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What is further north, Mainz or Worms?

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  • Mainz - Northern outpost
  • Worms - Southern edge
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Rheinhessen

Number of ha of vine planted

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26,500 ha

  • Huge swath of land, more under vine than any other anbaugebiete
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Rheinhessen

Most planted grape

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Riesling

  • Finally surpassed Müller-Thurgau in 2013
  • Historically, Rheinhessen poorer quality with high-yielding, dependable crossings
  • Riesling difficult to ripen in cooler, frost-prone sites away from moderating influence of Rhine River
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Rheinterrasse

2 major winemaking towns

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  • Nierstein
  • Oppenheim
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Roter Hang

Soil

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red clay and slate

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Roter Hang

  • Size in ha
  • Location
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Roter Hang

  • 180 ha (red clay, slate)
  • btwn Nierstein and Nackenheim
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Rheinhessen

Producer

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Gunderloch

  • Owns 3/4 of Rotherberg (1er site)
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Most expensive $$$ wine on the Titanic

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Niersteiner Pettenthal Riesling

  • Eclipsed 1st Growth Bordeaux
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Estate that owns 3/4 of Rothenberg

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Gunderloch

  • Marquee producer within Roter Hang
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Rheinhessen

Two producers who are making some of Germany’s best dry Riesling

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  • Weingut Keller - in Flörsheim-Dalsheim
  • Wittmann - neighboring Westhoven

Rheinhessen Riesling is often produced in halbtrocken or sweeter styles

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Is Silvaner, a Rheinhessen specialty, often produced as dry or sweet?

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dry

  • vs. Riesling - often halbtrocken or sweeter styles
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Producer of “G-Max”

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Keller (from Flörsheim-Dalsheim)

“G-Max”

  • Undisclosed vineyard site
  • Germany’s most elusive dry bottling of Riesling
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T/F: Rheinhessen has more acreage devoted to Silvaner than any other winegrowing region in the world.

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True

(including Franken)

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What is “Message in a Bottle”?

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“Message in a Bottle”

  • Association of over two dozen (24) young and dynamic winemakers in Rheinhessen committed to raising quality throughout the region
  • Keller (“G-Max” - dry Riesling, microproduction, undisclosed vineyard) and Wittman are both members
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Nackenheim

1 Einzellage

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Rothenberg

  • Nackenheim: Rothenberg
  • Nierstein: Hipping, Pettenthal
  • Oppenheim: Schützenhütte, Sackträger
  • Westhofen: Morstein, Kirchspiel
  • Dalsheim: Hubacker
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Nierstein

2 Einzellagen

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Hipping, Pettenthal

  • Nackenheim: Rothenberg
  • Nierstein: Hipping, Pettenthal
  • Oppenheim: Schützenhütte, Sackträger
  • Westhofen: Morstein, Kirchspiel
  • Dalsheim: Hubacker
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Rheinhessen

5 Gemeinden

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  • Nackenheim: Rothenberg
  • Nierstein: Hipping, Pettenthal
  • Oppenheim: Schützenhütte, Sackträger
  • Westhofen: Morstein, Kirchspiel
  • Dalsheim: Hubacker
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Oppenheim

2 Einzellagen

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Schützenhütte, Sackträger

  • Nackenheim: Rothenberg
  • Nierstein: Hipping, Pettenthal
  • Oppenheim: Schützenhütte, Sackträger
  • Westhofen: Morstein, Kirchspiel
  • Dalsheim: Hubacker
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Morstein and Kirchspiel are einzellagen from what gemeinden?

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Westhofen

  • Nackenheim: Rothenberg
  • Nierstein: Hipping, Pettenthal
  • Oppenheim: Schützenhütte, Sackträger
  • Westhofen: Morstein, Kirchspiel
  • Dalsheim: Hubacker
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Hubacker is an einzellage from what gemeinden?

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Dalsheim

  • Nackenheim: Rothenberg
  • Nierstein: Hipping, Pettenthal
  • Oppenheim: Schützenhütte, Sackträger
  • Westhofen: Morstein, Kirchspiel
  • Dalsheim: Hubacker
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Rheinhessen

3 Bereiche

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  • Bingen
  • Nierstein
  • Wonnegau
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Nierstein/Rheinterrasse Bereiche (Rheinhessen)

Major Villages N to S

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  • Bodenheim
  • Nackenheim
  • Nierstein
  • Oppenheim
  • Dienheim
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Bingen Bereiche (Rheinhessen)

3 Major Villages

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N to S

  • Bingen
  • Appenheim
  • Siefersheim
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Wonnegau Bereiche (Rheinhessen)

