Germany-Rheingau Flashcards
Which region is believed to be the origin of GR Riesling?
Rheingau
Which monastic order Fd Kloster Eberbach? When?
Cistercians 12th cent (1136)
When is the first monastic mention of Riesling in GR?
1435 in record in Rheingau
Where does the Rhein river originate? End?
Headwaters in Switzerland down to North Sea
What is the Mtn range of Rheingau? Cardinal direction?
Taunus in W of region?
On what parallel lies Rheingau?
50th N
What are the Bereiche of Rheingau?
only 1, Johannisberg
What are the unofficial major regions of Rheingau?
Central Rheingau
Western Rheingau
Maingau
What is Easternmost Gemeinde of Rheingau?
Weisbaden
Where is Keidrich Gemeinde? Most important vineyard and producer?
Central Rheingau
Gräfenberg by Robert Weil
What are important alleinbesitz of Hattenheim?
- Hattenheimer Steinberg (clos) of Kloster Eberbach from 1760
- Hattenheimer Pfaffenberg of Schloss Schönborn since 1600s
What are important einzellagen of Johannisberg? Which is an Alleinbesitz?
- Schloss Johannisberg mono, Riesling since 1720
2. Hölle
What is Geisenheim? Where?
Premier Enological Institute of GR in Rheingau (also a village)
What is Westernmost village of Rheingau? Best einzellagen?
Rüdesheim
a. Berg Rottland
b. Berg Roseneck
c. Berg Schlossberg
Which village of Rheingau has the steepest slopes? Why?
Rüdesheim, proximity to Taunus Mtns
What is soil structure of Central Rheingau?
Loess and clay near banks of Rhine, upper slopes more eroded slate
What are major villages of Western Rheingau?
Assmannhausen
Lorchhausen
What is best village for PN in Rheingau? Best site? Top producer?
Assmannhausen
Höllenberg
August Kesseler
What are the major geo features of Western Rheingau?
Entrance to Rhine Gorge near Mittelrhein
How does the soil and climate differ in Western Rheingau from Central?
Western is purer slate with cooler vineyard sites
From what does the Maingau take its name?
Main River (trib of Rhine)
How does the soil and Climate differ in Maingau from the rest of the region?
Warm region, soils are loess-covered loams and marls
Who crafted the first Spätlese bottling and when?
Schloss Johannisberg in 1775
Which estates of the Rheingau were among the first to use glass bottles? When?
Schloss Schönborn and Johannisberg in early 1700s
What caused the Catholic Church to lose it’s vice grip on Rheingau’s vineyards?
Napoleonic Code
Who is the current owner of Kloster Eberbach?
Hessen State Winery (largest producer in Germany)
Who is the largest wine producer in Germany? Name a historical estate in their portfolio?
Hessen State Winery
Kloster Eberbach
Who are some classic producers of Rheingau?
Schloss Schönborn (fd 1349) Schloss Vollrads Schloss Johannisberg Kloster Eberbach Robert Weil
Who are some young producers of Rheingau?
Peter Jakob Kühn
Eva Fricke
Georg Breur
Künstler
What is the historic ortseil of Gemeinde of Winkel? What are 2 other famous vineyards?
Schloss Vollrads
Also, Jesuitengarten and Hasensprung
What is Schloss Johannisberg famous for?
one of oldest produers in Rheingau.
First to produce Auslese and Eiswein
What is Charta?
What is it’s symbol?
organization formed in 1984 to advance the classic dry style of Rheingau Riesling (and Spät)
3 Roman arches from the Graue Haus Hotel in Winkel
What is alternate term for “Grosses Gewäches” in Rheingau?
Why? What vintage was the first to be allowed?
“Erstes Gewächs”
Hold over from Charta
Legally authorized term, may be spelled out in full since 1999 vint
What is a Rheingauer flüte?
traditional flute shaped brown bottle sometimes used in Rheingau
Which village of Rheingau has the highest elevation vineyards?
Assmannshausen
What are best vineyards in commune Hallgarten?
What other famous landmark?
Jungfer and Schönhell
Kloster Eberbach. Cistercian monastery- Prussian insane asylum and women’s prison-museum
What is special about the Steinberg vineyard of Rheingau?
In Rheingau in Hattenheim
Ortseil
Alleinbesitz (monopole) of Kloster Eberbach for 8 centuries
