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1
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from where The Mosel River emerges?

A

from the Vosges Mountains in France and flows eastward into Germany, joining with its tributaries (the Saar and Ruwer) until it merges with the Rhine at Koblenz,

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whats’s The soils of the Mosel Vineyards are composed

of?

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dark blue Devonian slate, although red slate characterizes the vineyards near Erden

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Piesport’s greatest vineyard is?

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Goldtröpfchen—“droplets of gold”

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4
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name the Mosel’s “sundial” vineyards.

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Juffer-Sonnenuhr
Wehlener Sonnenuhr
Zeltinger Sonnenuhr,
Brauneberger Juffer-Sonnenuhr

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there are two exemplary vineyards along the Ruwer, and both are monopoles name them

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Maximin Grünhäuser Abtsberg (part of a trio of monopoles owned by the von Schubert-Grünhaus estate) and Eitelsbacher Karthäuserhofberg,
owned by Karthäuserhof.

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Which area is often referred to as the Terrassenmosel?

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Burg Cochem includes the lower Mosel Valley,

from the village of Zell north to Koblenz.

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Name the Bereiche of the Mosel?

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Burg Cochem, 
Bernkastel, 
Ruwertal, 
Saar, 
Moseltor, 
Obermosel
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Nname the two most famous Grosslagen in Bernkastel

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Badstube,

Michelsberg,

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Name the Major Villages (Burg Cochem, from north to south)

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Winningen, 
Kobern-Gondorf, 
Hatzenport, 
Cochem, 
Bremm
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Name the Major Villages (Bernkastel, north to south):

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Zell, 
Pünderlich, 
Enkirch, 
Traben-Trarbach, 
Erden, 
Ürzig, 
Zeltingen, 
Wehlen, 
Graach an der Mosel, 
Bernkastel-Kues,
Lieser, 
Brauneberg,  
Wintrich, 
Piesport,  
Neumagen, 
Trittenheim, 
Leiwen
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Name the Major Villages of (Ruwertal):

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Ruwer, 
Eitelsbach, 
Mertesdorf, 
Kasel, 
Waldrach, 
Avelsbach
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Name the Major Villages of (Saar):

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Serrig, 
Saarburg, 
Wiltingen, 
Ockfen, 
Oberemmel, 
Kanzem
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name the Minimum Prädikat Ripeness for Riesling (in degrees Öchsle) in the Mosel

A

Kabinett Spätlese Auslese BA/Eiswein TBA

Riesling 73° 80° 88° 110° 150°

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14
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What’s the traditional method training vines in the Mosel?

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Bogrebenerziehung (Bow shape)

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15
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Whats the main danger for wine grower in the Mosel?

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Hail, Strong Rain (cause erosion), Fungal infection and animal pests.

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16
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What’s the Climate in the Mosel?

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Maritime influenced

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17
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where is located the steepest vineyard of Europe and what’s the name of it?

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Between the villages of Bremm and Ediger-Eller (Lower Mosel) The Calmont

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18
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In Which Gemeinde are located the following Einzellage? (exceptional)

                              Juffer Sonnenuhr,
                              Juffer
A

Brauneberg

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19
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In Which Gemeinde are located the following Einzellage? (exceptional)

                                  Prälat 
                                  Treppchen
A

Erden

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20
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In Which Gemeinde are located the following Einzellage? (exceptional)

               Himmelreich
A

Graach

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21
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In Which Gemeinde are located the following Einzellage? (exceptional)

                         Würzgarten
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Ürzig (Bernkastel)

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In Which Gemeinde are located the following Einzellage? (exceptional)

                    Sonnenuhr
A

Wehlen (Bernkastel)

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23
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In Which Gemeinde are located the following Einzellage? (exceptional)

                      Uhlen
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Winningen (Burg Cochem)
Lieux-dits include:
Blaufusser Lay, Laubach

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24
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In Which Gemeinde are located the following Einzellage? (Superior)

                  Doctor 
                  Graben
                  Lay
A

Bernkastel

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25
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In Which Gemeinde are located the following Einzellage? (Superior)

               Domprobst
               Josefshöfer
A

Graach

Josefshöfer Kesselstadt alleinbesitz

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26
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In Which Gemeinde are located the following Einzellage? (Superior)

                 	Kirchberg
                    Stolzenberg
A

Hatzenport

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27
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In Which Gemeinde are located the following Einzellage? (Superior)
Laurentiuslay

A

Leiwen (Bernkastel)

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28
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In Which Gemeinde are located the following Einzellage? (Superior)

                    	Niederberg Helden
A

Lieser (Bernkastel)

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29
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In Which Gemeinde are located the following Einzellage? (Superior)

                           Domherr 
                           Goldtröpfchen 
                           Grafenber 
                           Kreuzwingert
                           Schubertslay
A

