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Vocab, Wine Law, Baden, Franken,

1
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% of German wine vinified dry?

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48% (2022)
*that meets EU definition of 9g/l RS or less

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Hock

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1800’s Enligh term for wines from the Middle Rhein - later to be a general term for German wine

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Blue Nun

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Started with 1921 vintage of H. Sichel Söhne Liebfraumilch

[Liebfraumilch: Rheinhessen, Nahe, Pfalz Rheinhessen. Min 18gl RS. Min 70% Riesling, MT, Kerner, Silvaner]

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Flurbereinigung

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*“land consolidation”
*Campaign to consolidate, reorganize and restructure German vineyards for mechanization and modernization
*1953, last amendment passed in 1976

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Goldkapsule

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Terms previously used to denote extra richness and ripeness were nixed with 1971 law. Mosel, Rheingau mostly (or totally)

*Mosel uses the star system in conjunction with the foil - ,, to mark characteristics or reserve bottlings

*ex: BA level must weight is labelled as Auslese with a gold foil.. indicating more pure varietal character and that the wine is not as much about botrytis

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6
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Min. size for German single vineyard?

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5ha

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7
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Süssreserve

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Sterilized sweet grape must.
Used to fine tune final sugar levels - allowed in all quality levels of German wine, up to 15% of final volume

*Pradikat is based on sugar naturally occurring at harvest, so chaptalization is not allowed. But this happens at the end and since it isn’t about final sweetness anymore.. this was allowed

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8
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Total size of German vineyard?

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102k hectares
(roughly the same as BDX)
World’s 14th largest grower

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9
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A.P. Number

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Amtliche Prüfungsnummer
*certifies that a wine has passed a sensory/chemical analysis

*5 sets of digits:
1) locale of exam board
2) village of production
3) producer
4) unique bottling #
5) yr of testing

All Qualitätswein and Prädikatswein have a number - which is almost 98% of total production

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10
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“Classic” German wine

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harmoniously dry”
*max 15 g/l RS
*No vineyard mentions
* Min. 12% ABV (11.5% for Mosel)
* single variety

Supposed to replace “halbtrocken”

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11
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“Selection” German Wine

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*Max RS 9g/l (12 for Riesling)
* single vineyard, single variety
* must weight equivalent to Auslese

Supposed to replace “Trocken

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12
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Minimum ABV for German Qualitätswein?

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7%
*exception from EU’s general 8.5% rule

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13
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Min. alcohol for German Beerenauslese and up?

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5.5%
(rather than 7% for the rest of Qualitätswein and 8.5% for the rest of the EU)

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14
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How many VDP members?

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202 (2022)

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15
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VDP logo?

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Traubenadler

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16
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VDP requires hand harvesting for what levels/qualities?

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All single vineyard
Auslese and up

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17
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Min. % of traditional varieties in VDP member vineyard?

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80%

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18
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Original purpose of the VDP?

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est. 1910 - an assembly of 4 winegrower associations that promoted the sale of “natur” (unchaptalized) wines at auction

*1971 law forced a rebrand/refocus. New goal was to promote more quality than the lackluster law mandated

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19
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Kalkstein

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Limestone
*common for VDP Ortswein to label soil type in conjunction with village, not required though

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20
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Blauen Schiefer

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Blue Slate
*common for VDP Ortswein to label soil type in conjunction with village, not required though

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21
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Burntsandstein

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Red sandstone
*common for VDP Ortswein to label soil type in conjunction with village, not required though

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22
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Earliest release date for Grosses Gewächs whites? Reds?

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  • Sept 1 of year after harvest
  • Sept 1 of year #2 after harvest with 12 months in wood
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23
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Earliest release date for VDP Prädikatswein Grosse Lage?

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May 1 of the next year

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24
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Max. yields for each VDP category?

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Gutswein: 75 hl/ha
Ortswein: 75 hl/ha
Erste Lage: 60 hl/ha
Grosse Lage: 50 hl/ha

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25
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Stück size?

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1200L

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26
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Müller-Thurgau

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Madeleine Royale x Riesling
*2nd most planted German grape.. on the decline
*Rivaner is a common German synonym

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27
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5 most planted German grapes in descending order?

