Ch 13 - Germany Flashcards

1
Q

German name for Pinot Gris

A

Grauburgunder

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2
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German name for Pinot Blanc

A

Weissburgunder

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3
Q

Most widely planted red grape in Germany

A

Spatburgunder (Pinot Noir)

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4
Q

A German table wine made from 100% German grapes

A

Deutscher Wein

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5
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A German table wine that may be produced from bulk imported wine

A

Wein

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6
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Most widely planted grape in Germany

A

Riesling

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7
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German wine category that contains what used to be called “Landwein”

A

ggA - Geschütze Geographische Angabe

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8
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Term for dry German wine

A

Trocken

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9
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Term for off-dry German wine

A

Halbtrocken

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10
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Term for all PDO level German wine

A

gU - Geschützte Ursprungsbezeichnung

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11
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Category of German PDO wine that allows for chaptalization

A

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

A

Edelfäule

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14
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Name of system for measuring grape ripeness in Germany

A

Oechsle

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15
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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”)

A

Spätlese

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17
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“Selected harvest” - wines made from grapes that have reached a required sugar level

A

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
Q

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

A

Eiswein

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

A

Trockenbeerenauslese

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21
Q

Name for one of Germany’s 13 designated wine regions

A

Anbaugebiete

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22
Q

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

A

Bereiche

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

A

Grosslagen

24
Q

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

A

Enzellagen

25
Q

Organization of German wine estates committed to terroir-driven viticulture

A

VDP = Verband Deutscher Prädikatsweingüter

26
Q

Term for wine made from the highest level vineyard of an estate

A

Grosse Lage

27
Q

Term for wine made from the 2nd highest level vineyard of an estate

A

Erste Lage

28
Q

Unfermented grape juice sometimes added to increase the sweetness of a wine

A

süssreserve

29
Q

Label term used to indicate an estate-bottled wine

A

Gutsabfüllung

30
Q

Term to indicate a producer-bottled wine made from grower cooperatives

A

Erzeugerabfüllung

31
Q

Term to indicate wine produced by a commercial winery from purchased grapes

A

Abfüller

32
Q

German term for off-dry wine (not legally defined)

A

Feinherb

33
Q

German term for a semi-sweet wine

A

Lieblich

34
Q

German term for wine with <9g/L of sugar

A

Trocken

35
Q

Term for a dry wine produced from a VDP Grosse Lage vineyard

A

Grosses Gewächs

36
Q

German rosé in Qualitätswein level or higher from a single variety

A

Weissherbst

37
Q

German sparkling wine typically made via the tank method

A

Sekt

38
Q

Small area that produces only 2% of German wine, but has an excellent reputation

A

Rheingau

39
Q

One of the wine regions in former East Germany

A

Sachsen (or Saale-Unstrut)

40
Q

Largest wine region in Germany, both in vineyards and in wine production

A

Rheinhessen

41
Q

Largest wine region in Germany in group area, but only as a small portion planted to grapes

A

Baden

42
Q

Has 85%+ of vineyard planted to red grapes, despite it being in the north of Germany

A

Ahr

43
Q

Region known for blue slate soils and excellent Riesling

A

Mosel

44
Q

Region home to the well-known Bereich of Johannisberg

A

Rheingau

45
Q

Wine region to the west of the Rhine, its southern edge is almost to Alsace

A

Pfalz

46
Q

Region in Germany with the most Einzellagen

A

Mosel (has over 500)

47
Q

Region with vineyards along the Neckar River and Neckar River Valley

A

Württemberg

48
Q

Region near the city of Wiesbaden known for red slate soils

A

Rheingau

49
Q

Region home to six Bereiche, including Bernkastel, Saar, Ruwertal

A

Mosel

50
Q

Region also known as Palatinate

A

Pfalz

51
Q

Region that is home to Kaiserstuhl Beriech (known for warm weather)

A

Baden

52
Q

Region known for packaging wines in flask-shaped Bocksbeutel

A

Franken

53
Q

German wine region with 70%+ area planted to red grapes (not Ahr)

A

Württemberg

54
Q

Where is the Mittelrhein located?

A

Downriver (North) of the Rheingau

55
Q

Region located just above the northern edge of Baden

A

Hessische Bergstrasse