Pfalz Flashcards
What is the climate of the Pfalz?
One of the warmest winegrowing regions in Germany, with a sunny, dry climate
The Pfalz is an extension of which French wine region?
Alsace (The Pfalz is directly north of Alsace)
What is the soil like in the Pfalz?
The soil is extremely complex, with layers of red sandstone, calcium-based limestone, loess, red slate, basalt, igneous granite and alluvial gravel.
What is the mountain range of the Pfalz?
The Haardt Hills (aka the Vosges Mountains)
Friedrich Becker (Schweigen) is most known for which grape?
Spätburgunder
Hansjörg Rebholz is known for what style/grape?
Dry Riesling and Weissburgunder
What is the most important region for vineyards within the Pfalz?
The Mittelhaardt-Deutsche Weinstrasse
The most important vineyards in the Pfalz face which direction?
East
Important villages in the Mittelhaardt-Deutsche Weinstrasse, from north to south
Kallstadt, Ungstein, Bad Dürkheim, Wachenheim, Forst, Deidesheim, Ruppertsberg
Name four important vineyards in the village of Forst?
- Kirchenstück (very warm site)
- Jesuitengarten
- Pechstein
- Ungeheuer
Typical style of Pfalz Riesling?
Full-bodied and almost always dry
Important producers in the Mittelhaardt
- Müller-Catoir
- The 3 B’s:
Bassermann-Jordan, von Buhl, Bürklin-Wolf
Name an important vineyard in Kallstadt
Saumagen
Name some important vineyards in Deidesheim
Langenmoregen, Hohenmoregen, Kieselberg
Name two important vineyards in Ruppertsberg
Reiterpfad and Gaisböhl
