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1
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What is the primary white grape of Germany?

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Rüssling (Riesling) ⚪️

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What is the primary red grape of Germany?

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Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir) 🔴

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What is edelfäule?

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Noble Rot

Discovered in Germany around 1775 by harvesters at Schloss Johannisberg in Rheingau that grapes affected by noble Rot made pretty good wines

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What is the Müller - Thurgau a cross of

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Müller - Thurgau ⚪

  • Cross between Riesling x Madeleine Royale
  • Discovered in 1882 by Dr Hermann Müller - Thurgau @ the Geisenheim Institute in Germany
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Rüssling makes up what percentage of Germany’s Vineyards?

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20%

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6
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What percentage does Spätburgunder make up in Germany wine production?

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10%

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In order to be called a certain wine in Germany the varietal must make up what percentage?

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85%

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What is QbA?

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Qualitätswein

  • also called Qualitätswein bestimmter Anbaugebiate
  • one of the German tiers of quality wine
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What is Prädikatswein?

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The apex of German legal quality pyramid

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Kabinett

Spätlese

Auslese

Beerenauslese

Eiswein

Tockenbeerenauslee

What part do these play in German wine?

A

These are the ripeness levels for German wines, the less ripe is Kabinett and the most ripe is Tockenbeerenauslee

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How is the prädikat level determined in German wines?

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It is determined by the level of sugars in the grape at harvest, measured by degrees according to the Öchsle scale

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What ripeness level in the German system is:

  • made from normal harvested grapes
  • typically light bodied
  • low in alcohol
  • usually dry or off dry
  • Germans usually drink them as casual dinner wines
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Kabinett

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What ripeness level in the German system is:

  • part of word means “late”
  • are grapes harvested later than grapes for Kabinett
  • Creates wines with greater fruit intensity and slightly fuller body
  • maybe dry or off dry
  • usually doesn’t taste sweet due to high acidity
A

Spätlese

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What ripeness level in the German system is:

  • part of word means “select”
  • made from very ripe grapes harvested from select bunches
  • generally only made in during the best vintage years
  • usually very expensive
  • often very sweet
  • usually a wine dranked on Sunday afternoons with hard cheese
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Austlese

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What ripeness level in the German system is:

  • part of word mean “berry”
  • picked from a selected harvest
  • very rare and costly wines
  • made from ripe grapes that were hand picked
  • grapes have been affected by noble Rot (botrytis cinerea) giving them a deep honey richness
A

Beerenauslese

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What ripeness level in the German system is:

  • part of word means “Dry berry”
  • comes from a selected harvest
  • these are the richest, sweetest, rarest and most expensive of all the German wines
  • only released in exceptional vintage years
  • made from grapes that have shriveled to raisins by botrytis
  • due to their enormous amount of sugar these grapes have a hard time fermenting
A

Truckenbeerenauslese

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What ripeness level in the German system is:

  • means ice wine
  • made from very ripe frozen grapes that have been hand picked
  • it is miraculously high in both sweetness and acidity
  • effected by botrytis before grapes become frozen
A

Eiswein

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18
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What is the VDP?

A

The Verband Deutscher Prädikatsweingüter

  • Association of German Quality Wine
  • the national German association of producers committee to top quality wines
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19
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Is Chaptelization legal in the QbA

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Yes

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Charta wines were created for what region and what wine type?

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Rheingau Riesling

  • Dry Style
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21
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How are Charta wines labeled?

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3 roman arches from the balcony of Graue Haus hotel in Winkel

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What does einzellagen mean?

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German word for vineyard

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What is Erste Lage

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The German term in the VDP for Premier Cru

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what is the symbol used to symbolized wines that are Considered Grosses Lage

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A “1” followed by a cluster of grapes

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In 2012 the Erste Lage term was changed to this in Germany to be on the same equal terms of the Grand Cru status of wines in Burgundy?

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Grosse Lage

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26
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For labeling of dry wines what term will you see on the German bottles?

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Trocken

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27
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Can any level be categorized as a Grosses Gewächs

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No only wines reserved for Grosse Lage

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If a Grosses Lage is sweet how is it labeled?

