Mosel Flashcards
What is a goldkapsel?
A gold-colored capsule indicating additional sweetness due to a higher minimum must weight. Most commonly encountered on Auslese bottlings
Name two tributaries of the Mosel River
Saar and Ruwer
Which two rivers converge at Koblenz?
Mosel and Rhine
Name the 6 bereich (districts) of the Mosel
- Bernkastel
- Burg Cochem
- Saar
- Ruwertal
- Obermosel
- Moseltor
Which bereich of the Mosel is largest?
Bernkastel
Trittenheim, Piesport, Brauneberg, Bernkastel-Kues, Graach-an-der-Mosel, Wehlen, Zeltingen, Ürzig and Erden are all located where?
In the Mittelmosel
What is the soil type of the Mittelmosel?
Blue Devonian slate
What type of soil is found in Erden and Ürzig?
Iron-rich Devonian red slate
The best vineyards in the Mosel face which direction?
South
Where is the Goldtröpfchen vineyard located?
Piesport
What does “Goldtröpfchen” mean?
“Droplets of gold”
Name two producers of Goldtröpfchen Piesporter?
- Reinhold Haart
- Reichsgraff von Kesselstatt
Why is the Goldtröpfchen vineyard so special?
It is a natural amphitheatre
The Juffer-Sonnenuhr vineyard is owned by:
Brauneberg
Name two other sundial vineyards in the Mosel
- Wehlener Sonnenuhr
- Zeltinger Sonnenuhr
Where is the Doctor vineyard located?
Bernkastel-Kues
Where is Doctor Loosen located?
Bernkastel
The Josephshöfer vineyard is a monopole of:
Reichsgraff von Kesselstatt
Name two producers of Ürziger Würzgarten
- Mönchhof
- Joh. Jos Christoffel Erben
In which village is the famous Ürziger Würzgarten vineyard located?
Ürzig
The Prälat and Treppchen vineyards are located in which village?
Erden
The Prälat and Treppchen vineyards of Erden are characterized by which soil type?
Red slate
Name a prominent producer of Pälat
Dr. Loosen
Fritz Haag and Egon Müller are top producers in which German wine region?
The Mosel
What is the climate of the Mosel?
Continental
The Sonnenuhr vineyard is located in which village?
Bernkastel
Himmelreich and Domprobst are located in which village?
Graach
The Lay vineyard is located in which village?
Bernkastel
How big is the Bernkastel Doctor vineyard?
3 ha
Altenberg is located in which village?
Kanzem
Scharzhofberger vineyard is located in which village?
Wiltingen
The Josefshöfer vineyard is an alleinbesitz (monopole) of which producer?
Kesselstadt
Alte Badstube am Doktorberg was previously part of which vineyard?
The Doctor vineyard in Bernkastel
Kreuzwingert in Piesport is an alleinbesitz (monopole) of which producer?
Reinhold Haart
Leiterchen and Felsenkopf are both alleinbesitz of which producer?
Milz
Karthäuserhofberg in Eitelsbach (Eitelsbacher Karthäuserhofberg) is an alleinbesitz of which producer?
Karthäuserhofberg
Abtsberg in Maximin Grünhäuser (Maximin Grünhäuser Abtsberg) is an alleinbesitz of which producer?
Von Schubert
Braune Kupp is an alleinbesitz of which producer?
Egon Müller
Which is cooler, the Saar Valley or the Mittelmosel? Why?
The Saar Valley, due to its higher altitude
Who is the most noted producer of the Scharzhofberger vineyard?
Egon Müller
In which German wine region does the Ruwer tributary join the Mosel River?
Saar
Name the trio of allenbesitz (monopoles) owned by Von Schubert-Grünhause estate.
- Abtsberg
- Herrenberg
- Bruderberg
The lower Mosel Valley is also known as:
The Terrassenmosel, as the narrowing river and intensely steep slopes make terraced vineyards necessary.
The vineyard of Uhlen is located in which village?
Winningen
What is the dominant grape of the Obermosel and Moseltor?
Elbing (white)
The Rausch vineyard is located in which village?
Saarburg in Saar
The Karthäuserhofberg vineyard is located in which village?
Eitelsbach, in the Ruwer
Abtsberg, Herrenberg and Bruderberg are all located where?
Mertesdorf, in the Ruwer
The Apotheke vineyard is located in which village?
Trittenheim, in the Mosel
Goldtröpfchen and Domherr vineyards are located in which village?
Piesport, in the Mosel
The Juffer and Juffer Sonnenuhr vineyards are located in which village?
Brauneberg, in the Mosel
The Doctor and Lay vineyards are located in which village?
Bernkastel-Kues, in the Mosel
The Domprobst and Josephshöfer vineyards are located in which village?
Graach an der Mosel, in the Mosel
Where is the Sonnenuhr vineyard located?
There is a Sonnenuhr vineyard in the Wehlen and in the Zeltingen in the Mosel. Labels read: “Wehlener Sonnenuhr” and “Zeltinger Sonnenuhr”
Where is the Würzgarten vineyard located?
Ürzig
The Prälat and Treppchen vineyards are located in which village?
Erden
Name four leading producers in the Mosel
Fritz Haag (Brauneberg), Dr. Loosen (Bernkastel), Egon Müller (Wiltingen), Joh. Jos. Prüm (Wehlen)
Does the Erste Lage category exist in the Mosel?
No
