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What are the 6 bereiche of the Mosel?

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Bernkastel
Burg Cochem
Saar
Ruwertal
Obermosel
Moseltor
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What is the largest bereiche of the Mosel?

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Bernkastel

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What is the soil type of the Mittelmosel?

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dark blue Devonian slate- it retains heat and the river als reflects warmth onto the vines.

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What is Piesport’s greatest vineyard called?

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The Goldtropfchen (“droplets of gold”) Vineyard. It is shaped like a natural amphitheater facing the flatland of Piesport. Two main producers are Reinhold Haart and Reichsgraff von Kesselstatt.

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What is the famous Doctor vineyard and where is it located?

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Located in Bernkastel-Kues, it is reputedly the source of a miraculously curative wine in the 14th century. It was exempt from the 1971 German Wine Law for this reason.

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How does the soil type of Erden differ from the soil in the rest of the Mittelmosel?

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In Erden they have red slate in the vineyards, rather than the blue Devonian slate.

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What does Urzinger Wurzgarten translate to? What are 2 prominent producers?

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“Spice Garden”; JJ Christoffel Erben and Monchof

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Why do Saar wines tend to be higher acid and not as ripe?

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Due to the marginal climate and higher altitude, it is much cooler than the Mittelmosel.

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What is Scharzhofberger?

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An ortsteil (town) within the gemeinde (borough/commune) of Wiltingen in the Saar bereich, in the Mosel.

Most famous producer is Egon Muller.

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What are the two famous monopoles in the Ruwertal bereich? Who owns them?

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1) Maximin Grunhauser Abtsberg (part of the trio of monopoles owned by the von Schubert-Grunhaus estate)
2) Eitelsbacher Karthauserhofberg (owned by Karthauserhof)

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What was the Burg Cochem bereich formerly known as?

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the Zell bereich

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What is the Terrassenmosel?

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Another name for the Burg Cochem bereich, as the narrowing river and intensely steep slopes make terraced vineyards a must. Some of europe’s steepest slopes.

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What is the dominant grape of the Obermosel and the Moseltor?

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In these southernmost bereich, Elbling is the dominant grape.

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Which anbaugebeit has the highest proportion of Riesling?

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The Rheingau, accounting for nearly 80% of vineayrd acreage.

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Where is Geisenheim, the center of German viticultural research, located?

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In the Rheingau!

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How do the wines of the Rheingau differ in style than the wines of the Mosel?

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Rheingau wines tend to be more powerful, fuller in body, and concentrated. This is due to the the varied soils (clay, loess, sand, slate) of the Rheingau and the favorable mesoclimate.

17
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What is a Rheingauer Flote?

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A traditional flute-shaped brown bottle used to bottle riesling in the Rheingau.

18
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Where is Assmannhausen, and what is it known for?

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A village in the westernmost corner of the Rheingau, known for Germany’s most famous Spatburgunder (PInot Noir).

19
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What vineyard site in Assmannhausen is the most famous and is said to produce the best Spatburgunder?

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Hollenberg. Key producer is August Kessler.

20
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In the Rheingau, what two villages is Schloss Johannisberg sandwiched between?

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Between Geisenheim and Johannisberg

21
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What is Schloss Schonborn’s monoploe?

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The Pfaffenberg Vineyard

22
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Which river borders the Rheinhessen to the north and to the east?

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The Rhine River

23
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Which anbaugebiet has the most land under vine?

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The Rheinhessen (26,500 hectares)

24
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What is the Roter Hang and why is it important?

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The most prestigious sector of the Rheinterrasse in the Rheinhessen, known for its slope of red clay (the names means “red slope”). Roter Hang fetches extremely high prices, and the best producer is Gunderloch.

25
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What is “Message in a Bottle”?

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An association of over two dozen young and dynamic winemakers in the Rheinhessen committed to raising quality throughout the region.

26
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What are the Voges Mountains called in Pfalz?

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The Haardt Hills

27
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Where is the Grosse Lage Kirchenstuck located?

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In Forst in the Pfalz. It is known as the Pfaltz’s warmest and most exceptional vineyard site.

28
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In the Mittelhaardt of the Pfalz, who are the “3 Bs” and most recognizable estates?

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Basserman-Jordan, von Buhl, Burklin-Wolf

29
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What is Scheurebe?

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A cross between Silvaner and Riesling, usually seen as a sweet wine from the Pfalz.

30
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What is the name of Donnhoffs monopole vineyard?

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Oberhauser Brucke

31
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What is the single bereich of the Ahr?

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Walporzheim-Ahrtal

32
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What is the single Grosslage of the Ahr?

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Klosterberg

33
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What style of wine is the Ahr known for?

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Spatburgunder!

Two top producers: Meyer-Nakel and Kreuzberg

34
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What is the name of the mountain range that shelters the Ahr vineayrd sites from cold winds?

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The Eifel Mountains

35
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What river is Franken centered along?

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The Main River

36
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Where is Germany’s warmest winegrowing region located?

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Kaiserstuhl, located in Baden.

37
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What is schillerwein?

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A style of rose produced by fermenting red and white grapes together. Commonly done in Wurttemberg.

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