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By prädikat level

  • kabinett
  • spätlese
  • auslese
  • beerenauslese
  • eiswein
  • trockenbeerenauslese
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29
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Grosses Lage

Erste Lage

Ortswein

Gutswein

Are all classifications for what country and organization

A

Germany and the VDP

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30
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What year was the VDP Classification organized

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2012

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31
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The VDP Classification system was modeled after whose system

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Bourgonge (Burgundy, France)

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32
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What is the VDP Classification name for regional wines

  • only thing on the bottle is the name of the Anbaugebiet, often accompanied by a fantasy name
A

Gutswein

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33
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What is the VDP Classification term for village wines?

  • is the product of multiple Vineyards in a single village and is typically labeled with the village name and or a statement of soil
A

Ortswein

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34
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What is the VDP Classification name for Premier Cru?

  • single vineyard selections
  • bottle usually has the vineyard preceded by the village name
A

Erste Lage

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35
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What is the VDP Classification name for A Grand Cru?

  • single vineyard selection
  • label solely has the vineyard name
A

Grosse Lage

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What is the VDP symbol and how is it used

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A eagle clasping a cluster of grapes and only member estates of the VDP can use it

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37
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Is the VDP sanctioned by German law?

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No, it’s not and their rules only apply to their members

System itself is open to interpretation and exemptions from one requirement or another maybe granted to individual estates

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38
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What does anabaugebiet mean

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German term for region

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39
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How many anbaugebiet are there

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13

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40
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What does “hock” mean and where is the term used at

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  • English term for German white wines

- Sometimes refers to white wines from the Rhine Region

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41
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Who is H. Sichel Söhne and what wine does he make

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Famous winemaker from Liebfraumilch, Deutschland

  • maker of the famous blue nun Riesling
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42
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Name a famous vintage of Blue Nun Riesling

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1921

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43
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What the famous slogan of Blue Nun and what year was it created

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“Right through the meal” - 1950

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44
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When was the current German wine laws created

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1971

  • latest modifications where made on March 12, 2017. Goes into effect January 1, 2018
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What is Deutsches Weingesetz

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  • mean German Wine

Divides German wines according to the sugar content of the must (Grad Orechsle), in combination with a regional designation, but without classification or classification, into four grades:

  1. Prädikatswein
  2. Quality wine
  3. Country wine
  4. Table wine
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What do the British call German white wines from Mosel

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Moselle

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47
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What does the German term Natur mean

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The wine didn’t undergo chaptalization

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48
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What is a A.P. Number

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Means “Amtliche Prüfnummer”

  • this number proves that a wine has undergone and passed various testing and analytical test and its origins have been established to the boards satisfaction
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49
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What is the star system and where is it used at

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Used in Mosel, Deutschland

  • Usually means that a Prädikatswein has been harvested at a higher level of ripeness than the minimum required, and can mean that the wine is sweeter or more intense.
  • used to indicate reserve bottlings, producers may apply one to three stars (, **, **), sometimes in connection with a Goldkapsule
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50
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The European Union created a tiers of wine system for Germany, what was their name?

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  • Qualitätswein bestimmter Anbaugebiet (QbA) quality wine from growing region
  • Qualitätswein mit Praidikat (QmP) - a subset within Qualitätswein bestimmter Anbaugebiet
  • Tafelwein - table wines
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51
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True or False

Is chaptalization is banned for Qualitätswein mit Prädikat (QmP)

A

True

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  1. The location of the examination board
  2. The village in which the wine was produced
  3. The producer
  4. The unique number of the bottling
  5. The year in which the wine was tested, typically one calandra after the vintage
A

The A.P. Number used in Germany

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53
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All wines from what level must use an A.P. Number

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Qualitätswein

Prädikatswein

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54
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What is the down side of the A.P. Number

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96% of the German wine industry deal under Qualitätswein and Prädikatswein, the idea of quality is really in question

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55
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What year was the Deutsche Weingestz modified to add the categories Landwein and Eiswein

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1982

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Requirements for a wine to considered “Classic” from Deutsche

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Means “harmonious dry”

  • maximum residual sugar content of 15 g/l
  • single varietal wines and omit any mention of a vineyard on the label
  • minimum alcohol content of 12% (11.5 in the Mosel)
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Requirements for a wine to considered “Superior” from Deutsche

