Mosel Flashcards
1
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“Schiefer”
A
- German for “slate”
2
Q
“Tonschiefer”
“Blauschiefer”
“Grauschiefer”
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- Term for Devonian Shales
- Blue slate
- Grey slate
3
Q
“Lay”
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- Dialect term for slate. Appears on many labels.
4
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Eitelsbach, Weschbach, Kundelbach
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- Tributaries of the Ruwer that contain choice, south-facing slopes.
- They are at slightly higher altitude and don’t benefit from the moderating effect of a sufficiently large body of water, so they are cooler than the Mosel Valley.
5
Q
Difference between Saar and Mosel wines (general)
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- “The difference between Mosel and Saar is the different weighting of constituents. A Mosel riesling is carried by its fruit accompanied by acidity. A Saar riesling is carried by its acidic structure accompanied by fruit.” - Geltz Zillliken
- Saar vineyards are relatively more isolated and higher than others. Few vineyards lie on the Saar itself, and the vineyards are mostly at 300 m.a.s.l. or higher. They are also quite spread out from each other.
6
Q
Bereiche (subregions) of the Mosel
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- Bernkastel (Middle Mosel)
- Burg Cochem (Lower Mosel/Terrassenmosel)
- Obermosel (Upper Mosel)
- Ruwertal
- Saar
- Moseltor
7
Q
How many grosslagen lie within the Mosel?
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19
(Grosslage are large collective vineyards under which all the single vineyards of a village are subsumed)
8
Q
How many Einzellagen lie within the Mosel?
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524
(An Einzellage is an official single vineyard)
9
Q
Slate
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- Slates are a fine-grained, foliated, metamorphic group of rocks.
- German slate formations date to the Devonian (420-360 million years ago) and the Carboniferous (360-300 million years ago) periods and are weathered to varying degrees.
- (Metamorphic rocks are altered by heat or pressure. As opposed to igneous and sedimentary; all together, the three main rock types)
- Slate is free-draining and its dark color helps to retain heat.
10
Q
Stück
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- A 1,200 liter oval cask
11
Q
Doppelstück
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- A 2,400 liter oval cask
12
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Halbstück
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- A 600 liter oval cask
13
Q
Minimum Prädikat Ripeness (in degrees Öchsle) for Riesling
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Riesling:
Kabinett: 73°
Spatlese: 80°
Auslese: 88°
BA/Eiswein: 110°
TBA: 150°
14
Q
What’s TDN?
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- TDN–1,1,6-trimethyl-1,2-dihyrdronaphthaline–is a norisoprenoid: an aroma compound.
- High temperatures, berry exposure to sun, and vine stress from drought, heat, and nutrient deficiency during the growing season will increase the production of non-volatile TDN precursors.
- These form both bound and free TDN in the wine
15
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Müller-Thurgau
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- A cross between Riesling and Madeleine Royal created in 1882 by Hermann Müller from the Swiss canton of Thurgau.
