Germany

Question 1

What are the Pradicat levels of German wines?

Answer 1

Kabinett, Spatlese, Auslese, Beerenauslese, Trockenbeerenauslese

Question 2

True or False: Pradikatswein is organized by the amount of residual sugar in the finished wine?

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Which term indicates a dry German wine?

Answer 3

Trocken

Question 4

What is the German name for Pinot Noir?

Answer 4

Spatburgunder

Question 5

List the German land sizes from smallest to largest.

Answer 5

Einzellage, Grosslage, Bereich

Question 6

What type of soil in Germany helps the vines ripen grapes by storing heat and radiating that heat at night?

Answer 6

Slate

Question 7

True or False: The Ahr region in Germany is more famous for its red wine than for its white wine?

Answer 7

True

Question 8

What is the most important white grape varietal in Germany?

Answer 8

Riesling

Question 9

What is the most important red grape varietal in Germany?

Answer 9

Spatburgunder (Pinot Noir)

Question 10

What is an Anbaugebiet?

Answer 10

A wine region

Question 11

What is an “einzellagen”?

Answer 11

The German term for vineyard.

Question 12

What does the German word “Eldelfaule” refer to?

Answer 12

Noble rot

Question 13

Name some of the rivers located near the German wine regions.

Answer 13

Mosel, Rhine, Main, Nahe, and Elbe

Question 14

Why are rivers so important to German vineyard sites?

Answer 14

The sun reflecting off of the rivers creates warmth for the vines during the day.

Question 15

How does slate play an important role in German vineyards?

Answer 15

Slate absorbs heat from the sun during the day and releases it to the vines during the night, creating a warmer climate in a cooler region.

Question 16

What is “Weissherbst”?

Answer 16

A saignee rose wine from Germany made from a single varietal.

Question 17

What is the German word for sparkling wine?

Answer 17

Sekt

Question 18

How is Sekt produced?

Answer 18

Using the Charmat Method

Question 19

List the five top white varietals of Germany.

Answer 19

Riesling, Muller-Thurgau, Silvaner, Grauburgunder (Pinot Gris), and Weissbergunder (Pinot Blanc)

Question 20

What is the Ochsle Scale?

Answer 20

The degree of sugar in the grapes at harvest in Germany.

Question 21

Name six of the thirteen Anbaugebiete of Germany.

Answer 21

Mosel, Ahr, Rheingau. Rheinhessen, Pfalz, Franken

Question 22

What designates a high quality Riesling from the Mosel?

Answer 22

A Goldkapsel - many times, the longer the capsule the higher quality of wine.

Question 23

What is Piesport’s greatest vineyard?

Answer 23

Goldtropfchen, which means “droplets of gold” and is a natural ampitheatre providing excellent terrior for the the Riesling varietal.

Question 24

Where are some of Europe’s steepest vineyard located?

Answer 24

In the Zell region of the Mosel in Germany, called “Terrassenmosel”, reaching to a steep grade of 65%.

Question 25

What is Germany's oldest winemaking region?

Answer 25

The Mosel

Question 26

What anbaugebiet in Germany has the most land under vine?

Answer 26

The Rheinhessen

Question 27

What grape varietal is the Rheinhessen most devoted to?

Answer 27

Silvaner

Question 28

What two grape varietals are making an appearance in the Pfalz anbaugebiest in Germany?

Answer 28

Sauvignon Blanc and Sangiovese

Question 29

What are the wines of Franken, Germany traditionally bottled in?

Answer 29

A bocksbeutel; a squat, flask shaped bottle made from green glass.

Question 30

What is "Schillerwein"

Answer 30

A German style of rose produced by fermenting red and white grapes together.

Question 31

What is the AP number on a German wine?

Answer 31

It's a number listed on the bottle that tells the vineyard site, region, application number, and application year for the wine.

Question 32

What are "classic" and "selection" wines in Germany?

Answer 32

Classic wines are haubtrocken wines and selection wines are trocken wines, a determintation of a riesling style.

Question 33

Where do most of the Anabaugebietes reside in Germany?

Answer 33

In Southwest Germany.

Question 34

On Germany, what is the VDP?

Answer 34

The top 200 wine producers in the country that designates the quality standards of German wine. Established in 1910

Question 35

What are teh "Erstes Gewachs", and where would you find them?

Answer 35

They are the arch pictures located on wines from the Rheingau Anabaugebiete in Germany. The number of arches (2 or 3) designate wine quality...more arches means better quality.

Question 36

In Germany, what are the minimal requirements for Vintage and Varietal to be stated on a label?

Answer 36

85%

Question 37

What are the soil types of the Mosel?

Answer 37

Slate - both red and blue

Question 38

What is the major waterway of the Nahe, Germany?

Answer 38

The Nahe

Question 39

Where is Assmannshausen located and what varietal grows there?

Answer 39

Rheingau, Spatbugrunder (Pinot Noir)

Question 40

What is the mountain range of the Pfalz? What sits on the opposite side?

Answer 40

Vosges Mountains, Alsace, France

Question 41

What Anbaugebiet would you find Bernkastler Doctor?

Answer 41

Mosel