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Bacchus
(Sylvaner x Riesling) x Müller-Thurgau
Scheurebe
Riesling x wild vine
formerly believed to be Riesling x Silvaner
Kerner
Trollinger x Riesling
Trollinger
AKA Schiava or Vernatsch
Rieslaner
Silvaner x Riesling
Müller-Thurgau
AKA Rivaner
Riesling x Madeleine Royale
Amtliche Prüfungsnummer
AKA AP#, on all QbA & QmP wines Exam board # Commune # Producer's # Application # Year of application
Deutcher Sekt
Sparkling wine made any method from grapes grown in Germany
Erste Lage
From 2012 AKA “Premier Cru”
2nd tier of VDP classification
Erste Gewächs
Legal term used for dry wines from Rheingau from best vineyards
Füder
1000 L cask common in the Mosel
Grosslage
A collection of vineyards
Misleading term for inexpensive wines
NOT Grosse Lage
Gutsabfüllung
Estate bottled
Feinherb
Half-dry, no legal definition
Halbtrocken
Half-dry, generally less than 18 g/L RS
Leiblich
Medium-sweet
Stück
1200 L cask commonly used in Rheingau
Schneewein
Snow wine; term used to describe ice wine made from grapes gathered when snow covered the vineyards
Trocken
Dry, generally less than 4 g/L RS, but can be higher depending on acid content and region
Weißherbst
Rosé from a single variety of red grape produced in the saignée method
VDP
Verband Deutcher Prädikatsweingüter (Pradikat Wine Estates)
Just under 200 estates are members
Extralegal 4-tier hierarchy
Prohibits use of Bereich & Grosselage, more restrictive classification of einzellagen than government
Wein
Cheap wine, grapes from outside EU
Tafelwein
German look-alikes from outside of Germany
Deutcher Tafelwein
Lowest grade of German wine from 100% of grapes grown in Germany
Landwein
Deutcher Tafelwein from a specific region
Must be trocken or halbtrocken
QbA
Qualitätswein bestimmter Anbaugebiete From one of 13 Anbaugebiete Min. 5.9% abv May be chaptalized & sweetened with süssereserve Includes generic wines
QmP
Qualitätswein mit Prädikat
Quality wine affirmed by ripeness
NO chaptalization
Süssereserve is permitted
Weinbaugebiete
Six regions used for Deutcher Tafelwein: Rhein-Mosel Bayern Neckar Oberrhein Albrechtsberg Stargarder Country
Einzellage
Vineyard
Alleinbesitz
Monopole
Liebfraumilch
Usually Müller-Thurgau, but cannot state label
May be blended from vineyards in Rheinhessen, Nahe, Rheingau & Pfalz
Anbaugebiete
Mosel Ahr Mittelrhein Rheingau Rheinhessen Nahe Pfalz Hessische-Bergstraße Baden Württemburg Frankenstein Sachsen Saale-Unstrut
Prädikat levels for German QmP wines
Kabinett: 67-85* Spätlese: 76-95* Auslese: 83-105* Beerenauslese: 110-128* Trockenbeerenauslese: 150-154* Eiswein: 110-128*
Charta
Association of growers in Rheingau formed in 1984 and assimilated into VDP in 1999
Three Roman arches on labels
Coined Erstes Gewächs
VDP tiers of quality prior to 2012
Tier 1: Erste Lage
Tier 2: Klassifizierte Lagenweine & Ortsweine
Tier 3: Gutswein
Grosses Lage
Top tier of VDP quality model for sweet and dry wines
Sweet wines: Prädikat levels
Dry wines: Grosses Gewächs (Erstes Gewächs in Rheingau)
Klassifizierte Lagenweine
“Wines from classified sites”
Before 2012, one of two categories that made up 2nd tier of VDP classification
Ortsweine
“Wines from specific regions or villages”
Before 2012, one of two categories that made up 2nd tier of VDP classification
From 2012, 3rd tier of VDP system: “Village Wines”
Gutswein
Lowest tier in VDP structure: “Regional Wines”
Bereiche
39 districts into which each Anbaugebiete is divided
Under VDP regulations, which anbaugebieten may produce Erste Lage wines from Riesling only?
