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Ahr, Mittelrhein, Franken Flashcards

1
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What is the world’s most northerly wine region dedicated to red wine production?

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Ahr!

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What parallel is Ahr located on?

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50th

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What percentage of wine in Ahr is red

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88%
-Guild Somm says Spätburgunder along with its early-ripening mutation Frühburgunder, accounts for almost 70% of the Ahr’s planted acreage.

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4
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What is the dominant grape of Ahr

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Spätburgunder

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What mountain range shelters the vineyards of Ahr from cold wines?

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Eifel Mountains

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6
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What is warmer, Ahr or Mosel?

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Ahr!

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7
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What soil of Ahr provides warmth

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Rocky, volcanic Slate

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Climate of Ahr

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Continental (VDP says mediterranean)

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What are the major villages from West to East of the Ahr?

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Altenghr
Mayschoss
Dernau
Walporzheim
Ahrweiler
Bad Neuenahr

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10
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Sole Bereiche of Ahr

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Walporzheim-Ahrtal

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11
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Sole grosslage of Ahr

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Klosterberg

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12
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Top producers in Ahr

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-Meyer-Näkel - located in Dernau
-Kreuzberg - located in Dernau
Jean Stodden
J. Adeneuer

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13
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Is barrique ever used in Ahr?

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Sometimes for high end cuvees to create richer style

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14
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At the 50th parallel, how is Pinot Noir able to ripe in the Ahr?

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-East-west orientation
-moderating benefits from the Gulf Stream
-long growing season
-whole region is a canyon, protected from wind and rain amidst the low Eifel Mountains
-Almost all Ahr vineyard rows run down the slopes (north-south) in order to maximize sun exposure

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What is the difference in terroir between the Upper and Lower Ahr?

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Upper:
-some of the most ancient vineyards planted here
-pure slate soils
-Phylloxera is non existent
-Trained in the single post system
Lower:
-more densely planted
-more basalt-derived clay and sand atop dark slate (more opulent wines)
-warmer
-harvest occurs about 10 days before the Upper Ahr

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16
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How is the Ahr divided?

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Upper Ahr
-west of Walporzheim
Lower Ahr
-spanning the remaining distance to the river’s confluence with the Rhine

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17
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What is Frühburgunder? Any challenges?

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-early ripening mutation of Pinot Noir
-known as Pinot Noir Precocé in France
-Ripens about 2 weeks earlier than Spätburgunder
-thicker skins, less acid, often more approachable

-at its harvest, it is the only ripe fruit, make target for birds and wasps
-prone to millerandage (uneven maturity in bunch)

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18
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Where is Franken located?

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-East of Frankfurt
-Centered along Main River as it flows from Bamberg to Frankfurt

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19
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What river flows westward through Franken?

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Main River

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20
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What Anbaugebiet overlaps Bavaria?

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Franken

21
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What is the most planted grape in Franken?

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Müller Thurgau
26%

22
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What is the most important grape in Franken?

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Silvaner
24%

-thrives and can ripen in cool climate when riesling cant
-smoky, full, mineral whites

23
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Tributary of the Mainz in Franken

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Taube River
-converges west of Homburg

24
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What is Steinwein

A

-old nickname for Frankish wine
-“stone wine”

25
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What village is Franken’s wine center?

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Würzburg

26
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What is the name for the traditional squat flask shaped bottle used for Frankish wine?

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Bocksbeutal

27
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What is the top name for Pinot Noir in Franken?

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Rudolf Fürst in Burgstadt

28
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Top producers in Franken

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Horst Sauer (Escherndorf)
Hans Wirsching (Iphofen)

Rudolf Fürst (Burgstadt)
Juliusspital Würzburg (Würzburg)
(Franken’s largest producer)
Castell’sches Domänenamt (Castell)

29
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When is the earliest episode of winemaking in Franken? Where?

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8th Century

30
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Where are the western most reaches of Franken? What is the terroir here?

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Mainviereck
-“four-sided Main” where the river’s flow approximates a rectangular shape
-Soils here are typically composed of weathered red sandstone
-climate is gentler than in areas further east
-only natural home for Pinot Noir in Franken

31
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What Bereiche in Franken produces the most wine?

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Maindreieck
-3/4 of Franken wine

32
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What are the boundaries of the Maindreieck? Soil?

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-Würzburg on its western edge
-shell-limestone soils

33
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Where is the Steigerwalk Bereiche? Terrain?

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-eastern end of Franken
-vineyards are often removed from the immediate environs of the Main River
-less subject to humidity and botrytis
-vineyards on the edge of the Steigerwald mountain forest
-reaching almost 400 meters in elevation
-highest and coolest district in Franken
-gypsum-laced Keuper soils mitigate low temperatures by warming the vines at night
-even with the area’s north facing slopes

34
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Bereiche of Franken:

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Mainviereck (West)
Maindreieck (North east)
Steigerwald (South east)

35
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How was the Taubertal divided according to 1971 German Wine Law?

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-divided among three Anbaugebiete: Franken, Baden, and Württemberg
-Baden has a Tauberfranken Bereich
-Württemberg has a small slice of the Taubertal near the village of Bad Mergentheim
-a portion of the region remains in the Maindreieck
-Baden and Franken producers from the region have the right to bottle in a Bocksbeutel, Württemberg producers do not
-climate here is quite marginal for quality grapes
-sunlight hours are fewer here than in any of the three neighboring regions

36
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Important Villages of Franken from West to East

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Klingenberg
Bürgstadt
Würzburg
Escherndorf
Iphofen

37
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What villages in Franken have a reputation for quality red wine?

A

Klingenberg
Bürstadt

38
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Terroir of Würzburger Stein?

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-warm, south-facing limestone and loess slope overlooking the Main

39
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Top Einzellagen in Würzburg
(Franken)

A

Stein
Leiste

40
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Top Einzellagen in Escherndorf
(Franken)

A

Lump

41
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Top Einzellagen in Iphofen
(Franken)

A

Julius Echter Berg

42
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Top Einzellagen in Bürgstadt
(Franken)

A

Centgrafenberg

43
Q

Where is the Mittelrhein

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Narrow anbaugebiet following Rhine river north past Assmannshaused and Lorch in Rheingau

44
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What anbaugebiet does cultivation in Mittelrhein resemble? Why?

A

Mosel
-steep slate riverside slopes
-planted predominately to riesling

45
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What sweetness level is most wine in Mittelrhein produced?

A

trocken or halbtrocken
~80%

46
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What Grosse Lage (a monopole of Toni Jost) is one of the best sites in the Mittelrhein?

A

Hahn Grosse Lage

47
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What village near Koblenz is home to producer Matthias Müller and source of good wines in Mitterrhein?

A

Spay

48
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Mittelrhein Bereiche:

A

Loreley
Siebengebirge

49
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Top producers in Mittelrhein

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Matthias Müller (Spay),
Ratzenberger (Bacharach),
Toni Jost-Hahnenhof (Bacharach),
Frederich Bastian (Bacharach),
Lanius Knab (Oberwesel)

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