Rheingau Flashcards
What major cities are near or within Rheingau?
Mainz is between the central Rheingau and Maingau
Frankfurt is east of the Rheingau
What region is to the north of Rheingau
Mittelrhein
What region is to the southwest of Rheingau
Nahe
What region is to the southeast of Rheingau
Rheinhessen
What parallel is the Rheingau on?
50th parallel
What is the orientation of the central Rheingau?
East to West
What direction does the Rhine River flow
North
Describe the aspect of the central Rheingau relative to the Rhine River and explain why
The Rhine river turns dramatically west at the Tanaus Mountain Range
The central Rheingau is one large slope facing south on the Rhine River where it turns west
What is the elevation of the central Rheingau
70 m - at the river bank
300 m - at top slope
What is the maximum range of slope degree and where is it mostly found?
70 degrees
West of Geisenheim - the river become more narrow and steep before it turns northward again
Describe the soils of the lower slopes in the central Rheingau
Slate, quartzite and sandstone
Layers of Loess and clay
Describe the soils of the upper slopes in the central Rheingau
Stonier, more eroded soils
High proportion of slate
What gemeinde are in the western Rheingau?
Assmannshausen
Lorch
Describe the western Rheingau
Conditions more similar to Mittlerhein because the Rhine River is flowing north again
- Colder vineyard sites
- More slate soils
- West facing vineyards
What is the Maingau and which gemeinde are located within it?
Small enclave of vineyards around Hocheim gemeinde
Hocheim
Wicker
Where is the Maingau relative to central Rheingau?
To east, where the Rhine begins to turn west
What river are the vineyards in Maingau located on?
Main River - tributary to the Rhein River
Describe the soils of Maingau
Loess-covered loams and marls
Demonstrates change from the Rhenish Massif to the Mainz Basin
Describe the climate, slope and elevation of the Maingau
Warmest in Rheingau
Gentler slopes
120 m elevation MAX
What is the bereiche of the Rheingau?
Johannisberg
List the Gemeinde from West to East in Rheingau
- Lorch
- Assmannshausen
- Rudesheim
- Geisenheim
- Johannisberg
- Winkel
- Oestrich
- Hallgarten
- Hattenheim
- Kiedrich
- Erbach
- Eltville
- Rauenthal
- Martinsthal
- Walluf
- Hochheim
- Wicker
List the alleinbesitz in the Rheingau
Hattenheimer Steinberg of Kloster Eberbach - enclosed by a wall in 1760
Hattenheimer Pfaffenberg of Schloss Schonborn - a monopole since the 1600s
Johannisberger Schloss Johannisberg - of Schloss Johannisberg - planted to Riesling since 1720
Rauenthal Nonnenberg of Georg Breuer
Name a top vineyard site in Hattenheim
Pfaffenberg
a monopole of Schloss Schönborn since the 1600s
Who is this producer and what gemeinde is Pfaffenbeg in?
Schloss Schonborn
Hattenheim
Name a top vineyard site in Johannisberg GL
Schloss Johannisberg - monopole
Who is this producer and where is the vineyard?
Schloss Johannisberg - monopole GL in Johannisberg
Who is this producer and where is Steinberger GL?
Kloster Eberbach
Hattenheim
Who is this producer and where is Grafenberg GL?
Robert Weil
Kiedrich
Who is this producer and where is Holle GL?
Kunstler
Holle is located in Hocheim
Who is this producer and where is Berg Rottland GL?
Georg Breuer
Rudesheim
Who is this producer and where is Berg Roseneck GL?
Leitz
Rudesheim
Who is this producer and where is Berg Schlossberg GL?
August Kessler
Rudesheim
Who is this producer and where is Hollenberg GL?
August Kessler
Assmanshausen
Who is this producer and where is Hollenberg GL?
Kunstler
Assmanshausen
Who is this producer and where is Lenchen GL?
Spreitzer
Oestrich
Where is the oenology school in Rheingau and what is it famous for?
Geisenheim
- Founded before 1882
- Known for breeding successful clones and grape crossings
- Müller-Thurgau, a Riesling and Madeleine Royale crossing first obtained by the Swiss Dr. Hermann Müller at the Geisenheim Grape Breeding Institute in 1882
- Developed more quality driven Spatburgunder clones now prevalent in the Ahr
What is a Schloss?
Castle
What is a Kloster?
Abbey
Who introduced vine growing to Rheingau?
Who advanced it?
Romans
- Benedictine monks founded Kloster at Johannisberg in early 12th century
- Cistercians from Burgundy founded Kloster Eberbach in 1136
When was the first recording of Riesling?
1435
When was the term “cabinet” first used and by whom?
1712
Kloster Eberbach for higher quality wines
When was the term “Spatlese” first used and by whom?
1775
Schloss Johannisberg
When was Schloss Schonborn founded?
1349
What is the Charta Association?
- Founded in 1984
- Wanted stricter quality than the 1971 law allowed
- Wines in the dry style carried the association’s logo, an emblem of three Roman arches styled from the balcony of the historic Graue Haus hotel in Winkel
- Led by Bernhard Breuer of Rüdesheim’s Georg Breuer
What was used to map the Erste Lage and Grosse Lage vineyards for the Rheingau?
1867 Rheingau map
What % of Rheingau production is Praditkatswein?
40%
What % of Rheingau production is less than dry or 9 g/L?
80%
What are main grapes of the Rheingau?
White Grapes (85.2%)
Riesling: 2,494 ha
Red Grapes (14.8%)
Spätburgunder: 385 ha
Who is this producer and where is Berg Schlossberg GL?
Georg Breuer
Rudesheim
This label seems to change each vintage
Who is this producer and where is Nonnenberg?
Georg Breuer
Rauenthal
Who is the producer and where is it made?
Robert Weil
Kiedricher Grafenberg GL
- This wine is named his wife’s family, Nobiles of Vacano, gave founder Robert Weil a dowry upon marriage in 1875 to be able to buy this parcel.
- It was made through the 1920s but then discontinued until 2018
- This parcel marks the transition of Grafenberg to Turmberg
Who is this producer and where is Marcobrunn?
Schloss Schonborn
Erbach
Who is this producer and where is Marcobrunn GL?
Schloss Reinhartshausen
Erbach
Who is this producer and where is Wisselbrunnen GL?
Schloss Reinhartshausen
Hattenheim
Who is this producer and where is Doosberg GL?
Peter Jacob Kuhn
Oestrich
Who is this producer and where is Turmberg?
Robert Weil
Kiedrich
Who is this producer and where is Lenchen?
Peter Jacob Kuhn
Oestrich
Who is this producer and where is Sonnenberg EL?
Freiherr Langwerth von Simmern
Eltville
Who is this producer and where is Mannberg EL?
Freiherr Langwerth von Simmern
Hattenheim
Who is this producer and where is Nussbrunnen GL?
Freiherr Langwerth von Simmern
Hattenheim
Who is this producer and where is Schlossberg?
Schloss Vollrads
Winkel
Who is this producer and where is Englemannsberg EL?
Schloss Vollrads
Hattenheim
List the Gemeinde in the central Rheingau
- Rudesheim
- Geisenheim
- Johannisberg
- Winkel
- Oestrich
- Hallgarten
- Hattenheim
- Kiedrich
- Erbach
- Eltville
- Rauenthal
- Martinsthal
- Walluf
The producer J.B. Becker is based within what anbaugebeit?
RHEINGAU