Mittelrhein
Mosel
Nahe
In which anbaugebieten is Spätburgunder permitted under VDP regulations?
All but Mittelrhein, Mosel & Nahe: Ahr Baden Franken Pfalz Rheingau Rheinhessen Sachsen Saale-Unstrut Württemberg Hesische-Bergstrasse
“Classic” on a German wine label
Legally recognized term since 2000 meaning “harmoniously dry”
Intended to replace “halbtrocken”
Max. 15 g/L RS
Single variety, no mention of vineyard
“Selection” on a German wine label
Legally recognized term since 2000 meaning “superior dry”
Intended to replace “trocken”
Max. 9 g/L RS (12 g/L for Riesling)
Single variety, single vineyard
Bereiche of Ahr
Walporzheim-Ahrtal
Top growers of Ahr (village)
Meyer-Näkel (Dernau)
Best known villages of Mittelrhein
(NW to SE on Rhein River)
Spay
Boppard
Bacharach
River of Mittelrhein
Rhein
Goldkapsel
“Reserve” wines from the Mosel
Most commonly seen on Auslese
Generally indicates sweeter style
Bereiche of the Mosel
Burg Cochem Bernkastel Ruwertal Saar Moseltor Obermosel
Gemeinden
Village or Commune in Germany
Key villages of the Saar
(north to south) Oberemmel Kanzem Wiltingen Ockfen Saarburg
Key villages of Ruwertal
Eitelsbach
Kasel
Key villages of Bernkastel
(north to south on Mosel) Erden Ürzig Zeltingen Wehlen Graach Bernkastel Niederberg Lieser Brauneberg Wintrich Piesport Dhron Trittenheim Leiwen
Key producers of wines from Urzig
Monchof
Merkelbach
Christoffel
Key producers of wines from Zeltingen
JJ Prum
Selbach-Oster
Key producers of wines from Wehlen
Muelenhof JJ Prum Selbach-Oster Kerpen Dr. F. Weiss Prum
Key producers of wines from Graach
JJ Prum Selbach-Oster Kerpen Willi Schefer Dr. F. Weiss Prum
Key producers of wines from Bernkastel
JJ Prum
Selbach-Oster
Key producers of wines from Niederberg
Schloss Lieser
Key producers of wines from Lieser
Scloss Lieser
Key producers of wines from Brauneberg
Fritz Haag
Erste Lage vineyards of Wintrich
Ohligsberg
Erste Lage vineyards of Brauneberg
Juffer
Juffer Sonnenuhr
Erste Lage vineyards of Piesport
Goldtröpfchen
Schubertslay
Erste Lage vineyards of Dhron
Hofberg
Erste Lage vineyards of Trittenheim
Leiterchen
Erste Lage vineyards of Leiwen
Laurentiuslay
Erste Lage vineyards of Eitelsbach
Karthäuserhofberg
Who are the owners of the Doctor vineyard?
