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1
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What is the primary grape grown in Ahr?

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Spatburgunder

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What is the primary grape grown in Baden?

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Spatburgunder

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What is the primary grape grown in Franken?

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Muller Thurgau

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What is the primary grape grown in Hessische-Bergstrasse?

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Riesling

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5
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What is the primary grape grown in Mittelrhein?

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Riesling

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What is the primary grape grown in Mosel?

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Riesling

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7
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What is the primary grape grown in Nahe?

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Riesling

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What is the primary grape grown in Pfalz?

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Riesling

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9
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What is the primary grape grown in Rheingau?

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Riesling

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10
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What is the primary grape grown in Rheinhessen?

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Muller-Thurgau

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What is the primary grape grown in Saale-Unstrut?

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Muller-Thurgau

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What is the primary grape grown in Sachsen?

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Muller-Thurgau

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13
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What is the primary grape grown in Wurttemberg?

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Trollinger

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14
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Which region has the most Riesling?

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Pfalz - 5567 ha

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15
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Which region has the most Muller Thurgau?

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Rheinhessen - 4366 ha

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16
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Which region has the most Grauburgunder?

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Baden - 1801 ha

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17
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Which region has the most Weissburgunder?

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Baden - 1272 ha

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18
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Which region has the most Chasselas?

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Baden - 1116 ha

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19
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Which region has the most Silvaner?

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Rheinhessen - 2451 ha

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20
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Which region has the most Kerner?

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Rheinhessen - 1097 ha

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21
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Which region has the most Spatburgunder?

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Baden - 5699 ha

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22
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Which region has the most Portugieser?

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Pfalz - 1967 ha

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23
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Which region has the most Dornfelder?

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Rheinhessen - 3428 ha

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24
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Which region has the most Trollinger?

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Wurttemberg - 2345 ha

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25
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Rank the regions’ planting of white grapes over red, in %.

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Mosel – 90.6%
Rheingau – 85.1%
Mittelrhein – 85%
Sachsen – 81.2%
Franken – 80.7%
Nahe – 74.8%
Hessische-Bergstrasse – 78.9%
Saale-Unstrut – 73.8%
Rheinhessen – 69.1%
Pfalz – 61.8%
Baden – 56.9%
Wurttemberg – 28.9%
Ahr – 15.2%
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26
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Rank the regions’ in hectares planted:

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Rheinhessen – 26490 – 26.1%
Pfalz – 23489 – 23.1%
Baden – 15280 – 15.1%
Wurttemberg – 11345 – 11.2%
Mosel – 8787 – 8.6%
Franken – 6111 - 6%
Nahe – 4149 – 4.1%
Rheingau – 3134 – 3.1%
Saale-Unstrut – 755 – 0.7%
Ahr – 559 - 0.6%
Sachsen – 483 – 0.5%
Mittelrhein – 459 – 0.5%
Hessische-Bergstrasse – 441 – 0.4%
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27
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Rank the grape varieties planted in Germany, overall.

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  1. Riesling – 21.9%
  2. Muller-Thurgau – 13.4%
  3. Spatburgunder – 11.5%
  4. Dornfelder – 7.9%
  5. Silvaner – 5.1%
  6. Grauburgunder – 4.4%
  7. Blauer Portugieser – 4.3%
  8. Weissburgunder – 3.6%
  9. Kerner – 3.6%
  10. Trollinger – 2.4%
  11. Schwarzriesling – 2.3%
  12. Regent – 2.1%
  13. Bacchus – 2.0%
  14. Lemberger – 1.7%
  15. Scheurebe – 1.6%
  16. Chardonnay – 1.1%
  17. Gutedel (Chasselas) – 1.1%
  18. Traminer – 0.8%
  19. St. Laurent – 0.7%
  20. Huxelrebe – 0.6%
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28
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Muller-Thurgau is a crossing of what?

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Riesling x Madeleine Royale

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29
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Regent is a crossing of what?

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Diana x Chambourcin (American hybrid, so technically a hybrid)

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30
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Scheurebe is a crossing of what?

