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How much of the Ahr is dedicated to black grape varieties?

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About 80%

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What is a Winzergenossenschaften?

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A co-operative

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What does the word Ahr come from?

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The celtic word for water ‘Aha’

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When is viticulture believed to have been started in the Ahr?

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8th Century CE, under Charlemagne

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What are the names of some of the best sites in 893?

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-Pfarrwingert (priest’s parcel)
-Herrenberg (lord’s slope)
-Mönchberg (monks slope)

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What is Bleichert? Or Ahrbleichert

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Bleached or bleached wine of the Ahr

*Pale red wine popular in 17th century

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When was Spätburgunder first identified in the Ahr?

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1788

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When did Napoleon occupy the Ahr? And what effects did it have on viticulture?

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-Cut off monastic viticulture tradition
-Redistributed land through ‘Realtteilung’
-Led to vineyards shrinking and dividing

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What happened in 1834?

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-Prussia joined the Deutscher Zollverein (German customs union)

-Increased competition for Ahr growers

-Costs of tending steep sites made Ahr wine prices high in comparison to competition

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Who was Friedrich Wilheim Raiffeisen?

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-A german civil servant and politician who came up with the idea of communal ownership or co-operatives.

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What and when was the first co-operative founded?

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  • 1868
  • Mayschoss-Altenahr

*Oldest continually operating co-op in the world with roughly 400 members and about 50% of Hobbywinzer

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What is a Hobbywinzer?

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Part-time grower

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When was the first school of viticulture and pomology established in the Ahr?

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1899

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What effect did Phylloxera have on the Ahr?

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-Many vineyards were hastily ripped up in hopes of preventing it’s spread.
-By 1928, total vineyard area in the Ahr was cut in half

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What did Flurbereinigung do for the Ahr?

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-Modernised more than 40% of the Ahr vineyards.
-Conversion from single stakes to wire trellising improved efficiency.

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What were the pros and cons of the Ahr becoming a tourist destination in the middle 20th century?

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-Producers become strongly oriented to ex-cellar sales
-Wine sales increased with steady demand

-Quality decreased as the Ahr was known for thin/off-dry chaptalized Spätburgunder in the 1980s.

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Who was Werner Näkel?

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-A grower from Weingut Meyer-Näkel in Dernau who brought vineyards like Dernauer Pfarrwingert and Ahrweiler Silberberg to national and international acclaim

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How did quality pioneers like Werner Näkel raise quality?

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-Long elevage in barrique, focusing on depth and structure

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What happened in July 14th 2021?

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-A flood hit the Ahr.

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Where does the Ahr river lie?

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-50.3°N (Northernmost german red wine region)
-Mostly in a sheltered canyon of the Eifel Mountains.

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Where does the Ahr river start and meet the Rhine?

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-Starts in the Eifel mountains and meets the Rhine at the town of Remagen.

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How long is the “sweet spot” of the Ahr?

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26km/16mi in length

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What is the macroclimate of the Ahr?

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-Continental, but enjoys mild conditions during the growing season
(Has similarity to Mediterranean)

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What are some effects the Ahr receives from its location?

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-Southern edge of a lowland area(Kölner Bucht/Cologne Bay).
-Allows warm, moist Atlantic air to sweep inland.
-Eifel Mountains create a rainshadow.

