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1
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germany has some of the … most and … est vineyards in the northern hemisphere

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norhternmost and coolest vineyards in the northern hemisphere

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what is the principal white grape of germany

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riesling

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what are the 2 main rivers in germany and in what regions are they?

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  • mosel river = runs through the mosel region

- Rhine river = runs though the Rheingau region

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4
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German wine regions are called …

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anbaugebiete

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germany has 13 Anbaugebiete (wine regions).

Which are main important

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  1. mosel
  2. rheingau
  3. rheinhessen
  4. pfalz
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in which quadrant of germany are the bulk of Germany’s wine regions located ?

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southwestern quadrant, near France and switzerland

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what is the general climate of germany?

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cool continental

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what are some features that help moderate the climate of germany

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  • rivers (e.g. the mosel and Rhine)

- moutpains (e.g. tanks, haardt)

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9
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besides moderating climate, what other benefit do rivers provide?

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reflects sunlight, which is vital to ripening grapes in cool growing regions like germany.

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10
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generally, where are grapes planted in germany?

a. valley floors facing any direction
b. hillsides facing south

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b. hillsides facing south.

remember, germany is very far north so vineyards are planted on south-facing hillsides as they need to soak up as much sunshine as possible to ripen

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what are the soils of germany

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they vary depending on the region, but the top vineyards are planted on:

  • blue slate (mosel)
  • red slate (Rheingau)
  • basalt (baden)
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what are the advantages of German vineyards being planted on slate and basalt?

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  • absorb heat during the day

- release that heat overnight in this very cool climate

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13
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what are the white grapes of germany

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riesling
muller-thurgau
silvaner

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what is germanys red grape

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pinot noir, aka spätburgunder

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15
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what percent of production in germany is white wine?

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70%

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16
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what fermentation vessels are typically used in germany?

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  • stianless steel

- large, old, neutral barrels

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17
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what is chaptalisation?

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the addition of sugar to the must (grape juice) – not to make a sweeter wine, but a stronger one.
Chaptalization is mostly used in cool regions where grapes struggle to ripen (and have insufficient sugar).

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18
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is chaptalization allowed in germany

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yes, but it’s really only used for low-quality level wines (not prädikat wines)

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19
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in germany, wines can be fermented to:

a. fully dry
b. off dry
c. sweet
d. all levels from dry to sweet

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d. all levels from dry to sweet

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20
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what does the term ‘Trocken’ mean in English?

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dry

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21
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In germany, wines WITHOUT geographic indication are called …

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wein

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22
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in germany, wines WITH geographic indication have three levels:

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  1. landwein (PGI)
  2. Qualitätswein (PDO)
  3. Prädikatswein (PDO)
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23
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landwein (PGI) wines are:

a. regional, acceptable, quality, rarely exported
b. single site, high quality, rarely exported

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a. regional, acceptable quality, rarely exported

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what is a Qualitätswein

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a wine from one of the 13 anbaugebiete

wines of this level can be dry to sweet

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25
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Prädikatswein is a subset of … wines

How many prädikat levels are there?

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subset of Qualitätswein

6 prädikat levels

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26
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what are the 6 prädikat levels from lowest price/ ripeness to highest price / ripeness?

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  1. kabinett
  2. spälese
  3. auslese
  4. beerenauslese
  5. eiswein
  6. trockenbeerenauslese
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27
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which 3 of the prädikat levels are most used as table wines?

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  1. kabinett
  2. spätlese
  3. auslese
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28
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what does spätlese translate to in English?

what does auslese translate to in English?

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spätlese = late harvest
auslese = selected harvest
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29
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what kind of grapes are eisweins made from?

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frozen grapes

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30
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of the 3 highest price/ripeness prädikats levels, which 2 will always be affected by botrytis?

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  1. Beerenauslese (BA)

2. Trockenbeerenauslese (TBA)

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31
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when someone says, “all German wines are always sweet,”, what do you know to be true?

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not all German wines are sweet.

The prädikat levels do not measure or indicate sweetness, or the residual sugar, in wine – the prädikat levels indicate the RIPENESS at which the grapes were picked.
How the wines are vilified == to complete the dryness or medium-sweetness – is up to the winemaker

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32
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which 3 prädikat levels can be fermented dry and have Trocken on the label

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  1. kabinett
  2. spätlese
  3. auslese
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33
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what does VDP stand for (what is it spelled out)?

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Verband Deutscher Prädikatsweingüter

34
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who is in the VDP and what do they set out to do?

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The VDP is an organizaiton of >200 of Germany’s best winemakers committed to excellence who set out to make and promoted top-tier, top-quality wines from the highest-quality terroir and vineyards based on traditional German winemaking.

35
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what region outside of germany does the VDP emulate and model their classification after?

A

Burgundy

36
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what are the typical wines made under the VDP classifications?

