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What is the climate for most German wine regions?

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Cool continental

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What are some weather hazards that Germany faces?

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Spring frost
Summer hail
Heavy summer rain

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In Germany, what is the most planted grape?
Where are the best vineyards planted on steep slopes or on the valley floor?

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Riesling
The best sites in Germany are always planted on steep slopes, which usually have very slatey or stony soils.

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What is the predominant aspect for Germany’s best vineyard sites?

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Southerly aspect so the vineyards receive the most possible sunlight.

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Why is it beneficial for a vineyard in Germany to be located near a river?

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A river will reflect additional sunlight onto the vines and also provide additional air circulation to a vineyard, which can help reduce the threat from frost.

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What is Deutscher Wein?

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Deutscher Wein is the beginning rung of quality wine.
On the label it does not get a geographic indication other than “Germany.”
It must be made of 100% German grapes.

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What is Landwein?

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Landwein is Germany’s PGI/IGP level, the equivalent to France’s Vin de Pays.

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What is Qualitätswein?
Is it allowed to be chaptalized?

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Qualitätswein is a PDO category that represents one of the two tiers of German “quality” wine (the other being Prädikatswein).
Can only be produced in one of Germany’s 13 anbaugebiete;
Many Grosses Gewächs dry wines are released as Qualitätswein, without mention of prädikat level.

Qualitätswein is allowed to be chaptalized.

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What is Prädikatswein?

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Prädikatswein is a PDO category and a subset of Qualitätswein, and it is subdivided into six different Prädikat levels.
Prädikatsweine may NOT be chaptalized.

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Prädikatsweine are classified by their must weight.
What does that mean, and what are the six Prädikat levels from lowest to highest?

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Must weight refers to the sugar levels in grape juice. Must weight increases as ripeness increases.
Prädikat levels from lowest to highest must weight:
Kabinett
Spätlese
Auslese
Beerenauslese (BA)
Eiswein
Trockenbeerenauslese (TBA)

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Which three Prädikat will always be sweet?

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Beerenauslese (BA)
Eiswein
Trockenbeerenauslese (TBA)

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What are the typical alcohol levels for a Riesling Kabinett and Riesling Kabinett Trocken?

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Kabinett: 8-9% abv (will have a kiss of residual sugar)
Kabinett Trocken: ~12% or just under

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PDO wines from Germany can come from only one region/anbaugebiet.
Does the anbaugebiet have to appear on the label of a PDO wine?
If the wine has a Prädikat level, does the Prädikat have to appear on the label, too?

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Yes and yes.
German PDO wines – Qualitätswein and Prädikatswein – have to have their region and the Prädikat level on the label (if it is indeed a Prädikat).

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Wine regions in Germany are known as what?
How many are there, and which 7 are the most important?

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Wine regions in Germany are known as anbaugebiete.
There are 13 anbaugebiete in Germany. The most important 7 are:
Mosel
Rheingau
Rheinhessen
Nahe
Pfalz
Baden
Franken

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Name 4 other white grapes grown in Germany besides Riesling.

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Müller-Thurgau (Rivaner – second most planted white grape after Riesling)
Silvaner
Grauburgunder/Ruländer (Pinot Gris)
Weissburgunder (Pinot Blanc)

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What are Germany’s black/red grape varietals?

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Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir)
Dornfelder

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What is Pinot Noir called in Germany?
Where does it grow well?

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Spätburgunder
It thrives in warmer vineyard sites, and it grows well in Baden and Pfalz.

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What are the tributaries of the Mosel River?

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Saar
Ruwer

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The central part of the Mosel, known as the Middle Mosel, is where some of the best known villages are located that produce top-quality Rieslings.
Name 3 villages.

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Piesport
Bernkastel
Wehlen

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The best vineyards in the Mosel are planted on:
flat plains with gravel soils
gentle slopes with limestone soils
steep slopes with slate soils

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Steep slopes with slate soils
All south-facing on the Mosel River, too.

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The lighest, highest acid Rieslings come from which anbaugebiete?

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MOSEL.
(Saar and Ruwer can be included in this as their wines are similar in style and quality to Mosel Rieslings).

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There are 2 rivers in the Rheingau. Which is in the east and which is in the west?

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West: Rhine River
East: Main River

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What is the name of the hills to the north of the Rheingau that help protect the region from cold winds?

