Pfalz Flashcards

1
Q

What is Pfalz known as to English speakers?

A

The Palatinate

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2
Q

What was Pfalz officially named until 1992?

A

Rheinpfalz

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3
Q

True or False:

Pfalz is one of the warmest winegrowing regions in Germany.

A

True

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4
Q

Describe the complex soil makeup of the Pfalz.

A
Red sandstone
calcium based limestone
loess
red slate
basalt
granite
alluvial gravel
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5
Q

What region does the Pfalz border to the south?

A

Alsace

-Pfalz is a natural continuation of Alsace

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6
Q

What are the Vosges Mountains called in Pfalz?

A

Haardt Hills

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7
Q

What is Süliche Weinstrasse?

A

Southern Pfalz

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8
Q

What producers are responsible for propelling Süliche Weinstrasse forward with dry Riesling and Weissburgunder?

A

Becker and Hansjörg Rebholz

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9
Q

Name the premier wine villages of Mittelhaardt-Deutsche Weinstrasse from north to south.

A
Kallstadt
Ungstein
Bad Dürkheim
Wachenheim
Forst
Deidesheim
Ruppertsberg
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10
Q

What us Pfalz’s warmest and most exceptional vineyard site and where is it located?

A

Grosse Lage Kirchenstück in Forst

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11
Q

What are the “3 B’s” of Mittelhaardt?

A

Basserman-Jordan
von Buhl
Bürklin-Wolf
-along with Müller-Catoir are among the most recognizable estates

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12
Q

What grape has a reputation for producing sweet wines in the Pfalz?

A

Scheurebe

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13
Q

Who owns the Gaisböhl monopole vineyard in Ruppertsberg?

A

Bürklin-Wolf

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14
Q

Name 3 important Gemeinden of Pfalz:Süliche Weinstrasse

A

Siebeldingen
Birkweiler
Schweigen

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15
Q

Name an important einzellage of Siebeldingen.

A

Im Sonnenschein

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16
Q

Name an important einzellage of Birkweiler.

A

Kastanienbusch

17
Q

Name an important einzellage or Schweigen.

A

Kammerberg

18
Q

Name 8 important Gemeinden of Pfalz: Mittelhaardt-Deutsche Weinstrasse.

A
Kallstadt
Ungstein
Bad Dürkheim
Wachenheim
Forst
Deidesheim
Ruppertsberg
Königsbach
19
Q

Name an important einzellage of Kallstadt.

A

Saumagen

20
Q

Name 5 important einzellagen of Forst.

A
Kirchenstück
Freudstück
Pechstein
Ungeheur
Jesuitengarten
21
Q

Name 3 important einzellage of Deidesheim.

A

Langenmorgen
Hohenmorgen
Kieselberg

22
Q

Name 2 important einzellage of Ruppertsberg.

A

Reiterofad

Gaisböhl

23
Q

Name an improtant einzellage of Königsbach.

A

Idig