein” comes from)
What is the name of the traditional bottles used in Franken?
The squat, flask-shaped bocksbeutel
What river runs through the Mittelrhein?
The Rhine River
Primary grape of the Mittelrhein?
Riesling
General style of Riesling from the Mittelrhein?
Trocken or halbtrocken
What is the name of the Grosse Lage monopole of Toni Jost?
Hahn vineyard
Name two top producers in the Mittelrhein
Toni Jost and Matthias Müller
Baden borders which two countries?
France and Switzerland
Baden borders which French wine region?
Alsace
What is the lake of Baden and Württemnerg?
Lake Boden (Bodensee)
What is Germany’s warmest winegrowing region?
Kaiserstuhl, in Baden
Principal grape of Baden?
Spätburgunder and other red grapes
Principal grapes of Württemberg?
Schwarzriesling and Lemberger (Blaufränkisch)
Synonym for Blaufränkisch in Württemberg?
Lemberger
Popular style of rosé in Baden?
Weissherbst (rosé from a single variety of red grape)
Popular style of rosé in Württemberg?
Schillerwein (rosé produced by fermenting red and white grapes together)
Sachsen is located in which river valley?
The Elbe River Valley
Principal grape in Sachsen?
Müller-Thurgau
What is Goldriesling?
An aromatic crossing developed in Alsace and a local specialty of Sachsen
Saale-Unstrut lies at the confluence of which two rivers?
Saale and Unstrut Rivers
What is Germany’s northernmost winegrowing region?
Saale-Unstrut
Principal grapes of Saale-Unstrut?
Müller-Thurgau and Weissburgunder
