Mosel Flashcards

1
Q

When did Mosel-Saar-Ruwer become just Mosel?

A

2007

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2
Q

Name the 6 bereiche of the Mosel

A

from W to E:

Moseltor, Obermosel, Saar, Ruwertal, Bernkastel, Burg Cochem

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3
Q

Which Mosel bereich is the largest?

A

Bernkastel

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4
Q

What is the dominant slate type in the Mosel?

A

Blue Devonian Slate, with some red slate near Erden.

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5
Q

What is the Bernkastel bereich commonly known as?

A

Mittelmosel

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6
Q

What is the Burg Cochem bereich commonly known as?

A

Terrassenmosel

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7
Q

Name the two important Gemeinden on the Saar

A

Wiltingen and Saarburg (home to egon muller)

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8
Q

Name the two important Gemeinden on the Ruwer

A

Eitelsbach and Mertesdorf

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9
Q

Name the 5 Mosel Gemeinden on the western “Left Bank”, North to South

A
Ürzig
Wehlen
Lieser
Brauneberg
Piesport
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10
Q

Name the 6 Mosel Gemeinden on the eastern “Right Bank”, North to South

A
Erden
Graach an der Mosel
Bernkastel
Wintrich
Dhron
Trittenhein
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11
Q

Saarburg river
Most important vineyard
Most important producer

A

Saar

Rausch - Zilliken

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12
Q

Wiltingen river
Most important vineyard
Most important producer

A

Saar

Scharzhofberger - Egon Müller

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13
Q

Eitelsbach river
Most important vineyard
Most important producer

A

Ruwer

Karthäuserhofberg - Karthäuserhof (monopole)

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14
Q

Mertesdorf river
3 most important vineyards
Name a producer for each

A

Ruwer
Abtsberg - Maximin Grünhäus (monopole)
Herrenberg - Weinhof Herrenberg by Loch family
Bruderberg - Maximin Grünhäus

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15
Q

Trittenheim river
Most important vineyard
Name a producer

A

Mosel

Apotheke - Stefan Bollig

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16
Q

Piesport river
2 most important vineyards
Name a producer from each

A

Mosel
Goldtröpfchen - Reinhold Haart and Reichsgraff von Kesselstatt
Domherr - Situated in the heart of Goldtröpfchen, Haart also produces wines here

17
Q

Brauneberg river
2 most important vineyards
Name a producer from each

A

Mosel
Juffer
Juffer Sonnenuhr - Fritz Haag in both

18
Q

Bernkastel-Kues river
2 most important vineyards
Name a producer from each

A

Mosel
Doctor - Dr. H. Thanisch, Wegeler
Lay - M. Molitor, Thanisch, Loosen

19
Q

Graach an der Mosel river
2 most important vineyards
Name a producer from each

A

Mosel
Domprobst - Molitor, Willi Schaefer
Josephshöfer (monopole of Reichsgraff von Kesselstatt)

20
Q

Erden river
2 most important vineyards
Name one producer from each

A

Mosel
Prälat - Loosen, Meulenhof, Cristoffel Erben
Treppchen - Meulenhof, Cristoffel Erben

21
Q

Wehlen river
Most important vineyard
Name one producer

A

Mosel

Sonnenhur - S.A. Prum, Kerpen, Joh. Jos. Prum

22
Q

Zeltingen river
Most important vineyard
Name one producer

A

Mosel

Sonnenhur - Selbach-Oster, Molitor

23
Q

Ürzig river
Most important vineyard
Name one producer

A

Mosel

Würzgarten - Monchhof, Karl Erbes, Cristoffel Erben

24
Q

What does a Goldkapsel indicate on a bottle from Mosel?

What is a Lange Goldkapsel?

A

“reserve” selection with additional sweetness due to higher mustweight, common in Auslese.

lange goldkapsel is a longer capsul with even more sweetness.

used to subvert the 1971 wine label that outlawed terms added to the pradikat, such as ‘fein’ and ‘hochfeine’, from label.

25
Q

What Bereiche would you find the gemeinden of Trittenheim, Piesport, Brauneberg, Bernkastel-Kues, Graach-an-der-Mosel, Wehlen, Zeltingen, Ürzig, and Erden?

A

bereiche Bernkastel in Mosel

26
Q

If you have a bottle of Bernkastler-Badstube, is this wine from a gemeinden, einzellagen, or grosslagen?

A

Grosslagen, like Piesporter-Michelsberg, tho Bernkastler-Badstube is of higher quality because of its site.

27
Q

Greatest Vineyard of Mosel > Bernkastler > Piesport

A

Goldtröpfchen. Vineyard is a natural amphitheater.

28
Q

Name three ‘sundial vineyards’ of Mosel, and their Beiriche.

A

Sonnenuhr = sundial.
Juffer-Sonnenuhr (Bernkastel > Brauneberg),
Wehlener-Sonnenuhr (Bernkastel > Wehlen)
Zeltinger-Sonnenuhr (Bernkastel > Zeltingen)

29
Q

Where would you find the famous Doctor and Lay vineyards?

A

Mosel > Bernkastel > Bernkastel-Kues

30
Q

Where is the Würzgarten vineyard?

A

Mosel > Bernkastel > Ürzig

31
Q

Where are the Josephshöfer and Domprobst vineyards?

A

Mosel > Bernkastel > Graach-an-der-Mosel

Josephshöfer is a alleinbestiz of Reichsgraff von Kesselstatt

32
Q

Major grape in the Obermosel and Moseltor bereiche, south of the Saar, on border of Luxembourg?

A

Elbling.