The wine question of the day
In which German federal state is the great importance of viticulture symbolised by a crown of vine leaves on the state coat of arms?
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Correct answer is: Rhineland-Palatinate
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Rhineland-Palatinate
Land in the south-west of Germany with just under 20,000 km², which was created in 1946 by uniting the southern part of the Prussian Rhine Province, the Bavarian administrative district of Pfalz and western parts of Hesse. A total of six of the 13 German wine-growing regions are located here; these are the Ahr, Middle Rhine, Moselle, Nahe, Palatinate and Rhinehessen. The vineyards are largely located on the slopes of the Ahr, Lahn, Mosel, Nahe, Rhine, Ruwer and Saar rivers, as well as their tributaries, which favour viticulture. The vineyards in these growing areas...
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