Chapter 22 - Germany (end)

Question 1

Name Germany’s Climate

Answer 1

Cool Continental

Question 2

Which part of Germany is warmer?

Answer 2

Baden (South)

Question 3

What effects does a long, cool ripening period have on grapes?

Answer 3

grapes have time to reach sugar ripeness while retaining acidity

Question 4

Best sites for grape growing

Answer 4

1. steep, stony slopes
2. Southerly aspect (max heat and sunlight)
3. near river - reflect sunlight, air movement- against frost

Question 5

What are wines classified or labelled by?

Answer 5

1. minimum must weight at harvest (level of grape juice)

2. variety

Question 6

What are
1. GI
2. PGI
wines

Answer 6

GI - cheapest, lowest quality ( Deutscher Wein )

PGI - lower quality, less expensive ( Landwein )

Question 7

Name the 2 labelling terms for PDO

Answer 7

1. Qualitatswein - both red and whites at all quality levels
2. Pradikatswein - mostly white wines
   - use sweeter grapes

Question 8

How many delimited regions?

Answer 8

13

Question 9

List the Category of PDO wines

Answer 9

Qualitatswein (dry to medium sweet)
Pradikatswein
1. Kabinett (dry to medium sweet) - late harvest grapes
2. Spatlese (dry to medium sweet) - late harvest grapes
3. Auslese (dry to sweet) - late harvest or noble rot
4. Beerenauslese (BA) (sweet only) (Noble rot)
5. Eiswein (sweet only) - concentrated by freezing)
6. Trockenbeerenauslese (TBA) (sweet only- noble rot)

Question 10

What are the meanings of:

1. trocken
2. halbtrocken / feinherb

Answer 10

1. dry wine

2. off dry to medium dry

Question 11

1. Name the independent group that classifies the best vineyards and sites in Germany
2. How many members
3. What are these dry wines call
4. What is the must weight that needs to achieve?

Answer 11

1. VDP
2. 200
3. GG (Grosses Gewächs - Great growth)
4. Auslese level

Question 12

Name the White Varieties

Answer 12

1. Riesling
2. Muller - Thurgau
3. Silvaner
4. Grauburgunder (Pinot Gris) - dry style
5. Weisburgunder (Pinot Blanc) - dry style

Question 13

What is the only variety permitted for GG wines?

Answer 13

Riesling

Question 14

Which grape is the crossing between Riesling and Madeleine Royale?

Answer 14

Muller - Thurgau

Question 15

Where is Silvaner mainly planted?

Answer 15

1. Rheinhessen

2. Franken

Question 16

Name the Black varieties

Answer 16

1. Spatburgunder

2. Dornfelder

Question 17

Where is Riesling grown?

Answer 17

1. Mosel
2. Nahe
3. Rheingau
4. Rheinhessen
5. Pfalz

Question 18

Where is Spatburgunder grown?

Answer 18

1. Rheingau
2. Pfalz
3. Rheinhessen
4. Baden

Question 19

Where is Dornfelder grown?

Answer 19

1. Rheinhessen

2. Pfalz

Question 20

Where is Muller-Thurgau grown?

Answer 20

1. Rheinhessen
2. Pfalz
3. Baden

Question 21

1. Where is ‘Kaiserstuhl’ (extinct volcano)

2. What grape varietal is grown here?

Answer 21

1. Baden

2. Spatburgunder

Question 22

What is the name of the best wine in Franken?

Answer 22

Wurzburg

Question 23

Name the rivers in Germany

Answer 23

1. Rhine
2. Mosel
3. soar
4. Nahe
5. Main
6. Neckar (Baden)

Question 24

1. Where is Mittelhaardt?

2. What is the grape variety?

Answer 24

1. most established quality vineyards surrounding Forst and Deidesheim in Pfalz
2. Riesling

Question 25

Name the 2 small tributaries in Mosel

Answer 25

1. Saar | 2. Ruwer

Question 26

Name the 3 villages with top-quality wine in the Mosel

Answer 26

1. Piesport 2. Bernkastel 3. Wehlen

Question 27

Best vineyards must have the following conditions:

Answer 27

1. very steep slopes 2. slate soils 3. next to the river

Question 28

Where is Schlossbockelheim?

Answer 28

Nahe - Riesling

Question 29

Which two rivers are vineyards grown near in Rheingau?

Answer 29

1. River Rhine | 2. River Main

Question 30

Which two villages produces the best BA, TBA in Rheingau?

Answer 30

1. Johannisberg | 2. Rudesheim

Question 31

Which village in Rudeshim produces excellent Spatburgunder

Answer 31

Assmannshausen

Question 32

Name the 4 locations that produce GG wines

Answer 32

1. Rheingau 2. Rheinhessen 3. Pfalz 4. Franken

Question 33

Where is the largest wine growing region in Germany?

Answer 33

Rheinhessen

Question 34

Which village is referred to as Rheinterrasse

Answer 34

Nierstein

Question 35

Where is the second largest vine-growing region?

Answer 35

Pfalz

Question 36

Which region is the driest in Germany?

Answer 36

Pfalz - will suffer from water stress in warm years

Question 37

Which region is the warmest in Germany?

Answer 37

Baden

Question 38

In which region is silvaner early flowering, ripening and susceptible to frost damage

Answer 38

Franken

Question 39

Which region produce Silvaner bottled in flask-shaped bottles

Answer 39

Franken

Question 40

Which region is protected by the Taunus hills?

Answer 40

Rheingau