Pfalz Flashcards

1
Q

What is Pfalz known as to English-speakers?

A

Palatinate

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2
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Pfalz was officially named Rheinpfalz until what year?

A

1992

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3
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Pfalz

Climate

A
  • 1 of warmest winegrowing regions in Germany
  • Sunny and dry
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Pfalz

Soils

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extremely complex makeup - layers of:

  • Red sandstone
  • Calcium-based limestone
  • Loess
  • Red slate
  • Basalt
  • Igneous granite
  • Alluvial gravel
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5
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Year Rheinpfalz name went out of use

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1992

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6
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What are the Vosges Mountains called once they cross into the Pfalz?

A

The Haardt Hills

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7
Q

Pfalz

VDP authorized varietals for Grosse Lage

A

Riesling, Weissburgunder, Spätburgunder

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8
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Pfalz

2 Bereiche

A
  • Mittelhaardt-Deutsche Weinstrasse
  • Südliche Weinstrass
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9
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Mittelhaard-Deutsche Weinstrasse

7 geimenden N to S

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  • Mittelhaardt-Deutsche Weinstrasse
    • Kallstadt: Saumagen
    • Ungstein
    • Bad Dürkheim
    • Wachenheim
    • Forst: Kirchenstück, Freundstück, Pechstein, Ungeheuer, Jesuitengarten
    • Deidesheim: Langenmorgen, Hohenmorgen, Kieselberg
    • Ruppertsberg: Reiterpfad, Gaisböhl (Bürklin-Wolf monopole)
    • Königsbach: Idig
  • Südliche-Weinstrasse:
    • Siebeldingen: Im Sonnenschein
    • Birkweiler: Kastanienbusch
    • Schweigen: Kammerberg
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Südliche-Weinstrasse

3 gemeinden

A
  • Mittelhaardt-Deutsche Weinstrasse
    • Kallstadt: Saumagen
    • Ungstein
    • Bad Dürkheim
    • Wachenheim
    • Forst: Kirchenstück, Freundstück, Pechstein, Ungeheuer, Jesuitengarten
    • Deidesheim: Langenmorgen, Hohenmorgen, Kieselberg
    • Ruppertsberg: Reiterpfad, Gaisböhl (Bürklin-Wolf monopole)
    • Königsbach: Idig
  • Südliche-Weinstrasse:
    • Siebeldingen: Im Sonnenschein
    • Birkweiler: Kastanienbusch
    • Schweigen: Kammerberg
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11
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Kallstadt

Important Einzellage

A

Kallstadt (Pfalz)

  • Saumagen
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12
Q

Kallstadt

  • Einzellage
    • Producer
A

Kallstadt

  • Saumagen (pig’s stomach)
    • Koehler-Ruprecht
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13
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Ungstein

  • Einzellagen
A

Ungstein

  • Herrenberg-Kanzel (pulpit)
  • Vogelsang (singing bird)
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14
Q

Ungstein

Pfeffingen

Famous grape

A

Scheurebe

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15
Q

Bad Dürkheim

  • Einzellagen
A

Bad Dürkheim

  • Michelsberg
  • Spielberg (Play/Game Mountain)
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Bad Dürkheim

Einzellagen

Producer

A
  • Michelsberg
    • Karl Schaefer
  • Spielberg (Play/Game Mountain)
    • Karl Schaefer
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17
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Wachenheim

  • Einzellagen
    • Producers
A

Wachenheim

  • Gerümpel
    • Bürklin-Wolf
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18
Q

Forst, Pfalz

Einzellagen

A
  • Kirchenstück
  • Freundstück
  • Pechstein
  • Ungeheuer
  • Jesuitengarten
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19
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Forst, Pfalz

Most famouse einzellagen

A

Kirchenstück

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20
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Deidesheim

Einzellagen

A

Deidesheim

  • Kieselberg
  • Langenmorgen
  • Hohenmorgen
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21
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Ruppertsberg

Einzellagen

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Ruppertsberg

  • Reiterpfad
  • Gaisböhl (monopole of Bürklin-Wolf)
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22
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Königsbach

Einzellage

A

Königsbach

  • Idig
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23
Q

Siebeldingen

Einzellage

A

Siebeldingen

  • Im Sonnenschein
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24
Q

Birkweiler

Einzellage

A

Birkweiler

  • Kastanienbusch
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25
Q

Schweigen

Einzellage

A

Schweigen

  • Kammerberg
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26
Q

What anbaugebiet lies directly north of Pfalz?

