Germany Flashcards
Anbaugebiet
a major growing region in Germany
Einzellage
Single vineyard
Grosslage
Collection of vineyards
Bereich
A district of villages and vineyards
German Regions
Einzellage - single vineyard
Grosslage - collection of vineyards
Bereich - a district of villages and vineyards
Anbaugebiet - a major growing region
German Grapes
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
German Quality Levels
Quality from Lowest to Highest Level:
- Deutscher Wein - table wine
- wines without geographical indication
- known as Tafelwein until 2009
- Landwein - regional wine (IGP in Italian)
- Qualitätswein
- chapitalization permitted
- must be produced from approved varieties sourced from a single anbaugebiet
- 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
Deutscher
German
Edelfäule
Noble rot or botrytis
Füder
Large oak cask (Mosel) 1000 litres or 264 US Gallons
Gutsabfüllung
Estate bottled
Halbtrocken
Half dry (equal to or less than 18g sugar/litre) w/10g/l acidity
Feinherb
An authorized synonym for Halbtrocken
Öechsle
Measurement of sugar level of must
Rotwein
Red wine
Sekt
Sparkling wine
Süssreserve
Sterilized grape juice used to sweeten wine - in both Germany and Austria
Trocken
Dry
Usually 4g/l residual sugar, BUT up to 9g/L residual sugar if acidity is within 2g/L of RS
Weissherbst
Rose wine
Weisswine
White wine
Weissburgunder
Pinot Blanc
“White Grapes from Burgundy”
Grauburgunder
Pinot Gris
“Gray Grapes from Burgundy”
Spätburgunder
Pinot Noir
“Late Ripening Grapes from Burgundy”
Müller-Thurgau cross
Cross between Riesling x Madeleine Royale
This was the most widely planted grape in Germany, now it’s Riesling
Silvaner grape and its best growing region
Franken region
Liebfraumilch
- 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
Bocksbeutel
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
Name an anbaugebiet that is important for red wine
Ahr Valley - mainly red wine region
Baden
Franken
Pfalz
Anbaugebiet with the most land under vine
Rheinhessen
Prädikat Levels for Prädikatswein in Germany
- Kabinett
- Spätlese
- Auslese
- Beerenauslese (BA)
- Eiswein - frozen and there is no botrytis
- Trockenbeerenauslese (TBA) - sweetest wine
VDP (Verband Deutscher Prädikats)
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.
What is the Prädikat system based on
Ripeness of grapes at harvest
All GG wines are
Dry (trocken)
How do vineyards in the Mosel attain extra warmth to helps grapes ripen
- Steep slopes
- Sun reflecting from rivers
- Slate Soil retains heat
Which is an important river in one of Germany’s wine regions
Rhine River
VDP/GG
VDP - Verband Deutscher Pradikatsweingüter
- founded in 1910
- members committed to top quality
GG - Grosses Gewächs
- great growth
- dry / trocken wines
Grosses Gewächs
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