Piesport

Kreuzwingert Reinhold Haart alleinbesitz

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30
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In Which Gemeinde are located the following Einzellage? (Superior)

                 Marienburg
A

Pünderich (Bernkastel)

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31
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In Which Gemeinde are located the following Einzellage? (Superior)

                         Apotheke
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Trittenheim (Bernkastel)

32
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In Which Gemeinde are located the following Einzellage? (Superior)

               Röttgen
33
Q

In Which Gemeinde are located the following Einzellage? (Superior)

                     Sonnenuhr
A

Zeltingen (Bernkastel)

34
Q

In Which Gemeinde are located the following Einzellage? (Superior)

                Ohligsberg
A

Wintrich (Bernkastel)

35
Q

In Which Gemeinde are located the following Einzellage? (Superior)

                     	Karthäuserhofberg
A

Eitelsbach (Ruwertal)

Karthäuserhof alleinbesitz

36
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In Which Gemeinde are located the following Einzellage? (Superior)

                  	Abtsberg
A

Maximin Grünhaus (Ruwertal)***

Von Schubert alleinbesitz/ortsteil.

37
Q

In Which Gemeinde are located the following Einzellage? (Superior)

                      	Hörecker
A

Kanzem (Saar)

(Von Hövel alleinbesitz)

38
Q

In Which Gemeinde are located the following Einzellage? (Superior)

                                  Hütte
A

Oberemmel (Saar)

(Von Hövel alleinbesitz)

39
Q

In Which Gemeinde are located the following Einzellage? (Superior)

Braune Kupp	
Scharzhofberger	
    Hölle
A

Wiltingen

                (Braune Kupp	; Egon Müller alleinbesitz)
                (Hölle	Vereinigte Hospitien alleinbesitz)
40
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In Which Gemeinde are located the following Einzellage? (Superior)

                    Schloss Saarstein
A

Serrig

(Schloss Saarstein alleinbesitz)

41
Q

Whats the climate in the Mosel?

A

Continental

42
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What’s the elevation of the Mosel?

A

110-113 meters

43
Q

Where the following producer located?

                     Fritz Haag
A

Brauneberg

44
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Name Fritz Haag top wine produced?

A
  • Brauneberger Juffer Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel

* Brauneberger Juffer Sonnenuhr Rieslings: Spätlese, Auslese, Auslese Goldkapsel, GG

45
Q

Where the following producer located?

Weingut Dr. Loosen

A

Bernkastel

46
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Name Weingut Dr. Loosen top wine produced?

A
  • Bernkasteler Lay Riesling Kabinett
  • Graacher Himmelreich Rieslings: Kabinett, Spätlese, Auslese, GG
  • Welhener Sonnenuhr Rieslings: Kabinett, Spätlese, Auslese, GG
  • Erdener Treppchen Rieslings: Kabinett, Spätlese, Auslese, GG
  • Ürziger Würzgarten Rieslings: Spätlese, Auslese, Alte Reben GG
  • Erdener Prälat Rieslings: Auslese Goldkapsel, Alte Reben GG
47
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Name Dr Loosen different projects in the United States and Germany

A

the J.L. Wolf Estate in the Pfalz,
a partnership with Chateau Ste. Michelle in Washington (Eroica, started in 1999) and a
partnership with J. Christopher on Willamette’s Chehalem Mountain as of 2010.

48
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Where the following producer located?

Egon Müller-Scharzhof

49
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Name Egon Müller-Scharzhof other properties

A

The family also now owns a second property known as Le Gallais in Kanzem, thanks to an agreement made in 1954 by Egon III with the Le Gallais family; through this, they also own the monopole Braune Kupp in Wiltingen.

50
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Name Egon Müller-Scharzhof top wine produced?

A
  • Scharzhofberg Rieslings: Kabinett, Spätlese, Auslese, Beerenauslese, Trockenbeerenauslese, Eiswein
  • (Le Gallais) Braune Kupp Rieslings

The focus of the Egon Müller estate is on sweet wines; in fact, they do not make a trocken wine.

51
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Where the following producer located?

Joh. Jos. Prüm

52
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Name Joh. Jos. Prüm top wine produced?

A

Wehlener Sonnenuhr Rieslings: Kabinett, Spätlese, Auslese and Auslese Goldkapsel
• Graacher Himmelreich Rieslings: Kabinett, Spätlese and Auslese
• Berkasteler Badstube Riesling Auslese

(Dr. Katharina Prüm asserts that these are due to the estate’s use of reductive fermentation and aging;)

53
Q

Where the following producer located?

Karthäuserhof

A

Eitelsbach

54
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Name Karthäuserhof Principal Vineyard Holdings

A

• Eitelsbacher Karthäuserhofberg (17-hectare monopole): the vineyard is comprised of five distinct parcels: Burgberg, Kronenberg, Orstberg, Sang, and Stirn.

