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

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2
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Ice wine

A

Eiswein

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3
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Eiswein

A

Ice wine

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4
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What are the Pradikat categories?

A

Kabinett, Spatlese, Auslese, Beerenauslese, Trokenbeerenauslese, Eiswein

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5
Q

Where is the Pradikat traditionally used?

A

Mosel

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6
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What style - sweet or dry are pradikat wines generally?

A

sweet

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7
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What are the classifications of German wine?

A

Landwein / D. wein
Qualitatswein
Pradikatswein
VDP

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8
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What are the quality levels of VDP?

A
Gutswein
Ortswein
Erste Lage
Grosses Gewachs GG - Great growth
Grosses Lage - Great site
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9
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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
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