Germany Flashcards

1
Q

define geschützte Ursprungsbezeichnung

A

the german name for a PDO

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2
Q

what are the four levels of wine

A

Wein
Land Wein
Quallitastatswein
Pradikat (a subset of Qual…)

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3
Q

what does VDP stand for?

A

Verband Deuscheur Pradikatsweiner

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4
Q

min alcohol for Kabinett wines

A

7%

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5
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Min alcohol for BA and TBA

A

5.5%

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6
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minimum must weights for the pradikat scale

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Kabinett: 70-85°
Spätlese: 76-95°
Auslese: 83-105°
Beerenauslese: 110-128°
Eiswein: 110-128°
Trockenbeerenauslese: 150-154°
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7
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what is the Traubenadler

A

The VDP logo

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8
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Four tiers of the VDP

A

Gutswein
Ortswein
Erst Lage
Grosse Lage

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9
Q

define kalkstein

A

limestone

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10
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define Blauen Schiefer

A

blue slate

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11
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what is the minimum aging for GG wines?

A

whites - sept 1 of year after harvest

reds - 2 years (1 year in wood)

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12
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what is the max yield for Grosee Lage wines

A

50 hl/ha

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13
Q

what are the sizes of the following barre;s

halbstuck
stuck
doppelstuck

A

600 litre
1200 litre
2400 litre

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14
Q

a synonym for Fruhburgunder

A

Pinot Noir Précoce

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15
Q

Dornfelder is a cross between what two grapes

A

Helfensteiner and Haroldrebe

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16
Q

The Rhine empties in what body of water

A

The North Sea

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17
Q

Berg Schlossberg is in what part of ther Rheingau

A

Rudesheim

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18
Q

who produced the first “cabinett”

A

Kloster Eberbach, 1712

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19
Q

who produced the first Spatlese

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Schloss Johannisberg, 1715

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20
Q

Josef Leitz is a producer in what region?

A

Rheingau

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21
Q

Define Erste Gewachs

A

A function of the Charta work in the Rheingau, the “first growth” vineyards

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22
Q

who owns the Hattenheimer Pfaffenberg vineyard?

A

Schloss Schonborn

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23
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What is the best vineyard for Pinot Noir in the Rheingau

A

Hollenberg, in Assmanhausemen

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24
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what river forms the border between Luxumbourg and Germany

A

Mosel

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25
Q

Reinhold Haart is a producer in what region

A

Mosel (Bernkastel)

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26
Q

where is the Uhlen vineyard?

A

Lower Mosel

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27
Q

what is the most planted grape in the Obermosel

A

Elbling

28
Q

name two producers from the Ruwer

A

Karthouserhof

Grunhaus

29
Q

where is the sharzhofberg vineyard

A

Saar (south facing, Egon Muller territory)

30
Q

what is the biggest wine producing region in Germany

A

Rheinhessen

31
Q

min r/s for liebfraumilch

A

18 g/l

32
Q

four area that may producer Liebfraumilch

A

Nahe
Rheinhessen
Rheingau
Pfalz

33
Q

what are the key grapes of Liebfraumilch

A

min 70% Silvaner, Riesling, Kerner, Muller

34
Q

where is the Roter Hang

A

Rheinhessen

35
Q

name two famous vineyards in the Rheinhessen

A

Rothenberg

Pattenthal

36
Q

where is the Wonnegau Bereich

A

Rheinhessen (home to Kelller’s

37
Q

what is the soil of the Roter Hang

A

clay and red sandstone

38
Q

what three grapes of the Pfalz are authorized for VDP Grosse Lage bottlings

A

Riesling, Spatburgunder, weissburgunder

39
Q

Where is the Forester Kirkenstuck vineyard located

A

Pfalz

40
Q

where is the Saumagen vineyrd

A

Kallstadter, Pfalz

41
Q

Franken is on what river

A

Main

42
Q

most planted grape in Franken

A

Muller

43
Q

Wurzberg is in what region

A

Franken

44
Q

most famous vineyard in Franken

A

Stein

45
Q

The Tauber river is a tributary of what?

A

Main

46
Q

who is the largest producer in Franken

A

Juliusspital

47
Q

Emrich-Schonlëber is a producer in what region

A

Nahe

48
Q

name a monopole of Donnhoff

A

Oberhauser Brucke

49
Q

what is the german name for Chasselas

A

Gutedel

50
Q

where is the Kaiserstuhl

A

Baden (volcanic/loess soils)

51
Q

what is the German name for Pinot Meunier

A

Schwarzriesling

52
Q

what is schiava known as in Germany

A

Trollinger

53
Q

what is schillerwein

A

a blended rosé popular in Wurttemberg

54
Q

The Neckar river is in what region

A

wurttemberg

55
Q

why can the Ahr ripen its wines

A

east-west valley enjoy the Gulf Stream

Canyon-like topography acts as a heat trap

56
Q

what are the most northern regions in Germany

A

Saale-Unstrut & Sachen

57
Q

Wiengut Diel is a producer in what region

A

Nahe

58
Q

Hermannschöle is a GG vineyard in what town

A

Niederhauser (Nahe)

59
Q

name three bottlings of JJ Prum

A

Bernkastler Badstube
Wehlen sunnennuhr
graacher himmelreich

60
Q

what was the first vintage of Keller’s G Max

A

2001

61
Q

name 3 keller bottlings

A

Hubacker GG
Kirchspiel GG
Morstein GG

62
Q

who is the only German member of the PFV (Primum Famillae Vini)

A

Egon Muller

63
Q

what is the 2nd property of Egon Muller

A

Le Gallais (Braune Kupp, Mosel)

64
Q

name three bottlings of Karthhauserhof

A

Riesling Spatlese Alte Reben
Riesling Auslese Trocken
Riesling Karthhauserhofberg GG

65
Q

what is the monopole vineyard of Robert Weil

A

Turmberg

66
Q

name 3 bottlings of Ernest Loosen

A

Erdener Pralat
Urziger Wurtzgarten
Graacher Himmelreich