A

dry rieslings

37
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in what year was the VDP founded?

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1910

38
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grosses gewächs:

  • what does it translate to in English?
  • these wines are always ….
  • grapes come from …
A
  • translated to great growth
  • wines are always dry
  • grapes from top vineyards
39
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is grosses Gewächs a legal term?

A

no; it’s a term used by the VDP classifying a dry wine from a top site

40
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what does the German term Gemeinde mean in English?

A

village.

For example, if you see Ürziger Würzgarten on a wine label, it means the grapes came from the village of Ürzig and the Würzgarten vineyard.

41
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on a German wine label, the first word (of the two words together) that ends in -er is the …

A

village, or gemeinde

42
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what is an einzellage

A

single vineyard

43
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which of Germany’s wine regions is the oldest?

A

Mosel

44
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on what parallel is the mosel wine region?

A

49th parallel

45
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what is the climate of the mosel

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cool contintental

46
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which river helps moderate the mosel wine region

A

mosel river

47
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what is the landscape of the mosel wine region

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very steep, south-facing vineyards

48
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what is the soil of them Mosel wine region

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slate

  • porous, well draining
  • excellent heat retention
49
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what grapes are grown in the mosel

A

riesling

50
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riesling grown in the mosel is typically:

a. ultra-ripe, low acid, high alcohol, dry
b. ripe, medium acid and alcohol, dry
c. just-rip, high acid, low alcohol, off-dry

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c. just-ripe, high acid, low alcohol, off-dry

51
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most mosel rieslings are vilified in what type of vessel

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stainless steel

52
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why do most mosel rieslings have residual sugar

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to blanke out the ripping-high acidity

think lemonade: if there’s too much lemon juice (acidity), you need sugar to balance out that sharpness

53
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why are most mosel rieslings so low in alcohol?

A

because the grapes struggle to ripen at that northerly latitude, their sugars are low which in turn mean a lower-alcohol wine

54
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name two gemeinden (villages) in the mosel famous for their rieslings

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  1. Ürzig

2. Piesport

55
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the Rheingau is north or south of the mosel

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south of the mosel

56
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what mountain range is on the north side of the Rheingau?

A

Taunus mountains

these mountains protect the Rheingau from cold northerly winds

57
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what is the climate of the rheingau

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continental

Rheingau is a bit warmer than the mosel due to its being further south

58
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which river runs through the rheingau

A

rhine river

59
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what is the soil of the rheingau

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slate for top vineyards with some clay and sand on lower slopes

60
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where are the vineyards of the Rheingau located, and which direction do they face

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south-facing vineyards on the long slope on the north side of the Rhine river

61
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what are the grapes grown in the rheingau

A
  • riesling (white)

- spätburgunder (red)

62
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name 1 famous vineyard in the rheingau

A

schloss johannisberg

63
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what is cluster eberbach

A

orginally, it was a monastery founded by cistercian monks in 1135.
the monastery dissolved in the 1800s and today it’s known as a top-tier, single vineyard

64
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where is the rheinhessen in relation to the rheingau

A

south of rheingau

65
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what is the climate of rheinhessen

A

contintental

66
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what is the landscape of the rheinhessen

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flat with fertile soil

67
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what are the soils of the rheinhessen

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  • red sandstone

- slate

68
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what are the white grapes of rheinhessen

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  • riesling
  • muller-thurgau
  • silvaner
69
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rheinhessen is the … est wine region in germany

A

largest

70
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what is liebfraumilch

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an inexpensive, sweet white wine made mostly from Muller thurgau. it was heavily exported in the 1980s and very popular at the time, but ended up being a blemish on the perception of German wines for decades

71
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where are the top vineyards in the rheinhessen located

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a thin ribbon of steep hills on the WEST bank of the Rhine river, between Nackenheim and Nierstein.

This area is best known for today’s high quality, dry rieslings

72
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the Pfalz region in germany is pretty much a continuation of the … region in france

A

alsace

73
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what river separates the Pfalz from alsace

A

rhine river

74
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what is the mountain range on west side of pfalz

A

haardt mountains

75
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the haardt mountains are an extension of what other mountain range

A

vosges mountain range

76
Q

the haardt mountains provide the Pfalz with a … …

A

rain shadow

77
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between the Pfalz’s southerly latitude and it being in a rain shadow, it has one of the … growing areas in germany

A

warmest

78
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what is the soil in pfalz

A

limestone

79
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what are the white grapes of pfalz

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  • riesling
  • weissburgunder (pinot blanc)
  • grauburgunder (pinot gris)
80
Q

what is the red grape of the pfalz

A

spätburgunder, aka pinot noir

81
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what style of wine does the Pfalz mainly produce

A

dry wines

pfalz rieslings tend to be fuller, riper, and higher in alcohol vs Mosel rieslings

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