Rheingau, Ahr, and Mittelrhein

Question 1

What mountain range effects the Rheingau?

Answer 1

The Taunus mountain range

Question 2

Which village of the Rheingau has the steepest slopes?

Answer 2

Rüdesheim

Question 3

List 5 villages in the central Rheingau

Answer 3

Hettenheim
Winkel
Erbach
Johannisberg
Geisenheim

Question 4

What is the red wine commune of the Rheingau?

Answer 4

Assmannshausen

Question 5

What are the bereiche of the Rheingau?

Answer 5

Johannisberg

Question 6

Name two wineries started my monks in the Rheingau

Answer 6

Kloster Eberbach - Cistercian
Schloss Johannisberg - Benedictine

Question 7

List 5 quality winemakers in the Rheingau

Answer 7

Eva Fricke
Georg Breuer
Künstler
Peter Jakob Khün
Josef Leitz

Question 8

What organisation in the Rheingau worked to elevate dry Riesling production and better define the great vineyard sites of the Rheingau?

Answer 8

Chart Association - 1984

Question 9

What is the Charta logo?

Answer 9

Three Roman arches styles after the historic Graue Haus hotel in Winkel

Question 10

When was the Erstes Gewächs category established? What are the requirements for using the designation?

Answer 10

Establishes for the 1999 vintage onward
To label as EG the producer must have a share in the selected land and meet the following requirements-
Yields: 60 hl/ha for flat areas and 70hl/ha for steep slopes. (GG is 50)
Min Alcohol: 11% (GG is 12%)

Question 11

What are 3 famous vineyard sites in Rüdesheim?

Answer 11

Berg Rottland
Berg Roseneck
Berg Schlossberg

Question 12

What Rheingau vineyards are monopoles?

Answer 12

Schloss Johannisberg
Hattenheimer Steinberg
Hattenheimer Pfaffenberg

Question 13

What are two “Hölle” vineyards in the Rheingau?

Answer 13

Hochheimer Hölle
Johannisberger Hölle

Question 14

Where is August Kesseler based?
What is he known for?

Answer 14

Assmannshausen
Spätburgunder

Question 15

What is the Bereiche of the Ahr?

Answer 15

Walporzheim-Artal

Question 16

List 3 quality producers of Ahr Spätburgunder

Answer 16

Meyer-Näkel
J.J. Adeneuer
Jean Stodden

Question 17

What is the soil type of the Ahr?

Answer 17

Slate! Unique for Pinot Noir

Question 18

How are the Ahr vineyards divided? What town marks the dividing line?

Answer 18

Upper Ahr - West of Walporzheim
Lower Ahr - East of Walporzheim to the confluence with the Rhine

Question 19

Is the upper of lower Ahr warmer?

Answer 19

Lower Ahr

Question 20

What change in vine training in the Ahr improved quality by exposing the grapes to more sun?

Answer 20

Switch to Guyot training from the single-post system

Question 21

What protects the Ahr from wind and rain?

Answer 21

It is essentially a canyon protected by the low Eifel Mointains

Question 22

How are Ahr vineyards planted in order to maximize sun exposure?

Answer 22

They run down the slope, North-South

Question 23

What is the second most planted varietal in the Ahr?

Answer 23

Frühburgunder - ripens earlier then Pinot Noir and has less acidity

Question 24

What anbaugebeite is Koblenz located in?

Answer 24

Mittelrhein

Question 25

Which anbaugebeite is a UNESCO world heritage site?

Answer 25

Mittelrhein

Question 26

What are the bereiche of the Mittelrhein?

Answer 26

Loreley and Siebengebirge

Question 27

Which bereiche are all of the Mittelrhein’s grosse lage located in?

Answer 27

Loreley

Question 28

What soils make up the Mittelrhein?

Answer 28

Devonian Slate mostly