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Means “Superior Dry”

  • maximum residual sugar content of 9 g/l (12 g/l allowed for Riesling)
  • Must come from a single vineyard
  • Must be a single variety
  • yield is restricted to 60 hectares
  • must weight is equal to Auslese
  • Vineyards are to be hand harvested
  • can not be released prior to September 1 of the year following harvest
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58
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Wein

Landwein

Qualitätswein

Prädikatswein

These are the levels for what classification system

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The four German categories of wine

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59
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  • These German wines have no geographic designation
  • formerly known as Tafelwein
  • can be labeled Deutscher Wein if produced from German grapes
  • Variety and vintage are permitted on the label

What classification in Deutschland does this describe

A

Wein

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60
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  • this IGP category including Trocken and halbtrocken wines produced from any of 26 winegrowing regions, known as Landweingebiete

What classification in Deutschland does this describe

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Landwein

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  • encompassing most of the country’s top dry wines
  • this category, inclusive of Prädikatswein, covers 96% of German wine production and almost all exports
  • requires wines to acquire a minimum 7% alcohol content

What classification in Deutschland does this describe

A

Qualitätswein

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62
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  • This classification is a subset of Qualitätswein
  • encompassing Deutschland best Sweet wines
  • lower level (kabinet, spätlese, autlese) have a minimum alcohol content of 7% and from beerenauslese on up, the minimum alcohol is reduced to 5.5%
A

Prädikatswein

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63
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How many producers are apart of the VDP

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199

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  • all wines must be estate grown
  • hand harvesting is required for all single vineyard wines and for any Prädikat wines of Auslese level or above
  • members must cultivate a minimum 80% of traditional grape varieties, from selections drawn by each regional association
  • members can not use the “Grosslagen” on their labels
  • must have the Symbol “traubenadler” on bottle capsules

What classification is this

A

VDP - Verband Deutscher Prädikatsweingüter

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65
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What vintage on forward did the VDP began to use its modern category system

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2011

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66
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What is kalkstein

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German for limestone

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67
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What is Blaine Schiefer

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German for Blue slate

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68
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What is Buntsandstein

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German for red sandstone

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69
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True or False

Many Gross Lage and Erste Lage sites may share names with official Einzellagens

A

True

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70
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This classification:
- harvested at a minimum level of ripeness equivalent to Spätlese

  • identified by the appearance of the trademarked acronym “GG”
  • the whites can’t be released until September 1 of the year after harvest
  • the red wines, wine requires an additional year of aging and 12 months in wood
A

Grosses Gewächs

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71
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What 3 anbaugebiete do not use the Erste Lage category

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Mosel

Ahr

Rheinhessen

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72
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What is the most planted grape in Deustcheland

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Riesling ⚪

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73
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What is a stück

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1,200 liter German oval cask

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74
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What is a doppelstück

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A 2,400 liter German oval cask

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75
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What is a halstück

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A 600 liter German oval cask

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76
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Deutschland is the worlds third largest producer of what grape?

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Spätbugunder 🔴 - Pinot Noir

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77
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Majority of the spätbugunder grown where in Deutschland

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Baden

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78
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This grape is a natural mutation genetically identical to Pinot Noir

  • Has a thicker - skin than Pinot Noir
  • ripens about two weeks earlier in the growing season
  • creates wines that are darker in color and fruit expression, with lower acidity
  • known in France as Pinot Noir Précoce or historically Pinot Madeleine

What grape is this

A

Frühburgunder 🔴 - (Pinot Noir Précoce)

  • means early Burgundy
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79
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What does Schaumwein mean

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German for sparkling wine

Term is used to describe cheap sparking wine that has CO2 injections

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80
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what does perwein mean

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German for semi - Sparkling

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81
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What does Deutscher Sekt mean

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German sparking wine made from exclusively German grapes

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82
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What does Sekt b. A mean

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Sparking wine make from one of the 13 quality wine regions in Germany

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83
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What method is used to make Sekt

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Charmat Method

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84
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What grapes are used to make German Sekt

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Riesling ⚪ (Rüssling)

Pinot Blanc ⚪(Weissburgunder)

