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What are the 6 Bereiche of the Mosel?

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Burg Cochem
Bernkastel
Ruwertal
Saar
Obermosel
Moseltor

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What are the major villages of Burg Cochem North to South?

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Koblenz
Winningen
Kobern
Gondorf
Hatzenport
Cochem
Bremm
Alf
Punderich
Zell

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What are the major villages of Bernkastel North to South?

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Pünderich
Enkirch
Starkenburg
Traben
Trarbach
Wolf
Kröv
Lösnich
Erden
Ürzig
Zeltingen
Wehlen
Graach an der Mosel
Bernkastel-Kues
Lieser
Mulheim
Brauneberg
Kesten
Wintrich
Piesport
Dhron
Neumagen
Trittenheim
Leiwen
Klusserath
Thornich

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What are the major villages of the Ruwaar?

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Ruwer
Eitelsbach
Mertesdorf
Kasel
Waldrach
Avelsbach

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What are the major villages of the Saar?

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Kanzen
Oberemmel
Wiltingen
Ayl
Ockfen
Saarburg
Serrig

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What factors affect the growing season in the Mosel?

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moderating affect of the Mosel
orienation aspect of the vineyards (S/SW)
altitude
exposure to wind
proximity to the river helps protect agains spring frosts

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What is the average annual temperature of the Mosel?
How long is the growing season?

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50 degrees Farenheit
100 days long

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What is the aspect of the warmest vineyards in the Mosel?

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S/SW facing
produce best wines to the reflection and heating of the Mosel

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What is the soil type of the Mosel?
How does this soil type affect grape growing in the Mosel?

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-Thin sandy topsoil covered with slate
-Blue and red Devonian slate
-Defuses nighttime lows
-Limits diurnal variation by releasing heat stored throughout the day

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What is the average rainfall in the Mosel?

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26.5-35.5 inches/year

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What are some of the most famous sites in the Berkanstel district of the Mosel?

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Erdener Pralat
Urziger Wurzgarten
Graacher Himmelreich
Berkansteler Doctor
Sonnenuhr of Wehlen and Zeltingen
Piesporter Goldtropfchen

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What is Karthauserhof’s monopole?

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Eitelsbacher Kathauserhofberg (Ruwar)

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List some benchmark producers of the Berkanstel District of the Mosel.

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JJ Prum
Rheinhold Hart
Rheichsgraf von Kesselstatt
Dr. Loosen
Wille Schaefer
Stein

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Where does the Mosel meet the Rhine?

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In Koblenz
Northern part of the Burg Cochem (Lower Mosel District)

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What is steeper, the Middle Mosel or the Lower Mosel?

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Lower Mosel (some vineyards like Uhlen have 100-170% gradient)

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What is the key wine growing village of Burg Cochem?

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Winningen

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What is the most significant producer from Winningen?

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Heymann Lowenstein

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What are the top vineyard sites of Winningen?

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Uhlen (GL)
Uhlen Blaufüsser Lay (GL)
Uhlen Laubach (GL)
Uhlen Roth Lay (GL)

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Uhlen is divided into three subsections. What are they?

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Blaufusser Lay (blue-grey slate with clay)
-the smallest site
Laubach (grey slate with calcareous fossils)
Roth Lay (iron oxide rich red slate)

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What are the important villages of the Saar?

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Kanzem
Willtingen
Oberemmel
Ockfen
Ayl
Saarburg
Serrig

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21
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Where is the Obermosel located?

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Right bank of the Mosel w/in the Paris Basin on the border of Luxembourg.

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What is the soil type of Obermosel?

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Calcareous soil (replaces the slate of the Mosel)

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What is the main grape of the Obermosel?

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Elbling
Ancient white grape variety that produces simple and refreshing sparkling wines

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What is cooler, the Ruwertal or the Mosel?

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The Ruwertal

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What monastery is located in the Ruwertal?
Who operates it?

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Benedictine Saint Maximum Monastery
The Von Schubert family (one of Ruwar’s best producers)

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What are the best vineyards of the Saar?

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Saarburger Rausch
Horecker and Altenberg in Kanzem
Scharzhofberg in Wiltingen

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27
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What is the most famous vineyard site in Germany? Where is it located?
Why is it so famous?

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Scharzhofberg
The Saar
South facing, pure slate, one of the coolest sites in Germany

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What is the soil type of the Moseltor?

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Limestone soils

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29
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Minimum ripeness levels for Riesling.

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Kabinett: 73 degrees
Spatlese: 80 degrees
Auslese: 88 degrees
BA/Eiswein: 110 degrees
TBA: 150 degrees

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30
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Minimum ripeness levels for Muller-Thurgau.

