German Wines I

Question 0

What is the minimum percentage for a grape variety to be labeled in Germany?

Answer 0

85%

Question 1

What percentage of German wine is white?

Answer 1

85%

Question 2

What percentage of grapes planted are devoted to riesling?

Answer 2

21%

Question 3

Müller-Thurgau is a blend of which two grapes?

Answer 3

Riesling & Chasselas

Accounts for 13.5% of Germany’s wines

Question 4

What is the minimum percent required for a vintage to be stated on a label?

Answer 4

85%

Although, top wine producers use 100% vareital & vintage.

Question 5

How may wine regions in Germany?

What is the German name for a wine region?

Answer 5

13 (Major regions: Rheinhessen, Rheingau, Mosel & Pfalz)

Anbaugebiete

Question 6

What is the name for a district inside an Anbaugebiete, a group of vineyards, a single vineyard?

Answer 6

Berich
Großlage
Einzellage

Question 7

What are the 4 major Anbaugebiete?

List all 13:

Answer 7

Rheinhessen, Rheingau, Mosel, Pfalz

Ahr, Baden, Franken, Hessische Bergstasse, Mittlerhein, Nahe, Saale-Unstrut, Sachsen, Württemberg

Question 8

What is chapitalization? Is it allowed?

Answer 8

Chapitalization is the adding of sugar before fermentation to boost alcohol levels during seasons the growers grapes didn’t get enough sun (thus sugar). This is not allowed for higher quality wines.

Question 9

What is the German term for dry? Off dry?

Answer 9

Trocken

Halbtrocken

Question 10

What is QbA?

Answer 10

Qualitätswein bestimmter Anbaugebiete: QbA indicates a quality wine that comes from one of the thirteen specified regions.

Question 11

List the ripeness levels of Prädikatswein:

Answer 11

Kabinett
Spätlese "late picking"
Auslese "out picked"
Beerenauslese "berries out picked"
Trockenbeerenauslese "dried berries out picked"
Eiswein "ice wine"

Question 12

What is eiswein?

Answer 12

“Ice Wine”

Made from berries that are literally frozen on the vine and pressed while frozen resulting in a more concentrated juice with less water creating a sweeter dessert style wine.

Question 13

What is süssreserve?

Answer 13

Süssreserve is when you add unfermented grape juice to wine after fermentation to increase residual sugar (which consequently lowers alcohol content.) Often found in German rieslings. The finest estates do not rely on süssreserve, but instead rely on stopping the fermentation to acheive their style.

Question 14

What is Edelfäule?

Answer 14

German for ‘noble rot’ or ‘botrytis cinerea’. Instrumental in the production of beerenauslese and trockenbeerenauslese.

Causes the grapes to shrivel (evaporating water) leaving the grower with more sugar concentrated grapes.

Question 15

Which red grape is grown in Germany and what’s it called?

Answer 15

Spätburgunder. Pinot noir.

Question 16

What are the German words for Pinot Gris and Pinot Blanc?

Answer 16

Grauburgunder “gray burgundy”

Weissburgunder “white burgundy”

Question 17

What term does Germany use to measure the ripeness of grapes?

Answer 17

Oeschle