Pinot Gris ⚪ (Glauburgunder)

Pinot Noir 🔴(Spätbugunder)

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85
Q

Ahr

Hessiche - Bergstrasse

Mittelrhein

Mosel

Nahe

Rheingau

Rheinhessen

Pfalz

These are the Anbaugebiete for what Weinbaugebiete

A

Rhein - Mosel

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86
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The anbaugenbiete Franken is apart of what Weinbaugebiete

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Bayern

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87
Q

Württemberg is a anbaugebiete for what weinbaugebiete

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Neckar

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88
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Baden is a anbaugebiete for what weinbaugebiete

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Oberrhein

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89
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Saale - Unstrut and Sachsen are the anbaugebietes for what weinbaugebiete

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Albrechtaburg

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90
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To name a single grape varietal in Deutschland what is the minimum percent of the main grape allowed

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85%

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91
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When was Spätlese discovered

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At Schloss Johannisberg in 1775

  • a courier was sent to the Bishop at Fulda, then in charge of the vineyard, to obtain permission to harvest the grapes
  • the courier fell ill en route, arrived back at Schloss Johannisberg so late the crop seemed ruined as the grapes were “rotting” on the Vines
  • the grapes were picked and made into wine which to everyone’s amazement, resulted in the best ever produced
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92
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Kabinet

Spätlese

Auslese

These wines are produced in what form sometimes

A

Trocken or Halbtrocken

Example: Spätlese trocken

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93
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What are the two main rivers of the Rheingau

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Rhein River

Main River

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94
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What direction do the Vines face in Rheingau

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South

  • they receive extra sunshine reflected from the broad expanse of the river and they are protected from the cold north winds by the hills
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95
Q

What is the only Bereich in Rheingau

A

Bereich Johannisberg

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96
Q

What are the two famous single Vineyards from Rheingau

A
  • Schloss Johannisberg

- Schlossberg Vollrads

97
Q

Rüdesheim

Winkel

Johannisberg

Oestrich

Erbach

Hattenheim

Rauenthal

Eberbach

Kiedrich

Eltville

Rauenthal

Hochheim

These are all famous villages from what Anbaugebiete

A

Rheingau

98
Q

This grape makes up 80% of the production in Rheingau

A

Rüssling ⚪

99
Q

Where is the famous Kloster Eberbach (Eberbach Abbey) located

A

In Eberbach, in the Rheingau anbaugebiete

  • founded in 1136 by Cistercians monks
100
Q

What is the main grape grown at kloster eberbach

A

Rüssling ⚪

101
Q

What anbaugebiete is the Geisenheim Wine Institute / University

A

Rheingau

102
Q

Why the village of Assmanshsusen different than the other villages in Rheingau

A

Cause it grows more red wine than white wine

  • 60% Spätbugunder 🔴
  • 40% Rüssling ⚪
103
Q

What type of bottles are used to bottle the wines from Rheingau

A

Traditional elongated brown bottles

104
Q

Where does the term hock derive from

A

From the village of Hockheim in Rheingau

105
Q

When was the Charta (Carter) Estate Association founded

A

1984

106
Q

What was the purpose of the Charta association

A

To further the classic Rheingau Rüssling style of a Dry to off dry wine made from 100% Rüssling

107
Q

What is the requirement for wines from the Carta Estates Association

A
  • Wines are blind tasted twice
  • may not be sold until October 1 of the year following harvest
  • they may carry the Charta seal of quality (three Roman arches)
108
Q

Where is it believed the first rüssling Vines sprung from a seed

A

Central Rheingau

109
Q

Most of the vineyards in Rheingau and most of its renowned wine growing villages are located where

A

Central Rheingau

110
Q

What is the soil type of the Rheingau in the lower slopes

A

Slate

Quartzite

Sandstone

Loess

Clay

111
Q

What is the soil type of the Rheingau in the upper slopes

A

Stonier, more eroded soil, with a higher proportion of slate

112
Q

Where are the steepest slopes in Rheingau located

A

Rüdesheim

  • Berg Schlossberg -Gross Lage - 70% grade slope
113
Q

Schloss Schönborn and Schloss Johannisberg were among the first producers in Deutschland to introduce what

