Mosel Flashcards

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

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50%

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6
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How much percentage of middle mosel sees Red Devonian slate

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16%

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7
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Average annual rainfall

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706mm

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8
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Annual hours of sunshine

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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

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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

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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
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What is Rotliegend

A

reddish volcanic rock

20
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Where is Rotliegend found

21
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Where can you find Wurzgarten

22
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A few Grosslage in Bernkastekel

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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

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What are the 6 Bereiche in Mosel
Burg Cochem Berkastel Obermosel Saar Ruwertal Moseltor
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What is the Burg Cochem known as
Lower mosel/Terrassenmosel
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What are the most important villages in Burg Cochem
Cochem Zell Beilstein Winningen Calmont
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What are the benefits of devonian slate
helps defuse nighttime lows and limit diurnal variations phylloxera cant thrive, but can survive
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What is an issue that Devonian Slate can have?
soil becomes poor in nutrients and can lead to nitrogen deficiency
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What Bereiche has the steepest vineyards in Mosel
Burg Cochem
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What is the most important village in Burg Cochem
Winnigen
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What is Heymann-Lowenstein famous for?
First 3 single vineyards PDOs in Uhlen
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Where can you find Heymann-Lowenstein
Winningen (Burg Cochem)
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Where can you find Scharzhofberg, one of the most famous vineyards
Saar
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What is the best estate in Ruwertal
Maximin Grunhaus
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Where can you find red slate
Erden & Urzig
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Who owns Doctor vineyard in Bernkastel
Dr. Thannich
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Dominate grape in Obermosel
Elbing
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Where is Goldtropfchen?
Piesport
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Where is Michelsberg
Piesport
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Mountain range of Mosel
Eiffel
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What is the name for the German Grower association in Mosel
Grossering
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Minimum must weight for Uhlen Blaufusser, Laubach and Uhlen Roth gU
88 Oeschle
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Where are the sundial vineyards located?
Brauneberger, Middle Mosel Juffer-Sonnenuhr Wehlener Sonnenuhr Zeltinger Sonnenuhr
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Schlegelgflasche means this:
Long necked Mosel bottle
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Name two producers of German Riesling who practice biodynamics in the vineyard.
Wittman (Rheinhessen), Peter Jakob Kuhn (Rheingau), Clemens-Busch (Mosel), Rebholz (Pfalz), Burklin-Wolf (Pfalz) …