Rheingau Flashcards
(30 cards)
What is the bereiche of the Rheingau?
Johannisberg
What Gemeindes of the Rheingau are west of the Nahe?
Lorch
Assmannhausen
What Gemeindes of the Rheingau are on the Rhine? West to east.
Lorch Assmannhausen Rudesheim Geisenheim Winkel Oestrich Hattenheim Erbach Eltville
What gemeindes of the Rheingau are not directly on the Rhine? West to east.
Johannisberg Hallgarten Kiedrich Rauenthal Martinsthal Hochheim
What percentage of the Rheingau is planted to Riesling?
~80%
What grapes may be used for Rheingau VDP GL?
Riesling
Spatburgunder
What mountain range influences the Rheingau?
The Taunus range
What is the range in elevation in Rheingau?
75-300 meters
Where are the Rheingau’s steepest vineyards found?
Rudesheim
Esp. Berg Schlossberg at a 70% grade
When was the Kloster Eberbach established? By whom?
1136
Cistercian monks
When did “Cabinet” begin appearing on German wine labels to mark higher quality? By whom?
1712 at Kloster Eberbach
When was the first planned Spatlese harvest? By whom?
1775
Schloss Johannisberg
Who were among the first producers in Germany to use glass bottles? When?
Schloss Schonborn and Schloss Johannisberg in the early 1700s.
Who owns Kloster Eberbach?
Hessen State Winery
Who is the largest single producer in Germany?
The Hessen State Winery
When was Charta Association founded?
1984
What is Rheingau’s legal vineyard classification? When did it start?
Erstes Gewächs
1999
When was Schloss Johannisberg first planted? To what grape?
Riesling, since 1720
What is the top site for Spatburgunder in the Rheingau? And the top producer?
Assmannhauser Hollenberg
August Kesseler
Name a GL of Lorch.
Kapellenberg
What are the GLs of Rudesheim?
Berg Schlossberg
Berg Roseneck
Berg Rottland
Kirchenpfad
What are the GLs of Geisenheim?
Klauserweg
Rothenberg
Mauerchen
Name the Orsteils of the Rheingau.
Schloss Johannisberg
Schloss Vollrads
Hattenheimer Steinberger
Schloss Reichartshausen (EL)
What are the GLs of Johannisberg?
Holle
Klaus
Schloss Johannisberg