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Taunus hills

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Name 3 villages in the Rheingau that are famous for their Rieslings.

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Rüdesheim
Johannisberg
Hochheim

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Spätburgunder is known to grow well in which Rheingau village?

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Assmannshausen, in the west of Rheingau

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Which anbaugebiet is the largest wine-growing region in Germany?

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RHEINHESSEN is Germany’s largest wine region.

Riesling, Müller-Thurgau, and Dornfelder dominate here, but there is a wide variety of other grapes grown

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Some of the fullest-bodied Rieslings in Germany are from this area in the Rheinhessen.

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Nierstein

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Geographically, Nahe is situated between which two other anbaugebiete?

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between the Mosel and Rheinhessen

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Name the village in Nahe producing superior-quality Riesling.

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between the villages of
Schlossbockelheim and Bad Kreuznach

30
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What river flows through Nahe?

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river Nahe

31
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What are the two most planted grapes (of either color) in Rheinhessen?

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Müller-Thurgau and Riesling

32
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Which 2 villages in Pfalz produce top-tier wines?

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Forst and Deidesheim,
Set on the steep slopes to the west of the villages, the vineyards here produce a ripe, fuller-bodied style of Riesling. As has happened in Rheinhessen, young and energetic growers are making top-quality wines outside of this core region. The majority of wines are now made in the drier styles.

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Which anbaugebiet is the warmest?

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Baden is the warmest and most southerly wine region
and produces the fullest-bodied German wines with the
highest alcohols. Baden’svineyards are spread over a
large geographic area although in terms of vineyard
area it is only the third largest vine-growing region in
Germany. Most of the vineyards are spaced out over a
narrow strip of land that follows the Rhine to the Swiss
border .

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Which grapes thrive in Baden?
Vineyards in Baden are most concentrated in which 2 areas?

A

top-quality Spatburgunder, substantial plantings of
Müller-Thurgau, then Grauburgunder, Weissburgunder and then Riesling.

Kaiserstuhl and Tuniberg

35
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What is particular about the area of Kaiserstuhl?

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The best vineyards are on the south-facing slope of the
Kaiserstuhl (an extinct volcano) and make the most of the
available warmth.

36
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Franken isn’t known for its Riesling. What grape is it known for?

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Silvaner

37
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Besides Franken, in which other German wine region does Silvaner have significant plantings

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Rheinhessen

38
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The top wines in Franken come from around the village of ________ on south-facing slopes.

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Würzburg

39
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Which anbaugebiete is allowed to bottle its wines in flask-shaped bottles?

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Franken may use the flask-shaped bottle, also known as a Bocksbeutel.

40
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What is the VDP, and what does it do in Germany?

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The Verband Deutscher Prädikatsweingüter (VDP) is a German organisation which promotes the country’s top wines and estates. It unites 197 of Germany’s finest wineries under one banner; offering customers guarantees on quality and yield.

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What does Grosses Gewächs (GG) mean and what kind of wine is a GG?

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Grosses Gewachs, or GG, refers to wines made from Grosse Lage or Grand cru vineyards. Unlike their French counterparts, the term does not exist within any part of wine law. Producers that make wines with such a distinction must be one of the 200 members of the Verband Deutscher Pradikatsweinguter, or VDP

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Trocken and Grosses Gewächs - both indicate the wine will be dry, but how are they different?

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Trocken is used for dry wines at levels below GG. Grosses Gewächs is a dry wine from a top vineyard

43
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What is the difference between halbtrocken and feinherb?

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Both terms mean off-dry. Halbtrocken is the official but unpopular term while feinherb is the popular but unofficial term

44
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If there is no indication of trocken, feinherb, or Prädikat on a German wine label, how can one tell if the wine will have residual sugar or not?

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By looking at the alcohol level: the lower the alcohol, the greater the residual sugar.

45
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What is the major difference between TBA and Eiswein?

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TBA is always affected by Botrytis. Eiswein is not affected by Botrytis

46
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Is it necessary for wines labelled Beerenauslese (BA) to have been affected by Botrytis/Noble Rot?

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No, Noble Rot is not necessary for Beerenauslese (BA).

47
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Name the parent grapes for the following crossing: Müller-Thurgau.
What is Müller-Thurgau also known as in Germany?