A

Glass bottle in the early 1700’s

114
Q

What is the name of the famous walled domaine controlled by Eberbach Abbey

A

Steinberg

115
Q

Who owns the Eberbach Abbey today

A

Hessen State Winery - the single largest wine producer in Germany today

116
Q

Peter Jakob Kühn - Kühn Estate
- Rüssling

Josef Leitz - Leitz Winery
- Rüssling

Eva Fricke - Eva Fricke Wines
- Rüssling

George Breuer - George Breuer Wines
- Rüssling

Künstler - Künstler Estate
- Rüssling

These are all famous producers from what anbaugebeit

A

Rheingau

117
Q

Edelfäule is most common where in Rheingau

A
  • The vineyards nearest the river

- Also common in the vineyards closest to the riverside villages

118
Q

What parallel runs directly through the Rheingau

A

50th parallel

119
Q

What is the normal residual sugar in rüssling from Rheingau

A

9 grapes per liter

120
Q

What is Erstes Gewächs

A

A legal description for too dry wines from Rheingau

  • means “first growth”
121
Q

What vintage did the term Erstes Gewächs become a legal term and for what grapes

A

1999

  • Rüssling ⚪
  • Spätbugunder 🔴
122
Q

Do you have to be a member of Charta to use the term “Erstes Gewächs”

A

No, as long as the standards are followed, the term “Erstes Gewächs” can be used

123
Q

What are the three Bereichs of Rheinhessen

A
  • Bingen - north

- Nierstein and Wonnegau - south

124
Q

What is the main grapes of Rheinhessen

A

Müller - Thurgau ⚪

Silvaner ⚪

Spätbugunder 🔴 - produces the best wines in Rheinhessen

125
Q

What is the main wine produced in Rheinhessen

A

Liebframilch

126
Q

Niersteiner Spiegelberg - Grosslagen

Niersteiner Gutes Domtal - Grosslagen

These are top quality producers from what Anbaugebiete

A

Rheinhessen

127
Q

What is Liebfraumilch

A
  • actual name is Liebfrauenstift Kirchenstück
  • means “Beloved lady’s milk” after the Virgin Mary
  • originally came from the Rheinhessen from the vineyards around a small church near Worms called Liebfrauenkirche ( Church of our Lady)
128
Q

Is Liebfraumilch a blend or single variety

A

A blended wine from the Rheingau, Rheinhessen, Pfalz or the Nahe

  • must be a QbA wine from one of these four areas
  • must contain 70% of Rüssling, Müller - Thurgau, Silvaner, or Kerner
  • is a semi sweet wine, minimum 18 g/l residual sugar
  • usually sold in elongated brown bottles
129
Q

The biggest Anbaugebiete in Deutschland is

A

Rheinhessen

  • home to 1/4 of Deutschland Vines
130
Q

What are the two main cities in Rheinhessen

A

Worms - located southeast in Rheinland - Pfalz

Mainz - located northeast in Rheinland - Pfalz and is the state capital for Rheinland - Pfalz

131
Q

What physical feature acts as a border on the eastern side of Rheinhessen

A

Rhine River

132
Q

What is Roter Hang in Rheinhessen

A
  • German for “Red Hill”
133
Q

What is Rheinterrasse

A

Means Rhein Front

  • located on the eastern side of the Anbaugebiete
  • Sets between the villages of Oppenheim and Nackenheim
134
Q

Where in Rheinhessen is said to grow the best white wines

A

The Rheinterrasse - Rhein Front

135
Q

What was the most expensive wine on the Titanic

A

Niersteiner Riesling

136
Q

What is the main soil of the Bereich Wonnegau

A

Limestone

Loess

137
Q

What is the name of the most expensive dry Riesling produced in Germany

A

Klaus - Peter Keller

Weingut Keller : G-Max

Retails at $1,499

  • grapes come from an undisclosed parcel in Wonnegau
138
Q

Klaus Peter Keller

Phillip Wittman

These are top producers for that Bereich in Rheinhessen

A

Wonnegau

139
Q

What are some of the parcels in Wonnegau that Klaus Peter Keller and Phillip Wittman share and use for winemaking

