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Rheinhessen Flashcards

1
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What is the main variety of the Rheinhessen

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Riesling

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What are the secondary varieties of the rheinhessen

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Muller-Thurgau, Silvaner, Grauburgunder, Spatburgunder, Portugeiser, Dornfelder

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What is Grauburgunder

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Pinot Gris

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Which major body of water flows through the Rheinhessen

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The Rhine River

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What styles are produced in the Rheinhessen

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sweet to dry Whites and Reds. Rose and Sekt

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What is the climate of the Rheinhessen

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True Continental. Warmer in summer but prone to deep freezes in Winter

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What is the soil make up of the Rheinhessen

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Its a patchwork. Sandstone, Clay, Loess, Loam and Gravel

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Where is the Rheinhessen

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South of the Rheingau across the Rhine, east of Nahe

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What is the Rheinterrasse

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A stretch of Vineyards eastern facing plots along the Rhine. Historically where the best wine of the region has come from.

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What is the soil makeup of the Rheinterrase

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Iron rich sandstone and clay making a deep red soil

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When was the first cultivation of Riesling in the region

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1435

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12
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When was liebefraumilch first made

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1744

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What is liebefraumilch

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A notoriously bad very sweet blended wine meaning Church of our Lady

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What is Message in a Bottle and when was it formed

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An organization focused on creating terroir driven, high quality wines formed 1992

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What is G-max and when was it first released

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A very expensive Riesling from Keller, first released 2006

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How are white wines vinified in the region

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Dry whites, sometimes fermented in large neutral barrels

17
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How are red wines typically vinified in the region

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Dry, sometimes aged in barrels

18
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How is Dornfelder typically vinified

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Slightly sweet and sometimes sparkling

19
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How is sekt typically produced

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In large quantities, sometimes Charmat

20
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What are the 5 major villages of the Rheinhessen

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Bingen, Maiz, Nierstein, Oppenheim, Worms

21
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What are the 3 Bereichs of the Rheinhessen

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Neirstein, Bingen, Wonnegau

22
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What is the Einzellagen of Nackenheim

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Rothenberg

23
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What is the Einzellagen of Dalsheim

24
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What are the 2 Einzellagen of Neirstein

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Hipping, Pettenthal

25
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What are the 2 Einzellagen of Oppenheim

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Schützenhütte, Sackträger

26
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What are the 2 Einzellagen of Westhofen

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Morstein, Kirchspiel

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