5 Major Villages

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N to S

  • Dittelsheim
  • Westhofen
  • Flörsheim-Dalsheim
  • Monsheim
  • Worms
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Rheinhessen ## Footnote 3 most planted red grapes
Red Grapes (31.2%) * **Dornfelder: 3,500 ha** * **Portugieser: 1,400 ha** * **Spätburgunder: 1,400 ha** --- vs --- White Grapes (68.8%) * Riesling: 4,300 ha * Müller-Thurgau (Rivaner): 4,200 ha * Silvaner: 2,400 ha * Grauburgunder: 1,400 ha
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Rheinhessen ## Footnote 4 most planted white grapes
White Grapes (68.8%) * **Riesling: 4,300 ha** * **Müller-Thurgau (Rivaner): 4,200 ha** * **Silvaner: 2,400 ha** * **Grauburgunder: 1,400 ha** --- vs --- Red Grapes (31.2%) * Dornfelder: 3,500 ha * Portugieser: 1,400 ha * Spätburgunder: 1,400 ha
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Rheinhessen ## Footnote 5 Leading Producers
* **Kühling-Gillot** (Bodenheim) * **Gunderloch** (Nackenheim) * **Wittman** (Westhofen) * **Keller** (Flörsheim-Dalsheim) * **Wagner-Stempel** (Siefersheim)
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Flörsheim-Dalsheim ## Footnote Leading Producer
**Keller (Flörsheim-Dalsheim)** * Kühling-Gillot (Bodenheim) * Gunderloch (Nackenheim) * Wittman (Westhofen) * Wagner-Stempel (Siefersheim)
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Bodenheim ## Footnote Leading Producer
**Kühling-Gillot (Bodenheim)** * Gunderloch (Nackenheim) * Wittman (Westhofen) * Keller (Flörsheim-Dalsheim) * Wagner-Stempel (Siefersheim)
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Siefersheim ## Footnote Leading Producer
**Wagner-Stempel (Siefersheim)** * Kühling-Gillot (Bodenheim) * Gunderloch (Nackenheim) * Wittman (Westhofen) * Keller (Flörsheim-Dalsheim)
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Westhofen ## Footnote Leading Producer
**Wittman (Westhofen)​** * Kühling-Gillot (Bodenheim) * Gunderloch (Nackenheim) * Keller (Flörsheim-Dalsheim) * Wagner-Stempel (Siefersheim)
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Nackenheim ## Footnote Leading Producer
**Gunderloch (Nackenheim)** * Kühling-Gillot (Bodenheim) * Wittman (Westhofen)​ * Keller (Flörsheim-Dalsheim) * Wagner-Stempel (Siefersheim)
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Rheinhessen 5 Gemeinden
* **Nackenheim** * **Nierstein** * **Oppenheim** * **Westhofen** * **Dalsheim**
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Where is the German Wine Institute located?
Mainz, the northern outpost of the Rheinhessen
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Which anbaugebiete has more land under vine than any other?
The Rheinhessen (26,500ha)
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What is the original home of Liebfraumilch?
the Rheinhessen (Worms)
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What is the Rheinterrasse?
An extended reach of eastern exposures protected from the frost and wind that plague the rest of the Rheinhessen, running from Bodenheim south to Mettenheim.
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Where and what is the Roter Hang?
A 180ha slope of red clay and slate between Neirstein and Nackenheim in the Rheinhessen.
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Rheinhessen: Soil
Extensive loess, plus weathered seddimentary soils, sandy marl; Quartzite and porphyry in the west.
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Bereiche and Gemeinde of the Rheinhessen
Bingen - Bingen, Appenheim, Siefersheim (west) Nierstein/Rheinterrasse - Bodenheim, Nackenheim, Nierstein, Oppenheim, Deinheim Wonnegau: Dittelsheim, Westhofen, Flörsheim-Dalsheim, Monsheim, Worms
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Where is Weingut Keller located?
Flörsheim-Dalsheim
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Where is Wittman located?
Westhofen
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Who produces G-Max?
Weingut Keller
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Important Einzellagen and Producers of Nackenheim
Rothenberg (Red Mountain): Gunderloch, Kühling-Gillot
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Important Einzellagen and Producers of Nierstein
Pettenthal: Kühling-Gillot Brudersberg (Brother's Mountain): Heyl zu Herrnsheim Hipping: Keller Ölberg (Olive Mountain): Heyl zu Herrnsheim, Külling-Gillot, Domäne Oppenheim Orbel: Heyl zu Herrnsheim, Domäne Oppenheim
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Important Einzellagen and Producers of Oppenheim
Schützenhütte (Guard House): Louis Guntrum Sackträger (Bag Carrier): Louis Guntrum, Kühling-Gillot
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Important Einzellagen and Producers of Bingen
Scharlachberg (Scarlet Fever Mountain): Kruger-Rumpf
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Important Einzellagen and Producers of Westhofen
Morstein: Keller, Wittmann Kirschspiel: Keller, Wittmann
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Important Einzellagen and Producers of Dalsheim
Hubacker: Keller Bürgel: Keller, Schales
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Important Einzellagen and Producers of Worms
Liebfrauenstift-Kirchenstück (Pen of Our Lady-Churchyard): Gutzler, Adolf Schembs Erben
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From what gemeinde and einzellage does Keller make Abtserde?
Westhofener Brunnenhäuschen
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What are the Erste Lage wines of Wagner-Stempel?
Siefersheimer Heerkretz Siefersheimer Höllberg Siefersheim is a little island of GG in the far west, in the southern part of Bingen.
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What are the Erste Lage wines of Kühling-Gillot? Where is the winery located?
Oppenheimer Sackträger Niersteiner Pettenthal Bodenheim
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Rheinhessen: Topography and Climate
Protected from cold winds by the Bergland in the south (border with Pfalz), Hünstruck (west) and Taunus (north) mountains, and the Odenwald forest (easts)
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Oechsle for Riesling in the Rheinhessen
73, 85, 92, 120, 150
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Who owns Ingelheimer Schloss Westerhaus?
Schloss Westerhaus
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Who owns Niersteiner Brudersberg?
Heyl zu Herrnsheim (owned by Saint Antony)
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Who owns Niersteiner Glöck?
Domäne Oppenheim
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Who owns Dalsheimer Hubacker?
Keller
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What is the significance of the "Roter Hang" (Red Slope) in Rheinhessen?
It is a famous vineyard site with red slate soil and is known for producing exceptional Riesling wines.
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Name the grape variety commonly used for Rheinhessen's sweet dessert wines.
Scheurebe
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What was Germany's first winery focusing exclusively on sparkling wines? Where is it located?
Raumland; Flörsheim-Dalsheim (Rheinhessen)
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Who produces "G-Max", and where is the producer based?
Keller; Wonnegau (Rheinhessen)

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