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1
Q

known to English-speakers as the Palatinate

is one of the warmest winegrowing regions in Germany, name it

A

The Pfalz

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2
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Name the soils type of the Pfalz region

A

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

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3
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The Pfalz is a natural continuation of

A

France’s Alsace, which borders it to the south.

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4
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In the Pfalz, the Vosges Mountains are

rechristened as the

A

Haardt hills

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5
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Describe Pfalz Riesling style

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is among Germany’s most full-bodied, and the wines are almost invariably dry.

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6
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In the Mittelhaardt, the “3 Bs” are

A

(Bassermann-Jordan, von Buhl, Bürklin-Wolf)

also Müller-Catoir are among the most recognizable estates.

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7
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Major rivers in the region include the Upper Rhine tributaries of

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Lauter,

Queich and Speyerbach,

as well as Schwarz Bach and

Glan in the west.

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8
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Name the Pfalz Bereiche

A

Südliche Weinstrasse,

Mittelhaardt-Deutsche Weinstrasse

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9
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Name the Major Villages (north to south): in the

Mittelhaardt-Deutsche Weinstrasse:

A

Kallstadt,

Ungstein,

Bad Dürkheim,

achenheim,

Forst,

Deidesheim,

Ruppertsberg,

Königsbach,

Gimmeldingen,

Mussbach,

Haardt,

Neustadt

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10
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Name the Major Villages (north to south): in the

Südliche Weinstrasse:

A

Siebeldingen

Birkweiler

Schweigen

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11
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What is the Districtus Controllatus (DC) in Pfalz?

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DC PFALZ quality mark

recognized by the striking silver crown cap bearing the DC PFALZ logo,

originated in 2004

Varieties: Riesling, Grauburgunder, Spätburgunder, Weissburgunder, Dornfelder

Minimum Alcohol: 12%

Wines must be dry

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12
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Name Pfalz Principal Grape Varieties:

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Red Grapes (37.7%)

Dornfelder: 3,164 ha

Portugieser: 1,781 ha

Spätburgunder: 1,636 ha

White Grapes (62.3%)

Riesling: 5,737 ha

Müller Thurgau: 2,078 ha

Grauburgunder: 1,268 ha

Weissburgunder: 1,026 ha

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13
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Where the Drachenfels located?

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is the highest elevaion of the Mittelhaardt at 570mt

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14
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Where the Little Kalmit peak located?

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in the Pfalz

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15
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Which Geimende the following einzellagen are located (Exceptional)

Kastanienbusch

Mandelberg

A

Birkweiler

(Kastanien = Chestnuts)

(Mandel= Almond)

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16
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Which Geimende the following einzellagen are located (Exceptional)

Hohenmorgen

A

Deidesheim

17
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Which Geimende the following einzellagen are located (Exceptional)

Pechstein

Jesuitengarten

Kirchenstück

Ungeheuer

Freundstück

18
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Which Geimende the following einzellagen are located (Exceptional)

Mandelgarten

A

Gimmeldingen

19
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Which Geimende the following einzellagen are located (Exceptional)

Bürgergarten

A

Haardt

(Muller-Catoir alleinbesitz)

20
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Which Geimende the following einzellagen are located (Exceptional)

Idig

A

Königsbach

(almost solely owned by A. Christmann)

21
Q

Which Geimende the following einzellagen are located (Exceptional)

Sonnenberg

Kammerberg

A

Schweigen

(Kammerberg famous for Spätburgunder)

22
Q

Which Geimende the following einzellagen are located (Superior)

Spielberg

Michelsberg

Abtsfronhof

A

Bad Dürkheim

(Abtsfronhof Fritz-Ritter alleinbesitz)

23
Q

Which Geimende the following einzellagen are located (Superior)

Leinhöhle

Kalkofen

Langenmorgen

Kieselberg

Paradiesgarten

A

Deidesheim

24
Q

Which Geimende the following einzellagen are located (Superior)

Kalkberg

A

Duttweiler

25
Q

Which Geimende the following einzellagen are located (Superior)

Saumagen

26
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Which Geimende the following einzellagen are located (Superior)

Biengarten

Kapellenberg

A

Gimmeldingen

27
Q

Which Geimende the following einzellagen are located (Superior)

Ölberg

A

Königsbach

28
Q

Which Geimende the following einzellagen are located (Superior)

Steinbuckel

Kirschgarten

A

Laumersheim

29
Q

Which Geimende the following einzellagen are located (Superior)

Reiterpfad

Spiess

Hoheburg

Gaisböhl

A

Ruppertsberg

(Gaisböhl;Dr. Bürklin-Wolf alleinbesitz)

30
Q

Which Geimende the following einzellagen are located (Superior)

Sonnenberg

A

Schweigen

Sonnenberg0% in French soil)

31
Q

Which Geimende the following einzellagen are located (Superior)

Weilberg

Herrenberg

32
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Name Pfalz Leading Producers:

A

Knipser (Laumersheim),

Ökonomierat Rebholz ( Siebeldingen),

Bassermann-Jordan (Deidesheim),

Friedrich Becker (Schweigen),

Dr. Bürklin-Wolf (Wachenheim),

A. Christmann (Gimmeldingen),

Koehler-Ruprecht (Kallstadt),

Philipp Kuhn (Laumersheim),

Pfeffingen - Fuhrmann-Eymael (Bad Dürkheim),

Dr. Wehrheim (Birkweiler)

33
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Where we can find the Queich river valley

A

Bottom of the Haardt Hills

34
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Who produce the Ganz Horn

A

Ökonomierat Rebholz

Ganz Horn (In the Ganzhorn, a small sub parcel of colored sandstone in the Im Sonnenschein vineyard,

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