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Germany- Rheingau Flashcards

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1
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Rheingau is located in what Bereich

A

Johannisberg

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2
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Riesling parentage

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Gouais Blanc (Weisser Heinisch) X Traminer and an old vine

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3
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Total acreage under vine in the Rheingau

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3166 ha

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4
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Most planted white variety in the Rheingau

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Riesling 2494 ha

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5
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Most planted red variety in the Rheingau

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Pinot Noir 385 ha

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6
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Name the most important villages in the Rheingau

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Lorch
Assmanhausen
Rudesheim
Geisenheim
Johannisberg
Winkel
Oestrich
Hallgarten
Hettenheim
Kiedrich
Erbach
Eltville
Martinsthal
Rauenthal
Cochheim am Main
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7
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What two major cities sit on the opposite sides of the Rain River in the Rheingau

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Wiesbaden

Mainz

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8
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What village in the Rheingau is not on the Rhein River

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Hochheim am Main (Main River)

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9
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What other major river meets the Rhein near the town of Rudesheim

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Nahe River

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10
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Minimum pradikat ripeness for Rheingau whites

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Kabinett 75
Spatlese 85
Auslese 100
Beereneauslese/ Eiswein 125
Trockenbeerenauslese 150
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11
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Gouais Blanc synonym

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Weisser Heunisch

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12
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Dominant soils of the Rheingau

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Slate, quartzite and sandstone with loess and clay near the river

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13
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Where in Germany is one of the top eonological schools

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Geisenheim in the Rheingau

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14
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What village in the Rheingau claims to have some of the steepest soils

A

Rudesheim

as steep as 70% slopes at the GC of Berg Schlossberg

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15
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Predominant soils of Cochem am Main

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Loess-covered loam and marl

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16
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When was the first spatlese wine produced in the Rheingau?

Who was the producer

A

1775

Schloss Johannisberg

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17
Q

What is noble rot in German

A

Edelfaule

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18
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When was the first auslese wine produced in the Rheingau?

Who was the producer?

A

1787

Schloss Johannisberg

19
Q

What are the famous vineyards of Rudesheim

A
  • Berg Sclossberg
  • Berg Rottland
  • Berg Roseneck
20
Q

Important vineyards of Geisenheim

A

Schloss Johannisberg

21
Q

Important vineyards of Winkel

A
  • Schloss Vollrads

- Jesuitengarten

22
Q

Who owns Kloster Eberbach

A

Hessische Staatsweinguter- Hessen State winery

23
Q

What famous single vineyard is owned by Kloster Eberbach

A

Steinberg- walled vineyard 37ha

24
Q

Name some of the young winemakers who have made a mark in the Rheingau

A
  • Georg Breuer
  • Josef Leitz
  • Peter Jacob Kuhn
  • Eva Fricke
  • Franz Kunstler
25
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What is the winemakers’ association in the Rheingau following stricter guidelines and focusing on dry Riesling

A

Charta

26
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Dry Riesling from selected sites in Rheingau can be labeled as:

A

Erstes Gewächs

27
Q

Name two monopoles of ecclesiastical origin in the Rheingau

A
  • Schloss Johannisberg

- Steinberg in Hattenheim- owned by Kloster Eberbach

28
Q

Who owns the monopole of Pfaffenberg?

Where it is located?

A
  • Schloss Shonborn

- Hattenheim

29
Q

Famous vineyards of Hockheim

A
  • Holle
  • Kirchenstuck
30
Q

Famous vineyards of Hattenheim

A
  • Pfaffenberg
  • Steinberg
  • Mannberg
31
Q

Famous vineyards of Assmanhausen

A

Hollenberg

32
Q

Famous vineyards of Eltville

A

Sonnenberg

33
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Famous vineyards of Johannisberg

A
  • Schloss Johannisberg
  • Holle
34
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Famous vineyards of Winkel

A
  • Jesuitengarten
  • Schloss Vollrads
35
Q

When was Charta established

A

1984

36
Q

Famous vineyards of Kiedrich

A
  • Klosterberg
  • Gräfenberg
  • Turmberg
37
Q

Monopole in German

A

Alleinbesitz

38
Q

What barrels are common in the Rheingau

A

Stuck

1200 liters

39
Q

What is Weissherbst

A

Rose made by a single red variety- most often Pinot Noir or Portugieser

40
Q

What is Rotling

A

Rose- is produced from mixture of red and white grapes

41
Q

What is “estate bottled’ in German

A

Gutsabfullung

42
Q

How large is Fuder?

Where it is commonly found

A

1000 liters

Commonly found in the Mosel

43
Q

What is Bottled fermented Sekt in German

A

Flaschengarung

44
Q

What Rheingau producer is known for their Pinot Noir

A

August Kesseler

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