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1
Q

steillage

A

“Steep Site” usually greater than 30%

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2
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fuder

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traditional 1,000-liter cask

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3
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stück

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traditional 1,200-liter cask; a shortened form of stückfass

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4
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edelfäule

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the noble form of Botrytis cinerea, a fungus that concentrates grapes but can lead to gray rot

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5
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alte rebe

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“old vine”

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6
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trocken

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dry

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7
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Grosses Gewächs

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VDP classification of dry wines from the best vineyards; must be Spätlese ripeness

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8
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Who is credited with creating the first Spätlese wine?

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Schloss Johannisberg

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9
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In which year was the VDP formed?

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1910

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10
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Rotleigend - Red slate or sandstone

Well-draining, retains heat

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Devonian Slate -

Igneous rock soils
Friable, low in nutrients, retains heat, well-draining, resistant to phylloxera
Coveted for growing Riesling
Found in Mosel and Ahr

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12
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Loess-

Wind-blown deposits of various degraded soil types

Well-draining, low in nutrients, fine in texture

Found in Rheinhessen, Nahe, Baden, and Franken

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13
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Qualitätswein Erstes Gewächs

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This category, established in 1999, is limited to classified Riesling and Spätburgunder from the Rheingau. It is distinct from the VDP’s Erste Lage and Grosses Gewächs categories.

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14
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Qualitätswein

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Qualitätswein is wine from a single anbaugebiet, made from approved varieties. No chaptalization is allowed.

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15
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Amtliche Prüfungsnummer

A

1 Location of examination board

2 Village in which the wine was produced

3 Producer

4 Unique number for the bottling/lot

5 Year of review, typically one full year after harvest

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16
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Gutswein

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Regional wines sourced from a single anbaugebiet

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Ortswein

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Village wines from one gemeinde (village)

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18
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Erste Lage

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Premier cru wines from approved sites

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19
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Grosse Lage

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VDP Grand cru wines from approved sites

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20
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What is the VDP term for village wine?

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Ortswein

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21
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Würtzgarten Vineyard is famous for what type of soil?

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Rotliegend ( red devonian slate)

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22
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Felsenkoph is located in what Gemeinde?

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Trittenheim

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23
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Apotheke is located in what Gemeinde?

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Trittenheim

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24
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Goldtröpfchen is located in what Gemeinde?

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Piesport

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25
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Juffer and Juffer Sonnenuhr are located in what gemeinden?

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Braunberg

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26
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Lay,Doctor, Graben are all in what gemeinden?

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Bernkastel

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27
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Würzgarten is located in what gemeinden?

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Urzig

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28
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Prälat and Treppchen are located in what gemeinden?

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Erden

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29
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Kasel, Mertesdorf and Eitelsbach are all villages where?

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Ruwer, Mosel

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30
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What region of the Mosel has vineyards at higher elevations?

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Saar

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31
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How do wines of Saar bereiche compare to the rest of the wines in the Mosel?

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Due to vineyards planted at higher elevation, the temps are generally cooler, leading to wines that are leaner with taut acidity

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32
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Sharzhofberg vineyard is located where?

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Wilitigen village

Saar bereiche

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33
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Steinberg Vineyard is owned by whom?

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Kloster Erberbach since the mid 13th century in the Rheingau

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34
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What was the first Prädikat designation used?

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Kabinett, usage dated back to 1712

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35
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What country does the Rhine river originate?

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Switzerland

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36
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Assmannshausen is located where?

A

Rheingau

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37
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Assmannshausen is known for what grape?

A

Spätburgunder

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38
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What are the mountains that create a rain shadow effect for the Rheingau?

A

Taunus

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39
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Which anbaugebiet was the first to implement a classification of vineyards?\

A

Rheingau

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39
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Which anbaugebiet was the first to implement a classification of vineyards?\

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Rheingau

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39
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Which anbaugebiet was the first to implement a classification of vineyards?

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Rheingau, 1984

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40
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What was the organization responsible for creating the vineyard classification system in the Rheingau?

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The Charta Association

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41
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What year did the Charta Association merge with the VDP?

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1999

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42
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What term replaced Erste Gewächs in the Rheingau?

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Rheingau Grosses Gewächs

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43
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What are the 3 berg vineyards of Rudesheim?

A

Berg Schlossberg

Berg Roseneck

Berg Rottland

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44
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Höllenberg is located where?

