Mosel

Question 1

Describe Rieslings from Mosel

Answer 1

Usually sweet, low alcohol, shimmering star bright, full of green apple, slate, candle wax

Question 2

Rivers of Mosel

Answer 2

Mosel, Saar and Ruwer

Question 3

Name bereiche of Mosel

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Soil of Mosel

Answer 4

Dark blue Devonian slate

Question 5

What is goldkapsel in Mosel

Answer 5

Gold colored capsule

Question 6

Describe GG of Mosel

Answer 6

Thin and tart in character, but better estates may produce focused, refreshing, age worthy wines

Question 7

Mountains in Mosel

Answer 7

Vosges

Question 8

Largest bereiche of Mosel

Answer 8

Bernkastel

Question 9

Bereiche of MittelMosel

Answer 9

Trittenheim, Piesport, Brauneberg, Bernkastel-Kues, Graach-an-der-Mosel, Wehlen, Zeltingen, Urzig, Erden

Question 10

Greatest vineyard of Piesport in Mosel and translation of the name

Answer 10

Goldtropfchen, “droplets of gold”

Question 11

Name 2 great producers of Piesport Goldtropfchen in Mosel

Answer 11

Reinhold Haart, Reichsgraff Von Kesselstatt

Question 12

German word for monopoly

Answer 12

Alleinbesitz

Question 13

Which bereiche is the site for Doctor vineyard and which exception to 1971 German Wine Law was made for them

Answer 13

Bernkastel-Kues, growers to the east of Doctor vineyard were excluded from Doctor in 1984 may label their wines as Alte Badstube am Doctorberg

Question 14

Who owns great Alleinbesitz Josephshofer in Mosel

Answer 14

Reichsgraff Von Kesselstatt

Question 15

What vineyards characterized by red slate instead of blue slate in Mosel?

Answer 15

Vineyards of Pralat and Treppchen, one of the Mosel’s warmest sites. Dr. Loosen is premier producer

Question 16

Location of Saar bereich in Mosel

Answer 16

South of Bernkastel

Question 17

Name one of the finest sites of Mosel located in Saar bereich

Answer 17

Scharzhofberger, an orsteil within gemeinde of Wiltingen. Egon Muller is the greatest grower

Question 18

Location of Ruwertal Bereich

Answer 18

Northeast of Saar valley

Question 19

Name 2 exemplary vineyards along the Ruwer River

Answer 19

Maximin Grunhauser (part of trio monopoles owned by the Von Schubert-Grunhaus estate), Eitelsbacher Karthauserhofberg owned by Karthauserhof

Question 20

Location of Burg Cochem bereich

Answer 20

Lower Mosel Valley, from village of Zell to Koblenz

Question 21

Best vineyards of Burg Cochem

Answer 21

Vineyard of Uhlen in Winningen

Question 22

Predominant grape of Obermosel and Moseltor bereiche, and their location

Answer 22

Both of bereiche is south of Saar along Luxembourg border. Elbling is the dominant grape

Question 23

Name important gemeinden and einzellagen of Saar

Answer 23

Wiltingen: Scharzhofberger
Saarburg: Rausch

Question 24

Name important Gemeinden and Einzellagen of Ruwer

Answer 24

Eitelsbach: Karthauserhoberg
Mertesdorf: Abtsberg, Herrenberg, Bruderberg

Question 25

Name important gemeinden and einzellagen of Mosel valley

Answer 25

Trittenheim:Apotheke
Piesport: Goldtropfchen, Domherr
Brauneberg: Juffer, Juffer Sonnenuhr
Bernkastel-Kues: Doctor, Lay
Graach an der Mosel: Domprobst, Josephshofer
Wehlen: Sonnenuhr
Zeltingen: Sonnenuhr
Urzig: Wurzgarten
Erden: Pralat, Treppchen