Nahe Flashcards
What is the bereiche of the Nahe?
Nahetal
What lies to the west of Name, forming the border between it and the Mosel?
Hunsruck Hochwald
Describe the climate of the Nahe
Transitional between maritime and continental climates.
Driest region in Germany.
Name two tributaries off the Nahe
Grafenbach
Trollbach
Glan
Alsenz
What is the most planted white grape of the Nahe? And Red?
Riesling (by a lot)
Dornfelder
What grape(s) is/are permitted for VDP GL in the Nahe?
Only Riesling
What Anbaugebietes only allow Riesling for VDP GL?
Nahe and Mosel
Describe the three subregions of the Nahe.
Upper, Middle, Lower
Upper Nahe is west, close to the Hunsruck hills, slightly cooler. Goes from Monzigen at the west to Schlossbockelheim.
Middle goes from Schlossbockelheim to Bad Kreuznach, includes the most famous towns.
Lower is from Bad Kreuznach to the confluence w the Rhine near Bingen.
What are the GLs of Monzingen?
Fruhlingsplatzchen
Halenberg
What is the GL of Bockenau?
Felseneck
What are the GLs of Schlossbockelheim?
Kupfergrube
Felsenberg
What are the GLs of Oberhausen?
Brucke
Leistenberg
What are the major villages of the Middle Nahe?
Bad Kreuznach Oberhausen Niederhausen Norheim Traisen
What is the major mountain in the Nahe? What is it made of? What village is it close to?
Rotenfels
Porphyry cliffs
near Traisen in the middle Nahe
Name three GLs of Niederhausen.
Hermannshohle Hermannsberg Felsensteyer Steinberg Kertz
What are the GLs of Norheim?
Kirscheck
Dellchen
What are the GLs of Traisen?
Bastei
Rotenfels
What are the soils of the middle Nahe?
weathered volcanic, slate, limestone, schist
What are the soils of the Lower Nahe?
heavier, clay, loess
Slate and quartzite in the north
Where does the best Spatburgunder grow in the Nahe?
In the lower Nahe, where it is warmer, more similar to the Rheinhessen.
What is the state winery of the Nahe called?
Gut Hermannsberg
What are the best villages of the Lower Nahe?
Munster-Sarsheim
Dorsheim
Laubenheim
Who is the top producer of the Lower Nahe?
Schlossgut Diel
What is Donnhof’s alleinbesitz?
Oberhauser Brucke
What is Gut Hermannsberg’s alleinbesitz?
Niederhauser Hermannsberg
What are the GLs of Bad Kreuznach?
Kahlenberg
Krotenpfuhl
What are the GLs of Dorsheim?
Pittermanchen
Goldloch
Burgberg
Name a GL of Munster-Sarmsheim
Rheinberg
Kapellenberg
Dautenpflanzer
Pittersberg
Name the GLs of Laubenheim
St. Remigiusberg
Kathauser
Krone
Who are the two top producers of the Upper Nahe?
Emrich-Schonleber (Monzingen)
Schafer-Frohlich (Bockenau)
