Mosel Flashcards
Where does the Mosel River start?
In the Vosges Mountains of France flowing eastward into Germany until it merges with the Rhine River.
What are the 2 main tributaries of the Mosel River?
The Saar River and the Ruwer River
What does a gold-colored capsule (goldkapsel) on a German wine indicate?
Generally indicates additional sweetness due to a higher must weight and is most commonly encountered on Auslese bottlings.
Almost exclusively used by Mosel producers.
The stretch of the Mosel River between Trier and Zell has most the greatest site of the Mosel area. What is this region called?
Mittelmosel (Middle Mosel)
What are some common characteristics of the best vineyards of the Mosel region?
The best vineyards are exclusively found on sheer aspects of the southward-facing slopes.
List some of the most important towns found in Mittelmosel and one corresponding vineyard.
Trittenheim: Apotheke
Piesport: Goldtröpfchen
Brauneberg: Juffer Sonnenuhr
Bernkastel-Kues: Doctor
Graach-an-der-Mosel: Josephshöfer
Wehlen: Wehlener Sonnenuhr
Zeltingen: Zeltinger Sonnenuhr
Ürzig: Würzgarten
Erden: Prälat
What is the greatest vineyard of Piesport?
Goldtröpfchen
(droplets of gold)
Where is the Goldtröpfchen vineyard, one of the Mosel’s most pedigreed sites, located?
Piesport
List some of the famous “sundial” (sonnenuhr) vineyards of the Mittelmosel.
Juffer Sonnenuhr of Braunberg
Wehlener Sonnenuhr of Wehlen
Zeltinger Sonnenuhr of Zeltingen
Where is the famous Doctor vineyard of Mosel located?
Bernkastel-Kues
What is the most famous vineyard of Bernkastel-Kues?
The Doctor vineyard
What allows the vines to ripen in the Mosel region when the annual average temperature is 49˚ (8˚ colder than ideal)?
The blue slate absorbs and retains heat and the Mosel river reflects warmth onto the vines.
