Rheinhessen Flashcards

1
Q

What % of Germany’s vineyard area is within Rheinhessen?

A

25%

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2
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Where does Rheinhessen rank in size of Anbaugebiet?

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1st

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3
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What is the length, north to south, of the Rheinhessen?

What cities does it span?

A

50 kilomters

Mainz to Worms

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4
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What anbaugebiets border the Rheinhesse?

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Rheingau to the north
Mittelrhein to the northwest
Nahe to the west
Pfalz to the south
Hessiche-Berstrasse to the east

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5
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What the bereiches of the Rheinhessen?

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Bingen
Nierstein
Wonnegau

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6
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What are the major gemeinde of Neirstein?

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Bodenheim
Nackenheim
Nierstein
Oppenheim
Dienheim

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7
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What are the major gemeinde of Wonnegau?

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Dittelsheim
Westhofen
Flörsheim-Dalsheim
Molsheim
Worms
Hohen-Sulzen

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8
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What are the major gemeinde of Bingen?

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Siefersheim
Bingen
Appenheim
Ingelheim

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9
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What are the GL in Siefersheim?

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  1. Hollberg
  2. Heerkretz
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10
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What are the GL in Bingen?

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  1. Kirchberg
  2. Scharlachberg
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11
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What are the GL of Appenheim?

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  1. Hundertgulden
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12
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What are the GL of Ingelheim?

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1 Pares
2. Sonnenberg
3. Horn
4. Schloss Westerhaus

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13
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What are the GL in Bodenheim?

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  1. Burgweg
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14
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What are the GL in Nackenheim?

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  1. Rothenberg
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15
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What are the GL in Nierstein?

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  1. Pettenthal
  2. Brudersberg
  3. Hipping
  4. Zehnmorgen
  5. Kranzberg
  6. Glock
  7. Olberg
  8. Orbel
  9. Paterberg
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16
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What are the GL in Oppenheim?

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1.Herrenberg
2. Sacktrager
3. Kreuz (Shared with Oppenheim)

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17
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What are the GL in Dienheim?

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  1. Falkenberg
  2. Kreuz (Shared with Oppenheim)
  3. Tafelstein
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18
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What are the GL in Dittelsheim?

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  1. Leckerberg
  2. Geyersberg
  3. Kloppberg
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19
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What are the GL in Westhofen?

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  1. Morstein
  2. Brunnenhauschen
  3. Kirchspiel
  4. Aulerde
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20
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What are the GL in Flörsheim-Dalsheim?

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  1. Florsheim-Dalsheim Oberer Hubacker
  2. Florsheim-Dalsheim Burgel
  3. Nieder-Florsheimer Frauenberg
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21
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What are the GLs in Zellertal/Molsheim?

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  1. Zellertal Philippsbrunnen
  2. Zellertal Kreuzberg
  3. Zellertal Schwarzer Herrgott
  4. Molsheimer Zellerweg am Schwarzen Hergot
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22
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What are the GL of Hohen-Sulzen?

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  1. Kirchenstruck
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23
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What are the GL in Worms?

A
  1. Liebfrauenstift-Kirchenstuck
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24
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What is Liebfraumilch?

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  • “Our lady’s milk”
  • Likely started in the Liebrau monastery in worms as a real product
  • Became Germany’s most famous wine brand from the 50-80s
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25
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Where did the 1971 wine law allow for Liebfraumilch to be produced in?

A

Nahe
Pfalz
Rheingau
Rheinhessen

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26
Q

What are the grape and RS requirements for Liebfraumilch?

A

Min 70% combined
Riesling
Muller-Thurgau
Silvaner
Kerner

Min 18 g/L RS

27
Q

What was the most expensive wine on the Titanic?

A

Nierstein Riesling

28
Q

How did the 1971 wine law hurt the reputation of the Nierstein gemeinde?

A

Nierstein became the name of the Bereiche that contains Nierstein gemeinde

29
Q

What is the Message in a Bottle?

A

Organization of over 24 producers in the Rheinhessen
Committed to raising the reputation

30
Q

Describe the climate of the Rheinhessen

A

Overall size creates diversity of mesoclimates
Frost and wind and problems
Generally warmer region

31
Q

What are the main grapes of the Rheinhessen?

A

White Grapes (68.8%)
- Riesling: 4,267 ha
- Muller-Thurgau (Rivaner): 4,241 ha
- Silvaner: 2,371 ha
- Grauburgunder: 1,379 ha
- Scheurebe
Red Grapes (31.2%)
- Dornfelder: 3,535 ha
- Portugieser: 1,439 ha
- Spatburgunder: 1,439 ha

32
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Who is this producer and where is Heerkretz GL?

