German Wine Classification Flashcards
1
Q
Where is Riesling’s spiritual home?
A
Middle Rhine and the Lower Mosel.
Two of Europe’s great wine rivers
2
Q
Ice wine
A
Eiswein
3
Q
Eiswein
A
Ice wine
4
Q
What are the Pradikat categories?
A
Kabinett, Spatlese, Auslese, Beerenauslese, Trokenbeerenauslese, Eiswein
5
Q
Where is the Pradikat traditionally used?
A
Mosel
6
Q
What style - sweet or dry are pradikat wines generally?
A
sweet
7
Q
What are the classifications of German wine?
A
Landwein / D. wein
Qualitatswein
Pradikatswein
VDP
8
Q
What are the quality levels of VDP?
A
Gutswein Ortswein Erste Lage Grosses Gewachs GG - Great growth Grosses Lage - Great site
9
Q
What are sweetness of wine levels?
A
troken/selection - dry 9rs halbtroken/classic - half dry 12rs feinherb - off dry lieblich, mild or restsuss - semi sweet 45rs sus or edelsuss - sweet - more than 45rs