Rheingau Flashcards

1
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What major cities are near or within Rheingau?

A

Mainz is between the central Rheingau and Maingau

Frankfurt is east of the Rheingau

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2
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What region is to the north of Rheingau

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Mittelrhein

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3
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What region is to the southwest of Rheingau

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Nahe

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4
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What region is to the southeast of Rheingau

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Rheinhessen

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5
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What parallel is the Rheingau on?

A

50th parallel

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6
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What is the orientation of the central Rheingau?

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East to West

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7
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What direction does the Rhine River flow

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North

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8
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Describe the aspect of the central Rheingau relative to the Rhine River and explain why

A

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

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9
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What is the elevation of the central Rheingau

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70 m - at the river bank
300 m - at top slope

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10
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What is the maximum range of slope degree and where is it mostly found?

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70 degrees

West of Geisenheim - the river become more narrow and steep before it turns northward again

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11
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Describe the soils of the lower slopes in the central Rheingau

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Slate, quartzite and sandstone
Layers of Loess and clay

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12
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Describe the soils of the upper slopes in the central Rheingau

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Stonier, more eroded soils
High proportion of slate

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13
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What gemeinde are in the western Rheingau?

A

Assmannshausen
Lorch

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14
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Describe the western Rheingau

A

Conditions more similar to Mittlerhein because the Rhine River is flowing north again

  • Colder vineyard sites
  • More slate soils
  • West facing vineyards
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15
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What is the Maingau and which gemeinde are located within it?

A

Small enclave of vineyards around Hocheim gemeinde

Hocheim
Wicker

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16
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Where is the Maingau relative to central Rheingau?

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To east, where the Rhine begins to turn west

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17
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What river are the vineyards in Maingau located on?

A

Main River - tributary to the Rhein River

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18
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Describe the soils of Maingau

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Loess-covered loams and marls

Demonstrates change from the Rhenish Massif to the Mainz Basin

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19
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Describe the climate, slope and elevation of the Maingau

A

Warmest in Rheingau
Gentler slopes
120 m elevation MAX

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20
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What is the bereiche of the Rheingau?

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Johannisberg

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21
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List the Gemeinde from West to East in Rheingau

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  1. Lorch
  2. Assmannshausen
  3. Rudesheim
  4. Geisenheim
  5. Johannisberg
  6. Winkel
  7. Oestrich
  8. Hallgarten
  9. Hattenheim
  10. Kiedrich
  11. Erbach
  12. Eltville
  13. Rauenthal
  14. Martinsthal
  15. Walluf
  16. Hochheim
  17. Wicker
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22
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List the alleinbesitz in the Rheingau

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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

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23
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Name a top vineyard site in Hattenheim

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Pfaffenberg

a monopole of Schloss Schönborn since the 1600s

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24
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Who is this producer and what gemeinde is Pfaffenbeg in?

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Schloss Schonborn

Hattenheim

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25
Q

Name a top vineyard site in Johannisberg GL

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Schloss Johannisberg - monopole

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26
Q

Who is this producer and where is the vineyard?

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Schloss Johannisberg - monopole GL in Johannisberg

27
Q

Who is this producer and where is Steinberger GL?

A

Kloster Eberbach

Hattenheim

28
Q

Who is this producer and where is Grafenberg GL?

A

Robert Weil

Kiedrich

29
Q

Who is this producer and where is Holle GL?

A

Kunstler

Holle is located in Hocheim

30
Q

Who is this producer and where is Berg Rottland GL?

A

Georg Breuer

Rudesheim

31
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Who is this producer and where is Berg Roseneck GL?

A

Leitz

Rudesheim

32
Q

Who is this producer and where is Berg Schlossberg GL?

A

August Kessler

Rudesheim

33
Q

Who is this producer and where is Hollenberg GL?

A

August Kessler

Assmanshausen

34
Q

Who is this producer and where is Hollenberg GL?

A

Kunstler

Assmanshausen

35
Q

Who is this producer and where is Lenchen GL?

A

Spreitzer

Oestrich

36
Q

Where is the oenology school in Rheingau and what is it famous for?

A

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
37
Q

What is a Schloss?

A

Castle

38
Q

What is a Kloster?

A

Abbey

39
Q

Who introduced vine growing to Rheingau?

Who advanced it?

A

Romans

  • Benedictine monks founded Kloster at Johannisberg in early 12th century
  • Cistercians from Burgundy founded Kloster Eberbach in 1136
40
Q

When was the first recording of Riesling?

A

1435

41
Q

When was the term “cabinet” first used and by whom?

A

1712

Kloster Eberbach for higher quality wines

42
Q

When was the term “Spatlese” first used and by whom?

A

1775

Schloss Johannisberg

43
Q

When was Schloss Schonborn founded?

A

1349

44
Q

What is the Charta Association?

A
  • 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
45
Q

What was used to map the Erste Lage and Grosse Lage vineyards for the Rheingau?

A

1867 Rheingau map

46
Q

What % of Rheingau production is Praditkatswein?

A

40%

47
Q

What % of Rheingau production is less than dry or 9 g/L?

A

80%

48
Q

What are main grapes of the Rheingau?

A

White Grapes (85.2%)
Riesling: 2,494 ha
Red Grapes (14.8%)
Spätburgunder: 385 ha

49
Q

Who is this producer and where is Berg Schlossberg GL?

A

Georg Breuer

Rudesheim

This label seems to change each vintage

50
Q

Who is this producer and where is Nonnenberg?

A

Georg Breuer

Rauenthal

51
Q

Who is the producer and where is it made?

A

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
52
Q

Who is this producer and where is Marcobrunn?

A

Schloss Schonborn

Erbach

53
Q

Who is this producer and where is Marcobrunn GL?

A

Schloss Reinhartshausen

Erbach

54
Q

Who is this producer and where is Wisselbrunnen GL?

A

Schloss Reinhartshausen

Hattenheim

55
Q

Who is this producer and where is Doosberg GL?

A

Peter Jacob Kuhn

Oestrich

56
Q

Who is this producer and where is Turmberg?

A

Robert Weil

Kiedrich

57
Q

Who is this producer and where is Lenchen?

A

Peter Jacob Kuhn

Oestrich

58
Q

Who is this producer and where is Sonnenberg EL?

A

Freiherr Langwerth von Simmern

Eltville

59
Q

Who is this producer and where is Mannberg EL?

A

Freiherr Langwerth von Simmern

Hattenheim

60
Q

Who is this producer and where is Nussbrunnen GL?

A

Freiherr Langwerth von Simmern

Hattenheim

61
Q

Who is this producer and where is Schlossberg?

A

Schloss Vollrads

Winkel

62
Q

Who is this producer and where is Englemannsberg EL?

A

Schloss Vollrads

Hattenheim

63
Q

List the Gemeinde in the central Rheingau

A
  1. Rudesheim
  2. Geisenheim
  3. Johannisberg
  4. Winkel
  5. Oestrich
  6. Hallgarten
  7. Hattenheim
  8. Kiedrich
  9. Erbach
  10. Eltville
  11. Rauenthal
  12. Martinsthal
  13. Walluf