Sachsen, Salle-Unstrut

Question 1

What year did Germany become reunified, adding Sachsen and Salle-Unstrut to the now 13 anbaugebiet?

Answer 1

1990

Question 2

Where were Sachsen and Salle Unstrut located before reunification of Germany in 1990?

Answer 2

East Germany

Question 3

Where is Sachsen (Saxony) located?

Answer 3

Elbe River Valley
-near Czech republic, far east of Germany

Question 4

What is the most planted grape of Sachsen?

Answer 4

-Müller-Thurgau
-then riesling

but Goldriesling is local specialty

Question 5

What is Goldriesling?

Answer 5

-Aromatic crossing developed in Alsace
-local specialty of Sachsen

Question 6

What is Germany’s northernmost winegrowing region?

Answer 6

Saale-Unstrut

Question 7

What is the Saale-Unstrut anbaugebiet named after?

Answer 7

Lies at the conflux of the Saale and Unstrut rivers

Question 8

What are the most common grapes in Saale-Unstrut?

Answer 8

Müller-Thurgau and Weissburgunder

Question 9

Saale-Unstrut Bereiche:

Answer 9

-Schloss Neuenburg,
-Thüringen,
-Mansfelder Seen

Question 10

Top producer in Saale-Unstrut

Answer 10

Pawis (Freyburg)

Question 11

Sachsen Bereiche:

Answer 11

-Meissen
-Elstertal

Question 12

Sachsen Leading Producers:

Answer 12

-Schloss Proschwitz* (Meissen)
-Klaus Zimmerling (Dresden-Pillnitz)

*1st and only VDP member

Question 13

What latitude are Sachsen and Saale-Unstrut

Answer 13

51