Mittlerhein

Question 1

The Mittelrhein stretches from what 2 cities?

Answer 1

Bonn
Bacharach

Question 2

What major city is in the middle of the Mittelrhein?

Answer 2

Koblenz

Question 3

What river is the Mittelrhein along?

Answer 3

Rhine River

Question 4

Which Gemeinde are considered of highly quality?

Describe their orientation

Answer 4

Bacharach
Oberwesel
Boppard

Located on sharp turns on the Rhone river with south facing aspects

Question 5

Name a high quality GL vineyard site in Oberwesel Gemeinde

Answer 5

Oberweseler Oelsberg

Question 6

Name a high quality GL vineyard site in Bacharach Gemeinde

Answer 6

Bacharacher Hahn

Question 7

Name a high quality GL vineyard site in Boppard

Answer 7

Bopparder Hamm

Question 8

What are the two bereiches of Mittelrhein?

Which of the two contains the better vineyards

Answer 8

Siebengebirge
Loreley

Loreley - contains all the GL and EL vineyards

Question 9

How many hectares of vineyards are in the Siebengebirge bereiche?

Answer 9

less than 24 ha

Question 10

What does Loreley translate to?

Answer 10

murmuring rock

massive slate jutting upward from Rhine’s right bank spawning old legends of siren songs wrecking boats

Question 11

What are the most planted grapes?

Answer 11

White Grapes (85.3%)
Riesling: 309 ha
Müller Thurgau: 26 ha
Red Grapes (14.7%)
Spätburgunder: 44 ha

Question 12

Which grape are approved for VDP production?

Answer 12

Riesling
Spatburgunder

Question 13

What is the Mittelrhein Riesling Charter (MRC)

Answer 13

Charter modeled after the Vinea Wachau

• Founded in 2011
• 38 members
• A fixed portion of producers’ revenues are deposited into a Charter Fund to preserve and protect the unique cultural landscape of Mittelrhein viticulture and wine making.

Question 14

What are the ripeness classifications of the Mittelrhein Riesling Charter?

Answer 14

Handstreich (Coup) - max 11% abv
Felsenspiel (Rock Game) - max 12.5% abv
Meiserstruck (Masterpiece) - MIN 12.5% abv, MAX 9 g/L RS

Question 15

What is an “Accomplished Riesling” in the Mittelrhein Riesling Charter?

Answer 15

Accomplished Riesling: 100% Riesling only. Wines must score a 3 out of 5 on a blind tasting to show typicity.

Question 16

What is an “Interaction of the Elements” in the Mittelrhein Riesling Charter?

Answer 16

Wines must show their typicity through the interplay of the four natural elements (fire, air, water and earth) and the traditional methods of production.

Question 17

What is an “Natural Rhein Wines” in the Mittelrhein Riesling Charter?

Answer 17

Grapes must hand-harvested, wines may not be subject to adulteration such as concentration, fractionating or flavoring.

Question 18

What is an “Exclusive Growing Area” in the Mittelrhein Riesling Charter?

Answer 18

Exclusive Growing Area: Grapes must be sourced from within the Mittlerhein anbaugebiet.

Question 19

What is a “Producer’s Bottling” in the Mittelrhein Riesling Charter?

Answer 19

Producers must be located and bottle wines in the Mittelrhein.

Question 20

Who is this producer and what gemeinde is St. Jost in?

Answer 20

Ratzenberger

Steeg

160-200 m The vineyard sits above both villages Bacharach and Steeg. The VDP recognizes the vineyard as being apart of Bacharach.

Question 21

Who is this producer and what gemiende is Oelsberg in?

Answer 21

Lanius Knaub

Oberweseler

Question 22

Who is this producer and what gemeinde is Hahn in?

Answer 22

Toni Jost-Hahnenhof

Bacharach

Question 23

Who is this producer and what gemeinde is Hamm & Mandelstein in?

Answer 23

Matthias Muller

Boppard

Question 24

Who is this producer and what gemeinde in Hamm & Feuerlay in?

Answer 24

Matthias Muller

Boppard

Question 25

Who is this producer and what gemiende is Posten in?

Answer 25

Frederich Bastian

Bacharach