A

In the village of Westhofen
- Kirchspiel

  • Morstein
  • Brunnenhäuschrn

In the village of Flörsheim - Dalsheim

  • Keller maintain plots in:
    • Bürgel
    • Hubacker
140
Q

Wagner - Stempel is top producer in what Bereich in Rheinhessen

A

Bingen

141
Q

The famous biodynamic winery Kühling - Gillot makes its wine in what area in Rheinhessen

A

Roter Hang - ( Rhein Front)

142
Q

The top new wine makers in Rheinhessen started an organization called? And for what purpose

A

Message in a Bottle

  • an organization of over two dozen young producers in Rheinhessen committee to raising the region’s potential and image, internally and internationally
143
Q

What area has the most Silvaner planted in the world

A

Rheinhessen

144
Q

In Deutschland, Palatinate is another name for what anbaugebiete

A

Pfalz

145
Q

What is the largest producing wine region in Deutschland

A

Pfalz

146
Q

Pfalz is located on the western side of what physical feature

A

Rhine River

147
Q

What mountain ranges are in the Pfalz anbaugebiete

A

Haardt Mountains

148
Q

Where are the best vineyards found in Pfalz

A

On the lower slopes of the Haardt hills along the Bundestrasse (German highway) which is called the Weinstrasse ( German wine Road)

149
Q

Pfalz sets above what famous French AOC

A

Alsace

150
Q

How many bereichs are in Pfalz

A

2

151
Q

North - Bereich Mittelhaardt - Deutscher Weinstrasse

South - Bereich Südliche Weinstrasse

What anbaugebiete are these two Bereichs apart of

A

Pfalz

152
Q

What village separates the two bereichs in Pfalz

A

Neustadt

153
Q

What is the most planted grape in Pfalz

A

Müller - Thurgau ⚪

154
Q

Is red wine popular in Pfalz

A

Yes, they grow the following:

  • Spätburgunder 🔴
  • Dornfelder 🔴
155
Q

How are white wines different in Pfalz than anywhere else in Rheingau and Rheinhessen

A

Pfalz are fuller bodies than Rheingau wines and less soft than Rheinhessen wines

  • Wines from Pfalz are best suited to be drunk with a meal
156
Q

The best wines from Pfalz come from what part

A

North - Bereich Mittelhaardt - Deutscher Weinstrasse

157
Q

Wachenheim

Forst

Deidesheim

Ruppertsberg

Bad Dürkheim

Ungstein

Kallstadt

Neustadt

These are all the finest wine villages of what anbaugebiete

A

Pfalz

158
Q

Wines from Pfalz are bottled in what type of bottle

A

Traditional elongated brown bottles

159
Q

The anbaugebiete Nahe is named after

A

Nahe River

160
Q

What is the most common grape in Nahe

A

Rüssling ⚪

161
Q

Do they make red wine in Nahe

A

Yes, they grow:

  • Spätburgunder 🔴
  • Dorfelder 🔴
162
Q

What anbaugebiete is to the east of Nahe

A

Rheinhessen

163
Q

Nahatel is the single Bereich of what anbaugebiete

A

Nahe

164
Q

Schloss Böckelheim

Bad Kreuznach

These are the two most important towns to what anbaugebiete

A

Nahe

165
Q

What town is the center of the Nahe wine area both geographically and commercially

A

Bad Kreuznach

166
Q

Traisen

Niederhausen

Oberhausen

Monsingen

These are the notable villages for what anbaugebiete

A

Nahe

167
Q

What is the grape makes the best quality wine in Nahe

A

Rüssling ⚪

168
Q

What is the main physical feature the Franken Anbaugebiete is located by

A

The River Main

169
Q

How are the Vines situated in Franken

A
  • On steep slopes overlooking the river

- On south facing slopes

170
Q

Maindreieck

Mainviereck

Steigarwald

These are the 3 Bereichs for what anbaugebiete

A

Franken

171
Q

What is the main grape of Franken

A

Müller - Thurgau ⚪

Silvaner ⚪

172
Q

What grape produces the best Franken wines

A

Silvaner ⚪

173
Q

The best wines of Franken are located around what town

A

Wüzburg

174
Q

What town is the center of the wine trade in Franken

A

Wüzburg

175
Q

Stein and Leiste are two outstanding Vineyards located where

A

Town - Wüzburg

Anbaugebiete - Franken

176
Q

Wines produced from Wüzburger Stein vineyard are permitted to be called what?

