🇩🇪GERMANY–Mittelrhein

MITTELRHEIN IS–   Bereiche– 2   Grosslage– 10   Einzellage– 111   @Koblenz

  • WEIS= Riesling 67%, Rivaner 6%, Kerner 3%, Weissburgunder, Grauburgunder, Scheurebe
  • ROT= Spatburgunder 9%, Dornfelder 3%, Blauer Portugieser 1%

GEOGRAPHY– Germany(South-West), ANBAUGEBIETE-Mittelrhein

  • BORDERS-Ahr(North), Mosel(Central), Rheingau(South), LATITUDE: 50.2°‘N’
  • BETWEEN-Bonn & Bingen (100km. Long), AKA=Rhine Gorge, “Non-Contiguous(?)”
  • MAIN CITIES-Bacharach, Bingen, Boppard, Koblenz, Konigswinter, Neuwied
  • STATE-Rhine-Westphalia & Rhineland-Palatinate
  • Sub-Zones- Upper Mittelrhein   |   Lower Mittelrhein
    • Bereich- Loreley, Siebengebirge
    • Landweingebiete- Landwein Rhein, Rheinburgen Landwein

TOPOGRAPHY– FEATURES- “Rolling/ Hilly/ Mountainous/ Terraces/ Valley(Rhein)”

  • SLOPES/ Hunstuck Mountains, +Alt. ?, +Gradient(0° to 68°), On~Rhine~River~(South)
  • TOPOGRAPHIC EVENTS- In Eifel Volcanic Field, Collection of Volcanic “Hot-Spots”

SOILS– “Metamorphic”, “Sedimentary”, “Volcanic”, Pumice, Tuff

  • Clay, Slate, Greywake(Sandstone), Loam, Loess-Loam

CLIMATE– “Continental”,  *Summer– Sunny, Long    |    *Winter– Wet Cold, Mild

VITICULTURE– 469 ha. Planted,  (85% White/ 15% Red)

  • CHALLENGE– Spring Frost
  • Varieties That Can Be Used to Produce Grosses Gewachs-
    • Riesling
  • ASSOCIATIONS~ ~Mittelrhein Riesling Charta~
    • Mission~ To Guarantee High and Consistent Quality Standards, Protect Our Cultural Landscape, Produce Premium Riesling.
    • Motto~ Dedicated to Riesling.
    • Criteria~ 1) Accomplished Riesling  2) Exclusive Growing Area  3) Domain-Bottled  4) Profile Wines  5) Protection of World Heritage

CULTURE– Mittelrhein AKA=Rhine Gorge

  • UNESCO. WORLD HERITAGE SIGHT~  ~Upper Middle Rhine Valley~
  • GASTRONOMY… Zwiebelkuchen(Onion Cake)   |  CHEESE…

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Lower Mittelrhein

SIEBENGEBIRGE–Bereiche     @Bonn

  • GEOGRAPHY- Germany, ANBAUGEBIETE-Mittelrhein(North-West)
    • BORDERS-Loreley Bereiche, In Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia
    •  Grosslage–(1)-Pertersberg
  • TOPOGRAPHY- “Hilly/ Mountainous/ Terraces/ Valley(Rhein)”
  • VITICULTURE- ? ha. Planted
  • PETERSBERG–Grosslage     @
    • GEOGRAPHY– ANBAUGEBIETE-Mittelrhein, BERIECHE-Siebengebirge
      • Villages- Bonn, Königswinter, Niederdollendorf, Oberdollendorf, Rhondorf
      • Einzellage- Drachenfel, Goldenfusschen, Heisterberg, Laurentiusberg, Longenburgerberg, Rosenhugel, Sulzenberg
    • VITICULTURE– ?  ha. Planted
      • Estate/ Producers-

