Germany Flashcards
define geschützte Ursprungsbezeichnung
the german name for a PDO
what are the four levels of wine
Wein
Land Wein
Quallitastatswein
Pradikat (a subset of Qual…)
what does VDP stand for?
Verband Deuscheur Pradikatsweiner
min alcohol for Kabinett wines
7%
Min alcohol for BA and TBA
5.5%
minimum must weights for the pradikat scale
Kabinett: 70-85° Spätlese: 76-95° Auslese: 83-105° Beerenauslese: 110-128° Eiswein: 110-128° Trockenbeerenauslese: 150-154°
what is the Traubenadler
The VDP logo
Four tiers of the VDP
Gutswein
Ortswein
Erst Lage
Grosse Lage
define kalkstein
limestone
define Blauen Schiefer
blue slate
what is the minimum aging for GG wines?
whites - sept 1 of year after harvest
reds - 2 years (1 year in wood)
what is the max yield for Grosee Lage wines
50 hl/ha
what are the sizes of the following barre;s
halbstuck
stuck
doppelstuck
600 litre
1200 litre
2400 litre
a synonym for Fruhburgunder
Pinot Noir Précoce
Dornfelder is a cross between what two grapes
Helfensteiner and Haroldrebe
The Rhine empties in what body of water
The North Sea
Berg Schlossberg is in what part of ther Rheingau
Rudesheim
who produced the first “cabinett”
Kloster Eberbach, 1712
who produced the first Spatlese
Schloss Johannisberg, 1715
Josef Leitz is a producer in what region?
Rheingau
Define Erste Gewachs
A function of the Charta work in the Rheingau, the “first growth” vineyards
who owns the Hattenheimer Pfaffenberg vineyard?
Schloss Schonborn
What is the best vineyard for Pinot Noir in the Rheingau
Hollenberg, in Assmanhausemen
what river forms the border between Luxumbourg and Germany
Mosel
Reinhold Haart is a producer in what region
Mosel (Bernkastel)
where is the Uhlen vineyard?
Lower Mosel