Ch 13 - Germany Flashcards
German name for Pinot Gris
Grauburgunder
German name for Pinot Blanc
Weissburgunder
Most widely planted red grape in Germany
Spatburgunder (Pinot Noir)
A German table wine made from 100% German grapes
Deutscher Wein
A German table wine that may be produced from bulk imported wine
Wein
Most widely planted grape in Germany
Riesling
German wine category that contains what used to be called “Landwein”
ggA - Geschütze Geographische Angabe
Term for dry German wine
Trocken
Term for off-dry German wine
Halbtrocken
Term for all PDO level German wine
gU - Geschützte Ursprungsbezeichnung
Category of German PDO wine that allows for chaptalization
Qualitätswein
Category of German PDO wine that does not allow for chaptalization
Prädikatswein
German name for Botrytis
Edelfäule
Name of system for measuring grape ripeness in Germany
Oechsle
Lowest ripeness level of the German Prädikat
Kabinett
Wines of additional ripeness, picked after a designated date (“late harvest”)
Spätlese
“Selected harvest” - wines made from grapes that have reached a required sugar level
Auslese
“Selected berries” - sweet wines that may be affected by botrytis
Beerenauslese
Wines made from frozen grapes in Germany at a BA sweetness level
Eiswein
Wines made from individually picked, overripe berries that are often affected by botrytis
Trockenbeerenauslese
Name for one of Germany’s 13 designated wine regions
Anbaugebiete
Name for one of Germany’s ~40 regional/district appellations
Bereiche
Name for one of Germany’s ~160 large groupings of closely located vineyards
Grosslagen
Name for one of Germany’s smallest wine area designations (single vineyard or small group of vineyards) ~2,700 in Germany
Enzellagen
Organization of German wine estates committed to terroir-driven viticulture
VDP = Verband Deutscher Prädikatsweingüter
Term for wine made from the highest level vineyard of an estate
Grosse Lage
Term for wine made from the 2nd highest level vineyard of an estate
Erste Lage
Unfermented grape juice sometimes added to increase the sweetness of a wine
süssreserve
Label term used to indicate an estate-bottled wine
Gutsabfüllung
Term to indicate a producer-bottled wine made from grower cooperatives
Erzeugerabfüllung
Term to indicate wine produced by a commercial winery from purchased grapes
Abfüller
German term for off-dry wine (not legally defined)
Feinherb
German term for a semi-sweet wine
Lieblich
German term for wine with <9g/L of sugar
Trocken
Term for a dry wine produced from a VDP Grosse Lage vineyard
Grosses Gewächs
German rosé in Qualitätswein level or higher from a single variety
Weissherbst
German sparkling wine typically made via the tank method
Sekt
Small area that produces only 2% of German wine, but has an excellent reputation
Rheingau
One of the wine regions in former East Germany
Sachsen (or Saale-Unstrut)
Largest wine region in Germany, both in vineyards and in wine production
Rheinhessen
Largest wine region in Germany in group area, but only as a small portion planted to grapes
Baden
Has 85%+ of vineyard planted to red grapes, despite it being in the north of Germany
Ahr
Region known for blue slate soils and excellent Riesling
Mosel
Region home to the well-known Bereich of Johannisberg
Rheingau
Wine region to the west of the Rhine, its southern edge is almost to Alsace
Pfalz
Region in Germany with the most Einzellagen
Mosel (has over 500)
Region with vineyards along the Neckar River and Neckar River Valley
Württemberg
Region near the city of Wiesbaden known for red slate soils
Rheingau
Region home to six Bereiche, including Bernkastel, Saar, Ruwertal
Mosel
Region also known as Palatinate
Pfalz
Region that is home to Kaiserstuhl Beriech (known for warm weather)
Baden
Region known for packaging wines in flask-shaped Bocksbeutel
Franken
German wine region with 70%+ area planted to red grapes (not Ahr)
Württemberg
Where is the Mittelrhein located?
Downriver (North) of the Rheingau
Region located just above the northern edge of Baden
Hessische Bergstrasse