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  1. Riesling
  2. Pinot Noir
  3. Müller-Thurgau
  4. Dornfelder
  5. Pinot Gris
    *need to double check 3 - 5 rankings for more recent statistic
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28
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Dornfelder

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Heroldrebe x Helfensteiner
* Highly vigorous
* 50’s crossing
*Produces a darker, fuller style of wine than Pinot - it is still very popular in the German market

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29
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Ruländer

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Grauburgunder aka Pinot Gris - often denotes a sweeter style
*synonym used in Baden, Pfalz, Austria, and Northern Italy

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30
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Scheurebe

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Riesling x Bukettrebe
*most successful in Pfalz, Rheinhessen

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31
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German term for monopole

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Alleinbesitz

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32
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German term for old vines

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Alte Reben

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33
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Anreicherung

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Broad term for sweetening must before or during fermentation.

Whereas chaptalization means the addition of sugar only, enrichment also includes the addition of grape must, concentrated grape must, and RCGM.

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34
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German term for Botrytis

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Edelfäule

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35
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German term for single vineyard

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Einzellage

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36
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Federweisser

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Unfiltered must still containing CO2 and still fermenting - a fall harvest drink

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37
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term for bottle-fermented sekt

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Flaschengärung

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38
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Füder

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1000L cask common in Mosel

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39
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Gemeinde

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local community or village

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40
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Grosses Gewächs are equivalent to what pradikat level ripeness?

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Spatlese

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41
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Gutsabfüllung

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Grown, produced, bottled by same person/estate

42
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Rotling

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German Rosé made from mixed reds/whites

(as opposed to Weissherbst - single variety)

43
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Schillerwein, Schielerwein

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Schiller = Rotling from Württemburg. Historically a field blend, now blending is mandated - an oddity for EU rosé styles.

Schiller = from Sachsen

44
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German equivalent term to chateau?

45
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Steillage

A

Steep site - more than 30% incline

46
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Ton (German)

47
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“Trocken” on a German label

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4 g/L or less
* Up to 9 g/l if TA within 2 g/l of total RS

48
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Vorlese

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pre-harvest to get rid of rot/bad grapes

49
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Weissherbst

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single variety Rosé
(as opposed to mixed red/whites Rotling rosé)

50
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German term for Ungrafted?

A

Wurzelecht

51
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German term for winegrower?

52
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General Öchsle range for German Kabinett

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70 - 85º
*73º in Mosel/Nahe/Pfalz for whites
*higher end is for reds generally

53
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General Öchsle range for German Spätlese

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76 - 95º
*most more important white regions are around 80º, 85º or 87º
*Pfalz is 90º

54
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General Öchsle range for German Auslese

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83 - 105º
*Mosel is low for the better regions at min. 88º, 92º for reds
* Pfalz, Rheingau = min 100º

55
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General Öchsle range for German Beerenauslese (and eiswein)

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110 - 128º
*Mosel min. 110º
*Nahe, Pfalz, Rheinhessen min 120º
*Rheingau min 125º

56
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General Öchsle range for German Trockenbeerenauslese

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150 - 154º
Basically ALL are 150º except some outlying variety in the Baden that makes this a range

57
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Würzburger Stein

A

Franken in the Maindreieck bereich
*85ha of limestone and loess
*Riesling & Silvaner
*renowned but very variable
*Juliusspital, Burgerspital

58
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Spital

A

charitable hospital

59
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Taubertal

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1971 divided Taubertal into parts Franken, Baden, and Württemberg.

Franken’s slice is in the Maindreiereck. Baden and Franken producers from the historic region can use Bocksbeutel - Württ’s cannot

60
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Schwarzriesling

A

Pinot Meunier
*specialty of Württemberg - the only anbaugebiet to really produce significant amounts

61
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Regent

A

Early ripening red hybrid
*authorized in DE since 96

62
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1st German sparkling wine?

A

Württemberg, 1826
*former Veuve Cliquot employee making 4k bottles of sparkling Fruhburgunder, sells as “Sparkling wine from Württemberg”

63
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1st German to make sparkling wine?

A

Florenz-Ludwig Heidsieck
1785 in Champagne

64
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Who is the largest single wine producer in Germany?

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Hessan State Winery

65
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Baden’s 4 most important Bereich for Pinot Noir? Soils?

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  1. Kaiserstuhl: volcanic soils & loess
  2. Breisgau
  3. Tuniberg (limestone soils - kind of a subregion of Kaiserstuhl that separated in 1991)
  4. Ortenau
    *various formations of volcanic, calcareous, loess
66
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Kaiserstühl

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Baden’s most celebrated site for Pinot
*the hills crown an extinct volcano with layers of loess
*best Pinot sites are on steep volcanic sites
*dry, sunny and in the rain shadow of the Vosges. Too much potential alcohol, too much heat are problems here

Ichkarrer Schlossberg and Ihringer Winklerberg

67
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Germany’s hottest single vineyard site?

