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Rheinhessen Flashcards

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What is further north, Mainz or Worms?

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  • Mainz - Northern outpost
  • Worms - Southern edge
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Rheinhessen

Number of ha of vine planted

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26,500 ha

  • Huge swath of land, more under vine than any other anbaugebiete
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Rheinhessen

Most planted grape

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Riesling

  • Finally surpassed Müller-Thurgau in 2013
  • Historically, Rheinhessen poorer quality with high-yielding, dependable crossings
  • Riesling difficult to ripen in cooler, frost-prone sites away from moderating influence of Rhine River
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Rheinterrasse

2 major winemaking towns

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  • Nierstein
  • Oppenheim
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Roter Hang

Soil

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red clay and slate

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Roter Hang

  • Size in ha
  • Location
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Roter Hang

  • 180 ha (red clay, slate)
  • btwn Nierstein and Nackenheim
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Rheinhessen

Producer

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Gunderloch

  • Owns 3/4 of Rotherberg (1er site)
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Most expensive $$$ wine on the Titanic

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Niersteiner Pettenthal Riesling

  • Eclipsed 1st Growth Bordeaux
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Estate that owns 3/4 of Rothenberg

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Gunderloch

  • Marquee producer within Roter Hang
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Rheinhessen

Two producers who are making some of Germany’s best dry Riesling

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  • Weingut Keller - in Flörsheim-Dalsheim
  • Wittmann - neighboring Westhoven

Rheinhessen Riesling is often produced in halbtrocken or sweeter styles

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Is Silvaner, a Rheinhessen specialty, often produced as dry or sweet?

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dry

  • vs. Riesling - often halbtrocken or sweeter styles
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Producer of “G-Max”

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Keller (from Flörsheim-Dalsheim)

“G-Max”

  • Undisclosed vineyard site
  • Germany’s most elusive dry bottling of Riesling
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T/F: Rheinhessen has more acreage devoted to Silvaner than any other winegrowing region in the world.

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True

(including Franken)

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What is “Message in a Bottle”?

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“Message in a Bottle”

  • Association of over two dozen (24) young and dynamic winemakers in Rheinhessen committed to raising quality throughout the region
  • Keller (“G-Max” - dry Riesling, microproduction, undisclosed vineyard) and Wittman are both members
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Nackenheim

1 Einzellage

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Rothenberg

  • Nackenheim: Rothenberg
  • Nierstein: Hipping, Pettenthal
  • Oppenheim: Schützenhütte, Sackträger
  • Westhofen: Morstein, Kirchspiel
  • Dalsheim: Hubacker
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Nierstein

2 Einzellagen

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Hipping, Pettenthal

  • Nackenheim: Rothenberg
  • Nierstein: Hipping, Pettenthal
  • Oppenheim: Schützenhütte, Sackträger
  • Westhofen: Morstein, Kirchspiel
  • Dalsheim: Hubacker
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Rheinhessen

5 Gemeinden

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  • Nackenheim: Rothenberg
  • Nierstein: Hipping, Pettenthal
  • Oppenheim: Schützenhütte, Sackträger
  • Westhofen: Morstein, Kirchspiel
  • Dalsheim: Hubacker
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Oppenheim

2 Einzellagen

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Schützenhütte, Sackträger

  • Nackenheim: Rothenberg
  • Nierstein: Hipping, Pettenthal
  • Oppenheim: Schützenhütte, Sackträger
  • Westhofen: Morstein, Kirchspiel
  • Dalsheim: Hubacker
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Morstein and Kirchspiel are einzellagen from what gemeinden?

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Westhofen

  • Nackenheim: Rothenberg
  • Nierstein: Hipping, Pettenthal
  • Oppenheim: Schützenhütte, Sackträger
  • Westhofen: Morstein, Kirchspiel
  • Dalsheim: Hubacker
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Hubacker is an einzellage from what gemeinden?

