Mosel Flashcards by Rosemary Walker

What are the 6 Bereiche of the Mosel?

Burg Cochem
Bernkastel
Ruwertal
Saar
Obermosel
Moseltor

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

Koblenz
Winningen
Kobern
Gondorf
Hatzenport
Cochem
Bremm
Alf
Punderich
Zell

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What are the major villages of Bernkastel North to South?

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?

Ruwer
Eitelsbach
Mertesdorf
Kasel
Waldrach
Avelsbach

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What are the major villages of the Saar?

Kanzen
Oberemmel
Wiltingen
Ayl
Ockfen
Saarburg
Serrig

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What factors affect the growing season in the Mosel?

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?

50 degrees Farenheit
100 days long

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

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?

-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?

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?

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

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What is Karthauserhof’s monopole?

Eitelsbacher Kathauserhofberg (Ruwar)

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

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

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Where does the Mosel meet the Rhine?

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?

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

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What is the key wine growing village of Burg Cochem?

Winningen

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What is the most significant producer from Winningen?

Heymann Lowenstein

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What are the top vineyard sites of Winningen?

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?

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?

Kanzem
Willtingen
Oberemmel
Ockfen
Ayl
Saarburg
Serrig

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Where is the Obermosel located?

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?

Calcareous soil (replaces the slate of the Mosel)

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What is the main grape of the Obermosel?

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

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What is cooler, the Ruwertal or the Mosel?

The Ruwertal

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

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

What are the best vineyards of the Saar?

Saarburger Rausch Horecker and Altenberg in Kanzem Scharzhofberg in Wiltingen

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

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

What is the soil type of the Moseltor?

Limestone soils

Minimum ripeness levels for Riesling.

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

Minimum ripeness levels for Muller-Thurgau.

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

Minimum ripeness levels for Elbling / Roter Elbling

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

Minimum ripeness levels for All Other White Grapes

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

Minimum ripeness levels All Other Red Grapes

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

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

Limestone

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

Quartzite Produces sturdy rieslings

Where is Eibling grown?

Obermosel, Mosel Luxembourg

What is Rivaner?

Muller-Thurgau

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

Scharzhofberger Pergentskopf

Name two producers that make wine from Sharzhofberger Pergentskopf.

Van Volxem Von Kesselstatt

Name three important vineyard sites in Tritteheim.

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

Name two important vineyard sites in Piesport.

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

Name two important vineyard sites in Brauenberg.

Juffer (GL) Juffer Sonnenuhr (GL)

Name three important vineyard sites in Berkanstel-Keus.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sonnenuhr (GL)

What is the most important vineyard site of Urzig?

Wurzgarten (GL)

What are the two most important sites of Erden?

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

List 5 important sites of Wiltingen

Scharzhofberg Scharzhofberg Pergentskopf (no botrytis) Braune Kupp Kupp Gottesfuss

What is the most important site of Saarburg?

Rausch

What is the most important site of Eitelsbach?

Kaurthauserhofberg

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

Atsberg Herenberg Bruderberg -Von Shubert

Name an important vineyard site of Thornich.

Ritsch

Name an important vineyard site of Leiwan.

Laurentiuslay

Name an important vineyard site of Klusserath.

Bruderschaft

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

Blue slate soils rich in iron oxide

Where is the Ohligsberg site located?

Wintrich

What is the soil of the Ohligsberg site?

Grey slate with quartz

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

Helenenkloster vineyard located above Mulheim

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

Niederberg-Helden Thomas Haag of Schloss Lieser

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

Bernkastel = flint Wehlen = rich and filigreed Graach = earthier

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

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

What is the soil of Wurzgarten in Urzig

Red, rocky, slate

What is the soil of Pralat in Eden

Red slate

List an important vineyard in Bremm.

Calmont

List an important vineyard in Gondorf

Gans

List two important sites in Winningen.

Uhlen (GL) Rottgen (GL)

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

Von Hovel

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

Von Hovel

What does Alte Reben indicate?

Old vines

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

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

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

Bruderberg Herrenberg Atsberg Located in Mertesdorf

AJ Adams vineyard holding in Mosel

Dhroner Hofberg

Thomas Haag vineyard holdings in the Brauneberg village of Mosel.

Juffer Juffer Sonnenuhr

Rheinhold Haart Vineyard holding in Mosel

Piesporter Goldtropfchen

JJ Prum Vineyard holdings in Mosel

Graacher Himelreich Wehlener Sonnenuhr

Willi Schaefer vineyard holdings in Mosel

Graacher Domproste

Stein Vineyard holdings in Mosel

Alfer Holle

Von Kesselstatt vineyard holdings in Mosel

Graacher Josephshofer

Best vintages

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

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

Grauburgunder Pinot Gris Sweeter in style

What is significant about the Uhlen site in Burg Cochem?

-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

What are the lieu dits of Marienburg in Pünderich?

Rothenpfad Fahrlay Falkenlay

Graacher Josefshöfer is a monopole of whom?

Kesselstadt

Where is Alte Badstube am Doktorberg?

Bernkastel in the Middle Mosel

Alte Badstube am Doktorberg was part of _______ until ______.

Doctor until 1984

Alte Badstube am Doktorberg is a monopole of whom?

Pauly-Bergweiler

Piesporter Kreuzwingert is a monopole of whom?

Reinhold Haart

Dhroner Hofberger is partly in what site?

Partly in Piesporter Gemeinde

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

Leiterchen Felsenkopf In Trittenheim

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

Vereinigte Hospitien Located in the Saar

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

Egon Müller Located in the Saar

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

Schloss Saarstein Located in the Saar

Who built the Wehlener and Zeltinger sundials?

Jodocus -ancestor of Mathais Prüm -father of Johann Josef

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

70%

What made JJ Prum's wine famous?

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

What are the top wines produced of JJ Prum?

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

What is the second property of Egon Müller-Scharzhof?

Le Gallais

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

Egon Müller-Scharzhof

True or False: Egon Müller produces dry wines.

False - only sweet wines

Does Egon Müller welcome botrytis?

Yes - even in the Eisweins

What are the five parcels of the Eitelsbacher Karthäuserhofberg vineyard?

Burgberg Kronenberg Orstberg Sang Stirn

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

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

Who owns the Maximin Grünhäuser Abtsberg vineyard?

Schlosskellerei Carl von Schubert

The Maximin Grünhäuser vineyard is divided into these three crus.

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

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

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

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

Atsberg