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Regions of Germany Flashcards

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Within Germany, the Mosel River runs NE from the city of Trier until it flows in to the _______ River.

A

Rhine

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2
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Central area of the Mosel

A

Mittelmosel

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Two important tributaries of the Mosel

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Saar Ruwer

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4
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Leading grape variety of the Mosel

A

Riesling

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5
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(4) Secondary grapes of the Mosel

A

Muller-Thurgau
Elbling
Grauburgunder
Spatburgunder

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6
Q

Grapes can fully ripen in the cool climate of the Mosel due to these factors:

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South-facing slopes
Blue slate soils
Hot days during summer

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7
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Wine region located along the Rhine River, including 15 miles (24 km) where the river flows west

A

Rheingau

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8
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The one (and only) Bereich of the Rheingau

A

Johannisberg

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9
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Leading grape of the Rheingau

A

Riesling

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10
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Wine region located to the SW of the Rheingau

A

Nahe

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11
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The finest vineyard sites of the Nahe are located _____________.

A

on the south facing slopes of the mainly east-west valleys of the Nahe River and its tributaries.

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12
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Leading wine region of Germany in terms of area under vine and quantity/output

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Rheinhessen

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13
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(3) leading grapes of the Rheinhessen

A

Riesling
Muller-Thurgau
Dornfelder

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14
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The Rheinhessen forms a _____________ and has a generally ___________ climate.

A

low, flat plateau

warm, dry

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15
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Wine region located north of Alsace

A

Pfalz

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16
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The Pfalz is the _______ largest German wine region in terms of acreage.

A

Second

17
Q

Leading grape of the Pfalz

A

Riesling

18
Q

Secondary grapes of the Pfalz (2 white, 2 red)

A

Muller-Thurgau
Grauburgunder
Dornfelder
Spatburgunder

19
Q

Wine region located along the Main River

A

Franken

20
Q

Two leading grapes of the Franken

A

Muller-Thurgau

Silvaner

21
Q

Unique, flask-shaped bottle used in Franken

A

Bocksbeutel

22
Q

Wine region located to the north of Baden, anmed for a mountain road

A

Hessische Bergstrasse

23
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Region heavily planted to red grapes, with many vineyards located in the Neckar River Valley

A

Wurttemberg

24
Q

(3) Leading red grapes of Wurttemberg

A

Trollinger
Schwarzriesling
(Pinot Meunier)
Lemberger

25
Q

In terms of climate, Wurttemberg has higher levels of __________ and __________ than most other German regions.

A

rainfall and humidity

26
Q

Wine region located (in part) along the Rhine River and Lake Constance.

A

Baden

27
Q

Considered the warmest Bereich in Germany

A

Kaiserstuhl (Baden)

28
Q

Leading grape of Baden

A

Spatburgunder

29
Q

(2) secondary grapes of Baden

A

Muller-Thurgau

Grauburgunder

30
Q

Wine region that (despite its northerly location) is planted to 80% red grapes

A

Ahr

31
Q

(3) leading red grapes of the Ahr

A

Spatburgunder
Portugieser
Dornfelder

32
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(2) heat retaining soils of the Ahr

A

Dark slate

Greywacke

33
Q

The topography of the Ahr includes a series of sheltered _______ lined with steep ________.

A

valleys

south-facing slopes

34
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Small wine region (famous for its many castles and terraced vineyards) located north of Rheingau

A

Mittelrhine

35
Q

Two wine regions in the former East Germany

A

Sachsen

Saale-Unstrut

36
Q

The _________ region has over 500 Einzellagen (the most of any region in Germany)

A

Mosel

37
Q

Bernkastel and Burg Cochem are _______ located in the ________

A

Bereiche

Mosel

38
Q

The western most wine region of the former West Germay

A

Franken

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