Pfalz Flashcards
What is Pfalz known as to English speakers?
The Palatinate
What was Pfalz officially named until 1992?
Rheinpfalz
True or False:
Pfalz is one of the warmest winegrowing regions in Germany.
True
Describe the complex soil makeup of the Pfalz.
Red sandstone calcium based limestone loess red slate basalt granite alluvial gravel
What region does the Pfalz border to the south?
Alsace
-Pfalz is a natural continuation of Alsace
What are the Vosges Mountains called in Pfalz?
Haardt Hills
What is Süliche Weinstrasse?
Southern Pfalz
What producers are responsible for propelling Süliche Weinstrasse forward with dry Riesling and Weissburgunder?
Becker and Hansjörg Rebholz
Name the premier wine villages of Mittelhaardt-Deutsche Weinstrasse from north to south.
Kallstadt Ungstein Bad Dürkheim Wachenheim Forst Deidesheim Ruppertsberg
What us Pfalz’s warmest and most exceptional vineyard site and where is it located?
Grosse Lage Kirchenstück in Forst
What are the “3 B’s” of Mittelhaardt?
Basserman-Jordan
von Buhl
Bürklin-Wolf
-along with Müller-Catoir are among the most recognizable estates
What grape has a reputation for producing sweet wines in the Pfalz?
Scheurebe
Who owns the Gaisböhl monopole vineyard in Ruppertsberg?
Bürklin-Wolf
Name 3 important Gemeinden of Pfalz:Süliche Weinstrasse
Siebeldingen
Birkweiler
Schweigen
Name an important einzellage of Siebeldingen.
Im Sonnenschein