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Rheinhessen Flashcards

1
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What is Germany’s biggest wine growing region?

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Rheinhessen
26,500 ha
1/4 of Germany’s land under vine

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Where is the Rheinhessen located?

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On the Rhine River border south of the Rheingau.
East of the Nahe.
North of the Pfalz.

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Historically, the Rheinhessen is known for what style of wine?

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Liebfraumilch
-“our lady’s milk”
-most famous German wine brand from 1950s-1980s

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What are the 1971 requirements for Liebfraumilch?

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Requires at least 70% Riesling, Müller Thurgau, Silvaner and Kerner.
Minimum 18 g/l of rs.
Varietal labeling is not allowed.

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5
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What other regions in Germany are allowed to produce Liebfraumilch?

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Nahe
Pfalz
Rheingau

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What are the three Bereiche of the Rheinhessen?

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Nierstein (NE)
Bingen (NW)
Wonnegau (S)

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7
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Where is the Roter Hang located?

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Left bank of Rhine
Between villages of Nackenheim and Nierstein.

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What is special about the soil and exposure of the Roter Hang?

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“-Rotliegendes (Permian red soil) a “red hill” of clay and weathered red sandstone; Aromas of peach, citrus, and a smoked meat pungency characterize wines grown on these red soils.
East facing hill
70-80% grades

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9
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Where is the Rheinterrasse located. What is it?

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South of Roter Hang.
Between villages of Nierstein and Oppenheim.
-Region known for quality wines in Rheinhessen
-western banks of the Rhine River
-extended reach of eastern exposures, protected from frost and winds

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What is the exposure of the Rheinterrasse?

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Eastern

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What is the soil type of the Wonnegau Bereiche?

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Limestone and loess.

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Who is the most important producer of the Wonnegau?

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Keller
(Flörsheim-Dalsheim)

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Where does Keller’s GMax come from and why is it significant?

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Comes from an undisclosed parcel in the Wonnegau.
It is undisclosed so people can’t steal his grapes.
One of the most expensive and allocated wines.

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14
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Where is the Bingen Bereiche?

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Northwest corner of the Rheinhessen.

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Who is the most important producer of the Bingen and in what village is he located?

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Wagner-Stempel.
Located in the village of Siefersheim.

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16
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What is Message in a Bottle? Name some producers.

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An organization of young producers in the Rheinhessen committed to raising the regions potential.

Typically, they focus on dry styles and promote spontaneous fermentation as a stylistic choice.

Keller
Wittmann
Wagner-Stempel
Kühling-Gillot
Gunderloch

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17
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What percentage of total vineyards does Müller Thurgau have in the Rheinhessen?

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16%

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18
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What grape is planted more in the Rheinhessen more than any region in the world?

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Silvaner

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19
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Name a biodynamic producer in the Roter Hang.

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Kühling-Gillot

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20
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This producer owns 3/4 of the Nackenheimer Rothenberg vineyard.

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The Gunderloch Estate.

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21
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Keller and Phillip Whitman have three neighboring parcels in The village of Westhofen in the Wonnegau Bereiche. What are they?

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Morstein
Brunnenhauschen
Kirchspiel

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22
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What are the major villages of the Rheinterrasse/Roter Hang North to South.

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Bodenheim
Nackenheim
Nierstein
Oppenheim
Dienheim

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23
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What are the major villages of the Wonnegau north to south.

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Dittelsheim
Westhofen
Flörsheim-Dalsheim
Monsheim
Worms

24
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What are the major villages of Bingen?

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Bingen
Appenheim
Siefersheim

25
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What are two famed vineyards in the Roter Hang?

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Niersteiner Pettenthal
Nackenheimer Rothenberg

26
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What is Niersteiner Gutes Domtal?

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-collective site introduced in 1971
-came to markets in force
-diminished name of one of top villages (Nierstein)

27
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Where was Scheurebe originally bread?

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Alzey

28
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Why is Spätburgunder becoming of interested in the Rheinhessen?

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Because it is a warmer region.

29
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List two important Grosse Lage of Bingen

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Kirchberg
Scharlachberg

30
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List an important Grosse Lage of Bondenheim.

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Burgweg

31
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List a monopole of Schloss Westerhaus in Ingelheim.

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Schloss Westerhaus

32
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List an important GL of Nackenheim

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Rothenberg

33
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Where is Pettenthal?

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Nierstein

34
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List important GL of Nierstein.

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Pettenthal
Hipping
Glöck

35
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Niersteiner Brudersberg is a monopole of whom?

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Heyl zu Herrnsheim

36
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Niersteiner Glöck is a monopole of this producer.

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Domänee Openheim

37
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List three important Einzlage of Oppenheim.

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Herrenberg
Kreuz
Sackträger
Schützenhütte

38
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List two important GL of Dheinheim.

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Falkenberg
Tafelstein

39
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List two important GL of Dittelsheim.

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Leckerberg
Geyserberg

40
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List two important GL of Siefersheim.

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Heerkretz
Höllberg

41
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List four important GL of Westhofen.

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Aulerde
Kirchspiel
Brunnenhäuschen
Morstein

42
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List two important GL of Flörsheim-Dalsheim.

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Bürgel
Hubacker

43
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List an important GL of Mölsheim.

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Zellerweg am Scharzen Herrgott

44
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List an important GL of Nieder-Flörsheim.

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Frauenberg

45
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List an important GL of Hohen-Sülzen.

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Kirchenstück

46
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List an important GL of Worms.

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Liebfrauenstift-Kirchenstück

47
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What two historically important cities mark the Northern and Southern outposts in the Rheinhessen?

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Worms - Southern outpost
Mainz - Northern outpost

50km between the two villages

48
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Where is the German Wine Institute located?

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Mainz

49
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When did Riesling finally surpass Müller-Thurgau as most planted variety in Rheinhessen?

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2013

50
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What is the Roter Hang?

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-“red hill”
-180 ha of red clay and slate
-between Nierstein and Nackenheim

51
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What sweetness level are Riesling and Silvaner often produced as in the Rheinhessen?

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Riesling - often halbtrocken or sweeter
Silvaner - usually dry

52
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Where is Weingut Keller located?

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Flörsheim-Dalsheim
(Rheinhessen)

53
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Where is Wittman located?

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Westhofen

54
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What two mass-produced products cast a long shadow over the quality of wine in Rheinhessen?

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Liebfraumilch
Blue Nun

55
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Why is there such a diversity of grape varieties and no single Rheinhessen style?

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In such a large area, there is a large difference in mesoclimates and soils, and no single climatic feature (river’s moderating influence, or aspect or slope) that can individually explain prevailing conditions for the Rheinhessen.

56
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What is the Rheinterrasse?

How much of the regions Riesling does?

What is the flavor profile of Riesling from Rheinterrasse?

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A large span of eastern exposures in the Rheinhessen, which extends south of Nierstein through the village of Oppenheim

-where a third of the region’s Riesling vines grows

-Aromas of peach, citrus, and a smoked meat pungency characterize wines grown on the red soils

57
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What protects the Rheinterrasse from frost and wind?

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Protected from the frost and winds that sweep through much of the Rheinhessen by the hills on its western border, which rise to over 600 m (nearly 2,000 ft).

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