GE, AU & HU Winemaking Terms Flashcards
absetzen (GE)
racking
alleinbesitz (GE)
monopole
alte reben (GE)
old vines
anreicherung (GE)
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.
ausbau (GE)
maturation of wines
einzellage (GE)
individual vineyard site
einzelpfahlerziehung (GE)
a vine trained to an individual stake, this is used on very steep slopes
erzeugerabfüllung (GE)
estate bottled. grown and produced by the same grower or cooperative
fass (GE)
cask
flachbogen (GE)
guyot trellis system
flasche (GE)
bottle
flurbereinigung (GE)
remodelling of vineyards to make them easier to harvest, this reduced the overall number of vineyards but not the size- practiced on a massive scale
gemeind (GE)
commune or village
gerbstoff (GE)
tannin
hauptlese (GE)
main harvest
hefeabzug (GE)
on the lees
integrierter pflanzenschutz (GE)
type of viticulture that treats the ground and planet as humanly as possible
jahrgang (GE)
vintage
klosterneuberger mostwaage (AU)
scale used to measure must weight
lese (GE)
harvest
lieblich (GE)
sweet wine
oechsle (GE)
German scale for measuring must weight
süssreserve (GE)
unfermented grape juice added to a finished wine for sweetening purposes
száraz (HU)
dry
szamorodni (HU)
“as it comes”, wines not sorted by their degree of botrytis
edes (HU)
sweet
Abfüller
bottler or shipper who assumes the responsibility for the origin and quality of a wine
Amtliche Prüfungsnummer
commonly referred to as the AP#; a quality control number on all QbA and QmP wines. The number contains the Exam Board number, commune number, producers registered number, an application number and the year of the application. Some producers use the application number as a sequential indication of sweetness.
Badisch Rotgold
A rotling from the Baden region. Made from Grauburgunder (min. 51%) and Spatburgunder grapes. Composition must be declared on label.