Pfalz Flashcards

1
Q

When did the name Rheinpfalz go out of use?

A

1992

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2
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What are the Vosges Mountains called once they cross into the Pfalz?

A

The Haardt Hills

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3
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What are the bereiche of the Pfalz?

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Südliche Weinstrasse

Mittelhaardt-Deutsche Weinstrasse

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4
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Important Einzellagen and Producers of Kallstadt

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Saumagen (pig’s stomach): Koehler-Ruprecht

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5
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Important Einzellagen and Producers of Ungstein

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Herrenberg - Kanzel (pulpit), Mardelskopf, Vogelsang (singing bird): Pfeffingen, Darting

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6
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Pfeffingen in Ungstein is famous for what grape variety?

A

Scheurebe

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7
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Important Einzellagen and Producers of Bad Dürckheim

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Michelsberg: Karl Schaefer

Spielberg (Play/Game Mountain): Karl Schaefer

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Important Einzellagen and Producers of Wachenheim

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Gerümpel: Bürklin-Wolf

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9
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Important Einzellagen and Producers of Forst

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Kirchenstück (Churchyard): Bürklin-Wolf, Eugen Müller
Freundstück (A Place for Friends): Von Buhl, Georg Mosbacher
Pechstein (Bad Luck Stone): Bürklin-Wolf, Eugen Müller, Georg Mosbacher
Ungeheuer (Enormous): Bürklin-Wolf
Jesuitengarten: Bürklin Wolf, Basserman-Jordan

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Important Einzellagen and Producers of Deidesheim

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Langenmorgen (Long Morning): Bürklin-Wolf, Basserman-Jordan
Hohenmorgen (High Morning): Bürklin-Wolf, Basserman-Jordan
Kieselberg (Pebble Mountain): Basserman-Jordan, von Buhl

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Important Einzellagen and Producers of Ruppertsberg

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Reiterpfad (Horse Path): Von Buhl, Bürklin-Wolf, Basserman-Jordan, Von Winning
Gaisböhl: Bürklin-Wolf

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12
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Important Einzellagen and Producers of Königsbach

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Idig: A. Christmann

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13
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Important Einzellagen and Producers of Gimmeldingen

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Mandelgarten (almond garden): A. Christmann, Müller-Catoir

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14
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Important Einzellagen and Producers of Haardt

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Bürgergarten “Breumel in den Mauern” (citizen’s garden, breumel in the wall): Müller-Catoir

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15
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Who are the “Three B’s” of the Pfalz?

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Von Buhl (Deidesheim)
Von Basserman-Jordan (Deidesheim)
Bürklin-Wolf (Wachenheim)

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16
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Who owns Ruppertsberger Gaisböhl?

A

Bürklin-Wolf

17
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Important Einzellagen and Producers of Siebeldingen

A

Im Sonnenschein (In the Sunshine) “Ganz Horn” (All Horn): Rebholz

18
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Important Einzellagen and Producers of Birkweiler

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Kastanienbusch (chestnut bush): Dr. Wehrheim, Rebholz

Mandelberg: Dr. Wehrheim

19
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Important Einzellagen and Producers of Schweigen

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Sonnenberg - Kammerberg (Chamber Mountain), Sankt Paul, Rädling: Friedrich Becker

20
Q

Which producer is known for Grosses Gewächs Spätburgunder from the Sonnenberg einzellage?

A

Friedrich Becker

21
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What is unique about Sonnenberg?

A

It extends a couple of kilometers past the German border into France. Growers with land in this “border zone” are permitted to market their wines under the German appellation Sonnenberg.

22
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Gemeinden of the Mittelhaardt-Deutsche Weinstrasse from North to South

A
Kallstadt
Ungstein
Bad Dürckheim
Wachenheim
Forst
Deidesheim
Ruppertsberg
Königsbach
Gimmeldingen
Haardt
23
Q

Gemeinden of the Südliche-Weinstrasse from North to South

A

Siebeldingen
Birkweiler
Schweigen

24
Q

Which major Pfalz producer continues to devote a significant amount of production to medium-sweet wines?

A

Müller-Catoir

25
Q

How does Bürklin-Wolf label its Grosses Gewächs wines?

A

GC (Grand Cru) rather than GG (Grosses Gewächs)

26
Q

Which region launched the Grosses Gewächs concept, and when?

A

The Pfalz, in 1996.

27
Q

Who is the current head of the national VDP?

A

Steffen Christmann, of A. Christmann.

28
Q

Oechsle for Riesling in the Pfalz

A

73, 90, 100, 120, 150

29
Q

What is the most planted red grape in the Pfalz?

A

Dornfelder (followed by Portugeiser followed by Spätburgunder)

30
Q

Who owns Bad Dürkheimer Abtsfronhof?

A

Fritz-Ritter

31
Q

Who owns Haardter Bürgergarten?

A

Muller-Catoir

32
Q

Who is the principal owner of Königsbacher Idig?

A

A. Christmann

33
Q

What town divides the Mittelhardt-Deutsche Weinstrasse and the Sudliche Weinstrasse?

A

Neustadt an der Weinstrasse

34
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Pfalz: Topography

A
Haardt mountain range to the west (creating east and southeast facing slopes); includes the Drachenfels peak (570M) in the heart of the Mittelhaardt.
Rhine River (less influential than in other regions)
Odenfeld forest to the east
35
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Pfalz: Soils

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Unterhaardt (north of Bad Dürkheim): lighter, more permeable sandy loam and limestone
Haardt (southern Mittelhaardt): buntsandstein, muschelkalk, red marl, rotliegend, plus slate, granite, gneiss.
Basalt in Pechstein
Sudliche Weinstrasse/Oberhaardt: enduring Loam and Loess

36
Q

What changes between the Mittelhaardt and the Oberhaardt/Südpfalz?

A

The Haardt range no longer protects the vineyards from western wines, so the average temperature is two to three degrees cooler.

37
Q

What does DC stand for?

A

Districtus Controllatus - an indicator of quality in the Pfalz since 2005.
Riesling, Weissburgunder, Grauburgunder, Dornfelder, and Spatburgunder are eligible, as long as the wines are dry and have a minimum alcohol of 12%.

38
Q

What is Rotliegend?

A

A sequence of rock strata mainly consisting of sandstone layers.