A

Steinwein

177
Q

Can Franken wines made outside of Stein in Wüzburg be called Steinwein

A

No, only wines from Stein Vineyards can use that name

178
Q

Castell

Iphofen

Randersacker

Steinfield Eshendorf

Are all notable villages to what anbaugebiete

A

Nahe

179
Q

What is a Böcksbeutels

A

The sold flat sides flask used for Franken Wines

180
Q

What was the original name of Mosel

A

Mosel - Saar - Ruwer

181
Q

When did Mosel - Saar - Ruwer to Mosel

A

August 1, 2008

182
Q

What is the main river that runs through the Mosel

A

Mosel River

183
Q

What are the names of the two tributaries that are apart of the Mosel

A

Saar and Ruwer

184
Q

What way are the vineyards situated in the Mosel

A

They are situated on very steep south and southwest facing slopes

  • Many of which are totally inaccessible to machinery
185
Q

How many Bereich are there in Mosel

A

6

  • Bernkastel
  • Burg - Cochem
  • Moseltor
  • Obermosel
  • Ruwertal
  • Saar
186
Q 
Bernkastel - (Mittelmosel) 
Burg Cochem - (Terrassenmosel) 
Moseltor
Obermosel 
Ruwertal  - ( Ruwer)
Saar

These are the Bereichs for what Anbaugebiete

A

Mosel

187
Q

What do Bernkastel, Burg Cochem, and Obermosel all have in common

A

They are the only 3 bereichs in Mosel that set off the Mosel river

188
Q

What is the smallest Bereich in Mosel

A

Moseltor

  • covers a scant handful of Vines in the Saarland, near Obermosel
189
Q

What Bereich in Mosel makes up Mittermosel

A

Bernkastel

190
Q

What Bereich makes up the Terrassenmosel

A

Burg Cochem

191
Q

What Bereich makes up the Upper Mosel

A

Obermosel

192
Q

2/3 of the Mosel vineyards are located in what Bereich

A

Berkanstal

193
Q

Bernkastel is named after what

A

The township of Bernkastel - Kues

194
Q

What is the main soil of Mosel

A

Devonian Slate

  • can be either red or blue
195
Q

Why does Phylloxera have so much problems in Mosel

A

Due to the slate soil, it limits the incursion of the bug. The bug is present but it cannot thrive

196
Q

Leiwen

Trittenheim

Piesport

Beauneberg

Bernkastel - Kues

Graach

Wehlem

Zeltingen

Ürzig

Erden

These are the famous winegrowing villages of what Bereich

A

Bernkastel

197
Q

Bernkasteler Doctor

Piesporter Goldtröpfchen

Erdener Prälat

Graacher Himmelreich

Ürzinger Würzgarten

Wehlen

Zeltingen

These are famous vineyards from what Bereich and what grape to they grow

A

Mosel and Rüssling

198
Q

What are the two famous vineyards from Mosel who are known for their famous Sonnenhur

A

Wehlen

Zeltingen

199
Q

Joh. Jos. Prüm

Reinhold Haart

Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt

Ansgar Clüsserath

Daniel Vollenweider

Clemens - Busch

These are all benchmark producers from what Bereich

A

Bernkastel

200
Q

Winningen is a key winegrowing village in what Bereich in Mosel

A

Burg Cochem

201
Q

Heymann - Löwerstein and his premier vineyard site Uhlen are located in what Bereich

A

Burg Cochem

202
Q

What is the main soil of Obermosel

A

Calcareous soil

203
Q

What is the main grape of Obermosel

A

Elbling

  • an ancient white grape variety that produces simple, fruity whites and refreshing sparkling wines
204
Q

Where is the legendary vineyard Scharzhoberg locate and is within what Bereich

A

Wiltingen and Saar

205
Q

Egon Müller is the most laud producer of what vineyard

A

Scharzhofberg

206
Q

What is the main soil of Moseltor

A

Limestone

207
Q

What is unique about the vineyards of Burg Cochem

A

They have some of the steepest slopes in Mosel.

