German Terms Flashcards

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Alleinbesitz

A

monopole

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2
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Alte Reben

A

Old Vines

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Zentralkellerei

A

Co-Op (buys wine or must form independents and bottles

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4
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Vorlese

A

Pre-Harvest - to drop unwanted fruit

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5
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Rotling

A

Rose from red and white grapes

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6
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Gutsabfüllung

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grown, produced, bottles by same estate

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Keuper

A

clay and slate soil

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8
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Erste Gewächs

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

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9
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Edelfäule

A

Noble Rot

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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
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11
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Ton

A

Clay

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12
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Steillage

A

steep site. A vineyard inclination of more than 30%

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13
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Schotter

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gravel

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14
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Biologische Sãureabbau

A

malolactic fermentation

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Abfüller

A

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

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16
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Anreicherung

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Sweetening must before or during fermentation.
VS - chaptalization is the addition of sugar only
(enrichment includes the addition of grape must, concentrated grape must, and RCGM)

17
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Badisch Rotgold

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A rotling from Baden.

- Made from Grauburgunder (min. 51%) and Spatburgunder grapes. Composition must be declared on label