A

Wagner-Stempel

Siefersheim Gemeinde, Bingen Bereiche

33
Q

Who is this producer and where is Hollberg GL?

A

Wagner-Stempel

Siefersheim Gemeinde, Bingen Bereiche

34
Q

Who is this producer and where is Rothenberg GL?

A

Gunderloch

Nackenheim Gemeinde, Nierstein Bereiche

35
Q

Who is this producer and where is Pettenthal GL?

A

Gunderloch

Nierstein Gemeinde, Nierstein Bereiche

36
Q

Who is this producer and where is Hipping GL?

A

Gunderloch

Nierstein Gemeinde, Nierstein Bereiche

37
Q

Who is this producer and where is Aulerde GL?

A

Wittmann

Westhofen Gemeinde, Wonnegau Bereiche

38
Q

Who is this producer and where is Kirchspiel GL?

A

Wittmann

Westhofen Geminde, Wonnegau Bereiche

39
Q

Who is this producer and where is Brunnenhauschen GL?

A

Wittmann

Westhofen Gemeinde, Wonnegau Bereiche

40
Q

Who is this producer and where is Morstein GL?

A

Wittmann

Westhofen Gemeinde, Wonnegau Bereiche

41
Q

Who is this producer and where is Burgel GL?

A

Keller

Florsheim-Dalsheim Gemeinde, Wonnegau Bereiche

42
Q

Who is this producer and where is Hubacker GL?

A

Keller

Florsheim-Dalsheim Gemeinde, Wonnegau Bereiche

43
Q

Who is this producer and where is Morstein GL?

A

Keller

Westhofen Gemeinde, Wonnegau Bereiche

44
Q

Who is this producer and where is Abtserde?

A

Keller

Brunnenhauschen GL, Westhofener Gemeinde, Wonnegau Bereiche

45
Q

Who is this producer and where is Kirchspiel GL?

A

Keller

Westhofen Gemeinde, Wonnegau Bereiche

46
Q

Who is this producer and where is Pettenhal GL?

A

Keller

Nierstein Gemeinde, Nierstein Bereiche

47
Q

Who is this producer and where is Hipping GL?

A

Keller

Nierstein Gemeinde, Nierstein Bereiche

48
Q

Who is this producer and where is this wine from?

A

Keller

old vines from unspecified Grosse Lage site(s), which Keller keeps secret due to his past experience of having grapes stolen from the Hubacker vineyard

49
Q

Who is this producer and where is Pettenhal GL?

A

Kuhling-Gillot

Nierstein Gemeinde, Nierstein Bereiche

50
Q

Who is this producer and where is Kreuz GL?

A

Kuhling-Gillot

Oppenheim Gemeinde, Nierstein Bereiche

51
Q

Who is this producer and where is Hipping GL?

A

Kuhling-Gillot

Nierstein Gemeinde, Nierstein Bereiche

52
Q

Who is this producer and where is Rothenberg GL?

A

Kuhling-Gillot

Nackenheim Rothenberg

53
Q

What is the Roter Hang?

A
  • “Red Hill”
  • Clay and weathered red Sandstone (Rotliegendes)
  • Left bank of the Rhine between Nackenheim and Nierstein
  • Part of a larger span of eastern exposures called the Rheinterrasse
  • Protected from frost and winds
  • 70-80 grade
54
Q

What is the Rheinterrasse?

A
  • Large span of eastern exposures on the left bank of the Rhein
  • Extends from Nackenheim to Oppenheim
55
Q

Who is this producer and where is Olberg GL?

A

Kuhling-Gillot

Nierstein Gemeinde, Nierstein Bereiche

56
Q

Who is this producer and where is Schloss Westerhaus GL?

A

Schloss Westerhaus

Ingelheim Gemeinde, Bingen Bereiche

Alleinbesitz of Schloss Westerhaus

57
Q

Who is this producer and where is Brudersberg GL?

A

Heyl zu Hernsheim

Nierstein Gemeinde, Nierstein Bereiche

Alleinstiz of Heyl zu Hernsheim

58
Q

Who is this producer and where is Glock GL?

A

Domane Oppenheim

Nierstein Gemeinde, Nierstein Bereiche

Alleinsitz of Domaine Oppenheim

59
Q

What are the vineyards of the Roter Hang?

A
  1. Rothenberg
  2. Pettenthal
  3. Brudersberg
  4. Hipping
  5. Ölberg
  6. Orbel
  7. Heiligenbaum
60
Q

Wittman produces wines from the four Grosse Lage of Westofen:

A

AULERDE, BRUNNENHAUSCHEN, KIRSHSPIEL, AND MORSTEIN.

61
Q

The young vines from the Keller estate are used in a bottling that roughly translates to “from the
rocks” but released as ____________________.

A

VON DER FELS

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