Nahe, Ahr, Franken & rest of Germany

Question 1

Villages of the Nahe

Answer 1

Schlossböckelheim

Oberhausen

Niederhausen

Norheim

Bad Munster

Bad Kreuznach

Question 2

Premier grape of the Nahe

Answer 2

Riesling, generally sweet

Question 3

Dönnhoff

Answer 3

Most well known and expensive wines of the Nahe

Question 4

Dönnhoff’s monopole vineyards

Answer 4

Oberhauser Brücke and Hermannshöhle in Niederhausen is the Nahe’s finest site.

Question 5

Other leading producers of the Nahe

Answer 5

Emrich-Schonleber (Monzingen)

*Schlossgut Diel (Burg Layen)

Schafer-Frohlich (Bockenau)

Dr. Crusius (Traisen)

Question 6

The state winery of Niederhausen-Schlossböckelheim is now known as

Answer 6

Gut Hermannsberg

Question 7

The Middle Nahe Soils

Answer 7

Volcanic, slate, limestone, and schist

Question 8

Shafer-Frohlich estate of Bockenau

Answer 8

A village in the upper Nahe nearest the Hunsrück Hills

Emrich-Schonleber based in Monzingen is the key producer in the upper Nahe

Question 9

The Nahe’s Climate

Answer 9

Mild and dry, Nahe is Germany’s driest winegrowing climate

Question 10

The soil of northern Nahe by Bingen

Answer 10

Heavier with clay and loess

Question 11

Franken lies within what federal state?

Answer 11

Bavaria

A region better known for beer than wine

Question 12

Franken’s most planted grape

Answer 12

Muller-Thurgau

Question 13

Franken’s most important quality grape

Answer 13

Silvaner, first planted by Cistercian monks in Franken in 1659

Followed by Riesling, Weissburgunder, and Spatburgunder aka “Fruhburgunder”

Question 14

Bocksbeutel

Answer 14

Franken Silvaner is bottled in the traditional squat Bocksbeutel

Question 15

The three bereich of Franken

Answer 15

Mainviereck (Pinot Noir)

Maindreieck (produces three quarters of Franken’s wine)

Steigerwald (Highest and Coolest district in Franken)

Question 16

Two Bereichs of the Mittelrhein

Answer 16

Loreley (“murmuring rock”) and Siebengebirge

Question 17

The most planted grape in the Mittelrhein

Answer 17

Riesling, found in trocken and halbtrocken styles

Question 18

The sites of Bacharach and Oberwesel

Answer 18

The Mittelrhein’s best vineyards are in these sites

Question 19

Hessische-Bergstrasse Fun Facts

Answer 19

The smallest Anbaugebiet in Germany

Known as the “spring garden”

Riesling is the regions most planted variety

Question 20

The Anbaugebiet of Sachsen (Saxony) Fun Facts

Answer 20

Located in the Elbe River Valley

Goldriesling an aromatic crossing developed in Alsace is a local specialty

Question 21

The Saale-Unstrut Anbaugebiet Fun Facts

Answer 21

Lies at the Saale and Unstrut rivers

Germany’s northernmost winegrowing region

Muller-Thurgau and Weissburgunder are common varieties in this cold climate

Question 22

Baden

Answer 22

Kaiserstuhl, Germany’s warmest winegrowing regions is located here

Spatburgunder and other red varieties are preferred

The Rose Weissherbst is locally popular

Question 23

Württemberg

Answer 23

Contains most of Germany’s Schwarzriesling and Lemberger (Blaufrankisch)

Schillerwein rose produced from fermenting red and white grapes together is common here