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generl study guide 2 Flashcards

1
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What is Muller-Thurgau?

A

Riesling x Madelaine Royale cross

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What is Scheurebe?

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Riesling x Silvaner cross developed in the Rheinhessen

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When did Dornfelder originate?

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1956

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Where do most crossings come from?

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Geisenheim Wine Institute, founded in 1872

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How much German wine was Liebraumilch in the 1980s?

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Over 60%.

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What grape is Liebraumilch - usually?

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Muller-Thurgau, but no grape can be mentioned on the label.

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What anbaugebiete can be used for the production of Liebraumilch?

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Rheinhessen, Nahe, Rheingau, and Pfalz

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How much Riesling is planted in Germany?

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over 20% of the nation’s vineyards are Riesling.

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What are Germany’s leading white grapes?

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Riesling
Silvaner
Grauburgunder - Pinot Gris
Weissburgunder - Pinot Blanc
Kerner
Bacchus
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What are Germany’s leading red grapes?

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Spatburgunder
Dornfelder
Blauer Portugieser
Trollinger
Schwarzrielsing
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What is Schwarzriesling?

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German name for Pinot Meunier

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What is Weissherbst?

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A saignee rose wine made from a single varietal and of at least Qba quality.

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How much of a grape must be in the bottle if the grape variety appears on the label?

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85%

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What are the 2 quality wine categories in Germany?

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Qualitatswein - formerly QBA

Pradikatswein - formerly QMP

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How much wine falls into the 2 quality wine categories in Germany?

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95 % of all German wines fall into Qualitatswein and Pradikatswein.

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What is the quality level of Liebfraumilch?

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Qualitatswein

17
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What are the German Pradikats?

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Kabinett
spatlese
auslese
beerenauslese
trokenbeerenauslese
eiswein
18
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How is the Pradikate level determined?

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By the level of sugars in the grape at the time of harvest measured by degrees according to the Oschsle scale

19
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What is tricky when it comes to interpreting the pradikat levels.

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They are expressed in a range according to each anbaugebiete. There are minimums but there are not any maximums. So a Spatlese can be labeled as a kabinett. This happens in warm vintages.

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What is the minimum abv % for Pradikatswein?

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7 % (5.5 % for Beerenauslese, TBA, and Eiswein.

21
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Can winemakers chaptalize at the Pradikatswein level?

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No. But, they can at the Qualitatswein level.

22
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What is the Amtliche Prufungsnummer?

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5 sets of numbers indicating a wine has been approved by a tasting panel.

region where tested
commune where bottled
bottler's code
unique code for bottling
final 2 numbers indicate year the application was filed.
23
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What quality category is Grosses Gewachs?

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Qualitatswein or Qba -

Dry wines are released without mention of pradikat

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