A

Rheinhessen

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27
Q

What wine region lies directly south of Pfalz?

A

Alsace

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28
Q

What is DC Pfalz?

A

Districtus Controllatus Pfalz

  • Dry wines of at least 12% in alcohol
  • From varieties: Grauburgunder, Weissburgunder, Spätburgunder, Riesling and Dornfelder
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29
Q

In what einzellagen would you be able to compare the producers: Bassermann-Jordan, Reichstrat Von Buhl and Dr. Bürklin-Wolf?

A

Kirchenstück, in Forst, Pfalz

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30
Q

Pfalz

Min Öchsle for Kabinett Riesling

A

73˙ Öchsle

31
Q

Pfalz

Min Öchsle for Spätlese Riesling

A

90˙ Öchsle​

32
Q

Pfalz

Min Öchsle for Kabinett Spätburgunder

A

76˙ Öchsle​

33
Q

Pfalz

Min Öchsle for Spätlese, Auslese, and BA/Eiswein for all varietals

A
  • 90˙ Spätlese
  • 100˙ Auslese
  • 120˙ BA/Eiswein
34
Q

Where would you find the village of Deidsheim?

A

Pfalz: Mittelhaardt-Deutche Weinstrasse

35
Q

Where would you find the village of Ruppertsberg?

A

Pfalz: Mittelhaardt-Deutche Weinstrasse

36
Q

Siebeldingen and Birkweiler are villages in which anbaugebeit?

A

Pfalz

37
Q

Where is Schweigen?

A

Located in France, it belongs to the Südliche Weinstrasse in Pfalz

38
Q

When did the name Rheinpfalz go out of use?

A

1992

39
Q

What are the Vosges Mountains called once they cross into the Pfalz?

A

The Haardt Hills

40
Q

What are the bereiche of the Pfalz?

A

Südliche Weinstrasse
Mittelhaardt-Deutsche Weinstrasse

41
Q

Important Einzellagen and Producers of Kallstadt

A

Saumagen (pig’s stomach): Koehler-Ruprecht

42
Q

Important Einzellagen and Producers of Ungstein

A

Herrenberg - Kanzel (pulpit), Mardelskopf, Vogelsang (singing bird): Pfeffingen, Darting

43
Q

Pfeffingen in Ungstein is famous for what grape variety?

A

Scheurebe

44
Q

Important Einzellagen and Producers of Bad Dürckheim

A

Michelsberg: Karl Schaefer
Spielberg (Play/Game Mountain): Karl Schaefer

45
Q

Important Einzellagen and Producers of Wachenheim

A

Gerümpel: Bürklin-Wolf

46
Q

Important Einzellagen and Producers of Forst, Pfalz

A

Kirchenstück (Churchyard): Bürklin-Wolf, Eugen Müller

Freundstück (A Place for Friends): Von Buhl, Georg Mosbacher

Pechstein (Bad Luck Stone): Bürklin-Wolf, Eugen Müller, Georg Mosbacher

Ungeheuer (Enormous): Bürklin-Wolf

Jesuitengarten: Bürklin Wolf, Basserman-Jordan

47
Q

Important Einzellagen and Producers of Deidesheim

A

Langenmorgen (Long Morning): Bürklin-Wolf, Basserman-Jordan

Hohenmorgen (High Morning): Bürklin-Wolf, Basserman-Jordan

Kieselberg (Pebble Mountain): Basserman-Jordan, von Buhl

48
Q

Important Einzellagen and Producers of Ruppertsberg

A

Reiterpfad (Horse Path): Von Buhl, Bürklin-Wolf, Basserman-Jordan, Von Winning

Gaisböhl: Bürklin-Wolf

49
Q

Important Einzellagen and Producers of Königsbach

A

Idig: A. Christmann

50
Q

Important Einzellagen and Producers of Gimmeldingen

A

Mandelgarten (almond garden): A. Christmann, Müller-Catoir

51
Q

Important Einzellagen and Producers of Haardt

A

Bürgergarten “Breumel in den Mauern” (citizen’s garden, breumel in the wall): Müller-Catoir

52
Q

Who are the “Three B’s” of the Pfalz?