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Bukettrebe x Riesling

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31
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Kerner is a crossing of what?

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Trollinger x Riesling

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32
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Dornfelder is a crossing of what?

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Helfensteiner x Heroldrebe

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33
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Bacchus is a crossing of what?

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(Silvaner x Riesling) x Muller-Thurgau

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34
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What does Abfuller mean?

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bottler or shipper who assumes the responsibility for the origin and quality of a wine.

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35
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Define Alleinbesitz.

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A vineyard which is owned by only one owner (similar to a monopole in France).

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36
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Define Amtliche Prüfungsnummer

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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.

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37
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Define 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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38
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Define Deutscher Sekt

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sparkling wine made by any method from grapes grown in Germany

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39
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Define Edelfaule

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noble rot

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40
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Define Einzellage

A

single vineyard

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41
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Define Erste Gewachs

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legal term used for dry wines in the Rheingau from the best vineyards

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42
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Define Erzeugerabfüllung

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grown and produced by the same grower or cooperative

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43
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Define Feinherb

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half-dry, no legal definition.

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44
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Define Flaschengärung

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bottle fermented sekt

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45
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Define Flurbereinigung

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restructuring of German vineyards

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46
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Define Fuder

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1000 liter cask common in the Mosel

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47
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Define Grosses Gewächs

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VDP classification of dry wines from the best vineyards, must be Spätlese ripeness

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48
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Define Grosslage

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a collection of vineyards; misleading term for inexpensive wines

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49
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Define Gutsabfüllung

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grown, produced and bottled by the same person/estate

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50
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Define Halbtrocken

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half-dry, generally less than 18 g/L residual sugar

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51
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Define Handgerüttelt

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Hand Riddled

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52
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Define Kellerei

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wine cellar (or wholesaler)

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53
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Define Leiblich

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medium-sweet

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54
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Define Rotling

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Rosé wine that is produced from a mixture of red and white varieties. A Rotling must have pale red or clear red color

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55
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Define Stuck

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1200 liter cask commonly used in the Rheingau

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56
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Define Schneewein

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Snow wine; a term used to describe an ice wine made from grapes gathered when snow covered the vineyards.

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57
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Define Trocken

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dry; generally less than 4 g/L residual sugar but can be slightly higher depending on acid content and region

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58
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Define Weissherbst

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rosé from a single variety of red grape

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59
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Define Winzergenossenschaft

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co-op

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60
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With whom did vitis vinifera arrive in Germany?

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The Romans

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61
Q

Winemaking was established on the Mosel by when?

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The 4th Century

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62
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What was instrumental to wine growth in the Middle Ages?

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The church

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63
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Who had the largest vineyard holdings in Europe during the Middle Ages, which were in Rheingau?

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The Cistercians of Burgundy with their Kloster Eberbacj monastery.

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64
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Who revoked the Church’s influence in German viticulture?

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Napoleon

65
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When were the Church’s vineyard holdings secularized?

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1803

66
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When did the German wine law organization happen?

A

1971

67
Q

What is the most common red grape?

A

Spatburgunder

68
Q

When did Spatlese harvesting “begin”? Who started it?

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1775, Schloss Johannisberg

69
Q

What was Rhine wine called in English markets?

A

Hock

70
Q

Who is responsible for many of the hardier grape crossings?

A

Geisenheim Wine Institute in Rheingau

71
Q

Where can Liebfraumilch be from?

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Rheinhessen, Pfalz, Nahe, Rheingau

72
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What does the first number set in the AP number signify?

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The region where the wine was tested.

73
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What does the second number set in the AP number signify?

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The commune in which the wine was bottled.

74
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What does the third number set in the AP number signify?

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The bottler’s code.

75
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What does the fourth number set in the AP number signify?

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A unique code for the bottling.

76
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What does the fifth number set in the AP number signify?

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The year in which the application was filed.

77
Q

Landwein must be what in style?

A

trocken or halbtrocken

78
Q

Most German sparkling is produced with what method?

