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Germany-Rheingau Flashcards

1
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Which region is believed to be the origin of GR Riesling?

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Rheingau

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2
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Which monastic order Fd Kloster Eberbach? When?

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Cistercians 12th cent (1136)

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3
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When is the first monastic mention of Riesling in GR?

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1435 in record in Rheingau

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4
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Where does the Rhein river originate? End?

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Headwaters in Switzerland down to North Sea

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5
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What is the Mtn range of Rheingau? Cardinal direction?

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Taunus in W of region?

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6
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On what parallel lies Rheingau?

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50th N

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7
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What are the Bereiche of Rheingau?

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only 1, Johannisberg

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8
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What are the unofficial major regions of Rheingau?

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Central Rheingau
Western Rheingau
Maingau

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9
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What is Easternmost Gemeinde of Rheingau?

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Weisbaden

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10
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Where is Keidrich Gemeinde? Most important vineyard and producer?

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Central Rheingau

Gräfenberg by Robert Weil

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11
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What are important alleinbesitz of Hattenheim?

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  1. Hattenheimer Steinberg (clos) of Kloster Eberbach from 1760
  2. Hattenheimer Pfaffenberg of Schloss Schönborn since 1600s
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12
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What are important einzellagen of Johannisberg? Which is an Alleinbesitz?

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  1. Schloss Johannisberg mono, Riesling since 1720

2. Hölle

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13
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What is Geisenheim? Where?

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

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14
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What is Westernmost village of Rheingau? Best einzellagen?

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Rüdesheim

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

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15
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Which village of Rheingau has the steepest slopes? Why?

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Rüdesheim, proximity to Taunus Mtns

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16
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What is soil structure of Central Rheingau?

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

17
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What are major villages of Western Rheingau?

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Assmannhausen

Lorchhausen

18
Q

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

A

Assmannhausen

Höllenberg

August Kesseler

19
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What are the major geo features of Western Rheingau?

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Entrance to Rhine Gorge near Mittelrhein

20
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How does the soil and climate differ in Western Rheingau from Central?

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Western is purer slate with cooler vineyard sites

21
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From what does the Maingau take its name?

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Main River (trib of Rhine)

22
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How does the soil and Climate differ in Maingau from the rest of the region?

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Warm region, soils are loess-covered loams and marls

23
Q

Who crafted the first Spätlese bottling and when?

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Schloss Johannisberg in 1775

24
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Which estates of the Rheingau were among the first to use glass bottles? When?

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Schloss Schönborn and Johannisberg in early 1700s

25
Q

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

A

Napoleonic Code

26
Q

Who is the current owner of Kloster Eberbach?

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Hessen State Winery (largest producer in Germany)

27
Q

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

A

Hessen State Winery

Kloster Eberbach

28
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Who are some classic producers of Rheingau?

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Schloss Schönborn (fd 1349)
Schloss Vollrads
Schloss Johannisberg
Kloster Eberbach
Robert Weil
29
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Who are some young producers of Rheingau?

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Peter Jakob Kühn
Eva Fricke
Georg Breur
Künstler

30
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What is the historic ortseil of Gemeinde of Winkel? What are 2 other famous vineyards?

A

Schloss Vollrads

Also, Jesuitengarten and Hasensprung

31
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What is Schloss Johannisberg famous for?

A

one of oldest produers in Rheingau.

First to produce Auslese and Eiswein

32
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What is Charta?

What is it’s symbol?

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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

33
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What is alternate term for “Grosses Gewäches” in Rheingau?

Why? What vintage was the first to be allowed?

A

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

34
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What is a Rheingauer flüte?

A

traditional flute shaped brown bottle sometimes used in Rheingau

35
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Which village of Rheingau has the highest elevation vineyards?

A

Assmannshausen

36
Q

What are best vineyards in commune Hallgarten?

What other famous landmark?

A

Jungfer and Schönhell

Kloster Eberbach. Cistercian monastery- Prussian insane asylum and women’s prison-museum

37
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What is special about the Steinberg vineyard of Rheingau?

A

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

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