LORELEY–Bereiche     @Koblenz

  • GEOGRAPHY- Germany, ANBAUGEBIETE-Mittelrhein(South-East)
    • BORDERS-Siebengebirge Bereich
    • Grosslage–(10)– Burg Hammerstein, Burg Rheinfels, Gedeonseck, Herrenberg, Lahntal, Loreleyfelsen, Maksburg, Schloss Schonburg, Schloss Reichenstein, Schloss Stahleck
  • TOPOGRAPHY- “Hilly/ Mountainous/ Terraces/ Valley(Rhein)”
    • SLOPES/ Hunstuck Mountains,  +Gradient(0° to 68°), On~Rhine~River~(Left & Right Bank)
  • SOILS- “Metamorphic”, ”Sedimentary”, “Volcanic“, Devonian Slate(Grey/ Green)
  • VITICULTURE- ? ha. Planted
    • Estate/ Producers- Ratzenberger, Toni Jost
  • BURG HAMMERSTEIN–Grosslage     @
    • GEOGRAPHY- ANBAUGEBIETE-Mittelrhein, BEREICHE-Loreley
      • Villages- Bad Honningen, Dattenberg, Hammerstein, Kasbach, Leubsdorf, Leutesdorf, Linz, Rheinbrohl, Unkel
      • Einzellage- Berg, Forstberg, Gartenlay, Gertrudenberg, Holle In den, Layfelsen, Monte Jup, Rheinholler, Romerberg, Rosenberg, Schlossberg, Sonnenberg, Stehlerberg, Weisses Kreuz
    • VITICULTURE– ? ha. Planted
      • Estate/ Producers-
  • LAHNTAL–Grosslage     @Obernhof
    • GEOGRAPHY- ANBAUGEBIETE-Mittelrhein, BEREICHE-Loreley(North-East)
      • Villages- Bad Ems, Dausenau, Fachbach, Obernhof, Weinahr
      • Einzellage- Giebelholl, Goetheberg, Hasenberg, Nassau
    • TOPOGRAPHY- “Flat/ Rolling/ Hilly”, On~Lahn~River~(Right Bank)
    • VITICULTURE- ? ha. Planted
      • Estate/ Producers-
  • MAKSBURG–Grosslage     @Lahnstein
    • GEOGRAPHY- ANBAUGEBIETE-Mittelrhein, BEREICHE-Loreley(North)
      • Villages- Braubach, Ehrenbreitstein, Filsen, Koblenz, Lahnstein, Osterspai, Urbar, Vallendar
      • Einzellage- Konigshof, Koppelstein, Kreuzberg, Lieberneck-Sonnenlay, Marmorberg, Muhlberg, Pfarrgarten, Schnorbach, Brucksuck
    • TOPOGRAPHY- “Flat/ Rolling/ Hilly”, On~Lahn~River~Tributary~Rhein~River~(Right Bank)
    • VITICULTURE-  ? ha. Planted
      • Estate/ Producers-
  • GEDEONSECK–Grosslage      @Boppard
    • GEOGRAPHY- ANBAUGEBIETE-Mittelrhein, BEREICHE-Loreley(North)
      • Villages- Boppard, Brey, Rhens, Spay
    • Einzellage- Elfenlay, Engelstein, Fasserlay(16.4ha,), Feuerlay, Hammchen(75ha.), Konig, Mandelstein(10.6ha.), Ohlenberg(8.1ha.), Sonnenlay, Weingurbe, Wendell
    • TOPOGRAPHY- “Flat/ Rolling/ Hilly”, On~Rhein~River~(Left Bank)
    • VITICULTURE- ? ha. Planted
      • Estate/ Producers- Didinger, Florian Weingart, Matthias Muller
  • LORELEYFELSEN–Grosslage     @Kamp-Bornhofen
    • GEOGRAPHY- ANBAUGEBIETE-Mittelrhein, BEREICHE-Loreley(Central)
      • Villages- Bornich, Kamp-Bornhofen, Kestert, Nochern, Patersberg, Sankt-Goarshausen
      • Einzellage- Brunnchen Burg, Katz, Burg MausHessen, Liebenstein-Sterrenburg, Lorelei Edel, Pilgerpfad, Rothenac, Teulelstein
    • TOPOGRAPHY- “Flat/ Rolling/ Hilly”, On~Rhein~River~(Right Bank)
    • VITICULTURE- ? ha. Planted
      • Estate/ Producers-
  • BURG RHEINFELS–Grosslage     @St. Goar
    • GEOGRAPHY- ANBAUGEBIETE-Mittelrhein, BEREICHE-Loreley(Central)
      • Villages- Sankt Goar-Werlau
      • Einzellage- Ameisenberg, Frohwingert, Kuhstall, Rosenberg
    • TOPOGRAPHY- “Flat/ Rolling/ Hilly”, On~Rhein~River~(Left Bank)
    • VITICULTURE- ?  ha. Planted
      • Estate/ Producers-

