Statistics for Important Regions for Premium Riesling

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Size of G.I.	Climate	Hint	Answer	% Correct
Region	Cool-Moderate, Continental	Medium to full-bodied. Dry. Medium alcohol. High acidity. Citrus and stone fruit. Stony/steely character. Not very floral.	Alsace	100%
Region	Cool-Moderate, Continental	Riesling is the least of the varieties grown here. Warmest, most southerly wine region of the country. The best vineyards are on the south-facing slope of an extinct volcano.	Baden	100%
Region	Cool, Continental	Lighter in body, lower in alcohol and higher in acidity. Floral and green fruit.	Mosel	100%
Region	Cool, Continental	Ripe, fuller-bodied style. Driest of the region in the country. Quality vineyards on steep slopes.	Pfalz	100%
Region	Moderate, Mediterranean	Unoaked. High acidity. Usually dry or off-dry. Citrus fruit in youth. Toast, honey and petrol with age.	Australia	50%
Village	Cool, Continental	Lighter in body, lower in alcohol and higher in acidity. Floral and green fruit.	Bernkastel	50%
Region	Warm, Mediterranean	Dry. Intense citrus and lime. High acidity. Honey and toast with age. Warm climate. Cool afternoon breezes. Cold nights. Planted at high altitudes for cooling.	Clare Valley	50%
Region	Continental	Dry. Ripe stone fruit. Historically known for its aromatic Riesling, but now being dominated by red varieties.	Columbia Valley	50%
Village	Cool, Continental	Ripe, fuller-bodied style. In the driest of the region in the country. Quality vineyards on steep slopes.	Deidesheim	50%
Region	Cool-Moderate	Intense lime and grapefruit. Steely character. Longevity; marmalade and toasty after ten years.	Eden Valley	50%
Region	Continental	Perfumed. High quality. Temperatures moderated by lakes.	Finger Lakes, New York	50%
Village	Cool, Continental	Ripe, fuller-bodied style. In the driest of the region in the country. Quality vineyards on steep slopes.	Forst	50%
Region	Cool, Mediterranean	Known for a floral style. A relatively newer region for wine, with a growing reputation.	Great Southern Region, Western Australia	50%
Village	Cool, Continental	Dry style. Medium to full body. Ripe peach. River bank, with a southerly aspect. Protected by hills to the north. Humidity from the river creates good beerenauslese and trockenbeerenauslese wines.	Johannisberg	50%
Region	Cool, Continental	Steep south-facing slopes. Fuller bodied. Pronounced acidity. Slightly riper fruit character.	Nahe	50%
Region	Continental, Cold Winters	Fresh, fruity. Dry and off-dry. The finest lcewines.	Niagara Peninsula, Canada	50%
Village	Cool, Continental	Fullest-bodied Rieslings in the country. Steeply sloping vineyards on the west bank of a river.	Nierstein	50%
Village	Cool, Continental	Lighter in body, lower in alcohol and higher in acidity. Floral and green fruit.	Piesport	50%
Region	Cool, Continental	Dry style. Medium to full body. Ripe peach. Small but prestigious region. River bank, with a southerly aspect. Protected by hills to the north. Humidity from the river creates good beerenauslese and trockenbeerenauslese wines.	Rheingau	50%
Region	Cool, Continental	Fullest-bodied Rieslings in the country. Steeply sloping vineyards on the west bank of a river.	Rheinhessen	50%
Village	Cool, Continental	Dry style. Medium to full body. Ripe peach. River bank, with a southerly aspect. Protected by hills to the north. Humidity from the river creates good beerenauslese and trockenbeerenauslese wines.	Rüdesheim	50%
Village	Cool, Continental	Steep south-facing slopes. Fuller bodied. Pronounced acidity. Slightly riper fruit character.	Schloßböckelheim	50%
Region	Cool, Continental	High quality, dry wines. Concentrated Flavors. Riesling is second place to Grüner Veltliner in this region.	Wachau, Austria	50%
Village	Cool, Continental	Lighter in body, lower in alcohol and higher in acidity. Floral and green fruit.	Wehlen	50%
Region	Continental, Maritime	Dry. Ripe stone fruit. Enclaved within a larger region. Densely planted and dominated by white grapes, including Riesling.	Yakima Valley	50%