Pfalz, Franken Flashcards
grapes authorized for VDP production in Pfalz
Riesling
Spatburgunder
Weissburgunder
most famous wine producing villages of Pfalz
Kallstadt Ungstein Forst Deidesheim Ruppertsberg Gimmeldingen
what is Dornfelder a cross of
Helfensteiner x Heroldrobe
- darker and fuller wine than Spatburgunder
top vineyards of Sudliche Weinstrasse
Birkweiler Kastanienbusch
Schweiger Kammerberg
Siebelding Sonnenschein
grapes allowed for DC Pfalz wine
Riesling Spatburgunder Weissburgunder Grauburgunder Dornfelder
top producers of Sudliche-Weinstrasse
Rebholz
Dr. Wehrheim
Friedrich Becker
best vineyard in Pfalz north of Forst
Kallstadt Saumagen
best producer of Saumagen
Koehler-Ruprecht
what does Feinherb indicate on a bottle of German wine?
a slightly off dry style
- replaced Halbtrocken
what does Grosse Gewachs indicate?
a VDP wine from a grosse lage vineyard
what is Fruhburgunder bruh…burgunder?
- a natural genetic mutation of Pinot Noir
- thicker skin and ripens earlier
- known as Pinot Noir Precoce or Pinot Madeline in France.
what is Rulander?
sweet, botrytised wine made from Grauburgunder
what is Scheurbe a crossing of?
Riesling x Buckettrebe
Pfalz vineyards that are exceptions to the 5ha rule of Germany’s 1971 Wine Law
Forster Kirchenstuck
Forster Freudenstuck
Deidesheimer Hohemorgen
what river flows through Franken?
Main River