German Wine Flashcards
What are the most important water features in Germany’s wine producing regions?
Rhine River
Lake Constance/Bodensee
Mosel River
Rhone tributaries: Ahr, Nahe, Main, and Neckar Rivers
The winegrowing regions of Germany are primarily in the states of: (3)
Baden-Wurtemberg, Hesse, Rhoneland-Palatinate.
List the 6 leading red grape varieties in German wine making.
- Spatburgunder - Pinot Noir
- Dornfelder
- Blauer Portugieser
- Trollinger
- Blaufrankisch
- St. Laurent
List the 7 leading white grape varieties in German wine making.
1, Riesling
2. Muller-Thurgau
3. Silvaner
4. Grauburgunder; Pinot Gris, Rulander
5. Weissburgunder; Pinot Blanc
6. Kerner; riesling x schiava grossa cross
7. Gewurztraminer
List the 3 broad categories of German wine law
- Wein
- PGI- geschutzte geographische Angabe (gga)
- PDO- geschutzte Ursprungsbezeichnung (gU)
List the subcategories of German PDO (gU) wines
- Qualitatswein
- Pradikatswein
List the 6 levels of Pradikatswein in ascending order of grape ripeness
- Kabinett
- Spatlese
- Auslese
- Beerenauslese (BA)
- Eiswein
- Trockenbeerenauslese (TBA)
What do the Pradikats levels ensure?
Ensures that the grapes used in a specific wine have achieved a minimum level of ripeness. The riper levels are considered desirable, as the use of underripe grapes may result in wines that are highly acidic, light in alcohol, and with flavors that are not fully developed.
What are the 4 geographical indications (GI) for wine production in Germany?
- Anbaugebiete
- Bereiche
- Grosslagen
- Einzellagen
what is an Anbaugebiete?
wine region for PDO wines in Germany - 13 total
What is a Bereiche?
GI recognized wine region in Germany - approximately 30- can be thought of as a regional or district appellation. Each Anbaugebiete contains at least one Bereiche.
What is a Grosslagen?
(approx. 160) - a grouping of numerous vineyards into a convienant administrative package. Laregly meaningless from a terroir standpoint.
What is an Eizellagen?
GI