55
Q

Where the following producer located?

Schlosskellerei Carl von Schubert – Maximin Grünhaus

A

Mertesdorf ( Ruwer )

56
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Name Schlosskellerei Carl von Schubert top wine produced?

A
  • Bruderberg Rieslings: Spätlese and Auslese
  • Herrenberg Rieslings: Kabinett, Spätlese, Auslese, BA, TBA and Eiswein
  • Abtsberg Rieslings: Kabinett, Spätlese, Auslese, BA, TBA and Eiswein
57
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Name Schlosskellerei Carl von Schubert Principal Vineyard Holdings

A

This estate’s focus is on its monopole holding of one of the most famous vineyards in Germany: the Maximin Grünhaus

The vineyard is divided into three contiguous smaller crus, named Bruderberg, Abtsberg and Herrenberg by the monks.
Bruderberg wines (the smallest and lesser of the sites) historically going to the monks, the Herrenberg to the Abbey’s choirmasters and the Abtsberg for the abbots.
58
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Where the following producer located?

Reinhold Haart

59
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Name Reinhold Haart top wine produced?

A
  • Goldtröpfchen Rieslings: Spätlese, Auslese, GG

* Ohligsberer Rieslings: Spätlese, GG

60
Q

Where the following producer located?

Forstmeister Geltz-Zilliken

A

Saarburg (Saar)

61
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Name Forstmeister Geltz-Zilliken top wine produced?

A
  • Saarburger Rausch Rieslings: Spätlese, Auslese, Beerenauslese, Trockenbeerenauslese, GG
  • Saarburger Rausch Riesling Diabas (a green-colored volcanic soil) (halbtrocken sibling to their GG)
  • Ockfener Bockstein Riesling Kabinett

Zilliken makes exclusively Riesling,

62
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Where the following producer located?

Heymann-Löwenstein

63
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Name Heymann-Löwenstein Principal Vineyard Holdings

A
  • Hatzenporter Kirchberg
  • Hatzenporter Stolzenberg
  • Winninger Röttgen
  • Winninger Uhlen (now divided into three subsections: Blaufusser Lay, Laubach and Roth Lay)
64
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Name Heymann-Löwenstein top wine produced?

A
  • Hatzenporter Kirchberg Riesling
  • Hatzenporter Stolzenberg Riesling
  • Winninger Uhlen Blaufusser Lay Riesling
  • Winninger Röttgen Rieslings: Auslese, Trockenbeerenauslese
  • Winninger Uhlen Roth Lay Rieslings: Auslese Goldkapsel, Beerenauslese
  • Winninger Uhlen Laubach Rieslings: Auslese Goldkapsel, Trockenbeerenauslese
65
Q

Where the following producer located?

Clemens Bush

A

of Pünderich (near Bernkastel)

66
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Name Clemens Bush top wine produced?

A

Grey slate dominates in the original Pündericher Marienburg location and this is where the grapes for »Großes Gewächs Marienburg GG« are harvested

67
Q

Whereis the following producer located?

Schloss Saarstein

A

The Saarstein estate owns the oldest vineyards in the village of Serrig. On the steep monopoly site of “Serriger Schloss Saarsteiner

68
Q

Where is the following producer located?

Von Volxem

A

Wiltingen (Saar)

69
Q

Name Von Volxem top wine produced?

A

Van Volxem Scharzhofberger
Van Volxem Kanzemer Altenberg Alte Reben
Van Volxem Wiltinger Kupp

70
Q

Where is the following producer located?

Von Hövel

A

Located in Konz-Oberemmel in a side valley of the Saar, which is known as Konzer Tälchen (“little valley” of Konz),

71
Q

Name Von Hövel Principal Vineyard Holdings

A

The von Hövel estate has ownership in the following vineyards, all of which are planted exclusively to riesling: Oberemmeler Hütte (5.8 ha), the famed Scharzhofberg (2.8 ha), Kanzemer Hörecker (0.6 ha), Oberemmeler Rosenberg + Rosenkamm, Krettnach Silberberg and Niedermenniger Euchariusberg. Hütte, Herrenberg and Hörecker are all monopoles of the estate.

72
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Where is the following producer located?

Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt

73
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Name Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt Principal Vineyard Holdings

A

On the Mosel: Josephshof in Graach with 8 ha (20 acres) of vines in 1858 Domklausenhof in Piesport with 8 ha (20 acres) of vines in 1858
On the Saar: Abteihof in Oberemmel with 21 ha (52 acres) of vines in 1889
On the Ruwer: St. Irminenhof in Kasel with 8.5 ha (21 acres) of vines in 1854

74
Q

Where is the following producer located?

Reinhold Haart

75
Q

Where is the following producer located?

Willi Schafer

A

Bernkastel,

76
Q

What are Hunsrück?

A

Gray Slate from the Devonian period in the Saar region

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