A

Charmat

79
Q

What is the minimum Ochsle range of Kabinett?

A

70-85

80
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What is the minimum Ochsle range of Spatlese?

A

80-95

81
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What is the minimum Ochsle range of Auslese?

A

88-105

82
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What is the minimum Ochsle range of Beerenauslese?

A

110-128

83
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What is the minimum Ochsle range of Trockenbeerenauslese?

A

150-154

84
Q

What is the minimum Ochsle range of Eiswein?

A

110-128

85
Q

What is the VDP?

A

Verband Deutscher Pradikatsweinguter

86
Q

What organization was formed to advance dry Rheingau riesling?

A

Charta

87
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How many estates are in the VDP

A

About 200

88
Q

What are Erste Lage now known as, as of 2012?

A

Grosse Lage

89
Q

What was the logo of Erste Lage wines?

A

A “1” followed by a cluster of grapes.

90
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What were the Erste Lage rules?

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Hand harvested
Max yield of 50 hl/ha
Minimum must weight equivalent to Spatlese

91
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What are dry Erste Lage wines called?

A

“GG” - Grosses Gewachs

92
Q

What is the max RS of Grosses Gewachs?

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9 g/l

93
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Erstes Gewachs are what?

A

Grosse Gewachs from Charta, which unlike Grosse Gewachs, can have its full name on the label.

94
Q

How much of VDP estate vineyards are planted to Riesling?

A

55%

95
Q

When can Grosses Gewachs be released?

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Sep 1 after year of harvest

96
Q

Whose demarcations are more narrow? German Wine Law of 1971 or the VDP?

A

VDP

97
Q

What is Erste Lage now comparable to?

A

Premier Cru

98
Q

How many dry wines can top GG sites produce?

A

1

99
Q

Erste Lage dry wines must be labeled what?

A

Trocken

100
Q

What are the 4 levels of VDP classification?

A

Grosse Lage
Erste Lage
Ortswein
Gutswein

101
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What is the max yield of Erste Lage wine?

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60 hl/ha

102
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What is the max yield of Ortswein?

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75 hl/ha

103
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What is the max yield of Gutswein?

A

75 hl/ha

104
Q

What is the difference between Mosel and Pfalz VDP wines on the Pradikat scale?

A

Mosel can make wines at all classifications, no Kabinett in Pfalz.

105
Q

What are the two categories of the German Wine Institute at Mainz?

A

Classic and Selection

106
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Describe “Selection” wines

A

Single-vineyard, single-variety wines

107
Q

What is a Goldkapsel?

A

the capsule used in Mosel for reserve selections

108
Q

What mountain range does the Mosel come from?

A

Vosges

109
Q

What is the largest bereich in Mosel?

A

Bernkastel

110
Q

What is most of the soil like in Bernkastel?

A

Devonian blue slate

111
Q

What is the soil like in Erden?

A

Red slate

112
Q

Most of Rheingau’s slopes face what direction?

A

southeast

113
Q

What is Assmanhausen known for?

A

Spatburgunder

114
Q

What small river joins the Rhine in Rheingau?

A

Main

115
Q

What city marks the southern edge of Rheinhessen?

A

Worms

116
Q

What is “Message in a bottle”?

A

An association of more than 25 young and dynamic winemakers in Rheinhessen committed to raising quality throughout the region.

117
Q

What are the Vosges mountains called in Pfalz?

A

Haardt hills.

118
Q

The Nahe is a tributary of what river?

A

Rhine

119
Q

Franconia is in which larger region?

A

Bavaria

120
Q

What is the only German region without a VDP Grosse Lage?

A

Hessiche-Bergstrasse

121
Q

Who could be considered the top estate in Sachsen?

A

Villa Sachsen

122
Q

Who could be considered the top winery in Wurttemberg?

