Sachsen, Salle-Unstrut Flashcards
What year did Germany become reunified, adding Sachsen and Salle-Unstrut to the now 13 anbaugebiet?
1990
Where were Sachsen and Salle Unstrut located before reunification of Germany in 1990?
East Germany
Where is Sachsen (Saxony) located?
Elbe River Valley
-near Czech republic, far east of Germany
What is the most planted grape of Sachsen?
- Müller-Thurgau
- then riesling
but Goldriesling is local specialty
What is Goldriesling?
- Aromatic crossing developed in Alsace
- local specialty of Sachsen
What is Germany’s northernmost winegrowing region?
Saale-Unstrut
What is the Saale-Unstrut anbaugebiet named after?
Lies at the conflux of the Saale and Unstrut rivers
What are the most common grapes in Saale-Unstrut?
Müller-Thurgau and Weissburgunder
Saale-Unstrut Bereiche:
- Schloss Neuenburg,
- Thüringen,
- Mansfelder Seen
Top producer in Saale-Unstrut
Pawis (Freyburg)
Sachsen Bereiche:
- Meissen
- Elstertal
Sachsen Leading Producers:
- Schloss Proschwitz* (Meissen)
- Klaus Zimmerling (Dresden-Pillnitz)
*1st and only VDP member
What latitude are Sachsen and Saale-Unstrut
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