Chapter Thirteen - 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”
GgA - Geschutzte Geographische Angabe
Term used for dry german wines
Trocken
Term used for off dry german wines
Halbtrocken
Term used to denote all German PDO wines
gU - Geschutzte Ursprungsbezeichnung
Category of German PDO wines that allows for Chaptalization
Qualitatswein
Category of German PDo wines that does not allow chaptalization
Pradikatswein
German term for boytrytis
Edeulfaule
Scale used to measure sugar ripeness (grape must density) in Germany
Oechsle
The lowest ripeness level of the German Pradikat
Kabinett
Wines of additional ripeness made from grapes picked after a designated date, translates as “late harvest”
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 BA
Eiswein
Wines made from individually picked, overripe berries that are often affected by botrytis
TBA
Germany has 13 of these designated wine regions
Anbaugbiete
Equal to regional or district appellations, Germany has appx 40 of these designated areas
Bereiche
Equivalent to a large grouping of closely located vineyard, appx 160 of these designated areas exist in Germany
Grosslagen
This area may contain a single vineyard or a small group of vineyards. There are appx 2,700 of these areas in Germany.
Einzellagen
An organization of German wine estates committed to terrior driven viticulture
Verband Deutscher Pradikatsweinguter (VDP)
A term used to indicate that a wine was made from the highest level vineyards of an estate
Grosse Lage
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
Gutsabfullung
Label term that indicates a producer bottoled wine made by grower cooperatives
Erzeugerabfullung
Label term that indicates a wine produced by a commercial winery from purchased grapes
Abfuller
Label term that while legally undefined, generally refers to an off-dry wine
Feinherb
Label term that indicates a semi-sweet wine
Leiblich
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 sparking 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 single variety
Weissherbst
german sparkling wine typically produced via the tank method
Sekt
This small area produces only 2% of Germany’s 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