Germany

Question 1

Landwein

Answer 1

PGI Wine in Germany - Typcially light bodied and dry to off dry

Question 2

Qualitatswein

Answer 2

PDO wines most come from one of the 13 wine regions in Germany and achieve higher level of grape ripeness than Landwein

Question 3

Pradikatswein

Answer 3

PDO - Higher level of sugar is required in grapes than Qualitatswein
Grapes must come from a single region
Six categories within Pradikatswein classified sugar levels

Question 4

Kabinett

Answer 4

Lightest most delicate

Typcially light body with green fruit, citrus and floral aromas

Question 5

Elswein (Icewine)

Answer 5

Made from grapes that have frozen on the vine
Fresh stone fruit, tropical fruit
Botrytis plays no role in Elswein
Specific conditions do not occur every year

Question 6

Spatlese

Answer 6

Late Harvest

More concentrate flavours and fuller body than Kabinett from the ssame reguin with riper citrus and some stone fruit

Question 7

Auslese

Answer 7

Slected Harvest
Made from carefully selected extra ripe bunches
Stone fruit, tropical fruit and dried fruits
Can be made dry (trocken) but most have sweetness

Question 8

Beerenauslese/BA

Answer 8

Selected berry harvest

Made from selected bunches or berries that have been concentrated by botrytis

Question 9

Trockenbeerenauslese/TBA

Answer 9

Selected dried berry harvest

Made from indiviudally selected berries that have been dried through the effect of botrytis

Question 10

Trocken

Answer 10

Dry wine

Question 11

Halbtrocken

Answer 11

Wine with some sweetness