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Anbaugebiet

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a major growing region in Germany

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Einzellage

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Single vineyard

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Grosslage

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Collection of vineyards

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Bereich

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A district of villages and vineyards

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German Regions

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Einzellage - single vineyard
Grosslage - collection of vineyards
Bereich - a district of villages and vineyards
Anbaugebiet - a major growing region

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German Grapes

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White:

  • Riesling
  • Müller-Thurgau
  • Silvaner: famous in Franken in Bocksbeutel
  • Scheurebe
  • Weissburgunder (Pinot Blanc)
  • Grauburgunder (Pinot Gris)

Red:

  • Spätburgunder: famous in Ahr valley
  • Dornfelder
  • Portugieser
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German Quality Levels

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Quality from Lowest to Highest Level:

  1. Deutscher Wein - table wine
    • wines without geographical indication
    • known as Tafelwein until 2009
  2. Landwein - regional wine (IGP in Italian)
  3. Qualitätswein
    • chapitalization permitted
    • must be produced from approved varieties sourced from a single anbaugebiet
  4. Prädikatswein
    • no chapitalization permitted
    • wines in this category are further labeled by prädikats
    • this prädikat level is determined by the level of sugars in the grape at harvest, measured by degrees according to the Öchsle scale
    • may also carry an Amtliche Prüfungsnummer (AP Number) - a series of five sets of numbers indicating that the wine has been approved by a tasting panel
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Deutscher

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German

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Edelfäule

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Noble rot or botrytis

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Füder

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Large oak cask (Mosel) 1000 litres or 264 US Gallons

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Gutsabfüllung

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Estate bottled

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Halbtrocken

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Half dry (equal to or less than 18g sugar/litre) w/10g/l acidity

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Feinherb

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An authorized synonym for Halbtrocken

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Öechsle

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Measurement of sugar level of must

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Rotwein

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Red wine

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Sekt

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Sparkling wine

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Süssreserve

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Sterilized grape juice used to sweeten wine - in both Germany and Austria

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Trocken

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Dry

Usually 4g/l residual sugar, BUT up to 9g/L residual sugar if acidity is within 2g/L of RS

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Weissherbst

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Rose wine

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Weisswine

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White wine

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Weissburgunder

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Pinot Blanc

“White Grapes from Burgundy”

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Grauburgunder

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Pinot Gris

“Gray Grapes from Burgundy”

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Spätburgunder

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Pinot Noir

“Late Ripening Grapes from Burgundy”

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Müller-Thurgau cross

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Cross between Riesling x Madeleine Royale

This was the most widely planted grape in Germany, now it’s Riesling

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Silvaner grape and its best growing region

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Franken region

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Liebfraumilch

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  • Inexpensive German supermarket type wine.
  • The Rheinhessen is where cheap Liebfraumilch—a sweet white blend—came from

Found in these regions or anbaugebiet of Germany:

Rheinhessen
Pfalz
Rheingau

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Bocksbeutel

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Is a type of round wine bottle “goat scrotum”

This type of bottle is typically used in Franken region in Germany

Bottled for Riesling and Silvaner

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Name an anbaugebiet that is important for red wine

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Ahr Valley - mainly red wine region
Baden
Franken
Pfalz

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Anbaugebiet with the most land under vine

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Rheinhessen

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Prädikat Levels for Prädikatswein in Germany

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  1. Kabinett
  2. Spätlese
  3. Auslese
  4. Beerenauslese (BA)
  5. Eiswein - frozen and there is no botrytis
  6. Trockenbeerenauslese (TBA) - sweetest wine
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VDP (Verband Deutscher Prädikats)

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The VDP An invite-only association of around 200 estate wineries across Germany. The focus of the VDP (Verband Deutscher Prädikats) is exceptional quality estate wines. This is a great place to start looking for high quality German wine.

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What is the Prädikat system based on

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Ripeness of grapes at harvest

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All GG wines are

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Dry (trocken)

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How do vineyards in the Mosel attain extra warmth to helps grapes ripen

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  1. Steep slopes
  2. Sun reflecting from rivers
  3. Slate Soil retains heat
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Which is an important river in one of Germany’s wine regions

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Rhine River

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VDP/GG

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VDP - Verband Deutscher Pradikatsweingüter

  • founded in 1910
  • members committed to top quality

GG - Grosses Gewächs

  • great growth
  • dry / trocken wines
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Grosses Gewächs

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Wine made from Grosses Lage, means great growth, and is DRY wine

  • from Grosse Lage “Grand Cru” site
  • relaxed no later than Sep 1st following harvest
  • member of the VDP
  • harvested at spätlese level and Vino Ford all the way dry - to have full aromatic intensity
  • wine is harvested by hand

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