Ch 22 Flashcards
baden
warmest southerly region -fullest body, highest ABV 3rd largest growing region -most vineyards spread out over a narrow strip along the Rhine river to the Swiss border -best Kaiserstuhl (extinct volcano) -developed rep for PN widely planted
Franken
Known for Silvaner
best wines come from around Wurzburg and dry with a richness on the palate and often an earthy quality
-flask shaped bottles
Silvaner
from Franken
- early flower and ripening
- susceptible to frost damage
- planted in the warmest sites
in the Pfalz regions, where are the quality vineyards found?
in a region that surrounds Forst and Deidssheim
-steep slopes to the west of village
full ripe style
-young energetic growers
Pfalz
2nd largest growing region
- continuation of Alsace - Vosges Mts
- driest of German Regions
- Rieslings and Muller Thurgau
- Dornfelder, portugiesr (black grapes 40 perectage of production)
describe Rheinhessen
largest vie growing region
- muller Thurgau and Riesling
- dornfelder, portugieser, PN
Village of Nierstein-produces some of the fullest body Rieslings
Rheingau
small by prestigious regions
- most vineyards situated on slopes of the Northern bank of the River Rhine and have southern aspects
- protection offered by Taunushills
the majority of Riesling grown in the Rheingau are growers where and have what characteristics?
Johannisberg and Rudesheim
- majority are dry
- med to full body
- distinct ripe peach
- humid conditions by Rhine–> produce BA and TBA here
Niche
vineyards spread over a wide area that lies between Mosel and Rheinhessen
- best banks of Nahe near Schlossbockelheim
- south facing slopes
- style between Mosel and fuller bodied wines
- this is the only GG wines, pronounced acidity of the Mosel but can have slightly riper fruit character as the climate is warmer
Mosel
River Mosel where it joins the River Rhine
-predominantly Riesling production
-Production is concentrated at Middle Mosel
BEST: Piesport, Bernkastel, Wehlen
-steep slopes, slate soil
-low ABV, high Acid, floral green fruit
list major wine regions in Germany
Mosel Nache Rheingau Rheinhessen Pfalz Baden Franken
Important black grapes in Germany
SPATBURGUNDER- PN grown in Phalz and Baden
dry either, light and fruity or concentrated oak
DERNFELDER- Particularly deep color
Portugieser
Trollinger
Schwazriesling Meunier
Silvaner
3rd most planted
- Rheihessen and Franken
- dry and sweet
- less acidic and less overly fruity than Riesling
- sometimes have earthy quality
- capable of producing high quality
Muller thurgau
crossing Riesling and Madeline Royale -ripens earlier than Riesling -not as high acid or flavor -attractive floral fruity -not high quality 2nd most planted -decline in market share
German sweetness labeling Terms
Trocken - off dry or medium
Halbtrocken
Fienherb- not legally defined
What are the levels called that make up the German PDO
1) QUALITATSWEIN - minimum must weight required is lower for this
2) PRADIKATSWEIN
Germany has 13 delimited regions
Eiswein
sweet dessert wines healthy grapes frozen on vine in winter No noble rot Purer Varietal character -come in handling juice No masked flavors, No MLF, No Oak
Beerenauslese
sweet desert wine noble rot not essential low in Alcohol honey dry fruit candied peal, floral aroma not always made from year to year
Trockebeerenauslese
sweet desert wines noble rot is essential to achieve level -low in alcohol honey dry fruit, candied peel, floral, aroma highest minimum must weight very concentrated not always made from year to year
Auslese
3rd lowest pradicat -dry to sweet -ripest of pradicat level -often displaying honey aroma--> derived from noble rot individually selected grapes
spatlese
2nd lowest pradicat -dry to med sweet riper in style extras displaying stone fruit aroma more concentrated than kabinett more body, peach apricot
kabinett wines
lowest pradikat -dry to med sweet -orange, green apple lt body green citrus fruit, floral aroma -ABV 8-9 and can reach 12 dry
German Riesling
most widely planted grape
expresses different regions to regions due to climate and soil
-flavor range from delicate floral to dry to luscious sweet
the Germans take a different approach from other EU countries w/ reguard to PDOs. 3 key differences?
1) there is not a tight link between wine region and grape
2) wine is typically variety labeled
3) wine is classified according to the level of sugar at harvest = must weight
what styles wine is qualitatswein?
dry to med sweet -red or white -inexpensive to premium \_\_\_\_ represents the majority of PDO \_\_\_\_ has a range of styles
list the sub categories of Pradidkat from least to highest must weight
Kabinett dry to med sweet
Spatless dry to med sweet
Ausles dry to sweet
Beerenauslese Sweet
Eiswein Sweet
Trockenbeerenausles Sweet
Pradikatswein
min must weight requires is higher than qualitatswein
is divided int 6 subcategories called Pradikat
system can be used for both Red and white
*white more common has RS
one consequence of Germany’s wine laws
No legally defined quality statements
no vineyard classifications
Verband deutscher Pradikatswinguter VDP
Independent group of German producers
- goal of deepening Quality wines
- considered to represent the very best of German wine making
Grosses Gewachs GG
8VDP–> Qualitatswein –>______
best wine made in Germany
-only vineyard w/ the top Classificatoin may be Called ______
-indicated on label w/ bunches of grapes
DRY
VDP hierachy
Qualitatswein Grosses Gewachs Pradikatswin 1) kabinett 2) spat lese 3) auslese 4) beerenauslese 5) einswein 6) trockenbeeren auslese
wine label in Germany
PDO wine comes from only one region and region is on label
- pradikat level listed on label
- varietal label common
- sweetness, vineyard, location, indication of quality
Germany grape growing
different in location = significant different in quality
-best= steep slopes S aspect max un and heat
-head pruned and individually staked
-came tied in at the top of the stake
max 1 qt and sir circulation river reflective
-flowering water protect against fires
how are grapes classified in germany
must weight, level of sugar
-many passes through for harvest
Qualitatswein and Pradikatswein= defines possible ranges of must weight
Germany Climate
cool continental climate
Baden warmer
-summers wet- rain declines toward fall
-cool summer = h acid, retention
when conditions = noble rot
-annual weather conditions vary leading to significant variations quality, quality style
