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Ch 13 - Germany Flashcards

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German name for Pinot Gris

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Grauburgunder

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German name for Pinot Blanc

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Weissburgunder

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Most widely planted red grape in Germany

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Spatburgunder (Pinot Noir)

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A German table wine made from 100% German grapes

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Deutscher Wein

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A German table wine that may be produced from bulk imported wine

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Wein

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Most widely planted grape in Germany

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Riesling

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German wine category that contains what used to be called “Landwein”

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ggA - Geschütze Geographische Angabe

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Term for dry German wine

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Trocken

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Term for off-dry German wine

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Halbtrocken

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10
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Term for all PDO level German wine

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gU - Geschützte Ursprungsbezeichnung

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Category of German PDO wine that allows for chaptalization

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Qualitätswein

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12
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Category of German PDO wine that does not allow for chaptalization

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Prädikatswein

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13
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German name for Botrytis

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Edelfäule

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14
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Name of system for measuring grape ripeness in Germany

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Oechsle

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Lowest ripeness level of the German Prädikat

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Kabinett

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16
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Wines of additional ripeness, picked after a designated date (“late harvest”)

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Spätlese

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“Selected harvest” - wines made from grapes that have reached a required sugar level

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Auslese

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18
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“Selected berries” - sweet wines that may be affected by botrytis

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Beerenauslese

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19
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Wines made from frozen grapes in Germany at a BA sweetness level

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Eiswein

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20
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Wines made from individually picked, overripe berries that are often affected by botrytis

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Trockenbeerenauslese

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21
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Name for one of Germany’s 13 designated wine regions

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Anbaugebiete

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22
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Name for one of Germany’s ~40 regional/district appellations

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Bereiche

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23
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Name for one of Germany’s ~160 large groupings of closely located vineyards

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Grosslagen

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Name for one of Germany’s smallest wine area designations (single vineyard or small group of vineyards) ~2,700 in Germany

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Enzellagen

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Organization of German wine estates committed to terroir-driven viticulture
VDP = Verband Deutscher Prädikatsweingüter
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Term for wine made from the highest level vineyard of an estate
Grosse Lage
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Term for wine made from the 2nd highest level vineyard of an estate
Erste Lage
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Unfermented grape juice sometimes added to increase the sweetness of a wine
süssreserve
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Label term used to indicate an estate-bottled wine
Gutsabfüllung
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Term to indicate a producer-bottled wine made from grower cooperatives
Erzeugerabfüllung
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Term to indicate wine produced by a commercial winery from purchased grapes
Abfüller
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German term for off-dry wine (not legally defined)
Feinherb
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German term for a semi-sweet wine
Lieblich
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German term for wine with <9g/L of sugar
Trocken
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Term for a dry wine produced from a VDP Grosse Lage vineyard
Grosses Gewächs
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German rosé in Qualitätswein level or higher from a single variety
Weissherbst
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German sparkling wine typically made via the tank method
Sekt
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Small area that produces only 2% of German wine, but has an excellent reputation
Rheingau
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One of the wine regions in former East Germany
Sachsen (or Saale-Unstrut)
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Largest wine region in Germany, both in vineyards and in wine production
Rheinhessen
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Largest wine region in Germany in group area, but only as a small portion planted to grapes
Baden
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Has 85%+ of vineyard planted to red grapes, despite it being in the north of Germany
Ahr
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Region known for blue slate soils and excellent Riesling
Mosel
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Region home to the well-known Bereich of Johannisberg
Rheingau
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Wine region to the west of the Rhine, its southern edge is almost to Alsace
Pfalz
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Region in Germany with the most Einzellagen
Mosel (has over 500)
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Region with vineyards along the Neckar River and Neckar River Valley
Württemberg
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Region near the city of Wiesbaden known for red slate soils
Rheingau
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Region home to six Bereiche, including Bernkastel, Saar, Ruwertal
Mosel
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Region also known as Palatinate
Pfalz
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Region that is home to Kaiserstuhl Beriech (known for warm weather)
Baden
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Region known for packaging wines in flask-shaped Bocksbeutel
Franken
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German wine region with 70%+ area planted to red grapes (not Ahr)
Württemberg
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Where is the Mittelrhein located?
Downriver (North) of the Rheingau
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Region located just above the northern edge of Baden
Hessische Bergstrasse

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