A

Von Buhl (Deidesheim)
Von Basserman-Jordan (Deidesheim)
Bürklin-Wolf (Wachenheim)

53
Q

Who owns Ruppertsberger Gaisböhl?

A

Bürklin-Wolf

54
Q

Important Einzellagen and Producers of Siebeldingen

A

Im Sonnenschein (In the Sunshine) “Ganz Horn” (All Horn): Rebholz

55
Q

Important Einzellagen and Producers of Birkweiler

A

Kastanienbusch (chestnut bush): Dr. Wehrheim, Rebholz

Mandelberg: Dr. Wehrheim

56
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Important Einzellagen and Producers of Schweigen

A

Sonnenberg - Kammerberg (Chamber Mountain), Sankt Paul, Rädling: Friedrich Becker

57
Q

Which producer is known for Grosses Gewächs Spätburgunder from the Sonnenberg einzellage?

A

Friedrich Becker

58
Q

What is unique about Sonnenberg?

A

It extends a couple of kilometers past the German border into France. Growers with land in this “border zone” are permitted to market their wines under the German appellation Sonnenberg.

59
Q

Gemeinden of the Mittelhaardt-Deutsche Weinstrasse from North to South

A
Kallstadt
Ungstein
Bad Dürckheim
Wachenheim
Forst
Deidesheim
Ruppertsberg
Königsbach
Gimmeldingen
Haardt
60
Q

Gemeinden of the Südliche-Weinstrasse from North to South

A

Siebeldingen
Birkweiler
Schweigen

61
Q

Which major Pfalz producer continues to devote a significant amount of production to medium-sweet wines?

A

Müller-Catoir

62
Q

How does Bürklin-Wolf (Pfalz) label its Grosses Gewächs wines?

A

GC (Grand Cru) rather than GG (Grosses Gewächs)

63
Q

Which region launched the Grosses Gewächs concept, and when?

A

The Pfalz, in 1996.

64
Q

Oechsle for Riesling in the Pfalz

A

73, 90, 100, 120, 150

65
Q

What is the most planted red grape in the Pfalz?

A

Dornfelder (followed by Portugeiser followed by Spätburgunder)

66
Q

Who owns Bad Dürkheimer Abtsfronhof?

A

Fritz-Ritter

67
Q

Who owns Haardter Bürgergarten?

A

Muller-Catoir

68
Q

Who is the principal owner of Königsbacher Idig?

A

A. Christmann

69
Q

What town divides the Mittelhardt-Deutsche Weinstrasse and the Sudliche Weinstrasse?

A

Neustadt an der Weinstrasse

70
Q

Pfalz: Topography

A
Haardt mountain range to the west (creating east and southeast facing slopes); includes the Drachenfels peak (570M) in the heart of the Mittelhaardt.
Rhine River (less influential than in other regions)
Odenfeld forest to the east
71
Q

Pfalz: Soils

A

Unterhaardt (north of Bad Dürkheim): lighter, more permeable sandy loam and limestone
Haardt (southern Mittelhaardt): buntsandstein, muschelkalk, red marl, rotliegend, plus slate, granite, gneiss.
Basalt in Pechstein
Sudliche Weinstrasse/Oberhaardt: enduring Loam and Loess

72
Q

What changes between the Mittelhaardt and the Oberhaardt/Südpfalz?

A

The Haardt range no longer protects the vineyards from western wines, so the average temperature is two to three degrees cooler.

73
Q

What does DC stand for?

A

Districtus Controllatus - an indicator of quality in the Pfalz since 2005.
Riesling, Weissburgunder, Grauburgunder, Dornfelder, and Spatburgunder are eligible, as long as the wines are dry and have a minimum alcohol of 12%.

74
Q

What is Rotliegend?

A

A sequence of rock strata mainly consisting of sandstone layers.