Mosel Flashcards
What are the two most important Gemeinden and their Einzellagen in Saar?
Wiltingen: Scharzhofberg
Saarburg: Rausch
What are the two most important Gemeinden and their Einzellagen in Ruwer?
Eitelsbach: Karthäuserhofberg
Mertesdorf: Abstberg, Herrenberg, Bruderberg
Name the Gemeinde in which each of the following Einzellagen are found:
Apotheke
Goldtröpfchen; Domherr
Juffer; Juffer Sonnenuhr
Doctor; Lay
Domprobst; Josephshöfer
Sonnenuhr
Sonnenuhr
Würzgarten
Prälat; Treppchen
Name the nine most important Gemeinden in Mosel
Trittenheim
Piesport
Brauneberg
Bernkastel-Kues
Graach an der Mosel
Wehlen
Zeltigen
Ürzig
Erden
From what mountain range does the Mosel begin?
Vosges mountains
What two tributaries join the Mosel?
Saar and Ruwer
The Mosel terminates in what larger river?
Rhine
Name the seven Bereiche of the Mosel
Bernkastel
Burg
Cochem
Saar
Ruwertal
Obermosel
Moseltor
In which berieche are the majority of the Mosels top Gemeinden and Einzellagen located?
Berkastel
What is the most important type of soil in the Mosel?
Blue Devonian slate
(Red slate near Erden)
What is the viticultural affect of the slate in the vineyards?
Retains heat and reflects warmth
Name several prominent producers in the Mosel
Dr. Loosen
Selbach-Oster
Reichsgraff von Kesselstatt
Joh. Jos. Prüm
Which area is cooler: the Saar or the Mittelmosel?
The Saar. Despite being further south, it is higher altitude
What is the primary grape variety planted in Obermosel and Moseltor?
Elbling
What is considered the most famous Einzellage in the Mosel (possibly in all of Germany)?
Scharzhofberg
