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8 Riesling Flashcards

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1
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Riesling GI

A

France: Alsace

Germany: Mosel, Rheingau, Pfalz

Australia: Clare Valley, Eden Valley

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Riesling Climate

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Cool

Moderate

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Flavours depending on its ripeness

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Green fruit (Apple, pear)

Citrus (Lemon, Lime)

↓

Stone fruit (Peach, Apricot)

Tropical fruit (Mango, Pineapple)

Dried fruit (Dried apricots, raiins)

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4
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Riesling

3,4

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3 Light to Full

4 Dry to Sweet

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5
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What is the biggest benefit of Riesling’s high acidity?

A

It balances both ripeness and high levels of sweetness (residual sugar).

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6
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Name 2 ways that off-dry or medium style Rieslings get their sweetness.

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・Interrupting fermentation and filtering/removing yeast, leaving the wine with some residual sugar

・Adding sterile grape juice after fermentation

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7
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What is Sterile, naturally sweet grape juice called?

A

Süssreserve

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8
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How do the sweetest styles of Riesling retain their sugar?

A

The sweetest styles are made using extra-ripe grapes.

Fermentation stops naturally in the sweetest styles of Riesling.

Bascially, there is too much sugar for the yeasts to eat.

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9
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Riesling is fermented in ___ to ___ ___ aromas.

A

Innerst vessels such as stainless-steel

preserve its floral

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10
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What structural element helps Riesling age?

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High acidity

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11
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Name some tertiary flavors that aged Riesling can develop.

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・Honey

・Petrol (gasoline)

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12
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Which region will have the lightest-bodied Rieslings and why?

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Mosel

Doe to the Mosel’s northerly latitude, the grapes struggle to ripen.

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What helps Riesling grapes ripen in Mosel?

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・Stony soils

・Reflect sunlight from Mosel river

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14
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Mosel Rieslings are likely to be which style:

・full bodied and dry

・medium bodied and dry

・light bodied and medium

A

light bodied and medium

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15
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The best vineyards in Mosel are planted on_________.

A

steep south- or south-eastfacing slopes on the banks of the Mosel river.

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16
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The vineyards of the Raingau region are situated on ___.

A

steep, south-facing sloped on the north bank of the River Rhine

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17
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Compare Rieslings from Rheingau and Mosel

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Riesling from Rheingau are typically drier and have more body.

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Pfalz Climate

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Sunny and dry with a long growing season

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19
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The Pfalz region in Germany is loosely known as an extension of which region in France?

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Alsace

Both Alsace and Pfalz are in the rain shadow of the Vosges Mountains.

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Alsace AOC lies to the ___ of the ___ Mountains, which protect the vineyards from ___.

A

east

Vosges

rain-bearing westerly winds

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21
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Alsace is known to be one of the ___ and ___ regions in all of France.

A

sunniest and driest

22
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Phalz Riesling

Sweetness level and body?

A

Dry and Medium-bodied

23
Q

The best vineyards in Alsace are planted in ___ facing ___to benefit from the___.

A

the mountain foothills

east or south-east

morning sun

24
Q

Long periods of uninterrupted sunshine ___ the growing season into the ___, allowing the grapes to___

A

extend

ripen slowly and gradually

25
Q

Alsace Riesling

3,4,5,8(Age),

A

3 Medium

4 Dry

5 High

8 Ripe citrus

Stone-fruit

Vibrant blossom

Age = HOney and Dried fruit

26
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What are the top, individual vineyards in Alsace called?

A

Grand Cru

27
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Late-harvested grapes in Alsace carry what term on the label?

A

Vendanges Tardives (VT)

28
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When did Australia first start growing Riesling?

A

Early 19th century

29
Q

Eden Valley and Clare Valley

Due to ___, these regions have ___ climate.

A

higher altitude

moderate

30
Q

Australia Riesling

Sweetness level and aromas

A

Dry

Pronounced aromas of lime, peach, blossom and petrol (gasoline)

31
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Germany’s labeling language usually reflects the ___.

A

degree of ripeness in the grapes at the time of harvest

32
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What term is used on German wine labels indicating the wine is dry?

A

Trocken

33
Q

Trockenbeerenauslese Riesling wines are made from individually selected berries that have been ___ through the effect of ___.

These are the concentrated wines with flavours that are similar to, yet more intense than a ___ wine.

A

dry

botrytis

BA

34
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Term for PGI wines in Germany.

Light-bodied and dry to off-dry in style.

A

Landwein

35
Q

To be labelled Qualitätswein or Prädikatswein, what requirements must the grapes meet?

A

To be labelled Qualitätswein:

・Must come from one of the 13 wine regions

・Grapes must achieve higher level of ripeness than Landwein

36
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Compare Riesling from Landwein and Qualitätswein.

A

Qualitätswein are typically more intense in flavour and fuller in body.

37
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To be labelled Qualitätswein or Prädikatswein, what requirements must the grapes meet?

A

To be labelled Prädikatswein:

・Must come from one of the 13 wine regions

・Grapes must have higher level of sugar than Qualitätswein

38
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How many wine regions are there in Germany?

A

13

39
Q

Name the 6 Prädikatswein categories from lowest sugar level to highest.

A

・Kabinett

・Spätlese

・Auslese

・Eiswein

・Beerenauslese

・Trockenbeerenauslese

40
Q

Which 3 of the 6 Prädikatswein categories may be made dry in style?

A

・Kabinett

・Spätlese

・Auslese

41
Q

Which wine would be the highest in alcohol?

Kabinett Trocken Riesling

Spätlese Trocken Riesling

Auslese Trocken Riesling

A

Auslese Trocken Riesling

42
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Why would an Auslese Trocken Riesling be higher in alcohol than either a Kabinett Trocken or Spätlese Trocken Riesling?

A

Because Rieslings harvested at Auslese ripeness will have more sugar than Spätlese and Kabinett, the yeasts will eat all that extra sugar available in the Auslese giving the wine increased alcohol levels.

43
Q

Which category indicates the grapes were frozen on the vine?

Beerenauslese

Trockenbeerenauslese

Eiswein

A

Eiswein

Due to changes in annual weather variation, Eisweins are not made every year.

44
Q

Which 2 of the 6 Prädikatswein categories must have Botrytis-affected grapes?

A

Beerenauslese

Trockenbeerenauslese

45
Q

Kabinett Rieslings are typically ___ in body with ___ flavours and ___ aromas.

A

light

delicate green-fruit (green apple)

citrus-fruit (lime)

floral

46
Q

A Spätlese Riesling will have more concentrated flavours and a fuller body than ___, with ___ flavours.

A

Kabinett

riper citrus-fruit (lemon, lime) and stone-fruit (peach)

47
Q

Auslese Riesling wines are made from ___.

They display flavours of ___.

Altough Auslese wines can be made in a ___ style, most have some ___.

A

carefully selected extra-ripe bunches

stone-fruit (apricot)

tropical fruits (mango)

dried fruits

trocken (dry)

sweetness

48
Q

Eiswein Riesling wines are made from grapes that have ___.

They have ___ aromas and ___ flvours.

A

frozen on the vine

stone-fruit (peach, apricot)

tropical-fruit (mango, pineapple)

49
Q

Beerenauslese/BA Riesling wines are made from selected bunches or berries that have been concentrated by ___.

They have characteristics of ___.

A

botrytis

Stone fruit (apricot)

Tropical fruit (mango)

Dried fruit

Honey

50
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What does the term halbtrocken mean?

A

a wine with some sweetness

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