Mosel, Saar and Ruwer General

Question 1

What are the Main grapes of the Mosel?

Answer 1

Riesling
Müller-Thurgau
Elbling

Question 2

What are the Bereiche of the Mosel? (6)

Answer 2

Burg Cochem
Bernkastel
Ruwertal
Saar
Moseltor
Obermosel

Question 3

What is the Grosselage of Saar?

Answer 3

Scharzberg

Question 4

What major cities begin and end the Mosel River Valley?

Answer 4

Trier in the Southewest as it flow to the Northeast and joins with the Rhein at Koblenz

Question 5

Name the major gemeinden of Bernkastel:

Answer 5

Trittenheim
Piesport
Brauneberg
Bernkastel-Kues
Graach
Wehlen
Zeltingen
Ürzig
Erden

Question 6

What are some major gemeinden of Ruwertal?

Answer 6

Ruwer
Eitelsbach
Mertesdorf

Question 7

What are the major gemeinden of Saar? (6)

Answer 7

Ayl
Saarburg
Wiltingen
Ockfen

Question 8

What is Bogrebenerziehung?

Answer 8

Traditional vine training method in the Mosel forming the vine into a bow shape.

Question 9

What is the famous soil of the middle Mosel?

Answer 9

Schiefer aka Davonian slate. Mostly dark slate, but can find red slate around Erden and red volcanic around Urzig (Rotliegend)

Question 10

What is Rotliegend?

Answer 10

Reddish colored volcanic rock found around the village of Urzig