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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
21
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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

A
  • Bodenheim
  • Nackenheim
  • Nierstein
  • Oppenheim
  • Dienheim
23
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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

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