Germany Review COPY Flashcards
What Mosel bereiche is Winnigen in? What are the most famous einzellagen here? What are the soil types of the main three areas?
Berg-Cochem - Uhlen / Uhlen Blaufusser Lay / Uhlen Laubach / Uhlen Roth Lay
Blaufusser Lay: Blue-grey slate with clay
Laubach: Grey slate with calcareous fossils.
Roth Lay: Iron oxide red slate
Name the crossing of the Perle GV? Where is it grown mostly?
Gewurtztraminer x Muller-Thurgau
Franken
Where is Steinberg located? Who’s the owner?
Hattenheim - Rheingau – Kloster Erbach’s monopole
Where is the German wine Institute?
Gesenheim - Rheingau
Where is Mannberg vineyard located? Who’s the owner?
Rheingau - Hattenheim – Von Simmern’s monopole
Name the most important Gemeiden of the bereich Niersten? What is this area also known as?
Rheinterrasse:
Bodenheim / Nackenheim / Nierstein / Oppenheim / Deinheim
Where is the junction between Mosel and Rhine river?
Koblenz
Precise the crossing of the Ortega GV?
Muller-Thurgau x Siegerrebe
What is “Alte Reben”?
old vine in german language
How many VDP classified (Grosse/Erste Lage) vineyards are classified in Rheingau?
128 from the 2013 classification
What is the soil type of the Rheingau?
Various: - Slate dominates the upper slopes vineyards - Lower vineyard: closer to river: Clay, Loess, Quartzite, alluvial and red slate
Where is located “Josephshofer” vineyard?
Graacher and der Mosel Germany - Mosel
What are the vineyard of Mertersdorf?
Maximin Grauhaus vineyard - Abtsberg: 14 ha - Herrenberg: 19 ha - Bruderberg: 1 Ha Ruwer - Mosel
What are the einzellage of Winkel?
Rheingau - Schloss Vollrads - Hasensprüng - Jesuitengarten
What does mean “Goldtropchen”? Name some highly regarded winemakers?
“Droplet of gold”: Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt Reinhold Haart
Where is Grafenberg vineyard located?
Kiedrich Rheingau
Where is Marcobrunn situated?
Erbach Rheingau
What is the Alleinbesitz of Schloss Schönborn?
Pfaffenberg in Hattenheim - Rheingau
What is Trolinger?
- Vernasch in german language - know as Schiava in Italy – Red grape
Where is located “Lay” vineyard?
Bernakastel-Kues Mosel - Germany Dr Loosen
Where would you find Herrenberg vineyard?
Mosel - Ruwer Mertesdorf Maximin Grünhaus vineyard
What are the max RS for Erste Gawächs wines?
6 g/L for Spatburgender 9 g/L for Riesling Charta regulation
What is Edelfaule?
Noble rot in german language
What are the Einzellages of the Ruwer?
- Eistelbach: Karthauserhofberg: (monopole)
Mertesdorf: (Maximin Grunhause vineyard): Monopole of Von Schubert – Arbsberg – Herrenberg – Bruderberg
- Kasel: Nies’chen – Kehrnagel
Where is Jungfer vineyard located?
Hallgarten - Rheingau
What is the Alleinbesitz of Kloster Eberbach?
Steinberg vineyard (Walled close) Hattenheim - Rheingau
Name some highly regarded wine producers of the Rheingau?
- August Kesseler (Assmanhaussen) - George Breuer: Rudesheim - Josef Leitz: Rüdesheim - Schloss Schönborn: Hallgarten - Franz Künster: Hocheim
Where / When has the Auslese been discovered?
1787 - Schloss Johannisberg
What is “classic” in Germany?
New denomination for halbtrocken wine
Where is Marcobrunn situated?
Erbach Rheingau
What is the alleinbesitz of Von Simmern?
Mannberg vineyard - Hattenheim / Rheingau
Where is Schloss Vollrads located? What is particular to its vineyard?
Rheingau - Winkel – on of the smallest einzellage of Germany: 3 Ha (Part of the 5 exceptional vineyard out of the wine laws)
Name the einzellage of Hattenheim
- Pfaffenberg - Mannberg - Steinberg – Rheingau
What is the crossing of the Scheurebe?
Riesling / Bukettrebe 1916
Why is August Kesseler famous for? Where is he located?
He is producing world class Spatburgender on the Rheingau: Assmanhaussen vineyard
name the Einzelage of Assmanhaussen What is it famous for?
Hollenberg Spatburgender
What is Terrassemosel?
Steepest slopes of the Mosel: located between Zell and Koblenz (Burg-Cochem)
Name the main Grosslage of the Middlemosel (North - South)
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
Bold = most important
Name some Einzellage of Rudesheim? Where is it?