Upper Mittelrhein

  • HERRENBERG–Grosslage     @Kaub
    • GEOGRAPHY- ANBAUGEBIETE-Mittelrhein, BEREICHE-Loreley(Central)
      • Villages- Dorscheid, Kaub
      • Einzellage- Backofen, Berg Gutenfels, Bluchertal, Kupferfloz, Pfalzgrafenstein, Rauschelay, Rosstein, Wolfsnack
    • TOPOGRAPHY- “Flat/ Rolling/ Hilly”, On~Rhein~River~(Right Bank)
    • VITICULTURE-  ? ha. Planted
      • Estate/ Producers-
  • SCHLOSS SCHONBURG–Grosslage     @Oberwesel
    • GEOGRAPHY- ANBAUGEBIETE-Mittelrhein, BEREICHE-Loreley(South)
      • Villages- Damscheid, Dellhofen, Engenholle, Langscheid, Oberwesel, Niederburg, Perscheid, Urbar
      • Einzellage- Beinenberg Bernstein~G.G.~(10.7ha,), Beulsberg, Frankenhell, Goldemund, Hundert, Oelsberg~G.G.~(5.8ha,), Rheingoldberg, Romerkrug, Sieben-Jungfrauen, Sonnenstock, St. Martinsberg, St. Werner-Berg
    • TOPOGRAPHY- “Flat/ Rolling/ Hilly”, On~Rhein~River~(Left Bank)
    • VITICULTURE-  ? ha. Planted
      • Estate/ Producers- Lanius-Knab, Dr. Randolf Kauer
  • SCHLOSS STAHLECK–Grosslage     @Bacharach
    • GEOGRAPHY- ANBAUGEBIETE-Mittelrhein, BEREICHE-Loreley(South)
      • Villages- Bacharach, Bacharach-Steeg, Manubach, Oberdiebachiebach
      • Einzellage- Bischofshub, Furstenberg, Hambusch, Hann~G.G.~(5.6ha.), Heilgarten, Insel(1.7ha), Heylesern Wert, Kloster Furstental(5.5ha.), Langgarten, Lennenborn, Mathaias Weingarten Monchwingert, Posten~G.G.~(4ha,), Rheinberg, Schloss Stahlberg, St.Jost~G.G.~(7ha,), St. Oswald, Wolfshohle~G.G.~(20ha,)
    • TOPOGRAPHY- “Flat/ Rolling/ Hilly”, On~Rhein~River~(Left Bank)
    • VITICULTURE- ? ha. Planted
      • Estate/ Producers- Friedrich Bastian, Helmut Mades, Dr. Randolf Kauer, Ratzenberger, Toni Jost-Hahnehof
  • SCHLOSS REICHENSTEIN–Grosslage     @Trechtingshausen
    • GEOGRAPHY- ANBAUGEBIETE-Mittelrhein, BEREICHE-Loreley(South)
      • Villages- Niederheimbach, Oberheimbach, Trechtingshausen
      • Einzellage- Frher Weingarten, Gamarkung Oberdiebach, Klosterburg, Morngenbachtaler, Romerburg, Reifersley Scholss Hohneck, Sonne, Soonecker, Schlossburg, Wahreit
    • TOPOGRAPHY- “Flat/ Rolling/ Hilly”, On~Rhein~River~(Left Bank)
    • VITICULTURE- ?  ha. Planted
      • Estate/ Producers-

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