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Regions & Vineyards Flashcards

1
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Which direction does the Mosel river flow?

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Northeast from the Vosges mountains in the south, converging with the Rhine at Koblenz

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What aspect do the best slopes in the Mosel have?

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South / Southeast facing slopes are best, taking advantage of sunlight and reflection of the water on the river.

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In which Bereiche would you find Maximin Grunhauser?

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Ruwertal

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What grape variety is important in the Obermosel and Moseltor?

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Elbing, and ancient white variety

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Name the Gemeinde for the following vineyards in the Mosel.

Goldtropchen
Wurzgarten
Treppchen
Himmelrich

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Piesporter Goldtropchen
Urziger Wurzgarten
Erdener Treppchen
Graacher Himmelrich

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Where would you find the red slate soils in the Mosel?

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In the north, in the Gemeinden of Urzig and Erden. They give a spicy note to the wine.

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What protects the Rheingau region to the North?

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The Taunus mountains protect the Rheingau from the cold northerly winds.

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Which region has the most Este Lage in the VDP?

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The Rheingau has the most Erste Lage of all of the regions.

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9
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Name the Berg vineyards of Rudesheim.

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Berg Rottland, Berg Schlossberg, Berg Rosneck

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Who owns the Pfaffenberg in the Rheingau and in which Gemeinde would you find it?

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Hattenheim is the Gemeinde that the Pfaffenberg vineyard is located within. Schloss Schonborn is the sole owner.

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What are the Vosges mountains referred to across the border in the Pfalz?

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Haardt Hills

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Describe the topography of the Rheingau and the different soils within.

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A horizontal N to S slope from the Taunus mountains down to the Rhine River. The soils at the top of the slope are more slate. The soils at the bottom are more clay, loess, and alluvial.

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Where would you find Dernau? Name a prominant producer located there.

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Dernau is a town in the Ahr and Meyer-Nackel is located there. Greywacke soils!

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Where would you find Scharzhofberg and who produces it?

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Scharzhofberg is produced by Egon Muller and is located in the Saar.

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What are the VDP permitted varieties for the Pfalz?

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VDP permits Pinot Noir, Weissburgunder, and Riesling to be produced in the Pfalz.

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16
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What do the following colors indicate on a label of Schloss Johannisberg?
Red
Green
Yellow
Silver
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Red: Kabinett
Green: Spatlese
Yellow: QbA
Silver: GG (dry)

17
Q

Where would you find the Brucke vineyard and name the producer?

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Oberhauser Brucke in the Nahe, Donnhoff produces

18
Q

What type of soils dominate the Ahr?

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Volcanic soils from the Eifel Mountains

19
Q

What are the bereiche of the Franken from West to East?

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Mainviereck, Maindreieck, Steigerwald

20
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Which river would you find the Wurzburg village on?

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Main River

21
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Which river would you find the Schlossbockelheim village on?

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Nahe

22
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Which anbaugabiete has the most land under vine?

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  1. Rheinhessen, 26k hectares
  2. Pfalz, 23k hectares
  3. Baden, 15k hectares
23
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What is the driest anbaugabiete in Germany?

A

Nahe

24
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Where is Iphofen and what are the soils?

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Located in Steigerwald, Keuper soils (black)

25
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Where would you find the Macrobrunn vineyard?

A

In the Erbach in the Rheingau.

26
Q

When was the first Spatlese produced in Germany?

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1787 at Schloss Johannisberg

27
Q

What is the max yield for the Turmberg vineyard and who produces it?

A

Max yield is 60hl/ha (as it is an Erste Lage) and produced by Robert Weil

28
Q

What are the VDP permitted grapes of the Franken?

A

Riesling, Silvaner, Spatburgunder, Weissburgunder

29
Q

Which village crosses over between Alsace & Pfalz?

A

Schweigen

30
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In which gemeinde + bereiche would you find Reinhard Heymann-Lowenstein?

A

Burg Cochem, Winningen. Recently got the 3 single vineyard PDOs approved.

Uhlen PDOs:
1.58 ha Uhlen Blaufüßer Lay
6.94 ha Uhlen Laubach
8.27 ha Uhlen Roth Lay

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