Pfalz Flashcards
“Church parcel” of the Pfalz that is surrounded by a wall
(Forster) Kirchenstück
What are the 2 Bereich of Pfalz?
- Mittelhaardt Deutsche Weinstrasse
- Südliche Weinstrasse
What are the most famous Einzellagen of Forst(5)?
- Kirchenstück
- Freundstück
- Ungeheuer
- Pechstein
- Jesuitengarten
Who are the 3 Bs of Pfalz and which Einzellagen do all three produce wine in?
- Bürklin Wolf
- Basserman Jordan
- von Buhl
- All produce Kirchenstück
What is Germany’s sunniest and driest Anbaugebiete?
Pfalz
T or F? The Pfalz is Germany’s second-largest wine region and has more Riesling than any other region in the world.
True!
In the Pfalz, the Vosges Mountains are rechristened as the…
Haardt Hills
What are the two monopoles of Bürklin-Wolf in the Mittelhaardt (Pfalz)? What village are they found in?
Gaisböhl and Rechbächel. Village is Ruppertsberg. This is a Grand Cru site.
The biggest wine commune in Germany is found in the Pfalz with 2,000 acres (800 ha), what is it?
Bad Dürkheim
The traditional heartland of wine-growing in the Pfalz has most of its great vineyards planted between which 2 communes?
Wachenheim and Deidesheim
What is the Regent grape and where would you find it?
- Pfalz
- Cross between Diana (Muller-Thurgau x Silvaner) x Chambourcin
- Bred by the Geilweilerhof Institute mainly for organic wine growers to keep spraying to a minimum.
- Also bred to be a deeply colored grape (teinturer).
(4) regions that make Liebfraumilch (NPRR)
- only from Nahe, Pfalz, Rheingau, Rheinhessen
- At least 51% riesling, silvaner, muller-thurgau, kerner
- min 18g/l (up to 40)
- nearly 100% is consumed by non-german people
- Qba
- Rheinhessen most (in)famous for this wine
What do each of the 5 sets of numbers for AP Nr. Amtliche Prufungsnummer represent?
- RCECY
- Region (where the wine was tasted)
- Commune (where the wine was tasted)
- Estate (producer/bottler’s code)
- Code (for the bottling)
- Year (of tasting; usually year following harvest)
What are the 4 Tiers of the VDP (2012) and their max yield?
- Grosse Lage (50 hl/ha)
- Erste Lage (60 hl/ha)
- Ortswein (75 hl/ha)
- Gutswein (75 hl/ha)
Gross Lage in which anbaugabiet?
Michelsberg
Bad Dürkheim, Pfalz
Gross Lages in which anbaugabiet?
Pechstein, Jesuitengarten, Kirchenstück, Ungeheuer
Forst, Pfalz
Gross Lages in which anbaugabiet?
Kalkofen, Grainhübel, Kieselbeg, Hohenmorgen, Langenmorgen
Deidesheim, Pfalz
Gross Lages in which anbaugabiet?
Gaisböhl, Reiterpfad-Hofstück, Reiterpfad-An den Achtmorgen, Reiterpfad-In der Hohl
Ruppertsbeg, Pfalz
T or F? The Pfalz is Germany’s largest producing region for Riesling
True!
T or F? The Pfalz is Germany’s largest red wine region in Germany
True!
T or F? The Pfalz is Germany’s 2nd largest German wine-growing region after Rheinhessen
True!
Northern Pfalz has protection from the these 2 natural landscapes
Hunsruck Hills and the Palatinate Forest
The Pfalz is located to the _____ of the Rhein river
West
The most planted white and red grapes in the Pfalz?
Riesling and Dornfelder
This gemeinde is home to the Pfalz’s warmest and most exceptional vineyard site, the Grosse Lage Kirchenstück
Forst
This is the alleinbesitz of Muller-Catoir
Haardt Bürgergarten-Im Breumel
