Rheinhessen Flashcards
Where is the German Wine Institute located?
Mainz, the northern outpost of the Rheinhessen
Which anbaugebiete has more land under vine than any other?
The Rheinhessen (26,500ha)
What is the original home of Liebfraumilch?
the Rheinhessen (Worms)
What is the Rheinterrasse?
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.
Where and what is the Roter Hang?
A 180ha slope of red clay and slate between Neirstein and Nackenheim in the Rheinhessen.
Rheinhessen: Soil
Extensive loess, plus weathered seddimentary soils, sandy marl;
Quartzite and porphyry in the west.
Bereiche and Gemeinde of the Rheinhessen
Bingen - Bingen, Appenheim, Siefersheim (west)
Nierstein/Rheinterrasse - Bodenheim, Nackenheim, Nierstein, Oppenheim, Deinheim
Wonnegau: Dittelsheim, Westhofen, Flörsheim-Dalsheim, Monsheim, Worms
Where is Weingut Keller located?
Flörsheim-Dalsheim
Where is Wittman located?
Westhofen
Who produces G-Max?
Weingut Keller
Important Einzellagen and Producers of Nackenheim
Rothenberg (Red Mountain): Gunderloch, Kühling-Gillot
Important Einzellagen and Producers of Nierstein
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
Important Einzellagen and Producers of Oppenheim
Schützenhütte (Guard House): Louis Guntrum
Sackträger (Bag Carrier): Louis Guntrum, Kühling-Gillot
Important Einzellagen and Producers of Bingen
Scharlachberg (Scarlet Fever Mountain): Kruger-Rumpf
Important Einzellagen and Producers of Westhofen
Morstein: Keller, Wittmann
Kirschspiel: Keller, Wittmann
Important Einzellagen and Producers of Dalsheim
Hubacker: Keller
Bürgel: Keller, Schales
Important Einzellagen and Producers of Worms
Liebfrauenstift-Kirchenstück (Pen of Our Lady-Churchyard): Gutzler, Adolf Schembs Erben
From what gemeinde and einzellage does Keller make Abtserde?
Westhofener Brunnenhäuschen
What are the Erste Lage wines of Wagner-Stempel?
Siefersheimer Heerkretz
Siefersheimer Höllberg
Siefersheim is a little island of GG in the far west, in the southern part of Bingen.
What are the Erste Lage wines of Kühling-Gillot? Where is the winery located?
Oppenheimer Sackträger
Niersteiner Pettenthal
Bodenheim
Rheinhessen: Topography and Climate
Protected from cold winds by the Bergland in the south (border with Pfalz), Hünstruck (west) and Taunus (north) mountains, and the Odenwald forest (easts)
Oechsle for Riesling in the Rheinhessen
73, 85, 92, 120, 150
Who owns Ingelheimer Schloss Westerhaus?
Schloss Westerhaus
Who owns Niersteiner Brudersberg?
Heyl zu Herrnsheim (owned by Saint Antony)
