Rheinhessen Region Flashcards
Name Germany largest wine region?
Rheinhessen
Decribe the Rheinterrasse boundary and the most prestigious sector
The Rheinterrasse stretches from Bodenheim southward through the winemaking towns of Nierstein and Oppenheim, terminating near Mettenheim. Its most prestigious sector is a slope of red clay and slate spanning 180 ha between Nierstein and Nackenheim, the Roter Hang
Which Aunbagebiete produces more Silvaner in Germany?
the Rheinhessen has a more acreage devoted to Silvaner than any other winegrowing region in the world, including Franken.
What is the Message in a Bottle and name two famous producers in the association
Both Keller and Wittmann belong to “Message in a Bottle,” an association of over two dozen young and dynamic winemakers in Rheinhessen committed to raising quality throughout the region.
Why the Rheinhessen the warmest aunbagebiete in Germany?
because protected from cold winds by the Bergland of northern Pfalz, by the Hunsrück and Taunus Hills and by the Odenwald forest
How the Rheinhessen also known?
Upper Rhine lowlands
where the name of Liebfraumilch was first used?
(Our Lady’s milk)
Worms (Liebfrau Monastery)
how the Pfälzer forest also known?
Donnersberg
Rheinhessen has been divided into three Bereiche, name them
Bingen
Nierstein
Wonnegau
Name the Major Villages in
(Nierstein/Rheinterrasse, north to south):
Bodenheim,
Nackenheim,
Nierstein,
Oppenheim,
Dienheim
Name the Major Villages in (Bingen):
Siefersheim,
Bingen,
Appenheim
Name the Major Villages in (Wonnegau):
Westhofen,
Flörsheim-Dalsheim,
Dittelsheim,
Monsheim,
Worms
Name the Region Leading Producers:
Keller (Flörsheim-Dalsheim),
Kühling-Gillot (Bodenheim),
Wagner-Stempel (Siefersheim),
Wittman (Westhofen),
Gunderloch (Nackenheim)
What is the climate in the region?
Continental
Which gemeinde the following einzellage are located? (Exceptional)
Scharlachberg
Bingen