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Riesling and Madeleine Royale
Rivaner

48
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In which two (of the seven most important) anbaugebiete is Riesling the only permitted grape variety for GG wines?

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Mosel, Nahe

49
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In which two (of the seven most important) anbaugebiete are Riesling and Spätburgunder the only two permitted grape varieties for GG wines?

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Rheingau
RheinHessen

50
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In the Pfalz, which grapes are allowed to be Grosses Gewächs (GG)?

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Riesling, Weissburgunder or Spatburgunder

51
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Germany’s second largest winegrowing region is _______

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Pfalz

52
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What are the first and second most planted grapes in Pfalz?

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Riesling

53
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In Pfalz, the vineyards around the villages of Forst and Deidesheim are collectively known as this area.

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Müller-Thurgau

54
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In Franken, which grapes are allowed to be Grosses Gewächs (GG)?

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Silvaner, Riesling, Wei8burgunder, Grauburgunder or
Spatburgunder.

55
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What is the highest prädikat category that can be used for dry wines

A

Auslese

56
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What is Süssreserve and what does it do?
Is it used on high-quality wines or lower-quality wines?

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Süssreserve is unfermented grape juice which is added to dry, fermented wine to sweeten it. Süssreserve is predominantly used on lower-quality wines (usually made by large, commercial wineries), rarely on Prädikatsweine.

57
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How do quality-conscious Prädikatsweine producers retain sweetness on their wines if they do not add süssreserve?

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The winemaker will stop the fermentation before the yeasts have converted all the sugar into alcohol

58
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What is Pinot Gris known as in Germany?
What is Pinot Blanc known as in Germany?

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Grauburgunder
Weissburgunder

59
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What is Germany’s third most planted grape of either color?

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Silvaner

60
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What is Meunier known as in Germany?

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Schwarzriesling.

61
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In Pfalz, the vineyards around the villages of Forst and Deidesheim are collectively known as this area.

A

Mittelhaardt

62
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What is an alleinbesitz? Give an example.

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A vineyard which is owned by only one owner (monopole in France)

63
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All Prädikatswein must have an AP number, or Amtliche Prüfungsnummer – what is this?

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The AP number is the number given by public authorities to each wine submitted for commercialization

64
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Liebfraumilch can be produced in which 4 anbaugebiete?

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Rheinhessen, Nahe, Rheingau, Pfalz

65
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Liebfraumilch originated in which anbaugebiet?

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Liebfraumilch originated from Worms in the southern Rheinhessen

66
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What is Liebfraumilch?

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An inexpensive, sweet white wine made mostly from Müller-Thurgau.

inexpensive wines with medium sweetness, produced from varieties such as Müller-Thurgau and Kerner, specifically developed to produce high yields of ripe grapes in the challenging climate. By the 1980s, this style, often referred to as Liebfraumilch on export markets and labelled under brand names such as Black Tower and Blue Nun, accounted for around 60 per cent of all German wine exports. Sales of this style of wine have plummeted since the 1980s as consumers, particularly in the important domestic market, turned to drier styles of wine

67
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What did the German Wine Law of 1971 do?

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the fifth German wine law in 1971 has laid the foundation for modern German wine production, establishing protected geographical labelling and classification of wine styles based on must weights.

68
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Is Riesling an early ripener or a late ripener?

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Riesling buds late, is mid- to late-ripening

69
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What is an einzellage?

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An Einzellage is an individual vineyard. Only PDO producers may mention the Einzellage on Label

70
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Erzeugerabfüllung or Gutsabfüllung means:

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Erzeugerabfullung means “producer bottled”
Gutsabfullung means “estate-bottled”.
Gutsabfullung is generally considered of higher quality

71
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What is the German word for Botrytis cinerea?

A

Edelfaule

72
Q

What are the four classifications of Rutherglen Muscats?

A

Rutherglen Muscat
average age of 3-5 years, lighter style; fresh and youthful with raisin flavours and subtle richness.
CLASSIC Rutherglen Muscat: age of 6-10 years, more richness and complexity. hint of mature wood aged characters.
GRAND Rutherglen Muscat: age of 11-19 years, higher intensity, depth of flavour /color and concentration. With a colour similar to dark chocolate, the flavours of spiced fruit, molasses and roasted hazelnuts
RARE Rutherglen Muscat: ageg 20+ years

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