Germany: Wine Regions Flashcards

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1
Q

Which of Germany’s wine regions is the oldest?

A

Mosel

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2
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On what parallel is the Mosel wine region?

A

49th parallel

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3
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What is the climate of the Mosel?

A

Cool continental

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4
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Which river helps moderate the Mosel wine region?

A

Mosel River

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5
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What is the landscape of the Mosel wine region?

A

Very steep, south-facing vineyards

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6
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What is the soil of the Mosel wine region?

A

Slate

–porous, well draining
–excellent heat retention

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7
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What grapes are grown in the Mosel?

A

Riesling

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8
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Riesling grown in the Mosel is typically:

*ultra ripe, low acid, high alcohol, dry
*ripe, medium acid and alcohol, dry
*just ripe, high acid, low alcohol, off dry

A

Just ripe, high acid, low alcohol, off dry

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9
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Most Mosel Rieslings are vinified in what type of vessel?

A

Stainless steel

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10
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Why do most Mosel Rieslings have residual sugar?

A

to balance out the ripping-high acidity

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11
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Why are most Mosel Rieslings so low in alcohol?

A

the grapes struggle to ripen at that northerly latitude, their sugars are low which in turn means a lower alcohol wine

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12
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Name two gemeinden (villages) in the Mosel famous for their Rieslings.

A
  1. Urzig
  2. Piesport
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13
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The Rheingau is north or south of the Mosel?

A

South of the Mosel

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14
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What mountain range is on the north side of the Rheingau?

A

Taunus Mountains

(protect Rheingau from cold northerly winds)

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15
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What is the climate of the Rheingau?

A

Continental

it is a bit warmer than Mosel

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16
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Which river runs through the Rheingau?

A

Rhine River

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17
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What is the soil of the Rheingau?

A

Slate for the top vineyards with some clay and sand on lower slopes

18
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Where are the vineyards of the Rheingau located, and which direction do they face?

A

south facing vineyards on the long slope on the north side of the Rhine River.

19
Q

What are the grapes grown in the Rheingau?

A

Riesling (white)
Spatburgunder (red)

20
Q

Name 1 famous vineyard in the Rheingau.

A

Schloss Johannisberg

21
Q

What is Kloster Eberbach?

A

Originally, it was a monastery founded by Cistercian Monks in 1135.

The monastery dissolved in the 1800s and today it’s known as a top tier single vineyard.

22
Q

Where is the Rheinhessen in relation to Rheingau?

A

South

23
Q

What is the climate of Rheinhessen?

A

Continental

24
Q

What is the landscape of the Rheinhessen?
*flat with fertile soil?
* steep hills with infertil soil?

A

flat and fertile

25
Q

What are the soils of the Rheinhessen?

A

red sandstone
slate

26
Q

What are the white grapes of Rheinhessen?

A

Riesling
Muller-Thurgau
Silvaner

27
Q

Rheinhessen is the _______est wine region in Germany.

A

Largest

28
Q

What is Liebfaumilch?

A

an inexpensive, sweet white wine made mostly from Muller-Thurgau. It was heavily exported in the 1980s and very popular at the time, but it ended up being a blemish on the perception of German wines for decades.

29
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Where are the top vineyards in the Rheinhessen located?

A

A thin ribbon of steep hills on the west bank of the Rhine River, between Nackenheim and Nierstein.

This area is best known for today’s high quality, dry Rieslings.

30
Q

Clue to German pronunciation of “ie” and “ei”:

A

You pronounce the second vowel, meaning:
If the i is after the e, you pronounce the i

if the e is after the I, you pronounce the e

31
Q

The Pfalz region in Germany is pretty much a continuation of the ______ region in France.

A

Alsace

32
Q

What River separates the Pfalz from Alsace?

A

Rhine River

33
Q

What is the mountain range on the west side of Pfalz?

A

Haardt Mountains

34
Q

The Haardt Mountain are an extention of what other mountain range?

A

Vosges Mountain range

35
Q

The Haardt mountains provide the Pfalz with a ______ ________.

A

Rain Shadow

36
Q

Between the Pfalz’s southerly latitude and it being in a rain Shadow, it has one of the ______est growing areas in Germany.

A

warmest

37
Q

What is the soil in Pfalz?

A

Limestone

38
Q

What are the white grapes of Pfalz?

A

Riesling
Weissbugunder (Pinot Blanc)
Grauburgunder (Pinot Gris)

39
Q

What is the red grape of the Pfalz?

A

Spatburgunder, (Pinot noir)

40
Q

What style of wine does the Pfalz mainly produce?

A

Dry wines

Pfalz Rieslings tend to be fuller, riper and high in alcohol vs Mosel rieslings.

41
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