Rheingau - Berg Roseneck - Berg Rottland - Berg Schlossberg
Name the Einzellage of Eltville?
Sonnenberg Rhiengau - Langenstuck
Where is located Juffer Sonnenuhr
Brauneberg - Mosel
Could you name the tafelwein sub-regions of the Bayer? Rhein-Mosel?
Bayern-sub regions:
Main
Donau
Lindau
Rhein-Mosel-sub-regions
Rhein
Moseltal
What is the crossing of the Sylvaner? Give some synonym?
Savagnin(traminer) / Österreichisch weiss – Osterreicher, Johannisberg, Zierfandl
What grape is issue from the Blauer Portugueiser / Blaufrankisch crossing?
Heroldrebe Made in 1926 by August Herold Parent of the Dornfelder (Hefensteiner)
Where is Kirchenstuck located (in Rheingau)?
Hocheim - Rheingau
Where is the warmer area of Germany located ?
Kaiserthul - Baden
What’s mean “selection” in Germany?
Troken wine from an higher ripeness than classic
What are the einzellage of Urzig?
Prälat
Treppchen
Wurzgarten
name some important Gemeiden of the Bigen (Bereich)?
Siefersheim Bingen Appenheim
What is the alleinbesitz of Von Simmern?
Mannberg vineyard - Hattenheim / Rheingau
When was the VDP Created? Under what name? When does it change?
26th november 1910: Verban Deutscher Naturweinversteigerer (for nature wine / un-chaptalised) Came VDP in 1971 with the new wine law organisation
What are the wine ventures / Estate of Egon Muller?
- Saar: Le Gallais (monopole owner of the Braune Kupp vineyard) - Chateau Bela: Slovenia (Posavska - sturovo region) - Adelaide Hill: Kanta
What is the crossing of the Bukettrebe?
Sylvaner x Trollinger
what is “Sonnenuhr”? name them?
Sundial vineyard - Juffer Sonnenuhr (Brauneberg) - Zeltingener Sonnenuhr - Wehlener Sonnenuhr
What does mean “Erzeugerabfüllung” or “Gutsabfüllung”?
estate bottle
What is the soil type of the Berg Roseneck vineyard?
Rheingau - Rüdesheim – Quartz base
Where is the Scharzhofberger vineyard located? who’s the iconic producer?
Saar - Mosel Egon Muller
Where is located “Domprobst” vineyard?
Graacher and der Mosel Germany - Mosel
name some famous grosslagen of the mosel?
- Badstude (Bernkasteler) - Michelsberg (Piesporter) - St Michael (Thornicher) - Propsberg - Römerlay (Ruwer) Scharzberg (Saar)
Who’s is the owner of Graacher Josephshofer?
Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt
Acolon crossing?
Blaufrankisch x Dornfelder - developed in 1971
Where is Hassenprüng vineyard located
Rheingau WInkel
When was the Erste Gewächs approved? Explain it?
1999 Official term (unlike the VDP) Rheingau Classification apply dry Riesling (9g/L) and PN (6g/L) 50 Hl/Ha
What is the landwein name of the Saal-Unstrut?
Mittledeuscher
what are the einzellage of Piesport?
- Goldtröpfchen - Domherr - Kreuzwingert (Reinhold Haart AB) - Schubertslay
What is the crossing of the Dornfelder?
Heroldrebe / Hefelsteiner 1956 by August Herold in Weinsberg
What is the crossing of the Neuberger?
Silvaner x Roter Veltliner
What is the “Stuck”?
1200L Rheingau oak vessel
Name the einzellage of Hattenheim
- Pfaffenberg - Mannberg - Steinberg – Rheingau
Where is Schönhell vineyard located?
Hallgarten - Rheingau
What is the soil type of the Berg schlossberg vineyard?
Rheingau - Rüdesheim - Red Slates
Could you name the Landwein region of the Mosel?
Der Mosel
Der Saar
Der Ruwer
Saarlandischer
What are the main GV of the Mosel Region?
Riesling Elbing Muller Thurgau
What are the einzellage of Bernkastel? What is specific to them?
- Doctor Vineyard - Lay vineyard – on of the 5 exceptions of the German wine law: less than 5 Ha
What is the crossing of the Muller Thurgau? Give an other name?
Riesling / Madeleine Royal – 1882 by Herman Muller in Thurgau (Switzerland) – Rizlingsilvani
Where is located Goldtröpfchen vineyard?
Mosel - Piesport
Give some synonym for the Welschriesling?
Riesling Italico: Romania
Grasevina: Croatia
What is Rheingauer Flöte?
Brown flute shape bottle commonly use in Rheingau
How is the Rheingau brown bottle called?
Rheingauer Flöte
Explain the location of the Rheingau wine region.
