German Terms Flashcards
1
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Alleinbesitz
A
monopole
2
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Alte Reben
A
Old Vines
3
Q
Zentralkellerei
A
Co-Op (buys wine or must form independents and bottles
4
Q
Vorlese
A
Pre-Harvest - to drop unwanted fruit
5
Q
Rotling
A
Rose from red and white grapes
6
Q
Gutsabfüllung
A
grown, produced, bottles by same estate
7
Q
Keuper
A
clay and slate soil
8
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Erste Gewächs
A
legal term used for dry wines in the Rheingau from the best vineyards
9
Q
Edelfäule
A
Noble Rot
10
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Amtliche Prüfungsnummer
A
AP# - quality control number on all QbA and QmP wines. - Exam Board number - commune number - producers registered number - application number - year of the application. Some producers use the application number as a sequential indication of sweetness
11
Q
Ton
A
Clay
12
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Steillage
A
steep site. A vineyard inclination of more than 30%
13
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Schotter
A
gravel
14
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Biologische Sãureabbau
A
malolactic fermentation
15
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Abfüller
A
bottler or shipper who assumes the responsibility for the origin and quality of a wine