Expert Germany Flashcards
What parallel runs through Rheingau?
50 N
What is the expected abv range for traditional German Kabinett?
7-9%
Where is the Kloster Eberbach? Village and Anbaugebiet? Famous vineyard here?
Rheingau
Steinberg
Where is the Kloster Eberbach? Village and Anbaugebiet? Famous vineyard here? What is headquartered here?
Rheingau
Near Eltville am Rhein, in the Rheingau
Steinberg
Hessische Staatsweingüter
Specialty wine bottle of Franken?
Bocksbeutel
Specialty wine bottle of Franken?
Bocksbeutel
What does Gustabfüllung mean?
Estate-bottled
What does Feinherb mean?
A wine that is slightly off-dry
Which German anbaugebiete is closest to the Czech border?
Sachsen
The Taunus Mountains are a prominent feature in which Anbaugebiete?
Rheingau
Which Anbaugebiet of Germany typically produces the fullest body Riesling out of the main ones?
Pfalz
VDP producers never chaptalize their wines. True or False?
False
It’s frowned upon though
What is the German synonym for Noble Rot?
Edelfäule
What is the most likely abv for a finished TBA wine?
6%
8%
10%
12%
6%
Kabinett wines may not be chaptalized in Germany. True or False?
True
What is the min alcohol for each German Pradikat?
Kabinett/Spatlese/Auslese: min 7%
Beerenauslese/Eiswein/TBA: min 5.5%
What are the min abv and ochsle values for Erstes Gewächs wines? (Riesling and Spätburgunder) What Anbaugebiet are these wines produced in?
Riesling: min 12% and min 85 Ochsle
Spätburgunder: min 13% and min 90 Ochsle
Rheingau only
What does Erstes Gewächs mean? Max yield? Max RS for the two approved varietals?
Erstes Gewächs is a legal term for German wine from the Rheingau and indicates a single vineyard harvested at max yields of 50hl/ha and aged prior to release.
Max 50hl/ha yields
max 9g/L for Riesling
max 6g/L for Spätburgunder
What is the max temp for harvesting German Eiswein vs Canadian Icewine?
German Eiswein:
max -7C
Canadian Icewine: max -8C
What are the Ochsle levels for each German Pradikat?
Kabinett: 70-85 Spatlese: 80-95 Auslese: 88-105 Beerenauslese/Eiswein: 110-128 TBA: 150-154
What is the min/max must weight in Ochsle for German Qualitatswein?
55-72
What is the min/max must weight in Ochsle for German Qualitatswein?
55-72
What do the following terms mean? Put them in order from driest to sweetest and list their sugar values.
Halbtrocken
Lieblich
Trocken
Süss
Trocken (dry):
max 4g/L
or up to 9 g/L if TA is only 2g/L less
Halbtrocken (off-dry):
max 12g/L
or up to 18g/L if the TA is no more than 10g/L in difference
Lieblich (medium sweet):
max :
12g/L-45g/L
More often called Feinherb is the word Lieblich is often falsely associated with the low quality Liebfraumilch.
Süss (sweet):
more than 45g/L
What Anbaugebiet permits the use of Lemburger? What is Limberger? Which permits Grauburgunder?
Württemberg
Limberger is the German synonym for Blaufrankisch
Baden permits Grauburgunder