German Sweet wine Flashcards
Basics of German Sweet wine
BA means?
Beerenausles
TBA means?
Trockenbeerenauslese
How are german wines classified?
What does this indicate about quality?
What does the classification tell us?
By the ripeness ripeness level and sugar content of the grapes at harvest.
It has no bearing on quality.
Tells the ripeness of the grape at picking.
In Germany what is the scale called for grading sugar content in the grape?
Oechsle
What is the grape of choice for Germany’s fine wines?
Riesling.
What is a QmP wine
Prädikatswein (Previously Qualitätswein mit Prädikat)
Requirements for a QmP wine
- Recognised German fruit grown in one of the 13 specified wine-growing regions and labeled as such.
- Hand picked
- Must reach natural alcohol content as per regional requirements.
- Minimum 5.5% alc
- No chaptalisation.
Tell me about Trockenbeerenauslese
- German classification based on the ripeness level and sugar content of the grapes.
- Trockenbeerenauslese means literally “dry berry selection.”
- This very sweet dessert wine is made from individually selected shriveled grapes that have the highest sugar levels with flavors concentrated further by the fungus Botrytis cinerea, or noble rot.
- Trockenbeerenauslesen rank among the greatest sweet wines in the world.
Tell me about Beerenauslese
- German classification based on the ripeness level and sugar content of the grapes.
- Beerenauslesen are made from individually selected grapes that are very ripe.
- Usually these grapes have been affected by Botrytis cinerea, or noble rot, further concentrating their high sugars.
- These wines are rare and costly.
Oechsle in Beerenauslaese and Trockenbeerenauslese
BA = 110-123 degrees Oechsle
TBA 150 - 154 degrees Oechsle
Nobel rot in Beerenauslaese and Trockenbeerenauslese
Not required but almost always the case.
Colour of Beerenauslaese and Trockenbeerenauslese
Beerenauslaese = Light Rich gold.
Trockenbeerenauslese = Brownish gold to dark brown.
