Pfalz Region

Question 1

known to English-speakers as the Palatinate

is one of the warmest winegrowing regions in Germany, name it

Answer 1

The Pfalz

Question 2

Name the soils type of the Pfalz region

Answer 2

red sandstone, calcium-based limestone, loess, red slate, basalt, igneous granite and alluvial gravel.

Question 3

The Pfalz is a natural continuation of

Answer 3

France’s Alsace, which borders it to the south.

Question 4

In the Pfalz, the Vosges Mountains are

rechristened as the

Answer 4

Haardt hills

Question 5

Describe Pfalz Riesling style

Answer 5

is among Germany’s most full-bodied, and the wines are almost invariably dry.

Question 6

In the Mittelhaardt, the “3 Bs” are

Answer 6

(Bassermann-Jordan, von Buhl, Bürklin-Wolf)

also Müller-Catoir are among the most recognizable estates.

Question 7

Major rivers in the region include the Upper Rhine tributaries of

Answer 7

Lauter,

Queich and Speyerbach,

as well as Schwarz Bach and

Glan in the west.

Question 8

Name the Pfalz Bereiche

Answer 8

Südliche Weinstrasse,

Mittelhaardt-Deutsche Weinstrasse

Question 9

Name the Major Villages (north to south): in the

Mittelhaardt-Deutsche Weinstrasse:

Answer 9

Kallstadt,

Ungstein,

Bad Dürkheim,

achenheim,

Forst,

Deidesheim,

Ruppertsberg,

Königsbach,

Gimmeldingen,

Mussbach,

Haardt,

Neustadt

Question 10

Name the Major Villages (north to south): in the

Südliche Weinstrasse:

Answer 10

Siebeldingen

Birkweiler

Schweigen

Question 11

What is the Districtus Controllatus (DC) in Pfalz?

Answer 11

DC PFALZ quality mark

recognized by the striking silver crown cap bearing the DC PFALZ logo,

originated in 2004

Varieties: Riesling, Grauburgunder, Spätburgunder, Weissburgunder, Dornfelder

Minimum Alcohol: 12%

Wines must be dry

Question 12

Name Pfalz Principal Grape Varieties:

Answer 12

Red Grapes (37.7%)

Dornfelder: 3,164 ha

Portugieser: 1,781 ha

Spätburgunder: 1,636 ha

White Grapes (62.3%)

Riesling: 5,737 ha

Müller Thurgau: 2,078 ha

Grauburgunder: 1,268 ha

Weissburgunder: 1,026 ha

Question 13

Where the Drachenfels located?

Answer 13

is the highest elevaion of the Mittelhaardt at 570mt

Question 14

Where the Little Kalmit peak located?

Answer 14

in the Pfalz

Question 15

Which Geimende the following einzellagen are located (Exceptional)

Kastanienbusch

Mandelberg

Answer 15

Birkweiler

(Kastanien = Chestnuts)

(Mandel= Almond)

Question 16

Which Geimende the following einzellagen are located (Exceptional)

Hohenmorgen

Answer 16

Deidesheim

Question 17

Which Geimende the following einzellagen are located (Exceptional)

Pechstein

Jesuitengarten

Kirchenstück

Ungeheuer

Freundstück

Answer 17

Forst

Question 18

Which Geimende the following einzellagen are located (Exceptional)

Mandelgarten

Answer 18

Gimmeldingen

Question 19

Which Geimende the following einzellagen are located (Exceptional)

Bürgergarten

Answer 19

Haardt

(Muller-Catoir alleinbesitz)

Question 20

Which Geimende the following einzellagen are located (Exceptional)

Idig

Answer 20

Königsbach

(almost solely owned by A. Christmann)

Question 21

Which Geimende the following einzellagen are located (Exceptional)

Sonnenberg

Kammerberg

Answer 21

Schweigen

(Kammerberg famous for Spätburgunder)

Question 22

Which Geimende the following einzellagen are located (Superior)

Spielberg

Michelsberg

Abtsfronhof

Answer 22

Bad Dürkheim

(Abtsfronhof Fritz-Ritter alleinbesitz)

Question 23

Which Geimende the following einzellagen are located (Superior)

Leinhöhle

Kalkofen

Langenmorgen

Kieselberg

Paradiesgarten

Answer 23

Deidesheim

Question 24

Which Geimende the following einzellagen are located (Superior)

Kalkberg

Answer 24

Duttweiler

Question 25

Which Geimende the following einzellagen are located (Superior) **Saumagen**

Answer 25

**Kallstadt**

Question 26

Which Geimende the following einzellagen are located (Superior) **Biengarten** **Kapellenberg**

Answer 26

**Gimmeldingen**

Question 27

Which Geimende the following einzellagen are located (Superior) **Ölberg**

Answer 27

Königsbach

Question 28

Which Geimende the following einzellagen are located (Superior) **Steinbuckel** **Kirschgarten**

Answer 28

**Laumersheim**

Question 29

Which Geimende the following einzellagen are located (Superior) **Reiterpfad** **Spiess** **Hoheburg** **Gaisböhl**

Answer 29

**Ruppertsberg** **(Gaisböhl;Dr. Bürklin-Wolf alleinbesitz)**

Question 30

Which Geimende the following einzellagen are located (Superior) **Sonnenberg**

Answer 30

**Schweigen** **Sonnenberg0% in French soil)**

Question 31

Which Geimende the following einzellagen are located (Superior) **Weilberg** **Herrenberg**

Answer 31

Ungstein

Question 32

Name Pfalz Leading Producers:

Answer 32

**Knipser (Laumersheim),** **Ökonomierat Rebholz ( Siebeldingen),** **Bassermann-Jordan (Deidesheim),** **Friedrich Becker (Schweigen),** **Dr. Bürklin-Wolf (Wachenheim),** **A. Christmann (Gimmeldingen),** **Koehler-Ruprecht (Kallstadt),** **Philipp Kuhn (Laumersheim),** **Pfeffingen - Fuhrmann-Eymael (Bad Dürkheim),** **Dr. Wehrheim (Birkweiler)**

Question 33

Where we can find the **Queich river valley**

Answer 33

**Bottom of the Haardt Hills**

Question 34

Who produce the **Ganz Horn**

Answer 34

**Ökonomierat Rebholz** Ganz Horn (In the Ganzhorn, a small sub parcel of colored sandstone in the Im Sonnenschein vineyard,