A

Schnaitmann

123
Q

Name the top producer in Johannisberg

A

Schloss Johannisberg

124
Q

Name the top producer of Wiltingen

A

Egon Muller

125
Q

Name the top producer of Saarburg

A

Zilliken

126
Q

Name the top producer of Eitelsbach

A

Karthauserhof

127
Q

Name the likely top 3 producers of Piesport

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Reinhold Haart
Bollig-Lehnert
Reichsgraf Von Kesselstatt

128
Q

What seas are north of Germany?

A

Baltic Sea, North Sea

129
Q

The northern third of Germany is in what?

A

The North European plain

130
Q

What are the minimum alcohols of Qualitatswein and Qualitatswein Erstes Gewachs?

A

7, 12-13%

131
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What are the minimum must weights of Qualitatswein and Qualitatswein Erstes Gewachs?

A

55-72, 85-90

132
Q

What are minimum alcohols for Pradikat wine?

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7% for Kab/Spat/Aus, 5.5% for Beeren/Eiswein/TBA

133
Q

What are considered the best vintages in Mosel, since 2000?

A

2011, 2009, 2006, 2005

134
Q

What are considered the best vintages in Rhein since 2000?

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2001, 2011, 2009, 2004

135
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What is the Oechsle scale?

A

A hydrometer scale measuring density of grape must.

Named after Ferdinand Oechsle.

1 degree Oe = 1 gram of difference between…

  • 1 liter of must at 20 degrees Celsius (68F), and
  • 1 liter of water

Example: Minimum Oechsle for Mosel Kabinett is 73 Degrees Oe. So, specifc mass has to be 1073 grams per liter.

136
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What is the general minimum Oechsle for TBA?

A

150

137
Q

Rheingau’s top dry wines are classified as what?

A

Erste Gewachs

138
Q

What is the southernmost village of Pfalz?

A

Birkweiler

139
Q

What is the northernmost village of Pfalz?

A

Dirmstein

140
Q

Where is Scharzhofberg?

A

In Saar, about 1 mile east of the Saar river.

141
Q

What vineyard is across the river from Piesport?

A

Goldtropfchen

142
Q

What 3 great vineyards sites run immediately east of the city of Urzig?

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Wurzgarten, Pralat, Treppchen

143
Q

What vineyard is across the river from the city of Wehlen?

A

Sonnenuhr

144
Q

Where is Assmanhausen

A

Very Western Rheingau

145
Q

What 2 famous Rheingau vineyards are not on the river?

A

Schloss Vollrads

Schloss Johannisberg

146
Q

What German wines can be chaptalized?

A

Qualitatswein

147
Q

What is the maximum temperature at harvest for Eiswein?

A

-7 C or 19.4F

148
Q

Josephshofer is a monopole owned by who and where?

A

Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt, Mosel

149
Q

Pfaffenberg is a monopole owned by who and where?

A

Schloss Schonborn, Hattenheim, Rheingau

150
Q

Gaisbohl is a monopole owned by who and where?

A

Dr Burklin Wolf, Ruppertsberg, Pfalz

151
Q

When was the Kloster Eberbach monastery founded and where? What are they known for?

A

1136, Rheingau. Large vineyard holdings.

152
Q

What did the German Wine Law do?

A

Delineated vineyards.

Created QBA and Pradikat (formerly QmP)

153
Q

When did QMP become Pradikat?

A

2007

154
Q

What is the mandated minimum size for vineyards from the German Wine Law of 1971? What are the exceptions?

A

5 hectares

Doctor in Bernkastel
Kirchsenstuck in Forst
Freundstuck in Forst
Schloss Vollrads orsteil in Rheingau

155
Q

What is the significance of Alte Badstube am Doktorberg?

A

Wines labeled this are east of the Doctor vineyard, and excluded from it as of 1984.

156
Q

What are the orsteils of Rheingau?

A

Schloss Vollrads
Schloss Johannisberg
Schloss Reichartshausen
Steinberg

157
Q

Josephshofer is a monopole for who and where?

A

Reichsgraf von Kessellstatt - Graach, Mosel

158
Q

Name 3 monopole vineyards of Maximin Grunhauser

A

Abtsberg
Bruderberg
Herrenberg

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