Rheingau Flashcards
Who founded Kloster Eberbach, and where is it located?
The Cistercian Monks of Burgundy in 1136, located in Eltville.
What is Steinberg?
An ortsteil in Hattenheim, and an alleinbesitz of Kloster Eberbach for over eight centuries.
Where is the birthplace of modern German winemaking?
The Rheingau
Who spearheaded Charta?
Bernhard Breuer of the Georg Breuer estate in Rudesheim
What percentage of the Rheingau is planted to riesling? Why is this significant?
80%, the largest proportion in Germany
What is the sole bereich of the Rheingau?
Johannisberg
Which is warmer: Rheingau or Rheinhessen?
Rheingau
What mountain range shelters the north of the Rheingau?
The Taunus Mountains
What is the Rheingauer Flöte?
The flute-shaped brown bottle traditional in the Rheingau
What is the westernmost town in the Rheingau? What is the dominant grape?
Assmanhausen
Spätburgunder
What significant development happened at Schloss Johannisberg?
Reportedly the origin of the first botrytized harvest, leading to the development of the spätlese and auslese categories
Where is Schloss Vollrads? Which other ortsteil lies near the same gemeinde?
Winkel. Schloss Reichartshausen.
Who owns Pfaffenberg?
Schloss Schönborn
Who is the majority owner in Mannberg?
Langwerth Von Simmern
Who is the single most important producer in Kiedrich?
Robert Weil
Which village of the Rheingau is on the Main River?
Hochheim
What are the ortsteil of the Rheingau?
Schloss Vollrads Schloss Johannisberg Schloss Reichartshausen (Balthasar Ress) Steinberg (Kloster Eberbach) ALL ALLEINBESITZ
Important Einzellagen and Producers of Assmanhausen
Höllenberg (hell mountain): August Kessler
Important Einzellagen and Producers of Rüdesheim
Berg Schlossberg (Castle Mountain): Georg Breuer, Josef Leitz, Schloss Schönborn Berg Roseneck: Georg Breuer, Josef Leitz Berg Rottland (Red Land Mountain): Georg Breueur, Josef Leitz Berg Kaisersteinfels (Emperor's Stone, upslope): Josef Leitz
Important Einzellagen and Producers of Geisenheim
Schloss Johannisberg
Important Einzellagen and Producers of Johannisberg
Hölle (Hell): Johannishof
Important Einzellagen and Producers of Winkel
Schloss Vollrads
Schloss Reichartshausen (Balthasar Ress)
Jesuitengarten (Jesuit Garden): Josepf Spreitzer
Hasensprung (Hare Leaps): Josepf Spreitzer, Schloss Schönborn
Important Einzellagen and Producers of Hattenheim
Pfaffenberg: Schloss Schönborn
Mannberg: Von Simmern
Steinberg (Stone Mountain): Kloster Eberbach
Important Einzellagen and Producers of Hallgarten
Schönhell (Nice and Bright): Fürst Löwenstein, Prinz
Jungfer (Virgin): Prinz
Hendelberg: Prinz
