Mosel Flashcards

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1
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Most important rivers in Mosel

A

Mosel, Saar, Ruwer

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2
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Are TBAs BAs and Ausleses made in this region

A

Yes

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3
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Soil in the middle mosel

A

Devonian slate

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4
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Why does RSL thrive here

A

late ripening and loves the heat off the slate soil

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5
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How much precentage of middle mosel sees Dark Devonian slate

A

50%

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6
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How much percentage of middle mosel sees Red Devonian slate

A

16%

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7
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Average annual rainfall

A

706mm

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8
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Annual hours of sunshine

A

1358 hours

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9
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Which vineyards are most desirable on the Mosel

A

South facing

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10
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What is Bogrebenerzienhuug

A

bow like trellising system

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11
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What was the big grape of the Mosel before RSL

A

Elbling

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12
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What are the first 3 single vineyards in Mosel

A

Blaufusser Lay
Roth Lay
Laubach

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13
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What is Calmont Vineyard most famous for

A

the steepest vineyards in all of Europe

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14
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What are the most important villages in Berkastel

A

Leiwen
Trittenheim
Piesport
Brauneberg
Berkastel-Kues
Graach
Wehlen
Zeltingen
Urzig
Erden

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15
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What type of soil is n Berkastel

A

Blue devonian slate

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16
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What are some of the most famous vineyards in Piesport

A

Goldtropfchen
Dornherr
Grafenberg

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17
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What are the Grosslage in Berg Cocheim

A

Weinhex
Goldbaumchen
Grafschaft
Rosenhang
Schwawrze Katz

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18
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Sundial vineyards

A

Sonnenuhr Zeltingen
Sonnenuhr Wehlen
Brauneberg Juffer Sonnenuhr

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19
Q

What is Rotliegend

A

reddish volcanic rock

20
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Where is Rotliegend found

A

Urzig

21
Q

Where can you find Wurzgarten

A

Urzig

22
Q

A few Grosslage in Bernkastekel

A

Nonnengarten (9 ha)
Treppchen (erden)
Pralat (erden)
Wurzgarten (urzig)
Domprobst (Graach)
Sonnenuhr (zeltingen, Juffer, wehlen)
Josephshofer (Graach)
Himmelreich
Domprobst
Lay
Graben
Alte Badstube am Doctorberg
Doctor

23
Q

What is unique about Obermosel

A

Soil here is more similar to Champagne than the Mosel
More flatlands than mountains

Calcareous Marl

24
Q

What are the Grosslage in Obermosel

A

Gipfel
Konigsberg

25
Q

What are the 6 Bereiche in Mosel

A

Burg Cochem
Berkastel
Obermosel
Saar
Ruwertal
Moseltor

25
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What is the Burg Cochem known as

A

Lower mosel/Terrassenmosel

25
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What are the most important villages in Burg Cochem

A

Cochem
Zell
Beilstein
Winningen
Calmont

25
Q

What are the benefits of devonian slate

A

helps defuse nighttime lows and limit diurnal variations
phylloxera cant thrive, but can survive

25
Q

What is an issue that Devonian Slate can have?

A

soil becomes poor in nutrients and can lead to nitrogen deficiency

25
Q

What Bereiche has the steepest vineyards in Mosel

A

Burg Cochem

25
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What is the most important village in Burg Cochem

A

Winnigen

25
Q

What is Heymann-Lowenstein famous for?

A

First 3 single vineyards PDOs in Uhlen

26
Q

Where can you find Heymann-Lowenstein

A

Winningen (Burg Cochem)

27
Q

Where can you find Scharzhofberg, one of the most famous vineyards

A

Saar

28
Q

What is the best estate in Ruwertal

A

Maximin Grunhaus

29
Q

Where can you find red slate

A

Erden & Urzig

30
Q

Who owns Doctor vineyard in Bernkastel

A

Dr. Thannich

31
Q

Dominate grape in Obermosel

A

Elbing

32
Q

Where is Goldtropfchen?

A

Piesport

33
Q

Where is Michelsberg

A

Piesport

34
Q

Mountain range of Mosel

A

Eiffel

35
Q

What is the name for the German Grower association in Mosel

A

Grossering

36
Q

Minimum must weight for Uhlen Blaufusser, Laubach and Uhlen Roth gU

A

88 Oeschle

37
Q

Where are the sundial vineyards located?

A

Brauneberger, Middle Mosel

Juffer-Sonnenuhr
Wehlener Sonnenuhr
Zeltinger Sonnenuhr

38
Q

Schlegelgflasche means this:

A

Long necked Mosel bottle

39
Q

Name two producers of German Riesling who practice biodynamics in the vineyard.

A

Wittman (Rheinhessen), Peter Jakob Kuhn (Rheingau), Clemens-Busch (Mosel), Rebholz (Pfalz), Burklin-Wolf (Pfalz) …