Rheinhessen

Question 1

What is further north, Mainz or Worms?

Answer 1

• Mainz - Northern outpost
• Worms - Southern edge

Question 2

Rheinhessen

Number of ha of vine planted

Answer 2

26,500 ha

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

Question 3

Rheinhessen

Most planted grape

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Rheinterrasse

2 major winemaking towns

Answer 4

• Nierstein
• Oppenheim

Question 5

Roter Hang

Soil

Answer 5

red clay and slate

Question 6

Roter Hang

• Size in ha
• Location

Answer 6

Roter Hang

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

Question 7

Rheinhessen

Producer

Answer 7

Gunderloch

• Owns 3/4 of Rotherberg (1er site)

Question 8

Most expensive $$$ wine on the Titanic

Answer 8

Niersteiner Pettenthal Riesling

• Eclipsed 1st Growth Bordeaux

Question 9

Estate that owns 3/4 of Rothenberg

Answer 9

Gunderloch

• Marquee producer within Roter Hang

Question 10

Rheinhessen

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

Answer 10

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

Rheinhessen Riesling is often produced in halbtrocken or sweeter styles

Question 11

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

Answer 11

dry

• vs. Riesling - often halbtrocken or sweeter styles

Question 12

Producer of “G-Max”

Answer 12

Keller (from Flörsheim-Dalsheim)

“G-Max”

• Undisclosed vineyard site
• Germany’s most elusive dry bottling of Riesling

Question 13

T/F: Rheinhessen has more acreage devoted to Silvaner than any other winegrowing region in the world.

Answer 13

True

(including Franken)

Question 14

What is “Message in a Bottle”?

Answer 14

“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

Question 15

Nackenheim

1 Einzellage

Answer 15

Rothenberg

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

Question 16

Nierstein

2 Einzellagen

Answer 16

Hipping, Pettenthal

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

Question 17

Rheinhessen

5 Gemeinden

Answer 17

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

Question 18

Oppenheim

2 Einzellagen

Answer 18

Schützenhütte, Sackträger

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

Question 19

Morstein and Kirchspiel are einzellagen from what gemeinden?

Answer 19

Westhofen

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

Question 20

Hubacker is an einzellage from what gemeinden?

Answer 20

Dalsheim

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

Question 21

Rheinhessen

3 Bereiche

Answer 21

• Bingen
• Nierstein
• Wonnegau

Question 22

Nierstein/Rheinterrasse Bereiche (Rheinhessen)

Major Villages N to S

Answer 22

• Bodenheim
• Nackenheim
• Nierstein
• Oppenheim
• Dienheim

Question 23

Bingen Bereiche (Rheinhessen)

3 Major Villages

Answer 23

N to S

• Bingen
• Appenheim
• Siefersheim

Question 24

Wonnegau Bereiche (Rheinhessen)

5 Major Villages

Answer 24

N to S

• Dittelsheim
• Westhofen
• Flörsheim-Dalsheim
• Monsheim
• Worms

Question 25

Rheinhessen ## Footnote 3 most planted red grapes

Answer 25

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

Question 26

Rheinhessen ## Footnote 4 most planted white grapes

Answer 26

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

Question 27

Rheinhessen ## Footnote 5 Leading Producers

Answer 27

* **Kühling-Gillot** (Bodenheim) * **Gunderloch** (Nackenheim) * **Wittman** (Westhofen) * **Keller** (Flörsheim-Dalsheim) * **Wagner-Stempel** (Siefersheim)

Question 28

Flörsheim-Dalsheim ## Footnote Leading Producer

Answer 28

**Keller (Flörsheim-Dalsheim)** * Kühling-Gillot (Bodenheim) * Gunderloch (Nackenheim) * Wittman (Westhofen) * Wagner-Stempel (Siefersheim)

Question 29

Bodenheim ## Footnote Leading Producer

Answer 29

**Kühling-Gillot (Bodenheim)** * Gunderloch (Nackenheim) * Wittman (Westhofen) * Keller (Flörsheim-Dalsheim) * Wagner-Stempel (Siefersheim)

Question 30

Siefersheim ## Footnote Leading Producer

Answer 30

**Wagner-Stempel (Siefersheim)** * Kühling-Gillot (Bodenheim) * Gunderloch (Nackenheim) * Wittman (Westhofen) * Keller (Flörsheim-Dalsheim)

Question 31

Westhofen ## Footnote Leading Producer

Answer 31

**Wittman (Westhofen)​** * Kühling-Gillot (Bodenheim) * Gunderloch (Nackenheim) * Keller (Flörsheim-Dalsheim) * Wagner-Stempel (Siefersheim)

Question 32

Nackenheim ## Footnote Leading Producer

Answer 32

**Gunderloch (Nackenheim)** * Kühling-Gillot (Bodenheim) * Wittman (Westhofen)​ * Keller (Flörsheim-Dalsheim) * Wagner-Stempel (Siefersheim)

Question 33

Rheinhessen 5 Gemeinden

Answer 33

* **Nackenheim** * **Nierstein** * **Oppenheim** * **Westhofen** * **Dalsheim**