J. Lauerburg
Deinhard
Dr. H. Thanisch
Holy Spirit Charity Fund
Bereiche of Nahe
Nahetal
Key villages of Nahetal
(north to south on Nahe River) Münster-Sarmesheim Bad Kreuznach Norheim Niederhausen Oberhausen Schlossböckelheim Bochenau Meddersheim Monzingen
Dönnhoff
Producer of best, Prädikat wines in Nahe
Monopole: Brücke in Oberhausen
Grosse Lage: Hermannshöhle in Niederhausen
Key Grosse Lage sites of Niederhausen
Felsensteyer Steinberg Kertz Hermannshöhle Hermannsberg
Brücke
Einzellagen in Oberhausen
non-Grosse Lage
Monopole of Dönnhoff
Alte Badstube am Doktorberg
Labeling term for use by growers to the east of the Doctor vineyard whose vines were excluded in 1984
Bereiche of Rheingau
Johannisberg
Key villages of Rheingau on Rhein River
(west to east) Assmanshausen Rüdesheim Johannisberg Winkel Oestrich Hattenheim Erbach Kiedrich
Einzellagen of Assmanshausen
Höllenberg
Key producers of Rudesheim
Georg Breuer
Josef Leitz
Key producers of Oestrich
Spreitzer
Einzellagen of Johannisberg
(all Grosse Lage)
Schloss Johannisberg
Hölle
Klaus
Einzellagen of Winkel
(all Grosse Lage)
Schloss Vollrads
Jesuitengarten
Hasensprung
Most important Grosse Lage sites of Hattenheim
Pfaffenberg
Mannberg
Steinberger
Grosse Lage of Hallgarten
Schönhell
Jungfer
Key producers of Kiedrich
Robert Weil
Top producers of Hochheim
Franz Künstler
Rheinterrasse
Large vineyard area in Rheinhessen with excellent exposure on red slate soils
Grosse Lage of Hochheim
Hölle “Hölle Summerheil”
Domdechaney
Kirchenstück
Reichestal
Main villages of Rheinhessen on the Rhein
Nackenheim
Nierstein
Bechtheim
Bereiche of Rheinhessen
Bingen
Nierstein
Wonnegau
Bereiche of Pfalz
Südliche Weinstraße
Mittelhaardt-Deutsche Weinstraße
Key village of Rheingau on Main R.
Hochheim am Main
Main villages of Rheinhessen to the west
Siefersheim
Key villages of Südliche Weinstraße
Burrweiler Albersweil Siebeldingen Birkweil Schweigen
Key villages of Mittelhaardt-Deutsche Weinstraße
Kallstadt Ungstein Forst* Deidesheim* Ruppertsberg Gimeldingen Haardt Mussbach
Bereiche of Franken
Maindreieck
Mainviereck
Steigerwald
Climate of Pfalz
Warmest, very sunny
Similar to Alsace
Vineyard area a continuation of Alsace
From what villages does Hans Wirsching produce wine?
Iphofen
From what villages does Schloss Hallburg produce wine?
Hallburg
Volkach
What Prädikat levels have the same must weight requirements and what are they?
Beerenauslese
Eiswein
110-128 degrees Oechsle
Top villages of Franken
(west to east) Klingenburg Burgstadt Iphofen Hallburg Volkach
Maximum yield for Erste Lage wines
60 hl/ha
Grosse Lage
AKA Grand Cru from 2012
Grosse Lage maximum yield
50 hl/ha
Maximum yield for Ortswein
60 hl/ha
Maximum yield for Gutswein
75 hl/ha
Grosses Gewachs definition & numbers
Dry wine from Grosse Lage sites
Max yield 50 hl/ha
Min. must weight: Spätlese (76-95)
Max 9 g/L RS
What does the range represent on the sweetness scale of German Pradikat wines?
The range of minimums, which vary by anbaugebiete-there is no maximum must weight restriction and declassifying is common
How many wines may each producer make from a singe Grosse Lage each vintage?
Only 1 dry
No restrictions on Pradikat wines
From what villages does Gunderlach produce wine?
Nackenheim
Nierstein
On what river is the Ahr
The Ahr
On what river is the Mittelrhein
The Rhein
Grosse Lage sites of Münster-Sarmsheim
(Nahe)
Dautenpflänzer
Pittersberg
From what villages does Donnhoff produce wine?
(Nahe) Bad Kreuznach Narheim Niederhausen Oberhausen Schlossbockelheim
From what villages does Schaefer-Frohlich produce wine?
(Nahe)
Schlossbockelheim
Bochenau
Monzingen
From what villages does Strub produce wine?
(Rheinhessen)
Nierstein
From what villages does Geil produce wine?
