Mosel Flashcards

1
Q

What is a goldkapsel?

A

A gold-colored capsule indicating additional sweetness due to a higher minimum must weight. Most commonly encountered on Auslese bottlings

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2
Q

Name two tributaries of the Mosel River

A

Saar and Ruwer

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3
Q

Which two rivers converge at Koblenz?

A

Mosel and Rhine

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4
Q

Name the 6 bereich (districts) of the Mosel

A
  1. Bernkastel
  2. Burg Cochem
  3. Saar
  4. Ruwertal
  5. Obermosel
  6. Moseltor
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5
Q

Which bereich of the Mosel is largest?

A

Bernkastel

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6
Q

Trittenheim, Piesport, Brauneberg, Bernkastel-Kues, Graach-an-der-Mosel, Wehlen, Zeltingen, Ürzig and Erden are all located where?

A

In the Mittelmosel

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7
Q

What is the soil type of the Mittelmosel?

A

Blue Devonian slate

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8
Q

What type of soil is found in Erden and Ürzig?

A

Iron-rich Devonian red slate

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9
Q

The best vineyards in the Mosel face which direction?

A

South

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10
Q

Where is the Goldtröpfchen vineyard located?

A

Piesport

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11
Q

What does “Goldtröpfchen” mean?

A

“Droplets of gold”

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12
Q

Name two producers of Goldtröpfchen Piesporter?

A
  1. Reinhold Haart
  2. Reichsgraff von Kesselstatt
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13
Q

Why is the Goldtröpfchen vineyard so special?

A

It is a natural amphitheatre

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14
Q

The Juffer-Sonnenuhr vineyard is owned by:

A

Brauneberg

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15
Q

Name two other sundial vineyards in the Mosel

A
  1. Wehlener Sonnenuhr
  2. Zeltinger Sonnenuhr
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16
Q

Where is the Doctor vineyard located?

A

Bernkastel-Kues

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17
Q

Where is Doctor Loosen located?

A

Bernkastel

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18
Q

The Josephshöfer vineyard is a monopole of:

A

Reichsgraff von Kesselstatt

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19
Q

Name two producers of Ürziger Würzgarten

A
  1. Mönchhof
  2. Joh. Jos Christoffel Erben
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20
Q

In which village is the famous Ürziger Würzgarten vineyard located?

A

Ürzig

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21
Q

The Prälat and Treppchen vineyards are located in which village?

A

Erden

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22
Q

The Prälat and Treppchen vineyards of Erden are characterized by which soil type?

A

Red slate

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23
Q

Name a prominent producer of Pälat

A

Dr. Loosen

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24
Q

Fritz Haag and Egon Müller are top producers in which German wine region?

A

The Mosel

25
Q

What is the climate of the Mosel?

A

Continental

26
Q

The Sonnenuhr vineyard is located in which village?

A

Bernkastel

27
Q

Himmelreich and Domprobst are located in which village?

A

Graach

28
Q

The Lay vineyard is located in which village?

A

Bernkastel

29
Q

How big is the Bernkastel Doctor vineyard?

A

3 ha

30
Q

Altenberg is located in which village?

A

Kanzem

31
Q

Scharzhofberger vineyard is located in which village?

A

Wiltingen

32
Q

The Josefshöfer vineyard is an alleinbesitz (monopole) of which producer?

A

Kesselstadt

33
Q

Alte Badstube am Doktorberg was previously part of which vineyard?

A

The Doctor vineyard in Bernkastel

34
Q

Kreuzwingert in Piesport is an alleinbesitz (monopole) of which producer?

A

Reinhold Haart

35
Q

Leiterchen and Felsenkopf are both alleinbesitz of which producer?

A

Milz

36
Q

Karthäuserhofberg in Eitelsbach (Eitelsbacher Karthäuserhofberg) is an alleinbesitz of which producer?

A

Karthäuserhofberg

37
Q

Abtsberg in Maximin Grünhäuser (Maximin Grünhäuser Abtsberg) is an alleinbesitz of which producer?

A

Von Schubert

38
Q

Braune Kupp is an alleinbesitz of which producer?

A

Egon Müller

39
Q

Which is cooler, the Saar Valley or the Mittelmosel? Why?

A

The Saar Valley, due to its higher altitude

40
Q

Who is the most noted producer of the Scharzhofberger vineyard?

A

Egon Müller

41
Q

In which German wine region does the Ruwer tributary join the Mosel River?

A

Saar

42
Q

Name the trio of allenbesitz (monopoles) owned by Von Schubert-Grünhause estate.

A
  1. Abtsberg
  2. Herrenberg
  3. Bruderberg
43
Q

The lower Mosel Valley is also known as:

A

The Terrassenmosel, as the narrowing river and intensely steep slopes make terraced vineyards necessary.

44
Q

The vineyard of Uhlen is located in which village?

A

Winningen

45
Q

What is the dominant grape of the Obermosel and Moseltor?

A

Elbing (white)

46
Q

The Rausch vineyard is located in which village?

A

Saarburg in Saar

47
Q

The Karthäuserhofberg vineyard is located in which village?

A

Eitelsbach, in the Ruwer

48
Q

Abtsberg, Herrenberg and Bruderberg are all located where?

A

Mertesdorf, in the Ruwer

49
Q

The Apotheke vineyard is located in which village?

A

Trittenheim, in the Mosel

50
Q

Goldtröpfchen and Domherr vineyards are located in which village?

A

Piesport, in the Mosel

51
Q

The Juffer and Juffer Sonnenuhr vineyards are located in which village?

A

Brauneberg, in the Mosel

52
Q

The Doctor and Lay vineyards are located in which village?

A

Bernkastel-Kues, in the Mosel

53
Q

The Domprobst and Josephshöfer vineyards are located in which village?

A

Graach an der Mosel, in the Mosel

54
Q

Where is the Sonnenuhr vineyard located?

A

There is a Sonnenuhr vineyard in the Wehlen and in the Zeltingen in the Mosel. Labels read: “Wehlener Sonnenuhr” and “Zeltinger Sonnenuhr”

55
Q

Where is the Würzgarten vineyard located?

A

Ürzig

56
Q

The Prälat and Treppchen vineyards are located in which village?

A

Erden

57
Q

Name four leading producers in the Mosel

A

Fritz Haag (Brauneberg), Dr. Loosen (Bernkastel), Egon Müller (Wiltingen), Joh. Jos. Prüm (Wehlen)

58
Q

Does the Erste Lage category exist in the Mosel?

A

No