Pfalz

Question 1

“Church parcel” of the Pfalz that is surrounded by a wall

Answer 1

(Forster) Kirchenstück

Question 2

What are the 2 Bereich of Pfalz?

Answer 2

• Mittelhaardt Deutsche Weinstrasse

- Südliche Weinstrasse

Question 3

What are the most famous Einzellagen of Forst(5)?

Answer 3

• Kirchenstück
• Freundstück
• Ungeheuer
• Pechstein
• Jesuitengarten

Question 4

Who are the 3 Bs of Pfalz and which Einzellagen do all three produce wine in?

Answer 4

• Bürklin Wolf
• Basserman Jordan
• von Buhl
• All produce Kirchenstück

Question 5

What is Germany’s sunniest and driest Anbaugebiete?

Answer 5

Pfalz

Question 6

T or F? The Pfalz is Germany’s second-largest wine region and has more Riesling than any other region in the world.

Answer 6

True!

Question 7

In the Pfalz, the Vosges Mountains are rechristened as the…

Answer 7

Haardt Hills

Question 8

What are the two monopoles of Bürklin-Wolf in the Mittelhaardt (Pfalz)? What village are they found in?

Answer 8

Gaisböhl and Rechbächel. Village is Ruppertsberg. This is a Grand Cru site.

Question 9

The biggest wine commune in Germany is found in the Pfalz with 2,000 acres (800 ha), what is it?

Answer 9

Bad Dürkheim

Question 10

The traditional heartland of wine-growing in the Pfalz has most of its great vineyards planted between which 2 communes?

Answer 10

Wachenheim and Deidesheim

Question 11

What is the Regent grape and where would you find it?

Answer 11

• Pfalz
• Cross between Diana (Muller-Thurgau x Silvaner) x Chambourcin
• Bred by the Geilweilerhof Institute mainly for organic wine growers to keep spraying to a minimum.
• Also bred to be a deeply colored grape (teinturer).

Question 12

(4) regions that make Liebfraumilch (NPRR)

Answer 12

• only from Nahe, Pfalz, Rheingau, Rheinhessen
• At least 51% riesling, silvaner, muller-thurgau, kerner
• min 18g/l (up to 40)
• nearly 100% is consumed by non-german people
• Qba
• Rheinhessen most (in)famous for this wine

Question 13

What do each of the 5 sets of numbers for AP Nr. Amtliche Prufungsnummer represent?

Answer 13

• RCECY
• Region (where the wine was tasted)
• Commune (where the wine was tasted)
• Estate (producer/bottler’s code)
• Code (for the bottling)
• Year (of tasting; usually year following harvest)

Question 14

What are the 4 Tiers of the VDP (2012) and their max yield?

Answer 14

• Grosse Lage (50 hl/ha)
• Erste Lage (60 hl/ha)
• Ortswein (75 hl/ha)
• Gutswein (75 hl/ha)

Question 15

Gross Lage in which anbaugabiet?

Michelsberg

Answer 15

Bad Dürkheim, Pfalz

Question 16

Gross Lages in which anbaugabiet?

Pechstein, Jesuitengarten, Kirchenstück, Ungeheuer

Answer 16

Forst, Pfalz

Question 17

Gross Lages in which anbaugabiet?

Kalkofen, Grainhübel, Kieselbeg, Hohenmorgen, Langenmorgen

Answer 17

Deidesheim, Pfalz

Question 18

Gross Lages in which anbaugabiet?

Gaisböhl, Reiterpfad-Hofstück, Reiterpfad-An den Achtmorgen, Reiterpfad-In der Hohl

Answer 18

Ruppertsbeg, Pfalz

Question 19

T or F? The Pfalz is Germany’s largest producing region for Riesling

Answer 19

True!

Question 20

T or F? The Pfalz is Germany’s largest red wine region in Germany

Answer 20

True!

Question 21

T or F? The Pfalz is Germany’s 2nd largest German wine-growing region after Rheinhessen

Answer 21

True!

Question 22

Northern Pfalz has protection from the these 2 natural landscapes

Answer 22

Hunsruck Hills and the Palatinate Forest

Question 23

The Pfalz is located to the _____ of the Rhein river

Answer 23

West

Question 24

The most planted white and red grapes in the Pfalz?

Answer 24

Riesling and Dornfelder

Question 25

This gemeinde is home to the Pfalz’s warmest and most exceptional vineyard site, the Grosse Lage Kirchenstück

Answer 25

Forst

Question 26

This is the alleinbesitz of Muller-Catoir

Answer 26

Haardt Bürgergarten-Im Breumel