Sachsen, Saale-Unstrut Flashcards
Sachsen
River
Elbe
Sachsen and Saale-Unstrut
Most planted variety in both regions
Müller-Thurgau
Where is goldriesling cultivated?
Mostly Sachsen
Sachsen: Soils & Climate
Slate and sandstone, overlaid by loess, clay, alluvial sand.
South facing slopes in the Elbe River Valley. Continental climate moderated by the rive, large diurnal shift.
Sachsen: Bereiche
Elstertal, Meissen, Dresden
Sachsen and Saale-Unstrut both have acreage in what federal state?
Brandenburg
What is the sole Erste Lage site of Sachsen? Who produces it?
Zadeler Schloss Proschwitz: Grauburgunder, Weissburgunder, Elbling, Spätburgunder, Riesling, Dornfelder
It is an alleinbesitz of Schloss Proschwitz
Ochsle for Müller Thurgau and Spätburgunder in Sachsen; plus Ochsle for all grape varieties in Sachsen Brandenberg
73, 80, 88, 110, 150
78, 85, 90, 110, 150
70, 76, 83, 110, 150
What is Germany’s northernmost wine region?
Saale-Unstrut
What is Saale-Unstrut named for?
The Saale and Unstrut Rivers
Saale-Unstrut: Soils
51st parallel
South facing slopes, 100-250M elevation
Confluence of Saale and Unstrut Rivers, which moderate the frost prone, continental climate.
Muschelkalk, colored sandstone, loess, loam
Saale-Unstrut: Bereiche
Mansfelder Seen
Schloss Neuenburg
Thürigen
What are the two Erste Lage sites of Saale-Unstrut?
Freyburger Edelacker: Pawis, Lützkendorf, Silvaner, Weissburgunder, Riesling, Grauer Burgunder
Karsdorfer Hohe Gräte: Lützkendorf (alleinbesitz), Silvaner, Riesling, Weissburgunder
What are the main varieties of Saale-Unstrut?
Müller-Thurgau
Weissburgunder
Schloss Proschwitz is the largest estate and first VDP member of which region?
Sachsen