- Rheingau is located on the Northern bank of the Rhine river
- Vineyards are south facing slopes, sitting on fairly steep slopes, reflecting the light of the river down hill.
Where is located Pfaffenberg vineyard? Who’s the owner?
Hattenheim - Rheingau Schloss Shönborn’s monopole
What is the AP number? Explain it?
Amtliche Prüfungsnummer - Panel tasting’s number assessment for pradikatswein and QbA
Where / When has the Einswein been discovered?
1858 - Schloss Johannisberg
Name some important Gemeiden of the Wonnegau (Bereich)
Westofen Flörsheim-Dalsheim Monsheim Worms
When was Koster Erbach been established?
1132 by St Bernard des Clervain - Know as the biggest estate in Germany until 1803 Was a Burgundian branch of the cistercian monastery
What is the soil type of the Rheingau?
Various: - Slate dominates the upper slopes vineyards - Lower vineyard: closer to river: Clay, Loess, Quartzite, alluvial and red slate
Who’s the iconic winemaker of the Juffer Sonnenuhr?
Fritz Haag
What are the Einzellage of Wiltingen? Where is it located?
Saar (Mosel) Scharzhofberger: Wiltingen Rausch: Saarburg
What is the Einzellage of Wehlen? Name a famous producer here
Sonnenuhr Joh.Jos. Prum
Where does the Rheingau vineyard sit?
on the Northern bank of the Rhine river (Westward through 30 km) – Creating steeps slopes in south facing aspect
What is Fuder?
Mosel’s barrel vessel: 1000L
Where is located “Himmelreich” vineyard?
Graacher and der Mosel Germany - Mosel
What is the monopole of Joseh Leitz?
Rudesheimer Rosengarten GG
What is alleinbesitz?
Monopole vineyard
Where is Jesuitengarten located? (in Rheingau)
Winkel
Name the Einzellage of Graacher and der Mosel?
- Domprobst - Josephshofer - Himmelreich
Where is Mannberg vineyard located? Who’s the owner?
Rheingau - Hattenheim – Von Simmern’s monopole
Where is Jesuitengarten located? (in Rheingau)
Winkel
What is the soil type of the Scharzhofberger vineyard?
Grey slate
What is “Feinherb”?
unofficial term for medium-dry
Where is Hölle vineyard located?
Rheingau - Johannisberg & Hochheim
What are the einzellage of Hallgarten?
- Schönhell - Jungfer - Kloster Erbach Rheingau
Name the classic oak vessel of the Rheingau? What is its size?
Stuck 1200L
What is the einzellage of Erbach?
Marcobrunn
Where is located Neckar weinbaugebiete? Could you name its landwein?
Wurttemberg – Schwabischer
What is the Bereich of the Rheingau?
Johannisberg
How is the Rudesheimer Berg vineyard divided into?
- Berg Roseneck - Berg Rottland - Berg Schlossberg (Rheingau)
What is the einzellage of Trittenheim?
Apotheke
What vineyard is located straight on the East to Mannberg?
Erbacher Marcobrunn
Where is located Treppchen?
Erden - Mosel Germany
Bacchus Crossing?
(Silvaner xRiesling) x Muller Thurgau developed in 1933
What is the soil type of the Berg Rottland vineyard?
Rheingau - Rüdesheim – Grey slate
Who’s the iconic winemaker of the Wurzgarten?
Dr Loosen
What is Domina?
Red german grape Blauer Portugeiser x Pinot Noir – created in 1927
Where is Schloss Johannisberg located?
Rheingau - Johannisberg
What is Rotberger?
Red german crossing Trollinger x Riesling
What is the grape resulting from the Riesling x Trollinger crossing?
Rotberger
Precise the quality level of german wines
- Wein - Landwein (PGI) - QbA: Qualitaswein (PDO) - Pradikatwein (PDO)
Where is located Joh. Jos. Prum? Why is it famous for?
Wehlen - Mosel / Germany Wehlener Sonnenuhr
What are the einzellage of Hocheim?
Rheingau - Holle - Kirchenstuck
What is the goldkapsel?
wine producer with higher richness than classic style: often used for Auslese
What GV would you find in Rheingau?
- Riesling (85%) - Spatburgender (mainly by the Western edge - near Assmanhaussen)
What are the Einzellage of Joanninsberg?
Rheingau - Holle - Schloss Johannisberg
What is the steepest vineyard in the world?
Mosel region: Bremmer Calmont: 65° steep average Berg-Cochem bereich
Is Pradikatswein be chaptalised? What is the min alcohol?
No 7% 5,5 for BA, TBA and Einswein
What are the Bereiche of the Mosel
Moseltor Obermosel Saar Ruwer Bernkastel Berg-Cochem