Baden

Question 1

When was the first documentation of viticulture in Baden?

Answer 1

6th century CE

Question 2

What was the uprising caused by economic inequality?

Answer 2

Germans Peasants revolt
1524-1525

Question 3

What impact did Margrave Karl Friedriech have on viticulture?

Answer 3

-He revived viticulture after the thirty years War, by ordering vineyards to only be planted on South facing slopes

-He ordered Riesling only to be planted in Klingelberg in Durbach

-Brought Gutedel to Markgraflerland district

Question 4

What was the Landwein movement of the early 2000s?

Answer 4

A movement led by producers promoting individuality and freedom, some using the term “Landweingut”

Question 5

What was launched in 2025 to help growers in Baden handle climate change better?

Answer 5

The Baden-Wurttemberg climate atlas

Question 6

What is Baden bordered by?

Answer 6

The Rhine and Vosges to the West
The Schwarzwald to the East

Question 7

What borders does Baden touch?

Answer 7

Swiss and French

Question 8

What is the climate like in Baden?

Answer 8

-The warmest, and one of the driest regions in Germany

-With rainfall levels varying

-And temperature ranges varying up to 1.5°C North to South

Question 9

What is Germany’s most expansive low mountain range?

Answer 9

The Schwarzwald

*Mainly granitic soils, sloping steeply towards the Oberrheingraben

Question 10

What is the Belfort Gap?

Answer 10

A gap between the Vosges mountain and Jurassic range that allows meditteranean air to flow through

Question 11

What is the Kaiserstuhl?

Answer 11

A compact complex of stratovolcanoes and parasitic cones, covered in thick layers of overlaying loess.

Question 12

What are soils mostly like in Baden?

Answer 12

Mostly Calcareous and volcanic

Question 13

What are the notable white grape varieties of Baden?

Answer 13

Grauburgunder
Müller-Thurgau
Weißburgunder
Chardonnay
Gutedel - Chasslas
Riesling - Klingelberger
Silvaner

Question 14

What white variety often sees oak in Baden?

Answer 14

Weißburgunder

Question 15

Where is Gutedel a specialty in?

Answer 15

Markgräflerland district

Question 16

What was the first German region to approve Chardonnay as a VDP GG variety?

Answer 16

Baden

Question 17

What are the notable red varieties of Baden?

Answer 17

Spatburgunder - Malterdingen
Lemberger - Blaufrankisch
Tauberschwarz

Question 18

Where is Lemberger permitted as a VDP GG variety in Baden?

Answer 18

Kraichgau
Badische Bergstrasse

Question 19

What grape variety was almost lost but recultivated in 1994?

Answer 19

Tauberschwarz

Question 20

Who owns most of the vineyards in Baden?

Answer 20

Hobbywinzers

*Mostly smallholdings

Question 21

Who dominates winemaking in Baden?

Answer 21

Co-ops

*77 co-ops

Question 22

What is Badische Winzerkeller?

Answer 22

The largest co-op in Baden

Question 23

What is Badisch Rotgold?

Answer 23

A Rosé made from co fermenting at least 51% Grauburgunder with up to 49% Spätburgunder, normally slightly off-dry

*Baden Red Gold

Question 24

What is Weißherbst

Answer 24

Rosé made from direct pressing, typically from Spätburgunder

Question 25

Is Sekt big in Baden?

Answer 25

Yes, Baden is the 3rd largest Sekt producer in Germany