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Who’s the iconic producer in Winningen?

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  • Heymann-Lowenstein
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How is named the Mosel single-post system?

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  • Einzelpfahl/Echalas
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How is called the iron-rich Devonian red slate in Mittelmosel? Where can we find it?

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  • Rotliegend, around Erden and Ürzig, specially in Würzgarten
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What is the most renowned vineyard in Piesport?

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  • Goldtröpfchen
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Where can we find the two Sonnenuhr vineyard in Mittelmosel?

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  • Wehlen
  • Zeltingen
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Where is located the vineyard Apotheke and Felsenkopf?

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  • Mittelmosel, Trittenheim
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Where is located the vineyards Juffer and Juffer Sonnenuhr?

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  • Mittelmosel, Brauneberg
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Where is located the vineyards Himmelreich and Domprobst?

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  • Mittelmosel, Graach-an-der-Mosel
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Where is located the vineyards Lay, Doctor and Graben?

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  • Mittelmosel, Bernkastel-Kues
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Where is located the vineyards Prälat and Treppchen?

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  • Mittelmosel, Erden
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Where is located the vineyard Würzgarten?

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  • Mittelmosel, Ürzig
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In which Bereich is more likely to find Elbling grape in Mosel?

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  • Obermosel, the region sit within the Paris Basin
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What are the three Einzellage of Carl von Schubert Maximin Grünhaus?

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In the village of Mertesdorf
- Herrenberg
- Abtsberg (considered as the most prestigious one)
- Bruderberg

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What is the monopole of Karthäuserhof?

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  • Karthäuserhofberg in Eitelspach
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Where is located the producer Fritz Haag?

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  • Mittelmosel, Brauneberger (Juffer & Juffer Sonnenuhr)
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Which mountains have an impact on Mosel region?

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  • Eifel mountains
  • Hunsrück
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What is the important vineyard in Saarburg? What is the soil?

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  • Rausch
  • Greywacke, Devonian slate and Volcanic rock
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Where is located Sharzhofberg?

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  • Mosel, Saar, Wiltingen
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In which Anbaugiebete Riesling is the only grape allowed for VDP GL?

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  • Mosel
  • Nahe
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Where is located the producer Forstmeister Geltz-Zilliken?

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  • Mosel, Saar, Saarburg (Rausch) and Ockfen
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Why producers in Mosel use the single post system?

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  • In order to improve airflow and reduce botrytis, leaf removal is necessary, it als increase sun exposure, which lead to TDN-based flavors
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What is the coolest area in Mosel?

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  • Saar
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Where is located the Benedictine St. Maximin Monastery?

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  • Mosel - Ruwer
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What is the iconic cuvée of Egon Müller?

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  • Scharzhofberger Trockenbeerenauslese
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How much contain a Mosel Füder ?
- 1000 L. cask
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What does ‘Grosser Ring’ refers to ?
- Mosel growers association
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Where do we find famous vineyard : Bernkasteler Doctor ?
- Middle Mosel
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Tributaries of Mosel river ?
- Saar - Ruwer
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Where in Germany do we find famous winegrowing villages : Zeltingen, Ürzig, and Erden ?
- Bernkastel - Middle Mosel
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In Middle Mosel, what ‘Wehlen and Zeltingen’ refers to ?
- Famous gemeinde - Sundial (Sonnenhur) vineyards
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Where in Germany do we find : Joh. Jos. Prüm, Reinhold Haart, Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt, and Dr. Loosen
- Bernkastel - Middle Mosel
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Where in Germany do we find : Ansgar Clüsserath, Daniel Vollenweider, and Clemens-Busch ?
- Bernkastel - Middle Mosel
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Name the two top estate of Ruwertal (Ruwer).
- Grünhaus - Karthäuserof
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Leading producers of the Mosel ?
- Fritz Haag (Brauneberg) - Dr. Loosen (Bernkastel) - Egon Müller (Wiltingen) - Joh. Jos. Prüm (Wehlen) - Karthäuserhof (Eitelsbach)
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Main soil of the Mosel region ?
- Devonian blue slate - Provides beneficial drainage as well as heat retention - Around Erden and Ürzig, are characterized by iron-rich Devonian red slate (North)
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Latitude of Mosel region ?
- 50
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True or False ? The Terrassenmosel (Burg Cochem) area contains the steepest mosel slopes.
- True
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Most famous site in the Mosel, located in Saar ?
- Scharzhofberg - In Wiltingen - Egon Müller is a producer + von Hövel, von Kesselstatt, Van Volxem, Johannes Peters
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Name the six Districts of the Mosel (Bereiche).
- Bernkastel - Burg Cochem - Obermosel - Ruwertal - Saar - Moseltor
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Top producers on Piesporter Goldtröpfchen ?
- Julian Haart - A.J. Adam - Willi Haag - Nik Weis - Schloss Lieser - Reinhold Haart - von Kesselstatt
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Top producers on Bernkasteler Doctor ?
- Dr. H. Thanisch - Markus Molitor - Schloss Lieser - Weingüt Wegeler
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From where is the ‘Doctor’ name in Bernkasteler famous vineyard ?
- Reportedly, the archbishop of Trier became ill in 1360 and was healed only by drinking two bottles of Bernkasteler Riesling from this reputed site, lending the doctor name
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Name the city where the Mosel and Rhine rivers meet.
- Koblenz
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Name the 3 gUs of Winningener Uhlen. What defines them? What famous producer petitioned for the creation of the gUs?
- Uhlen Blaufüsser Lay gU (Blue-gray slate with clay) - Uhlen Laubach gU (Gray slate with calcareous fossils) - Uhlen Roth Lay gU (Iron oxide rich red slate) Different soil types are what define them from each others. - Rheinhard Heymann-Löwenstein
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What famous producer labels a wine as Le Gallais Braune Kupp Riesling?
- Egon Müller
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What is the only Primum Familiae Vini member in Germany?
- Egon Müller
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How long is a typical growing season in Mosel?
- 100 days, it can extend to 40-50 more days in the best exposed sites
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Which notable producer work on this vineyard?
- Heymann Lowenstein
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Who, in 1786, decreed a mandatory shift to Riesling throughout the vineyard of Mosel?
- Archbishop of Trier, Clemens Wenceslaus
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In which century Mosel began a tradition of producing lightly sweet, low-alcohol Riesling wines?
- 19th century - Before the advent of sterile filtration, this could only be accomplished with a heavy dose of sulfur
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What is the average temperature in Mosel?
- average annual temperatures hover right around 10° C (50° F)
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What is the impact of the slate soils in Mosel wines?
- Extremely weathered and nutrient poor, these old, acidic slate soils can lead to nitrogen deficiency in grape must and low wine pH. - The combination of resulting sulfur-derived aromas and high acidity easily leads tasters into “mineral” territory.
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Middle Mosel is delimited between which cities?
- Trier (south) - Zell (north)
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Name an Alleinbesitz in Mosel
- Egon Muller (Wiltingen) Brauner Kupp - Saar; - Max Grunhaus (Mertesdorf) - Herrenberg, Abstberg, Bruderberg; - Karthaushofberg - Ruwer (Eitelsbach)
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Name a famous producer in Mosel who do malo for his dry wine?
- Heymann-Lowenstein
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What is the steepest site in Erden?
- Pralaat
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What is the term used in Mosel when a wine contains small amounts of CO2?
- Spritzig
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