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Kabinett: 73 degrees
Spatlese: 80 degrees
Auslese: 88 degrees
BA/Eiswein: 110 degrees
TBA: 150 degrees

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Minimum ripeness levels for Elbling / Roter Elbling

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Kabinett: 70 degrees
Spatlese: 80 degrees
Auslese: 88 degrees
BA/Eiswein: 110 degrees
TBA: 150 degrees

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32
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Minimum ripeness levels for All Other White Grapes

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Kabinett: 73 degrees
Spatlese: 85 degrees
Auslese: 93 degrees
BA/Eiswein: 110 degrees
TBA: 150 degrees

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33
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Minimum ripeness levels All Other Red Grapes

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Kabinett: 73 degrees
Spatlese: 80 degrees
Auslese: 92 degrees
BA/Eiswein: 110 degrees
TBA: 150 degrees

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34
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What is the soil type for Eibling, Grauburgunder, and Weissburgunder in the Obermosel?

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Limestone

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What is the soil of the Terrassenmosel (Burg Cochem)? How does this lends itself in the wines?

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Quartzite
Produces sturdy rieslings

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36
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Where is Eibling grown?

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Obermosel, Mosel
Luxembourg

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37
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What is Rivaner?

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Muller-Thurgau

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38
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This is the top of the Scharzhofberger hill, known for being systematically botrytis-free.

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Scharzhofberger Pergentskopf

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39
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Name two producers that make wine from Sharzhofberger Pergentskopf.

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Van Volxem
Von Kesselstatt

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40
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Name three important vineyard sites in Tritteheim.

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Apotheke (GL)
Leiterchen (GL)
Felsenkopf (GL)

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41
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Name two important vineyard sites in Piesport.

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Goldtropfchen (GL)
Domherr (GL)
Schubertslay (GL)

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42
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Name two important vineyard sites in Brauenberg.

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Juffer (GL)
Juffer Sonnenuhr (GL)

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43
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Name three important vineyard sites in Berkanstel-Keus.

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Doctor (GL)
Lay (GL)
Bastube (GL)

44
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Name three important vineyard sites in Graach a.d. Mosel.

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Domprobst (GL)
Josephshöfer (GL) (monopole of Reichsgraff von Kesselstatt)
Hemmelreich (GL)

45
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Josephshofer is a monopole of whom?
Where is it located?

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Monopole of Reichsgraff von Kesselstatt
Located in Graach a.d. Mosel in the Mosel

46
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What is the most important vineyard site of Zeltingen and Whelen.

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Sonnenuhr (GL)

47
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What is the most important vineyard site of Urzig?

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Wurzgarten (GL)

48
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What are the two most important sites of Erden?

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Pralat (GL - warmest site in Mosel)
Treppchen (GL)

49
Q

List 5 important sites of Wiltingen

A

Scharzhofberg
Scharzhofberg Pergentskopf (no botrytis)
Braune Kupp
Kupp
Gottesfuss

50
Q

What is the most important site of Saarburg?

A

Rausch

51
Q

What is the most important site of Eitelsbach?

A

Kaurthauserhofberg

52
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What are the three most important sites of Mertesdorf? These are monopole’s of whom?

A

Atsberg
Herenberg
Bruderberg
-Von Shubert

53
Q

Name an important vineyard site of Thornich.

A

Ritsch

54
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Name an important vineyard site of Leiwan.

A

Laurentiuslay

55
Q

Name an important vineyard site of Klusserath.

A

Bruderschaft

56
Q

Why is the Hofberg site in Dhron conducive to growing Pinot Noir?

A

Blue slate soils rich in iron oxide

57
Q

Where is the Ohligsberg site located?

A

Wintrich

58
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What is the soil of the Ohligsberg site?

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Grey slate with quartz

59
Q

Max Ferd. Richter’s Eiswein comes from what vineyard site? Where is the site located?

A

Helenenkloster vineyard located above Mulheim

60
Q

What is an important site of Lieser? Name a producer from here.

A

Niederberg-Helden
Thomas Haag of Schloss Lieser

61
Q

How would you describe the difference in the wines of Bernkastel, Graach and Wehlen?

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Bernkastel = flint
Wehlen = rich and filigreed
Graach = earthier

62
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What are the soil differences of Bernkastel, Graach and Wehlen?

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Bernkastel = dark slate
Wehlen = shallow stony slate
Graach = heavier slate

63
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What is the soil of Wurzgarten in Urzig

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Red, rocky, slate

64
Q

What is the soil of Pralat in Eden

A

Red slate

65
Q

List an important vineyard in Bremm.

A

Calmont

66
Q

List an important vineyard in Gondorf

A

Gans

67
Q

List two important sites in Winningen.

A

Uhlen (GL)
Rottgen (GL)

68
Q

Horecker in the village of Kanzem in the Saar is a monopole (alleinbesitz) of whom?

A

Von Hovel

69
Q

Hutte in the village of Oberemmel in the Saar is a monopole (alleinbesitz) of whom?

A

Von Hovel

70
Q

What does Alte Reben indicate?

A

Old vines

71
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What is the significance of Von Volxem’s parcel in the Gottesfuss vineyard in the village of Wiltingen?

A

His parcel is pre-phylloxera and are 100-120 year old vines.

72
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Von Shubert has three monopoles (alleinbesitz) in the Ruwar. What are they?
What village are these monopoles located in?

