Germany-Rheingau

Question 1

Which region is believed to be the origin of GR Riesling?

Answer 1

Rheingau

Question 2

Which monastic order Fd Kloster Eberbach? When?

Answer 2

Cistercians 12th cent (1136)

Question 3

When is the first monastic mention of Riesling in GR?

Answer 3

1435 in record in Rheingau

Question 4

Where does the Rhein river originate? End?

Answer 4

Headwaters in Switzerland down to North Sea

Question 5

What is the Mtn range of Rheingau? Cardinal direction?

Answer 5

Taunus in W of region?

Question 6

On what parallel lies Rheingau?

Answer 6

50th N

Question 7

What are the Bereiche of Rheingau?

Answer 7

only 1, Johannisberg

Question 8

What are the unofficial major regions of Rheingau?

Answer 8

Central Rheingau
Western Rheingau
Maingau

Question 9

What is Easternmost Gemeinde of Rheingau?

Answer 9

Weisbaden

Question 10

Where is Keidrich Gemeinde? Most important vineyard and producer?

Answer 10

Central Rheingau

Gräfenberg by Robert Weil

Question 11

What are important alleinbesitz of Hattenheim?

Answer 11

1. Hattenheimer Steinberg (clos) of Kloster Eberbach from 1760
2. Hattenheimer Pfaffenberg of Schloss Schönborn since 1600s

Question 12

What are important einzellagen of Johannisberg? Which is an Alleinbesitz?

Answer 12

1. Schloss Johannisberg mono, Riesling since 1720

2. Hölle

Question 13

What is Geisenheim? Where?

Answer 13

Premier Enological Institute of GR in Rheingau (also a village)

Question 14

What is Westernmost village of Rheingau? Best einzellagen?

Answer 14

Rüdesheim

a. Berg Rottland
b. Berg Roseneck
c. Berg Schlossberg

Question 15

Which village of Rheingau has the steepest slopes? Why?

Answer 15

Rüdesheim, proximity to Taunus Mtns

Question 16

What is soil structure of Central Rheingau?

Answer 16

Loess and clay near banks of Rhine, upper slopes more eroded slate

Question 17

What are major villages of Western Rheingau?

Answer 17

Assmannhausen

Lorchhausen

Question 18

What is best village for PN in Rheingau? Best site? Top producer?

Answer 18

Assmannhausen

Höllenberg

August Kesseler

Question 19

What are the major geo features of Western Rheingau?

Answer 19

Entrance to Rhine Gorge near Mittelrhein

Question 20

How does the soil and climate differ in Western Rheingau from Central?

Answer 20

Western is purer slate with cooler vineyard sites

Question 21

From what does the Maingau take its name?

Answer 21

Main River (trib of Rhine)

Question 22

How does the soil and Climate differ in Maingau from the rest of the region?

Answer 22

Warm region, soils are loess-covered loams and marls

Question 23

Who crafted the first Spätlese bottling and when?

Answer 23

Schloss Johannisberg in 1775

Question 24

Which estates of the Rheingau were among the first to use glass bottles? When?

Answer 24

Schloss Schönborn and Johannisberg in early 1700s

Question 25

What caused the Catholic Church to lose it's vice grip on Rheingau's vineyards?

Answer 25

Napoleonic Code

Question 26

Who is the current owner of Kloster Eberbach?

Answer 26

Hessen State Winery (largest producer in Germany)

Question 27

Who is the largest wine producer in Germany? Name a historical estate in their portfolio?

Answer 27

Hessen State Winery Kloster Eberbach

Question 28

Who are some classic producers of Rheingau?

Answer 28

``` Schloss Schönborn (fd 1349) Schloss Vollrads Schloss Johannisberg Kloster Eberbach Robert Weil ```

Question 29

Who are some young producers of Rheingau?

Answer 29

Peter Jakob Kühn Eva Fricke Georg Breur Künstler

Question 30

What is the historic ortseil of Gemeinde of Winkel? What are 2 other famous vineyards?

Answer 30

Schloss Vollrads Also, Jesuitengarten and Hasensprung

Question 31

What is Schloss Johannisberg famous for?

Answer 31

one of oldest produers in Rheingau. | First to produce Auslese and Eiswein

Question 32

What is Charta? | What is it's symbol?

Answer 32

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

Question 33

What is alternate term for "Grosses Gewäches" in Rheingau? | Why? What vintage was the first to be allowed?

Answer 33

"Erstes Gewächs" Hold over from Charta Legally authorized term, may be spelled out in full since 1999 vint

Question 34

What is a Rheingauer flüte?

Answer 34

traditional flute shaped brown bottle sometimes used in Rheingau

Question 35

Which village of Rheingau has the highest elevation vineyards?

Answer 35

Assmannshausen

Question 36

What are best vineyards in commune Hallgarten? | What other famous landmark?

Answer 36

Jungfer and Schönhell Kloster Eberbach. Cistercian monastery- Prussian insane asylum and women's prison-museum

Question 37

What is special about the Steinberg vineyard of Rheingau?

Answer 37

In Rheingau in Hattenheim Ortseil Alleinbesitz (monopole) of Kloster Eberbach for 8 centuries