(Rheinhessen)
Bechtheim
Top non-Grosse Lage sites of Mosel
Sonnenuhr (Zeltingen) Schlossberg (Zeltingen) Graben (Bernkastel) Kammer (Brauneberg) Apotheke (Trittenheim)
River of Middle Mosel
Mosel
River of Ruwer
Ruwer
Best site in Nahe
Hermannshohle in Niederhausen
Ortsteil of Rheingau
Schloss Vollrads
Schloss Johannisberg
Schloss Reichartshausen
Steinberg
Permitted styles for Erste Lage sites
“Trocken” & Pradikat
Kloster Eberbach
Monopole owner forever eight centuries of Steinberg in Hattenheim
Grosse Lage
AKA Grand Cru from 2012
Grosse Lage maximum yield
50 hl/ha
Villages of Sudliche-Weinstrasse
Siebeldingen
Birkweil
Schweigen
Grosse Lage sites of Iphofen
Julius Echter Berg
Kronsberg
On what river are the villages of the Rheingau
Rhein, with some villages at higher elevation
On what river(s) is Rheinhessen
Flanked on the west be Nahe R.
North & East by Rhine
Mittelhaardt
best area of the Pfalz in foothills of Haardt Mts. (continuation of Vosges Mts. in Alsace)
G-Max
Dry Riesling from undisclosed site made by Weingut Keller in Florsheim-Dalsheim
Message in a Bottle
association of over two dozen young and dynamic winemakers in Rheinhessen committed to raising quality throughout the region
Maximum yield for Ortswein
60 hl/ha
Key producers of wines from Oberemmel
(Saar)
von Hovel
Key producers of wines from Kanzem
(Saar)
von Hovel
von Othegraven
Key producers of wines from Wiltengen
(Saar)
von Othegraven
Key producers of wines from Ockfen
(Saar)
von Othegraven
Zilliken
Key producers of wines from Saarburg
(Saar)
Zilliken
Key producers of wines from Ungstein
(Pfalz)
Pfeffingen
Key producers of wines from Forst
(Pfalz)
Egon Muller
von Buhl
von Winning/Dr. Deinhard
Key producers of wines from Deidesheim
(Pfalz)
von Buhl
von Winning/Dr. Deinhard
Key producers of wines from Ruppertsberg
(Pfalz)
von Buhl
von Winning/Dr. Deinhard
From what villages does Muller-Catoir produce wine?
(Pfalz)
Gimeldingen
Haardt
Mussbach
From what villages does Messmer produce wine?
(Pfalz)
Burrweiler
From what villages does Rebholz produce wine?
(Pfalz)
Albersweil
Siebeldingen
Birkweil
From what villages does Becker produce wine?
(Pfalz)
Schweigen
From what villages does Kruger-Rumpf produce wine?
(Nahe)
Munster-Sarmsheim
From what villages does Schneider produce wine?
(Nahe)
Niederhausen
From what villages does Hexamer produce wine?
(Nahe)
Meddersheim
From what villages does Wagner-Stempel produce wine?
(Rheinhessen)
Siefersheim
Describe the flow of the Rhein through Germany’s wine growing regions.
from Ahr tributary
through Mittelrhein
west to east between Rheingau & Rheinhessen
turn at Wiesbaden, run south along eastern boundary of Rheinhessen
West of Baden into France
Describe the flow of the Main River through Germany’s wine growing regions.
from Rhein at Wiesbaden in Rheingau
east through Frankfort
winds up and down throughout Franken
Ortsteil
Esteemed vineyards of Germany that aren’t required to put the name of their village on bottle labels.
Key vineyards in Franken
Homburger Kallmuth
Wurzburger Stein
Key vineyards of Schlossbockelheim
(Nahe)
Felsenberg
Kuptergrube
From which villages does A. Christmann produce wines?
