Schloss Johannisberg
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Schloss Johannisberg is a German winery that has been making wine in the Rheingau for over 900 years.
Schloss (sh'loss)
The German word for "castle." Often used in the same way the French use "chateau," to mean the vineyard, the wine and the property.
Schloss Johannisberg (sh'loss yo-hah'-niss bairg) ...
SCHLOSS
A German word for castle; on a wine label it is equivalent to the French word "Chateau."
SEC
French term meaning dry, or lacking sugar. However, on French Champagne labels it means that the wine is sweet.
Schloss Schonborn
Riesling wines originated in Germany's Rhein and Mosel river valleys, it was here that this white grape gained its tenacious foothold in today's modern white wine market.
High up the Saar is Serrig Schloss Saarsteiner, one of the few prime sites that does lie adjacent to the Saar. This vineyard is the equivalent of a Burgundian monopole, owned in its entirety by Schloss Saarstein.
1Historically, one of the most famous German producers of Riesling is Schloss Johannisberg.
Dr Rowald Hepp, Schloss Vollrads
Véronique et Aimé Guibert, and later Samuel Guibert de La Vaissiere, Mas de Daumas Gassac
Eduardo Chadwick, Viña Errazuriz
Frédéric Blanck, Domaine Paul Blanck
Barone Francesco Ricasoli, Barone Ricasoli ...
In Australia it makes the most popular white wine and is called the Rhine Riesling. California and America pays homage to the great vineyard of Schloss Johannisberg by calling their variety Johannisberg Riesling.
schlossGerman for castle, but commonly used for a wine-growing estate. scionThe budwood grafted onto the rootstock of a grapevine. Scott HenryA vine training method.
 See also: Riesling, Grape, Wine, Sweet, Character
  
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