A

Ihringen Winklerberg in the Kaiserstühl bereich in Baden

68
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Baden climate?

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Warm Continental

*Only German anbaugebiete to enter EU Climate Zone B (desert/semi-arid climates)
* too warm for Dijon clones

69
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Baden’s VDP Grosse Lage varieties? (6)

A
  • Spatburgunder
  • Weissburgunder
  • Grauburgunder
  • Riesling
  • Chardonnay
  • Lemberger (Badische Bergstrasse & Kraichgau)

*This is really the only place that does Grosse Lage Grauburgunder
*Riesilng does particularly well in Kraichgau, Ortenau)

70
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Franken’s VDP Grosse Lage grapes? (4)

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Riesling, Silvaner, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Noir

71
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Württemberg most planted grapes?

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  1. Trollinger
  2. Riesling
  3. Lemberger
  4. Schwarzriesling
  5. Spatburgunder
72
Q

Weingut Graf Neipperg

A

Württemberg
(Karl Neipperg brother is St. Emilion’s Stefan von Neipperg)

73
Q

Top Ahr Pinot estates?

A

Jean Stodden
Meyer-Näkel
J.J. Adeneuer

74
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Hectares planted in the Ahr?

A

560ha
That’s about 2% of Rheinhessen and 6% of the Mosel. Small.

75
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Ahr’s VDP Grosse Lage varieties? (3)

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Pinot Noir, Frühburgunder
Exclusively noble sweet: Riesling

76
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Dernau

A

Village in the Ahr; home to Meyer Nakel, hero of Ahr’s Pinot revolution

77
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Ahr soils?

A

Upper Ahr = pure slate (no phylloxera here)

Lower Ahr = basalt-derived clay atop pure slate

*dark slate stores heat in the cold 50th parallel climate

78
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Ahr latitude?

A

50th parallel

79
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What makes great Pinot possible in the Ahr?

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  • East-west valley orientation: takes advantage of gulf stream
  • North-south vineyard orientation: maximizes sunlight
  • dark slate soils store heat
  • Eifel Mountains protect from wind & rain. More sunshine, less botrytis
  • best sites are on steep slopes above north bank of Ahr River
80
Q

Kloster Marienthal is the largest producer in what region?

81
Q

2021 vintage in the Ahr?

A

Major devastating flooding

82
Q

What mountains shelter the Ahr?

A

Eifel Mountains

83
Q

Germany’s anbaugebiet for Lemberger?

A

Württemberg

84
Q

The Mosel, Ahr, and Rhine Rivers meet up in what city?

85
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Mittelrhein: the need to know’s

A

Siebengebirge & Loreley = 2 bereich. Loreley is most planted.

Riesling = 70% of plantings
*steep slopes of the Rhine Gorge, Devonian Slate soils but not as many south-facing sites
*produces more trocken/halbtrocken styles

Mittelrhein Riesling Charter - modeled after Vinea Wachau

86
Q

Smallest German Anbaugebiet?

A

Hessische-Bergstrasse

87
Q

2 anbaugebiet added after reunification?

A

Sachsen
Saale Unstrut
*both at 51N

88
Q

Germany’s fastest growing wine region?

A

Saale-Unstrut

89
Q

Schloss Proschwitz

A

Sachsen’s largest estate and 1st VDP member

90
Q

Riesling only for VDP Grosse Lage in what Anbaugebiet?

91
Q

Anbaugebiet with Pinot Noir + Riesling (only) for VDP Grosse Lage? (4)

A

Mosel
Mittelrhein
Rheingau
Rheinhessen

(Nahe is the only single variety - Riesling)

92
Q

What is the max. yield for all VDP Grosse Lage sites?

93
Q

VDP’s big yearly tasting event to debut their wine?

A

VDP. Weinbörse
“wine exchange” - almost every single VDP member presents wines there
End of April annually in Mainz

94
Q

Bacharach - where and major producer

A

important wine town in Middle Rhein/Mittelrhein

Toni Jost is the premier producer in this town/anbaugebiet
Ratzenberger also here

95
Q

Largest landowner/most important winery in Hessische-Bergstrasse?

A

Kloster Eberbach’s Domaine Bergstrasse - controlling 35ha
*only VDP member

96
Q

Major city in Sachsen? Major river?

A

Elbe River
Dresden

97
Q

Min. ABV for VDP Grosses Gewachs?

98
Q

Steillage

A

steep site - 30º +

99
Q

German word for grappa, marc

100
Q

term for glass stopper

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