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Pfalz Flashcards

1
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The Pfalz is a natural continuation of what region in France?

A

Alsace

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2
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What is the climate like in the Pfalz?

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Warm and sunny

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3
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What are the Vosges Mountains referred to in the Pfalz?

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The Haardt hills.

Barely over 500-600m on the German side

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4
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What does Südliche Weinstrasse mean?

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Southern Pfalz

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5
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What producers helped make a name for the Southern Pfalz’s quality? By when?

A

Becker
Ökonomierat (Hans-jörg) Rebholz
Dr. Wehrheim

by mid 2000s

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6
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Historically, where do the best vineyards lie and on what aspect?

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In the Mittelhaardt-Deutsche Weinstrasse
(Northern Pfalz)
East facing slopes of the Haardt hills

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7
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Premier wine villages of Mittelhaardt-Deutsche Weinstrasse

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Kallstadt
Ungstein
Bad Dürkheim
Wachenheim
Forst
Deidesheim
Ruppertsberg

N to S

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8
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What and where is the Pfalz’s warmest and most exceptional vineyard site?

A

Grosse Lage Kirchenstück, in the village Forst

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9
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Most recognized producers in Mittelhaardt

A

the “3 Bs” + MC

-Bassermann-Jordan,
-von Buhl
-Bürklin-Wolf
+
Müller-Catoir

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10
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Soil types in Pfalz

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red sandstone, calcium-based limestone, loess, red slate, basalt, igneous granite and alluvial gravel

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11
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Why is there such variation of quality among vineyard sites even if they are close in proximity?

A

Varied soil types in Pfalz

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12
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What is Palatinate

A

The Pfalz, to English speakers

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13
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Other grapes of up and coming importance in the Pfalz

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Pinot varieties
Scheurebe for sweet wines (since 40s)
Sauvignon Blanc
Sangiovese (it’s warm!!)

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14
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Minimum Prädikat Ripeness for Riesling and Müller Thurgau

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Kabinett       73°	
Spätlese      90°	
Auslese       100°	
BA/Eiswein  120°	
TBA              150°
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15
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Important Einzellagen in Forst

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Kirchenstück !!!
Freundstück
Pechstein
Ungeheuer
Jesuitengarten
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16
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Important Einzellagen in Kallstadt

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Saumagen

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17
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Important Einzellagen in Deidesheim

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Langenmorgen, Hohenmorgen, Kieselberg

18
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Important Einzellagen in Ruppertsberg

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Reiterpfad, Gaisböhl (Bürklin-Wolf monopole)

19
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Important Einzellagen in Königsbach

A

Idig

20
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Important Gemeinden and Einzellagen in Südliche-Weinstrasse

A

Siebeldingen: Im Sonnenschein
Birkweiler: Kastanienbusch
Schweigen: Kammerberg

21
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Two bereichen of Pfalz

A

Mittelhaardt-Deutsche Weinstrasse

Südliche Weinstrasse

22
Q

Until when was the Pfalz known as the Rheinpfalz

A

1992

23
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Where does the Pfalz fall in terms of production among the anbaugebiete?

A

2nd, after Rheinhessen

nearly a quarter of Germany’s vines

Worlds largest acreage of Riesling

24
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What grapes follow Riesling in terms of sheer quantities?

A

Dornfelder
Müller-Thurgau
Portugieser

25
Q

What grapes are authorized for VDP Grosse Lage bottlings in the Pfalz?

A

Riesling
Spätburgunder
Weissburgunder

26
Q

Where does the name weinstrasse come from in the bereichen of the Pfalz?

A

“Wine route” road opened in 1935 to link picturesque villages and boost tourism

27
Q

Where does the Mittelhaardt begin/end?

A

about 20 kilometers south of Worms, until about Neustadt

28
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Where does Südliche begin/end?

A

just south of Neustadt, through Schweigen at Alsation border

29
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What famous wine region is the Mittelhaardt reminiscent of?

A

Côte d’Or

small medieval villages, crowned by church steeples

30
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Where do the best vineyards sit in the Mittelhaardt?

A

Mid-slope on the plain below the Haardt hills, eastern facing

31
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What forest lines the haardt hills

A

Palatinate Forest

32
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What three Grosse Lage vineyards in Deidesheim and Forst are under 5 ha, maintaining their tiny boundaries despite the Flurbereinigung campaign and 1971 wine law?

A

Deidesheimer Hohenmorgen (high morning)
Forster Freundstück (friend parcel)
Forster Kirchenstück - 3.7 ha (church parcel)

33
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What is the finest site north of Forst?

A

Kallstadter Saumagen (Pig’s stomach)

amphitheater- like suntrap

34
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How many producers make Kirchenstück?

A

8

(only vineyard were the “3Bs” all make wine

35
Q

What producer single-handedly manufactured the reputation of Saumagen?

A

Koehler-Ruprecht

36
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What producer in the village of Haardt is known for proving classically sweet wines have their place in the Pfalz?

A

Müller-Catoir

Riesling, scheurebe, Rieslaner

37
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What producer in the Pfalz is criticized for adding new barriques and tonneaux to a riesling cellar?

A

Weingut von Winning

38
Q

What two vineyards in the Südliche Weinstrasse are home to some of Germany’s best examples of Weissburguner and Spätburgunder

A

im Sonnenschein - Siebelding

Kammerberg - Schweig

39
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Are the exposures typically steeper in Northern of Southern Pfalz?

A

Southern

40
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What is DC Pfalz?

A
  • Introduced by growers in the Pfalz in 2005
  • Modeled off Austrian DAC
  • Trocken only
  • Riesling, Grauburgunder, Weissburgunder, Spätburgunder, Dornfelder

-Short lived and forgotten! no major producers adopted designation

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