Mosel

Question 1

When did Mosel-Saar-Ruwer become just Mosel?

Answer 1

2007

Question 2

Name the 6 bereiche of the Mosel

Answer 2

from W to E:

Moseltor, Obermosel, Saar, Ruwertal, Bernkastel, Burg Cochem

Question 3

Which Mosel bereich is the largest?

Answer 3

Bernkastel

Question 4

What is the dominant slate type in the Mosel?

Answer 4

Blue Devonian Slate, with some red slate near Erden.

Question 5

What is the Bernkastel bereich commonly known as?

Answer 5

Mittelmosel

Question 6

What is the Burg Cochem bereich commonly known as?

Answer 6

Terrassenmosel

Question 7

Name the two important Gemeinden on the Saar

Answer 7

Wiltingen and Saarburg (home to egon muller)

Question 8

Name the two important Gemeinden on the Ruwer

Answer 8

Eitelsbach and Mertesdorf

Question 9

Name the 5 Mosel Gemeinden on the western “Left Bank”, North to South

Answer 9

Ürzig
Wehlen
Lieser
Brauneberg
Piesport

Question 10

Name the 6 Mosel Gemeinden on the eastern “Right Bank”, North to South

Answer 10

Erden
Graach an der Mosel
Bernkastel
Wintrich
Dhron
Trittenhein

Question 11

Saarburg river
Most important vineyard
Most important producer

Answer 11

Saar

Rausch - Zilliken

Question 12

Wiltingen river
Most important vineyard
Most important producer

Answer 12

Saar

Scharzhofberger - Egon Müller

Question 13

Eitelsbach river
Most important vineyard
Most important producer

Answer 13

Ruwer

Karthäuserhofberg - Karthäuserhof (monopole)

Question 14

Mertesdorf river
3 most important vineyards
Name a producer for each

Answer 14

Ruwer
Abtsberg - Maximin Grünhäus (monopole)
Herrenberg - Weinhof Herrenberg by Loch family
Bruderberg - Maximin Grünhäus

Question 15

Trittenheim river
Most important vineyard
Name a producer

Answer 15

Mosel

Apotheke - Stefan Bollig

Question 16

Piesport river
2 most important vineyards
Name a producer from each

Answer 16

Mosel
Goldtröpfchen - Reinhold Haart and Reichsgraff von Kesselstatt
Domherr - Situated in the heart of Goldtröpfchen, Haart also produces wines here

Question 17

Brauneberg river
2 most important vineyards
Name a producer from each

Answer 17

Mosel
Juffer
Juffer Sonnenuhr - Fritz Haag in both

Question 18

Bernkastel-Kues river
2 most important vineyards
Name a producer from each

Answer 18

Mosel
Doctor - Dr. H. Thanisch, Wegeler
Lay - M. Molitor, Thanisch, Loosen

Question 19

Graach an der Mosel river
2 most important vineyards
Name a producer from each

Answer 19

Mosel
Domprobst - Molitor, Willi Schaefer
Josephshöfer (monopole of Reichsgraff von Kesselstatt)

Question 20

Erden river
2 most important vineyards
Name one producer from each

Answer 20

Mosel
Prälat - Loosen, Meulenhof, Cristoffel Erben
Treppchen - Meulenhof, Cristoffel Erben

Question 21

Wehlen river
Most important vineyard
Name one producer

Answer 21

Mosel

Sonnenhur - S.A. Prum, Kerpen, Joh. Jos. Prum

Question 22

Zeltingen river
Most important vineyard
Name one producer

Answer 22

Mosel

Sonnenhur - Selbach-Oster, Molitor

Question 23

Ürzig river
Most important vineyard
Name one producer

Answer 23

Mosel

Würzgarten - Monchhof, Karl Erbes, Cristoffel Erben

Question 24

What does a Goldkapsel indicate on a bottle from Mosel?

What is a Lange Goldkapsel?

Answer 24

“reserve” selection with additional sweetness due to higher mustweight, common in Auslese.

lange goldkapsel is a longer capsul with even more sweetness.

used to subvert the 1971 wine label that outlawed terms added to the pradikat, such as ‘fein’ and ‘hochfeine’, from label.

Question 25

What Bereiche would you find the gemeinden of Trittenheim, Piesport, Brauneberg, Bernkastel-Kues, Graach-an-der-Mosel, Wehlen, Zeltingen, Ürzig, and Erden?

Answer 25

bereiche Bernkastel in Mosel

Question 26

If you have a bottle of Bernkastler-Badstube, is this wine from a gemeinden, einzellagen, or grosslagen?

Answer 26

Grosslagen, like Piesporter-Michelsberg, tho Bernkastler-Badstube is of higher quality because of its site.

Question 27

Greatest Vineyard of Mosel > Bernkastler > Piesport

Answer 27

Goldtröpfchen. Vineyard is a natural amphitheater.

Question 28

Name three 'sundial vineyards' of Mosel, and their Beiriche.

Answer 28

Sonnenuhr = sundial. Juffer-Sonnenuhr (Bernkastel > Brauneberg), Wehlener-Sonnenuhr (Bernkastel > Wehlen) Zeltinger-Sonnenuhr (Bernkastel > Zeltingen)

Question 29

Where would you find the famous Doctor and Lay vineyards?

Answer 29

Mosel > Bernkastel > Bernkastel-Kues

Question 30

Where is the Würzgarten vineyard?

Answer 30

Mosel > Bernkastel > Ürzig

Question 31

Where are the Josephshöfer and Domprobst vineyards?

Answer 31

Mosel > Bernkastel > Graach-an-der-Mosel | Josephshöfer is a alleinbestiz of Reichsgraff von Kesselstatt

Question 32

Major grape in the Obermosel and Moseltor bereiche, south of the Saar, on border of Luxembourg?

Answer 32

Elbling.