(Pfalz)
Gimmeldigen
Rupertsberg
Mandelgarten
key vineyard of Gimmeldigen (Pfalz)
Idig
key vineyard of Konigsbach (Pfalz)
Reiterpfad
key vineyard of Ruppertsberg (Pfalz)
Breumel in den Mauern
lieu-dit of Haardter Burgergarten vineyard
Muller-Catoir
Kastanienbosch
“magic” vineyard in souther Pfalz
Rebohlz and Wehrheim make wine herez
Grafenberg
key vineyard of Kiedrich (Rheingau)
To what does the “second row” refer?
line of vineyards in central Rheingau that are not directly on the river
Morstein
key vineyard of Westhofen (Rheinhessen)
Hubacker
key vineyard of Dalsheim (Rheinhessen)
Kirchspiel
key vineyard of Westhofen (Rhinhessen)
Important vineyards of Mittelrhein
Bopparder Hamm
Bacharacher Hahn
Bacharacher Wolfshohle
Bacharacher Posten
Key producers of Mittelrhein
Florian Weingart
Toni Jost
Ratzenberger
Grosse Lage sites of Rudesheim
Berg Schlossberg Berg Rottland Berg Roseneck Klosterlay Kirchenpfad Bischofsberg
key wines of Spreitzer
(Rheingau) Oestricher Lenchen Oestricher Doosberg Winkeler Jesuitgarten Hattenheimer Wisselbrunnen
key wines of Zilliken
(Saar)
Ockfener Bockstein
Saarburger Rausch
key wines of von Othegraven
(Saar)
Kanzemer Altenberg
Ockfener Bockstein
key wines of Monchof
(Mosel)
Erdener Pralat
Urziger Wurzgarten
Erener Treppchen
key wines of Merkelbach
(Mosel)
Urziger Wurzgarten
Erdener Treppchen
Kinheimer Rosenberg
key wines of Christoffel
(Mosel)
Urziger Wurzgarten
Erdener Treppchen
key wines of Muelenhof
(Mosel)
Erdener Treppchen
Erdener Pralat
Wehlener Sonnenuhr
key wines of JJ Prum
(Mosel) Zeltinger Sonnenhuhr Wehlener Sonnenuhr Graacher Himmelreich Graacher Domprobst Bernkasteler Badstube
key wines of Selbach-Oster
(Mosel) Zeltinger Himmelreich Zeltinger Schlossburg Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Bernkasteler Badstube Wehlener Sonnenuhr Graacher Himmelreich Graacher Domprobst
key wines of Kerpen
(Mosel)
Wehlener Sonnenuhr
Graacher Domprobst
Graacher Himmelreich
key wines of Willi Schefer
(Mosel)
Graacher Himmelreich
Graacher Domprobst
key wines of Dr. F. Weiss Prum
(Mosel)
Wehlener Sonnenuhr
Graacher Domprobst
key wines of Schloss Lieser
(Mosel)
Niederberger Helden
Brauneburger Juffer
Brauneburger Juffer Sonnenuhr
key wines of AJ Adam
(Mosel)
Drohner Hofberg
Piesporter Goldtroppchen
key wines of Reuscher-Haardt
(Mosel)
Wintricher Ohligsberg
Piesporter Goldtroppchen
Piesporter Grafenberg
On what river is Franken centered
Main
Monopoles of Germany
Steinberg (Hattenheim) Kloster Eberbach
Josephshöfer (Graach) Reichsgraff Von Kesselstadt
Urziger Goldwingert (Mosel) Dr. Pauly Berweiler
Oberemmeler (Saar) Von Hovel
Oberhauser Brocke (Pfalz) Donnhoff
Maximum yield for Gutswein
75 hl/ha
key wines of Carl Loewen
(Mosel)
Leiwener Laurentiuselay
Leiwener Klostergarten
Grosses Gewachs definition & numbers
Dry wine from Grosse Lage sites
Max yield 50 hl/ha
Min. must weight: Spätlese (76-95)
Max 9 g/L RS
Key producers of wines from Dhron
(Middle Mosel)
AJ Adam
What does the range represent on the sweetness scale of German Pradikat wines?
The range of minimums, which vary by anbaugebiete-there is no maximum must weight restriction and declassifying is common
How many wines may each producer make from a singe Grosse Lage each vintage?
