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
Unfermented grape juice that is sometimes used to increase the sweetness in a wine
Sussreserve
Label term used to indicate an estate bottled wine
Gustabfilling
Label term that indicates a wine produced by a commercial winery from purchased grapes
Abfuller
Label term that indicates a producer- bottled wine made by grower cooperatives
Erzeugerabfullung
Label term that while legally undefined, generally refers to an off-dry wine
Feinherb (Hallbtrocken)
Label term that indicates a semi-sweet wine
Lieblich
Label term that typically refers to a wine with a sugar level of 9g/L or less
Trocken
Label term that may be used on a dry wine produced from a VDP Grosse Lage vineyard
Grosses Gewachs
German sparkling wine produced via carbonation
Schaumwein
The practice of adding sugar to must before fermentation
Chaptalization
A German rose’ of at least Qualitatswein quality made from a singe variety
Weissherbst
German sparkling wine typically produced via the tank method
Sekt
This small area produces only 2% of German wines, yet its wines enjoy an excellent reputation
Rheingau
One of the wine regions located in the former East Germany
Sachsen
The largest wine region of Germany in terms of both area under vine and wine production
Rheinhessen
The largest wine region of Germany in terms of ground area; however, only a small portion of the area is planted with grapes
Baden
Has over 85% of its vines planted to red grapes, despite its northernly location
Ahr
Region known for blue slate soils and excellent Riesling
Mosel
This region is home to the well-known Bereich of Johannisberg
Rheingau
Wine region that lies west of the Rhine River, with its southern edge stretching almost to Alscae
Pfalz
Region with the most Einzellagen (over 500)
Mosel
Region with most of its vines planted along the Neckar River and in the Neckar River Valley
Wurttemberg
Region near the city of Weisbaden known for red slate soil
Rheingau
Region that is home to six Bereiche, including Bernkastel, Saar, and Ruwertal
Mosel
This region is sometimes referred to as Palatinate
Pfalz
The regional home of the Kaiserstuhl Bereich, noted for its warm weather
Baden
Wines from this region are often packaged in a flask shaped Bocksbeutel
Franken
Which of the following grapes is known in Germany for Grauburgunder?
a. riesling
b. pinot gris
c. pinot blanc
d. chardonnay
b. pinot gris
What is the most widely planted white grape variety in Germany?
a. riesling
b. muller-thurgau
c. silvaner
d. grauburgunder
a. riesling
What is the most widely planted red grape variety in Germany?
a. pinot noir
b. merlot
c. dornfelder
d. st. laurent
a. pinot noir (Spattburgunder)
Which of the following German wine regions is located in the former East Germany?
a. Mittelrhein
b. pfalz
c. sachsen
d. baden
c. sachsen
Which of the following German wine regions is located farthest north?
a. Baden
b. wurttemberg
c. franken
d. ahr
d. ahr
Which of the following grapes is known in Germany as weissburgunder?
a. pinot noir
b. pinot blanc
c. silvaner
d. chardonnay
b. pinot blanc (burgunder= pinot)
In the context of the German wine industry, which of the following terms refers to the most specific area?
a. anbaugebiet
b. grosslage
c. bereich
d. einsellage
d. einzellage (smallest, most in depth)
What is sekt?
a. an off-dry German rose’
b. a German sparkling wine
c. a dry white wine produced using a blend of grape varieties
d. a term used to refer to a cooperatively run wine estate
b. a German sparkling wine
Of the following list of terms, which indicates the highest level of ripeness?
a. beernauslese
b. kabinett
c. spatlese
d. auslese
a. beernauslese
Which of the following terms represents the highest classification of quality German wines?
a. ggA (geschutze geographische Angabe)
b. Gutswein
c. Pradikatswein
d. Deutscher Wein
c. pradikatswein
What scale is used in Germany to measure grape density and ripeness?
a. Brix
b. feinherb
c. abfuller
d. oechsle
d. oechsle
Which of the following terms is used by the members of the VDP (Verband Deutscher Pradikatsweinguter) to indicate that the wine was made from the highest level vineyards of an estate?
a. grosse lage
b. erste lage
c. charta
d. selection
a. grosse lage
Which of the following terms is used to refer to the 13 designated wine regions in Germany?
a. grosslagen
b. anbaugebiete
c. einzellagen
d. bereiche
b. anbaugebiete
Which of the following German wine regions is the largest, bot in terms of area under the vine and wine production?
a. rheinhessen
b. baden
c. ahr
d. mosel
a. rheinhessen
Which of the following German wine regions is largely planted to red grapes?
a. mosel
b. hessische bergstrasse
c. wurttemberg
d. mittelrhein
c. wurttemberg
Where is the Mittelrhein area located?
a. downriver (north) of the rheingau
b. upriver (south) of the pfalz
c. east of sachsen
d. north of berlin
a. downriver (north) of the rheingau
Which of the following is the easternmost wine region of the former West Germany?
a. naheb
b. rheingau
c. ahr
d. franken
d. franken
Which of the following wine regions is located just above the northern edge of baden?
a. saale-unstrut
b. mosel
c. hessische bergstrasse
d. wurttemberg
c. hessische bergstrasse