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Dalsheim

  • Nackenheim: Rothenberg
  • Nierstein: Hipping, Pettenthal
  • Oppenheim: Schützenhütte, Sackträger
  • Westhofen: Morstein, Kirchspiel
  • Dalsheim: Hubacker
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Rheinhessen

3 Bereiche

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  • Bingen
  • Nierstein
  • Wonnegau
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Nierstein/Rheinterrasse Bereiche (Rheinhessen)

Major Villages N to S

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  • Bodenheim
  • Nackenheim
  • Nierstein
  • Oppenheim
  • Dienheim
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Bingen Bereiche (Rheinhessen)

3 Major Villages

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N to S

  • Bingen
  • Appenheim
  • Siefersheim
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Wonnegau Bereiche (Rheinhessen)

5 Major Villages

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N to S

  • Dittelsheim
  • Westhofen
  • Flörsheim-Dalsheim
  • Monsheim
  • Worms
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Rheinhessen

3 most planted red grapes

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Red Grapes (31.2%)

  • Dornfelder: 3,500 ha
  • Portugieser: 1,400 ha
  • Spätburgunder: 1,400 ha

— vs —

White Grapes (68.8%)

  • Riesling: 4,300 ha
  • Müller-Thurgau (Rivaner): 4,200 ha
  • Silvaner: 2,400 ha
  • Grauburgunder: 1,400 ha
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Rheinhessen

4 most planted white grapes

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White Grapes (68.8%)

  • Riesling: 4,300 ha
  • Müller-Thurgau (Rivaner): 4,200 ha
  • Silvaner: 2,400 ha
  • Grauburgunder: 1,400 ha

— vs —

Red Grapes (31.2%)

  • Dornfelder: 3,500 ha
  • Portugieser: 1,400 ha
  • Spätburgunder: 1,400 ha
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Rheinhessen

5 Leading Producers

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  • Kühling-Gillot (Bodenheim)
  • Gunderloch (Nackenheim)
  • Wittman (Westhofen)
  • Keller (Flörsheim-Dalsheim)
  • Wagner-Stempel (Siefersheim)
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Flörsheim-Dalsheim

Leading Producer

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Keller (Flörsheim-Dalsheim)

  • Kühling-Gillot (Bodenheim)
  • Gunderloch (Nackenheim)
  • Wittman (Westhofen)
  • Wagner-Stempel (Siefersheim)
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Bodenheim

Leading Producer

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Kühling-Gillot (Bodenheim)

  • Gunderloch (Nackenheim)
  • Wittman (Westhofen)
  • Keller (Flörsheim-Dalsheim)
  • Wagner-Stempel (Siefersheim)
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Siefersheim

Leading Producer

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Wagner-Stempel (Siefersheim)

  • Kühling-Gillot (Bodenheim)
  • Gunderloch (Nackenheim)
  • Wittman (Westhofen)
  • Keller (Flörsheim-Dalsheim)
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Westhofen

Leading Producer

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Wittman (Westhofen)​

  • Kühling-Gillot (Bodenheim)
  • Gunderloch (Nackenheim)
  • Keller (Flörsheim-Dalsheim)
  • Wagner-Stempel (Siefersheim)
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Nackenheim

Leading Producer

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Gunderloch (Nackenheim)

  • Kühling-Gillot (Bodenheim)
  • Wittman (Westhofen)​
  • Keller (Flörsheim-Dalsheim)
  • Wagner-Stempel (Siefersheim)
33
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Rheinhessen

5 Gemeinden

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  • Nackenheim
  • Nierstein
  • Oppenheim
  • Westhofen
  • Dalsheim
34
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Where is the German Wine Institute located?

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Mainz, the northern outpost of the Rheinhessen

35
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Which anbaugebiete has more land under vine than any other?

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The Rheinhessen (26,500ha)

36
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What is the original home of Liebfraumilch?

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the Rheinhessen (Worms)

37
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What is the Rheinterrasse?