  • Some reaching easily 70% or more grades
208
Q

What is the average alcohol level for Mosel Rüssling

A

Between 8 to 10%

  • Trocken and Haltrocken wines may reach a higher level
209
Q

What are some characteristics of Mosel Rüssling

A
  • fresh and fruity medium wines
  • high acidity
  • a slight pickle to them, which is caused by small amount of carbon dioxide has
  • These wines are best drunk young up to 3 years old, with Spätlese and Auslese wines lasting longer
210
Q

What type of bottle are used in Mosel

A

Elongated Green bottles

211
Q

Ahr is known for making what type of wines

A

Rotwein 🔴

212
Q

What is the main grape of Ahr

A

Spätburgunder 🔴

  • makes up 60% of the total production
213
Q

What are the characteristics of Ahr red wines

A
  • Dry
  • oak aged
  • good tannin structure
214
Q

What is the longest Anbaugebiete in Deutschland

A

Baden

215
Q

What type of wines do they make in Baden

A

Weisswein ⚪

Rotwein 🔴

Rosewein 🔴

216
Q

Walporzheim - Ahrtal is the one Bereich for what Anbaugebiete

A

Ahr

217
Q

What type of bottling can be used in Baden

A

Boxksbeutal - same type of bottling used in Franken

218
Q

What is the main weisswein of Baden

A

Müller - Thurgau ⚪

219
Q

What is the main rotwein of Baden

A

Spätburgunder 🔴

220
Q

How many bereichs are In Baden

A

9

Badische Bergstarasse - Kraichgau

Badisches Frankenland

Bodensee

Breisgau

Kaiserstuhl

Kraichgau

Tuniberg

Tauberfranken

Markgräflerland

Ortenau

221
Q

Badische Bergstarasse - Kraichgau

Badisches Frankenland

Bodensee

Breisgau

Kaiserstuhl

Kraichgau

Tuniberg

Tauberfranken

Markgräflerland

Ortenau

These are the bereichs for what anbaugebiete

A

Baden

222
Q

Lorelay

Siebengebirge

These are the two bereichs for what anbaugebiete

A

Mittelrhein

223
Q

The main grape for Mittelrhein is

A

Rüssling

224
Q

Starkenbureg

Umstadt

These are the two bereichs in what anbaugebiete

A

Hessische - Bergstrasse

225
Q

What is the main Bereich in Hessische - Bergstrasse

A

Starkenbureg

226
Q

What is the main grape of Hessische - Bergstrasse

A

Rüssling

227
Q

What is unique about Saale - Unstrut

A

It was formerly apart of Eastern Germany

228
Q

What is Deutschland most northern anbaugebiete

A

Saale - Unstrut

229
Q

What is the most planted varietal in Saale - Unstrut

A

Müller - Thurgau

230
Q

Schlossneuenberg

Thüringen

These are the two bereichs of what anbaugebiete

A

Saale - Unstrut

231
Q

What is Deutschland smallest anbaugebiete

A

Sachsen

232
Q

What is unique about Sachsen

A

It was formerly apart of Eastern Germany

233
Q

Dresden

Elstertal

Meissen

These are the three bereichs for what anbaugebiete

A

Sachsen

234
Q

What is the main grape of Sachsen

A

Müller - Thurgau

235
Q

How many bereichs are there in Württemberg

A

6

Württembergisch Unterland

Remstal - Stuttgart

Bayerischer Bodensee

Kocher - Jagst - Tauber

Oberere Neckar

Württembergisch Bodensee

236
Q

Württembergisch Unterland

Remstal - Stuttgart

Bayerischer Bodensee

Kocher - Jagst - Tauber

Oberere Neckar

Württembergisch Bodensee

These are the bereichs for what anbaugebiete

A

Württemberg

237
Q

Trollinger 🔴

Lemberger 🔴

Schwarzriesling (Meunier) 🔴

These are the main grape varietals for what anbaugebiete

A

Württemberg

238
Q

What is the northern most anbaugebiete in Mosel

A

Berg Cochem

239
Q

What is the southern most anbaugebiete in Mosel

A

Moseltor

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