Pfalz Flashcards
When did the name Rheinpfalz go out of use?
1992
What are the Vosges Mountains called once they cross into the Pfalz?
The Haardt Hills
What are the bereiche of the Pfalz?
Südliche Weinstrasse
Mittelhaardt-Deutsche Weinstrasse
Important Einzellagen and Producers of Kallstadt
Saumagen (pig’s stomach): Koehler-Ruprecht
Important Einzellagen and Producers of Ungstein
Herrenberg - Kanzel (pulpit), Mardelskopf, Vogelsang (singing bird): Pfeffingen, Darting
Pfeffingen in Ungstein is famous for what grape variety?
Scheurebe
Important Einzellagen and Producers of Bad Dürckheim
Michelsberg: Karl Schaefer
Spielberg (Play/Game Mountain): Karl Schaefer
Important Einzellagen and Producers of Wachenheim
Gerümpel: Bürklin-Wolf
Important Einzellagen and Producers of Forst
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
Important Einzellagen and Producers of Deidesheim
Langenmorgen (Long Morning): Bürklin-Wolf, Basserman-Jordan
Hohenmorgen (High Morning): Bürklin-Wolf, Basserman-Jordan
Kieselberg (Pebble Mountain): Basserman-Jordan, von Buhl
Important Einzellagen and Producers of Ruppertsberg
Reiterpfad (Horse Path): Von Buhl, Bürklin-Wolf, Basserman-Jordan, Von Winning
Gaisböhl: Bürklin-Wolf
Important Einzellagen and Producers of Königsbach
Idig: A. Christmann
Important Einzellagen and Producers of Gimmeldingen
Mandelgarten (almond garden): A. Christmann, Müller-Catoir
Important Einzellagen and Producers of Haardt
Bürgergarten “Breumel in den Mauern” (citizen’s garden, breumel in the wall): Müller-Catoir
Who are the “Three B’s” of the Pfalz?
Von Buhl (Deidesheim)
Von Basserman-Jordan (Deidesheim)
Bürklin-Wolf (Wachenheim)
Who owns Ruppertsberger Gaisböhl?
Bürklin-Wolf
Important Einzellagen and Producers of Siebeldingen
Im Sonnenschein (In the Sunshine) “Ganz Horn” (All Horn): Rebholz
Important Einzellagen and Producers of Birkweiler
Kastanienbusch (chestnut bush): Dr. Wehrheim, Rebholz
Mandelberg: Dr. Wehrheim
Important Einzellagen and Producers of Schweigen
Sonnenberg - Kammerberg (Chamber Mountain), Sankt Paul, Rädling: Friedrich Becker
Which producer is known for Grosses Gewächs Spätburgunder from the Sonnenberg einzellage?
Friedrich Becker
What is unique about Sonnenberg?
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.
Gemeinden of the Mittelhaardt-Deutsche Weinstrasse from North to South
Kallstadt Ungstein Bad Dürckheim Wachenheim Forst Deidesheim Ruppertsberg Königsbach Gimmeldingen Haardt
Gemeinden of the Südliche-Weinstrasse from North to South
Siebeldingen
Birkweiler
Schweigen
Which major Pfalz producer continues to devote a significant amount of production to medium-sweet wines?
Müller-Catoir
How does Bürklin-Wolf label its Grosses Gewächs wines?
GC (Grand Cru) rather than GG (Grosses Gewächs)
Which region launched the Grosses Gewächs concept, and when?
The Pfalz, in 1996.
Who is the current head of the national VDP?
Steffen Christmann, of A. Christmann.
Oechsle for Riesling in the Pfalz
73, 90, 100, 120, 150
What is the most planted red grape in the Pfalz?
Dornfelder (followed by Portugeiser followed by Spätburgunder)
Who owns Bad Dürkheimer Abtsfronhof?
Fritz-Ritter
Who owns Haardter Bürgergarten?
Muller-Catoir
Who is the principal owner of Königsbacher Idig?
A. Christmann
What town divides the Mittelhardt-Deutsche Weinstrasse and the Sudliche Weinstrasse?
Neustadt an der Weinstrasse
Pfalz: Topography
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
Pfalz: Soils
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
What changes between the Mittelhaardt and the Oberhaardt/Südpfalz?
The Haardt range no longer protects the vineyards from western wines, so the average temperature is two to three degrees cooler.
What does DC stand for?
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%.
What is Rotliegend?
A sequence of rock strata mainly consisting of sandstone layers.
