GERMANY - Rheinhessen Flashcards
What is the geographical location of Rheinhessen?
Cradled on the left bank of R.Rhine with Rheingau to N; Nahe to E; and Pfalz to S
What is the most prominent red grape variety in Rheinhessen?
Dornfelder
What is the name of the famed clos produced by the monks at Liebfrau monastery?
Liebfrauenstift Kirchenstück with Auslese ripeness
The wine is called Liebfraumilch -> Our Lady’s Milk
What are the three major towns in Rheinhessen?
- Worms (SE)
- Mainz (NE)
- Bingen (W)
What provides shelter from winds in Rheinhessen?
Mt.Taunus and various forests
What are the three beriech in Rheinhessen?
- Wonnegau (S)
- Bingen (NW)
- Nierstein (NE)
What is the main soil type found in Rheinhessen bereich?
- Wonnegau: limestone
- Bingen: Devonian slate & quartzite
- Nierstein: Rotleigend
What notable organization was established in 2002 to improve Rheinhessen’s wine quality?
Message In A Bottle
Who are some of the young producers involved in Message In A Bottle?
Hans-Oliver Spanier, Klaus Peter Keller, Philip Wittman
What are the 2 top gemeiden of Wonnegau?
Westhofen & Flörsheim-Dalsheim
home to Wittman & Keller respectively
What are the top eizellagen in Westhofen?
- Kirchspiel
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Morstein
In the bereich Wonnegau
What are the top eizellagen in Flörsheim-Dalsheim?
- Hubacker
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Bürgel
In the bereich Wonnegau
(Sounds like Backpacker & Burger)
What are the 3 gemeiden located in Nierstein?
- Nackerheim
- Nierstein
- Oppenheim
Where is the Roter Hang located?
In the gemeidenNackerheim, in the einzellagen of Rothenberg from bereich Nierstein
Special because it is a 180ha of contiuous red slate slope
What are the 2 gemeiden located in Bingen?
- Siefierheim
- Bingen
