Germany- Rheingau Flashcards
Rheingau is located in what Bereich
Johannisberg
Riesling parentage
Gouais Blanc (Weisser Heinisch) X Traminer and an old vine
Total acreage under vine in the Rheingau
3166 ha
Most planted white variety in the Rheingau
Riesling 2494 ha
Most planted red variety in the Rheingau
Pinot Noir 385 ha
Name the most important villages in the Rheingau
Lorch Assmanhausen Rudesheim Geisenheim Johannisberg Winkel Oestrich Hallgarten Hettenheim Kiedrich Erbach Eltville Martinsthal Rauenthal Cochheim am Main
What two major cities sit on the opposite sides of the Rain River in the Rheingau
Wiesbaden
Mainz
What village in the Rheingau is not on the Rhein River
Hochheim am Main (Main River)
What other major river meets the Rhein near the town of Rudesheim
Nahe River
Minimum pradikat ripeness for Rheingau whites
Kabinett 75 Spatlese 85 Auslese 100 Beereneauslese/ Eiswein 125 Trockenbeerenauslese 150
Gouais Blanc synonym
Weisser Heunisch
Dominant soils of the Rheingau
Slate, quartzite and sandstone with loess and clay near the river
Where in Germany is one of the top eonological schools
Geisenheim in the Rheingau
What village in the Rheingau claims to have some of the steepest soils
Rudesheim
as steep as 70% slopes at the GC of Berg Schlossberg
Predominant soils of Cochem am Main
Loess-covered loam and marl
When was the first spatlese wine produced in the Rheingau?
Who was the producer
1775
Schloss Johannisberg
What is noble rot in German
Edelfaule
When was the first auslese wine produced in the Rheingau?
Who was the producer?
1787
Schloss Johannisberg
What are the famous vineyards of Rudesheim
- Berg Sclossberg
- Berg Rottland
- Berg Roseneck
Important vineyards of Geisenheim
Schloss Johannisberg
Important vineyards of Winkel
- Schloss Vollrads
- Jesuitengarten
Who owns Kloster Eberbach
Hessische Staatsweinguter- Hessen State winery
What famous single vineyard is owned by Kloster Eberbach
Steinberg- walled vineyard 37ha
Name some of the young winemakers who have made a mark in the Rheingau
- Georg Breuer
- Josef Leitz
- Peter Jacob Kuhn
- Eva Fricke
- Franz Kunstler
What is the winemakers’ association in the Rheingau following stricter guidelines and focusing on dry Riesling
Charta
Dry Riesling from selected sites in Rheingau can be labeled as:
Erstes Gewächs
Name two monopoles of ecclesiastical origin in the Rheingau
- Schloss Johannisberg
- Steinberg in Hattenheim- owned by Kloster Eberbach
Who owns the monopole of Pfaffenberg?
Where it is located?
- Schloss Shonborn
- Hattenheim
Famous vineyards of Hockheim
- Holle
- Kirchenstuck
Famous vineyards of Hattenheim
- Pfaffenberg
- Steinberg
- Mannberg
Famous vineyards of Assmanhausen
Hollenberg
Famous vineyards of Eltville
Sonnenberg
Famous vineyards of Johannisberg
- Schloss Johannisberg
- Holle
Famous vineyards of Winkel
- Jesuitengarten
- Schloss Vollrads
When was Charta established
1984
Famous vineyards of Kiedrich
- Klosterberg
- Gräfenberg
- Turmberg
Monopole in German
Alleinbesitz
What barrels are common in the Rheingau
Stuck
1200 liters
What is Weissherbst
Rose made by a single red variety- most often Pinot Noir or Portugieser
What is Rotling
Rose- is produced from mixture of red and white grapes
What is “estate bottled’ in German
Gutsabfullung
How large is Fuder?
Where it is commonly found
1000 liters
Commonly found in the Mosel
What is Bottled fermented Sekt in German
Flaschengarung
What Rheingau producer is known for their Pinot Noir
August Kesseler
