Zhe Gehrmans ah Coming! Flashcards
What are requirements for Grosses Gewächs?
Yield=50 hl/ha mustweight=spätlese ripeness fully ripe grapes hand picked in "tries" 9g/RS only Riesling or Spätburgunder undergoes sensory evaluation "indicates dry wines of uncompromised quality"
What is Charta?
What is it’s symbol?
organization formed in 1984 to advance the classic dry style of Rheingau Riesling
3 Roman arches
List the Öschle Scale range for each:
-Kabinett
-Spätlese
Auslese
-Beerenauslese
-TBA
-Eiswein
K=70-85 degrees S=80-95 degrees A=88-105 degrees B=110-128 degrees TBA=150-154 degrees E=110-128 degrees
What is min alc content for Prädikatswein?
7%
5.5% Beerenauslese, TBA, eiswein
Is there a Max Oschle scale rating for each Prädikat?
no, higher sugar levels can be declassified down
What is Weissherbst?
saingée rose from 1 varietal
at least QbA quality
What is the parentage of Müller-Thurgau?
Scheurebe?
Riesling x Madeline Royale
Riesling x Buckettrebe
What is the min ha size of German einzellagen?
notable exceptions?
5 ha
- Doctor vineyard (Bernkastel/Mosel, 3ha)
- Kirchenstück and Freundstück (Forst/Pfalz)
What is an “alleinbesitz?”
German einzellage (vineyard) monopole
What is an Orsteil?
clos, probably?
How are German wine regions organized?
Anbaugebiet (13 large regions)
Bereich (district of villages/vineyards)
Grosslage (collection of vineyards)
Einzellage (single vineyard)
Name famous “sundial” vineyards?
Juffer-Sonnenuhr
Wehlener Sonnenuhr
Zeltinger Sonnenuhr
What are the 13 anbaugebiet of Germany?
Mosel Rheingau Rheinhessen Baden Franken Saale-Unstrut Nahe Pfalz Ahr Valley Hessische-Bergstrasse Mittelrhein Sachsen Württemberg
What is alternate term for “Grosses Gewäches” in Rheingau?
Why?
“Erstes Gewächs”
Hold over from Charta
Legally authorized term, may be spelled out in full
What are the 6 Bereich of Mosel?
Bernkastel Burg Cochem Saar Ruwertal Obermosel Moseltor
What is the greatest vineyard of the village of Piesport?
Mosel (anbaugebeit)
Bernkastel (Bereich)
Piesport (village)
Goldtröpfchen (vineyard) “droplets of gold”
in which village is the Juffer-Sonnenuhr vineyard located?
Brauneberg (Bernkastel Bereich)
Where is the famous doctor vineyard located? Why is it special?
Bernkastel-Kues
Exception to 1971 laws of 5ha vineyard sites (only 3ha)
Producers excluded from Doctor vineyard, but nearby, may label their wines how?
Alte Badstube am Doktorberg
Who is the owner of the Josephshofer alleinbesitz? In whch village?
Reichsgraff von Kesselstatt
village of Graach
What is a Gemeinde?
Village/commune
What is the famous Ortseil w/ in gemeinde of Wiltingen?
Scharzhofberger
Saar-Wiltingen-Sharz
What are 2 best vineyards in Ruwer? Both are what?
Both monopoles
Maximin Grünhäuser Abtsberg owned by Schubert-Grünhaus
Eitelsbacher Karthäuserhofberg owned by Karthäuserhof
What is the colloquial name for Burg Cöchem Bereich?
Terrassenmosel
Which 3 bereich of Mosel are dominated by Elbling rather than Reisling?
Obermosel, Moseltor, Burg Cochem
What are the important Gemeinde and corresponding Einzellagen of Saar?
Wiltengen (Sharzhofberger)
Saarburg (Rausch)
What are the important Gemeinde and corresponding Einzellagen of Ruwer?
Eitelsbach (Karthäuserhofberg)
Mertesdorf (Abtsberg, Herrenberg, Bruderberg)
What are the important Gemeinde and corresponding Einzellagen of the Mosel?
Trittenheim (Apotheke) Piesport (Goldtröpfehen, Domherr) Brauneberg (Juffer, Juffer Sonnenuhr) Bernkastel-Kues (Doctor, Lay) Graach an der Mosel (Domprobst, Josephshöfer) Wehlen (Sonnenuhr) Zeltingen (Sonnenuhr) Urzing (Würzgarten) Erden (Prälat, Treppehen)
Where is Geisenheim located? What is it?
Center for German viticultural research in Rheingau
What is the Rheingau’s only Bereich?
Johannisberg (also a village)
What is a Rheingauer flüte?
traditional flute shaped brown bottle sometimes used in Rheingau
Which village of Rheingau has the highest elevation vineyards? Primary varietal? Most famous vineyard?
Assmannshausen
Spätburgunder
Höllenberg vineyard
What is the historic ortseil of Gemeinde of Winkel? What are 2 other famous vineyards?
Schloss Vollrads
Also, Jesuitengarten and Hasensprung
Which vineyard is a monopole of Schloss Schönborn in Hattenheim?
Pfaffenberg
What are best vineyards in commune Hallgarten?
What other famous landmark?
Jungfer and Schönhell
Kloster Eberbach. Cistercian monastery- Prussian insane asylum and women’s prison-museum
What are the important Gemeinden and corresponding Einzellagen of Rheingau?
- Assmannshausen (Höllenberg)
- Rüdesheim (Berg Roseneck, Berg Rotlag, Berg Schlossberg)
- Geisenheim (Schloss Johannisberg)
- Johannisberg (Hölle)
- Winkel (Schloss Vollrads, Jesuitengarten, Hasenprung)
- Hattenheim (Pfaffenberg, Manberg, Steinberg)
- Hollgarten (Schönhell, Jungfer)
- Erbach (Marobrum)
- Kiedrich (Grätenberg)
- Eltville (Sonnenberg)
- Hochheim am Main (Hölle, Kirchenstück)
Which region of the Rheinhessen is known for producing most quality wines?
Rheinterrasse
What is the name for the region of the Rheinhessen that spans approx. 180ha between Nierstein and Nackenheim?
Largest producer?
Roter Hang
Gunderloch biggest producer
What is the dominant varietals of Rheinhessen? Which is considered a local specialty?
Riesling, then Muller-Thürgau (in decline)
Silvaner a local specialty (most acreage in world)
What are most important Gemeinde and corresponding einzellagen in Rheinhessen?
Nackenheim (Rothenberg) Nierstein (Hipping, Pettenthal) Oppenheim (Schützenhütte, Sackträger) Westhofen (Morstein, Kirchspeil) Dalsheim (Hubacker)
What is the name for the Vosges Mtns in Germany? Which anbaugebeit are they located in?
Haardt Hills in Pfalz