Chapter 13: Germany Flashcards
German name for Pinot Gris
Grauburgunder
German name for Pinot Blanc
Weissburgunder
Most widely planted red grape in Germany
Spatburgunder
A German table wine made from 100% German grapes
Deutscher Wein
A German table wine that may be produced from imported bulk wine
Wein
Most widely planted grape in Germany
Riesling
German wine category that contains what used to be referred to as “Landwein”
Geschutze Geographische Angabe (ggA)
Term used for dry German wines
Trocken
Term used for off-dry German wines
Hallbtrocken
Term used to denote all German PDO Wines
Geschutze Ursprungsbe Zeichung (gU)
Category of German PDO wines that allows for chaptalization
Qualitatswein
Category of German PDO wines that does not allow chaptalization
Pradikatswein
German term for botrytis
Edelfaule
The name of the system used in Germany to determine sugar ripeness in grapes
Oechsle
The lowest ripeness level of the German Pradikat
Kabinett
Wines of additional ripeness made from grapes that have reached a required level of sugar
Spatlese
Translating as “selected harvest” these wines are made from grapes that have reached a required level of sugar
Auslese
Translating as “selected berries”, these are sweet wines that may be affected by botrytis
Beerenauslese
Wines made from frozen grapes that must be harvested at the same level of ripeness as the previous category
Eiswein
Wines made from individually picked, overripe berries that are often affected by botrytis
Trocken beerenauslese
List the subcategories of Pradikatswein in ascending order of grape ripeness
- Kabinett (least)
- Spatlese
- Auslese
- Beerenauslese
- Eiswein
- Trocken Beerenausles (Most)
List the geographical indication for German wines, from largest to smallest
- Anbaugebiete (largest)
- Bereiche
- Grosslagen
- Einzenllagen (smallest)
Germany has 13 of these designated wine regions
Anbaugebiete
Equal to regional or district appellations, Germany has approximately 40 of these designated areas.
Bereiche
Equivalent to a large grouping of closely located vineyards, approximately 160 of these designated areas exist in Germany
Grosslagen
This area may contain a single vineyard or a small group of vineyards. There are approximately 2,700 of these areas in Germany
Einzellagen
An organization of German wine estates committed to terroir- driven viticulture
VDP: Verband Deutscher Pradikatsweinguter
A term used to indicate that a wine was made from the highest level vineyards of an estate
VDP Gross Lagen
A term used to indicate that a wine is made from the second highest level vineyards of an estate
Erste Lage