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Amount of sunshine and rainfall Ahr gets? Is it lower or high than the Southern regions?
-654mm annual average, less than national average of 830mm -1,450 average sunshine hours during growing season, up to 30 minutes more daily than Southern regions
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What is the Ahr's average temperature?
12°C (Increased from 10.5°C 20 years ago) *Summer highs of 40°C and average winter temps of 2.6°C
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What effects has climate change had on rainfall in the Ahr?
-Changing rainfall patterns. -Drier winters and heavier rains during growing season. -Challenges of water retention, erosion risk, disease pressure on steep slopes.
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Key points of Upper/Western Ahr
-Canyons shielded from winds but exposed to strong sunlight. -Higher elevation leading to temps climbing quickly in the day and cooling rapidly at night
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Key points of Middle/Central Ahr
-Heart of viticulture -Lower elevations with slate and grauwacke dominant soils.
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Key points of lower/Eastern Ahr
-Wider and flatter near the Rhine. -Sandstone,Loess,and patches of volcanic bedrock -Less sun trapping effect -Milder and more uniform temps
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Ahr valley Geology
Bedrock and soils mostly of Devonian slate, Grauwacke, with some basalt, loess and loam.
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Slate in Ahr
-"Radiant floor heating" -Retains and radiates heat -Was vital in cooler eras -Nowadays need to be mitigated due to risk of excess heat accumulation
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Grauwacke in Ahr
-Widely found in middle Ahr -Finely structured wines with restrained fruit -Often influenced by nearby slate soils
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Basalt in the Ahr
-Rare, mostly common in Eastern valley -dark and nutrient-rich -Deep powerful red with overt fruit
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Topography of Ahr
68% of vineyards are steep 15% considered steepest
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What are the problems many producers have been facing since 2018? Particularly in some of the best sites?
-Some of the best sites are shaped like amphitheatres, trapping sunlight and warmth. -Hot and dry vintage since 2018 creates challenges with retaining soil moisture and limiting sugar accumulation
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5 main grape varieties of the Ahr
-Spätburgunder -Frühburgunder -Regent -Riesling -Weißburgunder
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When was Frühburgunder believed to have been grown since?
-1526 at least *Savory red wine with dried meat and herb, with cherry and earth
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What is Ahr viticultural landscape known for?
Steep-slope, terraced vineyards
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What is Regent?
-Robust workhorse variety common in Ahr red blends
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Why do most producers have holdings up and down the valley?
-To capture the Ahr's diverse terroir and spread risk and ripening potential. *Reduces working efficiency
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What are the changes in challenges today's growers face as compared to before? And how are they dealing with it?
-Past: Getting grapes to ripen -Current: Temper ripeness -Methods: organics,biodynamics,permaculture, and inventive vine training (eg. Partial pergola)
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What changed in 1990?
-Ahr growers began to pay attention to planting material -Shifted away from high-yielding lackluster clones -To higher-quality, Swiss, French and old German clones. -Focus on extremely low yields *Sometimes also did massal selection. *Goal to get smaller berries and looser clusters
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How much of the Ahr is farmed organically and biodynamically?
Unofficial estimates at roughly 10%
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Viticultural challenges of the Ahr
**Flooding** **Hail** **Spring frosts** **Drought** Fungal diseases Esca Drosophila suzukii
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What did the quality revolution of the 1980s/1990s do to the wines of Ahr?
-Producers made major investments esp. Into barriques. -More alcoholic,more extracted,Longer macerstions,smaller vessels, and more new oak -Nowadays they are shifting to neutral oak Fuder or barriques and extending elevage
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2021 german wine law regarding Blanc de Noir
"Blanc de Noir"/"Blanc de Noirs" may only be used if it has a PDO, made from black grapes vinified like white wine, and has the typical color of white wine. (Many display a little pigment.)
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How many members in the Ahr VDP and what varieties are allowed?
7 member estates -Spatburgunder -Fruhburgunder
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What is the regional wine association of the Ahr?
Ahrwein e.V. Founded 2011
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How many Bereich and Einzellagen in Ahr?
1 Bereich 43 Einzellagen *Ahrweiler and Bad Neuenahr special mention *15 Grosse Lagen, 3 Erste Lagen
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What towns is the viticulture of Ahr focused between?
Marienthal and Bad Neuenaher
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Are most of Ahrs vineyards on the left or right bank?
Left (South facing)
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Key villages(9) and vineyards of the Ahr
Mayschoss - Mönchberg Rech - Herrenberg Dernau - Pfarrwingert (Hardtberg) (Goldkaul) Walporzheim - Kräuterberg Gärkammer Alte Lay Ahrweiler - Rosenthal Silberberg Forstberg Bad Neuenahr - Sonnenberg (Schieferlay) Heimersheim - Landskrone (Buggarten) Other villages: Altenahr - Eck Marienthal - Trotzenberg
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What is the Rotweinwanderweg?
Red wine hiking path in Ahr
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Steep(60°) site producing meaty, saline Spätburgunder
Recher Herrenberg
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Planted on basalt, giving wines a spicy character
Heimersheimer Landskrone
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Germanys smallest vineyard (1.58 acres), produces intense wines
Walporzheimer Gärkhammer
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Flagship ahr vineyard, South facing slopes of slate and grauwacke
Dernauer Pfarrwingert
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