General German info Flashcards
What is the primary grape grown in Ahr?
Spatburgunder
What is the primary grape grown in Baden?
Spatburgunder
What is the primary grape grown in Franken?
Muller Thurgau
What is the primary grape grown in Hessische-Bergstrasse?
Riesling
What is the primary grape grown in Mittelrhein?
Riesling
What is the primary grape grown in Mosel?
Riesling
What is the primary grape grown in Nahe?
Riesling
What is the primary grape grown in Pfalz?
Riesling
What is the primary grape grown in Rheingau?
Riesling
What is the primary grape grown in Rheinhessen?
Muller-Thurgau
What is the primary grape grown in Saale-Unstrut?
Muller-Thurgau
What is the primary grape grown in Sachsen?
Muller-Thurgau
What is the primary grape grown in Wurttemberg?
Trollinger
Which region has the most Riesling?
Pfalz - 5567 ha
Which region has the most Muller Thurgau?
Rheinhessen - 4366 ha
Which region has the most Grauburgunder?
Baden - 1801 ha
Which region has the most Weissburgunder?
Baden - 1272 ha
Which region has the most Chasselas?
Baden - 1116 ha
Which region has the most Silvaner?
Rheinhessen - 2451 ha
Which region has the most Kerner?
Rheinhessen - 1097 ha
Which region has the most Spatburgunder?
Baden - 5699 ha
Which region has the most Portugieser?
Pfalz - 1967 ha
Which region has the most Dornfelder?
Rheinhessen - 3428 ha
Which region has the most Trollinger?
Wurttemberg - 2345 ha
Rank the regions’ planting of white grapes over red, in %.
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%
Rank the regions’ in hectares planted:
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%
Rank the grape varieties planted in Germany, overall.
- Riesling – 21.9%
- Muller-Thurgau – 13.4%
- Spatburgunder – 11.5%
- Dornfelder – 7.9%
- Silvaner – 5.1%
- Grauburgunder – 4.4%
- Blauer Portugieser – 4.3%
- Weissburgunder – 3.6%
- Kerner – 3.6%
- Trollinger – 2.4%
- Schwarzriesling – 2.3%
- Regent – 2.1%
- Bacchus – 2.0%
- Lemberger – 1.7%
- Scheurebe – 1.6%
- Chardonnay – 1.1%
- Gutedel (Chasselas) – 1.1%
- Traminer – 0.8%
- St. Laurent – 0.7%
- Huxelrebe – 0.6%
Muller-Thurgau is a crossing of what?
Riesling x Madeleine Royale
Regent is a crossing of what?
Diana x Chambourcin (American hybrid, so technically a hybrid)
Scheurebe is a crossing of what?
Bukettrebe x Riesling
Kerner is a crossing of what?
Trollinger x Riesling
Dornfelder is a crossing of what?
Helfensteiner x Heroldrebe
Bacchus is a crossing of what?
(Silvaner x Riesling) x Muller-Thurgau
What does Abfuller mean?
bottler or shipper who assumes the responsibility for the origin and quality of a wine.
Define Alleinbesitz.
A vineyard which is owned by only one owner (similar to a monopole in France).
Define 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.
Define Anreicherung
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.
Define Deutscher Sekt
sparkling wine made by any method from grapes grown in Germany
Define Edelfaule
noble rot
Define Einzellage
single vineyard
Define Erste Gewachs
legal term used for dry wines in the Rheingau from the best vineyards
Define Erzeugerabfüllung
grown and produced by the same grower or cooperative
Define Feinherb
half-dry, no legal definition.
Define Flaschengärung
bottle fermented sekt
Define Flurbereinigung
restructuring of German vineyards
Define Fuder
1000 liter cask common in the Mosel
Define Grosses Gewächs
VDP classification of dry wines from the best vineyards, must be Spätlese ripeness
Define Grosslage
a collection of vineyards; misleading term for inexpensive wines
Define Gutsabfüllung
grown, produced and bottled by the same person/estate
Define Halbtrocken
half-dry, generally less than 18 g/L residual sugar
Define Handgerüttelt
Hand Riddled
Define Kellerei
wine cellar (or wholesaler)
Define Leiblich
medium-sweet
Define Rotling
Rosé wine that is produced from a mixture of red and white varieties. A Rotling must have pale red or clear red color
Define Stuck
1200 liter cask commonly used in the Rheingau
Define Schneewein
Snow wine; a term used to describe an ice wine made from grapes gathered when snow covered the vineyards.
Define Trocken
dry; generally less than 4 g/L residual sugar but can be slightly higher depending on acid content and region
Define Weissherbst
rosé from a single variety of red grape
Define Winzergenossenschaft
co-op
With whom did vitis vinifera arrive in Germany?
The Romans
Winemaking was established on the Mosel by when?
The 4th Century
What was instrumental to wine growth in the Middle Ages?
The church
Who had the largest vineyard holdings in Europe during the Middle Ages, which were in Rheingau?
The Cistercians of Burgundy with their Kloster Eberbacj monastery.