Only 1 dry
No restrictions on Pradikat wines
On what river is the Ahr
The Ahr
On what river is the Mittelrhein
The Rhein
Grosse Lage sites of Münster-Sarmsheim
(Nahe)
Dautenpflänzer
Pittersberg
From what villages does Donnhoff produce wine?
(Nahe) Bad Kreuznach Narheim Niederhausen Oberhausen Schlossbockelheim
From what villages does Schaefer-Frohlich produce wine?
(Nahe)
Schlossbockelheim
Bochenau
Monzingen
Top non-Grosse Lage sites of Mosel
Sonnenuhr (Zeltingen) Schlossberg (Zeltingen) Graben (Bernkastel) Kammer (Brauneberg) Apotheke (Trittenheim)
River of Middle Mosel
Mosel
River of Ruwer
Ruwer
Best site in Nahe
Hermannshohle in Niederhausen
Ortsteil of Rheingau
Schloss Vollrads
Schloss Johannisberg
Schloss Reichartshausen
Steinberg
Key producers of wines from Piesport
(Middle Mosel)
AJ Adam
Reuscher-Haardt
Key producer of wine from Leiwein
(Middle Mosel)
Carl Loewen
Villages of Sudliche-Weinstrasse
Siebeldingen
Birkweil
Schweigen
Grosse Lage sites of Iphofen
Julius Echter Berg
Kronsberg
On what river are the villages of the Rheingau
Rhein, with some villages at higher elevation
On what river(s) is Rheinhessen
Flanked on the west be Nahe R.
North & East by Rhine
Mittelhaardt
best area of the Pfalz in foothills of Haardt Mts. (continuation of Vosges Mts. in Alsace)
Key producers of wines from Piesport
(Middle Mosel)
AJ Adam
Reuscher-Haardt
Key producer of wine from Leiwein
(Middle Mosel)
Carl Loewen
Key producers of wines from Oberemmel
(Saar)
von Hovel
Key producers of wines from Kanzem
(Saar)
von Hovel
von Othegraven
Key producers of wines from Wiltengen
(Saar)
von Othegraven
Key producers of wines from Ockfen
(Saar)
von Othegraven
Zilliken
Key producers of wines from Saarburg
(Saar)
Zilliken
Key producers of wines from Ungstein
(Pfalz)
Pfeffingen
Key producers of wines from Forst
(Pfalz)
Egon Muller
von Buhl
von Winning/Dr. Deinhard
Key producers of wines from Deidesheim
(Pfalz)
von Buhl
von Winning/Dr. Deinhard
Key producers of wines from Ruppertsberg
(Pfalz)
von Buhl
von Winning/Dr. Deinhard
From what villages does Muller-Catoir produce wine?
(Pfalz)
Gimeldingen
Haardt
Mussbach
From what villages does Messmer produce wine?
(Pfalz)
Burrweiler
Describe the flow of the Rhein through Germany’s wine growing regions.
from Ahr tributary
through Mittelrhein
west to east between Rheingau & Rheinhessen
turn at Wiesbaden, run south along eastern boundary of Rheinhessen
West of Baden into France
Describe the flow of the Main River through Germany’s wine growing regions.
from Rhein at Wiesbaden in Rheingau
east through Frankfort
winds up and down throughout Franken
Ortsteil
Esteemed vineyards of Germany that aren’t required to put the name of their village on bottle labels.
Key vineyards in Franken
Homburger Kallmuth
Wurzburger Stein
Key vineyards of Schlossbockelheim
(Nahe)
Felsenberg
Kuptergrube
From which villages does A. Christmann produce wines?