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An extended reach of eastern exposures protected from the frost and wind that plague the rest of the Rheinhessen, running from Bodenheim south to Mettenheim.

38
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Where and what is the Roter Hang?

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A 180ha slope of red clay and slate between Neirstein and Nackenheim in the Rheinhessen.

39
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Rheinhessen: Soil

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Extensive loess, plus weathered seddimentary soils, sandy marl;
Quartzite and porphyry in the west.

40
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Bereiche and Gemeinde of the Rheinhessen

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Bingen - Bingen, Appenheim, Siefersheim (west)
Nierstein/Rheinterrasse - Bodenheim, Nackenheim, Nierstein, Oppenheim, Deinheim
Wonnegau: Dittelsheim, Westhofen, Flörsheim-Dalsheim, Monsheim, Worms

41
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Where is Weingut Keller located?

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Flörsheim-Dalsheim

42
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Where is Wittman located?

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Westhofen

43
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Who produces G-Max?

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Weingut Keller

44
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Important Einzellagen and Producers of Nackenheim

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Rothenberg (Red Mountain): Gunderloch, Kühling-Gillot

45
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Important Einzellagen and Producers of Nierstein

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Pettenthal: Kühling-Gillot
Brudersberg (Brother’s Mountain): Heyl zu Herrnsheim
Hipping: Keller
Ölberg (Olive Mountain): Heyl zu Herrnsheim, Külling-Gillot, Domäne Oppenheim
Orbel: Heyl zu Herrnsheim, Domäne Oppenheim

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Important Einzellagen and Producers of Oppenheim

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Schützenhütte (Guard House): Louis Guntrum

Sackträger (Bag Carrier): Louis Guntrum, Kühling-Gillot

47
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Important Einzellagen and Producers of Bingen

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Scharlachberg (Scarlet Fever Mountain): Kruger-Rumpf

48
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Important Einzellagen and Producers of Westhofen

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Morstein: Keller, Wittmann
Kirschspiel: Keller, Wittmann

49
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Important Einzellagen and Producers of Dalsheim

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Hubacker: Keller

Bürgel: Keller, Schales

50
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Important Einzellagen and Producers of Worms

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Liebfrauenstift-Kirchenstück (Pen of Our Lady-Churchyard): Gutzler, Adolf Schembs Erben

51
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From what gemeinde and einzellage does Keller make Abtserde?

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Westhofener Brunnenhäuschen

52
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What are the Erste Lage wines of Wagner-Stempel?

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Siefersheimer Heerkretz
Siefersheimer Höllberg

Siefersheim is a little island of GG in the far west, in the southern part of Bingen.

53
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What are the Erste Lage wines of Kühling-Gillot? Where is the winery located?

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Oppenheimer Sackträger
Niersteiner Pettenthal

Bodenheim

54
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Rheinhessen: Topography and Climate

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Protected from cold winds by the Bergland in the south (border with Pfalz), Hünstruck (west) and Taunus (north) mountains, and the Odenwald forest (easts)

55
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Oechsle for Riesling in the Rheinhessen

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73, 85, 92, 120, 150

56
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Who owns Ingelheimer Schloss Westerhaus?

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Schloss Westerhaus

57
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Who owns Niersteiner Brudersberg?

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Heyl zu Herrnsheim (owned by Saint Antony)

58
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Who owns Niersteiner Glöck?

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Domäne Oppenheim

59
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Who owns Dalsheimer Hubacker?

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Keller

60
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What is the significance of the “Roter Hang” (Red Slope) in Rheinhessen?

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It is a famous vineyard site with red slate soil and is known for producing exceptional Riesling wines.

61
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Name the grape variety commonly used for Rheinhessen’s sweet dessert wines.

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Scheurebe

62
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What was Germany’s first winery focusing exclusively on sparkling wines? Where is it located?

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Raumland; Flörsheim-Dalsheim (Rheinhessen)

63
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Who produces “G-Max”, and where is the producer based?

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Keller; Wonnegau (Rheinhessen)

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