Ahr.Mittelrhein

Question 1

What mountain range shelters the Ahr from cold winds?

Answer 1

Eifel Mountains

Question 2

What is the major soil type of the Ahr?

Answer 2

Volcanic Slate
Loess and loam at lower elevations
Also basalt, sandstone, Greywacke gravel

Question 3

What is the bereich of the Ahr?

Answer 3

Walporzheim-Ahrtal

Question 4

What is the grosselage of the Ahr?

Answer 4

Klosterberg

Question 5

What is the major grape of the Ahr?

Answer 5

Spätburgunder

Question 6

Name the Erste Lage wines of Meyer-Näkel

Answer 6

Walporzheim Kräuterberg (herb mountain)
Neuenahrer Sonnenberg (sunning mountain)
Dernauer Pfarrwingert (wingert parish)

Question 7

Name the Erste Lage wines of Jean Stodden

Answer 7

Recher Herrenberg (ungrafted spatburgunder)
Dernauer Hardtberg
Ahrweiler Rosenthal

Question 8

What are the communal boundaries of the Ahr?

Answer 8

Altenahr (west, higher elevation) to Bad Bodendorf (east, lower elevation, close to the Rhine).
Divided into Ober Ahr (Altenahr and west, no vineyards), Mittel Ahr (Altenahr to Walporzheim), and Nieder Ahr (Walporzhei to Bad Bodendorf)

Question 9

Ahr: Topography and climatological influences by zubzone

Answer 9

Mittel Ahr: Steep, craggy, and winding, culminating in the Bunten Kuh cliffs near Walporzheim
Nieder Ahr: flatter, with more basalt in the soil
Surrounded by Hohe Eifel (heavily forested) and the Ahr mountains (to the northwest), protecting the region from cold winds resulting in an almost mediterranean climate.

Question 10

Major vineyards of the Middle Ahr, west to east, with producers

Answer 10

Alenahrer Eck: Mayschoss-Altenahr Winzergenossenschaft
Dernauer Pfarrwingert: Meyer-Nakel
Walporzheimer Gärkammer: JJ Adeneuer (alleinbesitz)
Walporzheimer Kräuterberg: Meyer-Nakel, JJ Adeneuer

Question 11

Major vineyards of the Lower Ahr, west to east, with producers

Answer 11

Ahrweiler Rosenthal: Meyer-Nakel, Stodden, Mayschoss-Altnahr Winzergenossenschaft
Neuenahrer Sonnenberg: Meyer-Nakel, Jean Stodden, JJ Adeneuer, Mayschoss-Altenahr Wingergenossenschaft
Heimersheimer Landskrone: Meyer-Nakel, JJ Adeneuer

Question 12

What is bogrebenerziehung?

Answer 12

A traditional style of training in the Mosel, which forms the vine into a bow without the use of wires.
(Pontet Canet?)

Question 13

What are the prädikat values for Riesling and Pinot Noir in the Ahr?

Answer 13

Riesling: 76, 80, 88, 110, 150

Pinot Noir: 80, 85, 90, 110, 150

Question 14

What are the bereiche of the Mittelrhein?

Answer 14

Siebengebirge (north of Koblenz, 4 villages only)

Lorelei (south of Koblenz, most of the region)

Question 15

Who owns the Hahn Erste Lage site in Bacharach?

Answer 15

Toni Jost-Hahnenhof

Question 16

Name the top wines of Florian Weingart

Answer 16

Bopparder Hamm Ohlenberg (EG)

Bopparder Hamm Fuerlay

Question 17

Mittelrhein: Soil Breakdown

Answer 17

Slate rubble and greywacke, with Devonian bedrock
Blue, black, red, and green slate, white Taunus quartzite, sand, gravel
North of Koblenz in the Neuwied basin is volcanic tuff, basaltic ash, and loess

Question 18

Mittelrhein: Mountains

Answer 18

In the west, Eifel (north of Mosel) and Hünstruck (south of Mosel) mountains
In the east, Siebengebirge (north) and Taunus (south) mountains
Westwald forest in the north

Question 19

Pradikat levels for Riesling in the Mittelrhein

Answer 19

76, 80, 88, 110, 150

Question 20

What is the Mittelrhein Riesling Charter?

Answer 20

A coalition founded in 2011 by 38 growers, modeled after Vinea Wachau

Question 21

What are the quality designations of the Mittelrhein Riesling Charter?

Answer 21

Handstreich (Coup): max 11% abv, max 89 oechsle, TA:RS Ratio: 1:3
Felsenspiel (Rock Game): max 12.5% abv, max 95 oechsle, TA:RS Ratio 1:2
Meierstück (Masterpiece): min 12.5% abv, min 95 oechsle, max RS 9/L (TA within 2g/L of RS)

Question 22

What are the requirements for the Mittelrhein riesling charter?

Answer 22

Accomplished Riesling: 100% Riesling only, scoring 3 out of 5 on blind tasting for typicity
Interaction of the Elements: wines show typicity through interaction with the 4 elements and traditional methods of production
Natural Rhein Wines: hand harvested, no adulteration such as concentration, fractioning, or flavoring
Exclusive Growing Area: Mittelrhein
Profile Wines with Heart: bottled as one of three quality designations
World Heritage Preserve: a fixed portion of revenue goes into a fund to preserve the unique cultural landscape of Mittelrhein viticulture and winemaking