A

Bruderberg
Herrenberg
Atsberg
Located in Mertesdorf

73
Q

AJ Adams vineyard holding in Mosel

A

Dhroner Hofberg

74
Q

Thomas Haag vineyard holdings in the Brauneberg village of Mosel.

A

Juffer
Juffer Sonnenuhr

75
Q

Rheinhold Haart Vineyard holding in Mosel

A

Piesporter Goldtropfchen

76
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JJ Prum Vineyard holdings in Mosel

A

Graacher Himelreich
Wehlener Sonnenuhr

77
Q

Willi Schaefer vineyard holdings in Mosel

A

Graacher Domproste

78
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Stein Vineyard holdings in Mosel

A

Alfer Holle

79
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Von Kesselstatt vineyard holdings in Mosel

A

Graacher Josephshofer

80
Q

Best vintages

A

2015, 2011, 2009, 2007, 2005, 2001, 1990, 1976, 1971

81
Q

What is another name for Rulander in Germany?
How is it different?

A

Grauburgunder
Pinot Gris
Sweeter in style

82
Q

What is significant about the Uhlen site in Burg Cochem?

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-The VDP has broken this large vineyard into 4 different Grosse Lagen
-It has 4 distinct types of slate, and is the defining factor for the different sites
-This smallest parcel is defined by blue slate
-the Uhlen vineyards are extremely steep with a 100-170% gradient

83
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What are the lieu dits of Marienburg in Pünderich?

A

Rothenpfad
Fahrlay
Falkenlay

84
Q

Graacher Josefshöfer is a monopole of whom?

A

Kesselstadt

85
Q

Where is Alte Badstube am Doktorberg?

A

Bernkastel in the Middle Mosel

86
Q

Alte Badstube am Doktorberg was part of _______ until ______.

A

Doctor until 1984

87
Q

Alte Badstube am Doktorberg is a monopole of whom?

A

Pauly-Bergweiler

88
Q

Piesporter Kreuzwingert is a monopole of whom?

A

Reinhold Haart

89
Q

Dhroner Hofberger is partly in what site?

A

Partly in Piesporter Gemeinde

90
Q

What are the monopole’s of Milz? What village is this located in?

A

Leiterchen
Felsenkopf
In Trittenheim

91
Q

The monopole of Wiltingen Hölle belongs to whom? Where is Wiltingen Hölle?

A

Vereinigte Hospitien
Located in the Saar

92
Q

Wiltingen Braun Kupp is a monople of whom? Where is Wiltingen Kupp?

A

Egon Müller
Located in the Saar

93
Q

Serriger Schloss Saarstein is a monopole of whom? Where is Serriger Schloss Saarstein located?

A

Schloss Saarstein
Located in the Saar

94
Q

Who built the Wehlener and Zeltinger sundials?

A

Jodocus
-ancestor of Mathais Prüm
-father of Johann Josef

95
Q

What percentage of JJ Prum’s riesling vines are planted on ungrafted vines?

A

70%

96
Q

What made JJ Prum’s wine famous?

A

The reputation of the property was built on their Goldkapsel Auslese wines and rare Beerenauslese and Trockenbeerenauslese

97
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What are the top wines produced of JJ Prum?

A

Wehlener Sonnenuhr Rieslings: Kabinett, Spätlese, Auslese and Auslese Goldkapsel
Graacher Himmelreich Rieslings: Kabinett, Spätlese and Auslese
Bernkasteler Badstube Riesling Auslese

98
Q

What is the second property of Egon Müller-Scharzhof?

A

Le Gallais

99
Q

Who is is the only German member of Primum Familiae Vini?

A

Egon Müller-Scharzhof

100
Q

True or False: Egon Müller produces dry wines.

A

False - only sweet wines

101
Q

Does Egon Müller welcome botrytis?

A

Yes - even in the Eisweins

102
Q

What are the five parcels of the Eitelsbacher Karthäuserhofberg vineyard?

A

Burgberg
Kronenberg
Orstberg
Sang
Stirn

103
Q

What is the aspet of Eitelsbacher Karthäuserhofberg and how many meters elevation?

A

South/southwest-facing
-Between 160-275 meters in elevation.

104
Q

Who owns the Maximin Grünhäuser Abtsberg vineyard?

A

Schlosskellerei Carl von Schubert

105
Q

The Maximin Grünhäuser vineyard is divided into these three crus.

A

Bruderberg
-east-facing slope (and the most eastern cru of the three); soil is blue Devonian slate
Abtsberg
-soil is blue Devonian slate; up to 70% gradient in parts
Herrenberg
-southeast-facing slope to the north and west of Abstberg; soil is red Devonian slate

106
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Who named the crus of the Maximin Grünhäuser vineyard? How were they classified?

A

The Monks
Bruderberg
-the smallest and lesser of the sites, historically going to the monks Herrenberg - to the Abbey’s choirmasters
Abtsberg - the abbots

107
Q

Which cru of Maximin Grünhäuser is considered a Grand Cru according to Hugh Johnson?

A

Atsberg

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