(Pfalz)
Gimmeldigen
Rupertsberg
Mandelgarten
key vineyard of Gimmeldigen (Pfalz)
Idig
key vineyard of Konigsbach (Pfalz)
Reiterpfad
key vineyard of Ruppertsberg (Pfalz)
Breumel in den Mauern
lieu-dit of Haardter Burgergarten vineyard
Muller-Catoir
Kastanienbosch
“magic” vineyard in souther Pfalz
Rebohlz and Wehrheim make wine herez
Grafenberg
key vineyard of Kiedrich (Rheingau)
To what does the “second row” refer?
line of vineyards in central Rheingau that are not directly on the river
Morstein
key vineyard of Westhofen (Rheinhessen)
Hubacker
key vineyard of Dalsheim (Rheinhessen)
Kirchspiel
key vineyard of Westhofen (Rhinhessen)
Important vineyards of Mittelrhein
Bopparder Hamm
Bacharacher Hahn
Bacharacher Wolfshohle
Bacharacher Posten
Key producers of Mittelrhein
Florian Weingart
Toni Jost
Ratzenberger
Grosse Lage sites of Rudesheim
Berg Schlossberg Berg Rottland Berg Roseneck Klosterlay Kirchenpfad Bischofsberg
key wines of Spreitzer
(Rheingau) Oestricher Lenchen Oestricher Doosberg Winkeler Jesuitgarten Hattenheimer Wisselbrunnen
key wines of Zilliken
(Saar)
Ockfener Bockstein
Saarburger Rausch
key wines of von Othegraven
(Saar)
Kanzemer Altenberg
Ockfener Bockstein
key wines of Monchof
(Mosel)
Erdener Pralat
Urziger Wurzgarten
Erener Treppchen
key wines of Merkelbach
(Mosel)
Urziger Wurzgarten
Erdener Treppchen
Kinheimer Rosenberg
key wines of Christoffel
(Mosel)
Urziger Wurzgarten
Erdener Treppchen
key wines of Muelenhof
(Mosel)
Erdener Treppchen
Erdener Pralat
Wehlener Sonnenuhr
key wines of JJ Prum
(Mosel) Zeltinger Sonnenhuhr Wehlener Sonnenuhr Graacher Himmelreich Graacher Domprobst Bernkasteler Badstube
key wines of Selbach-Oster
(Mosel) Zeltinger Himmelreich Zeltinger Schlossburg Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Bernkasteler Badstube Wehlener Sonnenuhr Graacher Himmelreich Graacher Domprobst
key wines of Kerpen
(Mosel)
Wehlener Sonnenuhr
Graacher Domprobst
Graacher Himmelreich
key wines of Willi Schefer
(Mosel)
Graacher Himmelreich
Graacher Domprobst
key wines of Dr. F. Weiss Prum
(Mosel)
Wehlener Sonnenuhr
Graacher Domprobst
key wines of Schloss Lieser
(Mosel)
Niederberger Helden
Brauneburger Juffer
Brauneburger Juffer Sonnenuhr
key wines of AJ Adam
(Mosel)
Drohner Hofberg
Piesporter Goldtroppchen
key wines of Reuscher-Haardt
(Mosel)
Wintricher Ohligsberg
Piesporter Goldtroppchen
Piesporter Grafenberg
key wines of Carl Loewen
(Mosel)
Leiwener Laurentiuselay
Leiwener Klostergarten
Excellent vintages for the Mosel in the 2000s
2001 2005 2007 2009 2011
Excellent vintages for the Mosel in the 1990s
1990
Excellent vintages for the Mosel in the 1980s
no outliers
Excellent vintages for the Mosel in the 1970s
1971
1976
Really bad Mosel vintages
2000 1984 1980 1977 1974
Pre-1070 EPIC Mosel vintages
1953 1949 1945 1937 1921
G-Max
Dry Riesling from undisclosed site made by Weingut Keller in Florsheim-Dalsheim
Message in a Bottle
association of over two dozen young and dynamic winemakers in Rheinhessen committed to raising quality throughout the region
On what river is Franken centered
Main
Monopoles of Germany
Steinberg (Hattenheim) Kloster Eberbach
Josephshöfer (Graach) Reichsgraff Von Kesselstadt
Urziger Goldwingert (Mosel) Dr. Pauly Berweiler
Oberemmeler (Saar) Von Hovel
Oberhauser Brocke (Pfalz) Donnhoff
Key producers of wines from Dhron
(Middle Mosel)
AJ Adam