A

Assmannshausen, Rheingau

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45
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Schloss Johannisberg is located where?

A

Johannisberg, Rheingau

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46
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Robert Weil is a producer where?

A

Rheingau, Kiedrich

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47
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August Kessler is a producer where?

A

Rheingau

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48
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What is the largest wine growing region in Germany?

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Rheinhessen

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49
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What is “Roter Hang” and where is it found?

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A steep east facing hill of red clay and sandstone in the Rheinhessen

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49
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What is “Roter Hang” and where is it found?

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A steep east facing hill of red clay and sandstone in the Rheinhessen

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50
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What is the most planted red grape of the Rheinhessen?

A

Dornfelder

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51
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What is the major soil type of the Rheinhessen?

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Loess

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52
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What are rivers that create borders with the Rhienhessen?

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Rhine to the east and north

Nahe to the west

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53
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What are the 3 bereiches of the Rheinhessen?

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Nierstein in the east

Bingen in the west

Wonnegau in the south

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54
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What was the name of the organization in the Rheinhessen aimed at raising quality levels and reputation?

A

Message in a bottle

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55
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Oppenheim is located in what bereiche?

A

Nierstein

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56
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Peter Keller is a top producer where?

A

Rheinhessen

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57
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Who produces G-Maxx?

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Klaus Peter Keller

58
Q

In the Pfalz what are the permitted grapes for VDP Grosse Lage?

A

Spätburgunder

Weissburgunder

Riesling

59
Q

What is the most planted grape of the Pflaz?

60
Q

What is the mountain range in the Pfalz?

A

Haardt Mts

and extension of the Vosges Mts

61
Q

Förster Kirchenstück is located where?

62
Q

Förster Kirchenstück is planted to what grape?

A

100% Riesling

63
Q

How do riesling’s of the Pfalz compare to the rest of German riesling?

A

The Pfalz are typically dry, full bodied and higher alcohol.

The hillsides are sun drenched with little rain or moisture

64
Q

The best examples of Riesling typically come from where in the Pfalz?

A

The Mittelhaardt,

greatest concentration of great vineyards between Forst and Deidsheim

65
Q

Reichsrat von Buhl, Bürklin-Wolf, and Bassermann-Jordan are all notable producers where?

66
Q

Weingut von Winning is a notable producer where?

67
Q

What river does Franken sit on?

A

Main River

68
Q

What is the most planted variety in Franken?

A

Müller-Thurgau

more planting in Franken than anywhere else in Germany

69
Q

Rudolf Fürst is known for what?

A

Top quality Spätburgunder in Franken

70
Q

Why is riesling not heavily planted in Franken?

A

The climate is distinctly continental, with short hot summers and long cold winters.

Riesling has a long growing cycle and is not able to ripen in most areas of Franken

71
Q

most viticulture in Franken takes place where?

A

Maindreieck bereiche

72
Q

What berieche of Franken grows the most red wine?

A

Mainviereck

73
Q

What is the driest wine growing region in Germany?

74
Q

What is the only variety permitted for VDP Grosse Lage in the Nahe?

75
Q

What is the only Bereiche of Nahe?

76
Q

Emrich-Schönleber is top producer where?

77
Q

Donhoff is a top producer where?

78
Q

What are the 3 regions of the Nahe?

A

Upper - in the west

Middle

Lower in the east

79
Q

What region of the Nahe ripens first?

A

Lower

the lower sits at the confluence of the Rhine and Nahe river creating more warmth

80
Q

What is the most planted grape of Baden?

A

Spätburgunder

81
Q

The biggest expression of Spätburgunder in Baden comes from where?

A

Kaiserstuhl

82
Q

What is weissherbst?

A

German rosé, a specialty of Baden made from Pinot Noir

83
Q

What is Frühburgunder?

A

a mutation of spatburgunder that ripens 2 weeks earlier

(Fruh=early in german)

84
Q

What are the primary soils of the Ahr?

A

Slate and Greywacke

85
Q

Where does the Ahr river originate?

A

The Eifel mountains

86
Q

Who is Meyer-Nakal?

A

a major influence in the Ahr wines, brought back knowledge from Burgundy

87
Q

What is the most planted grape of Wurttemberg?

A

Trollinger aka Schiava

88
Q

What is Schillerwein?

A

A specialty rosé of Wurttemburg

89
Q

What are the approved varieties for liebfraumilch?

A

Muller-Thurgau

Slyvaner

Riesling

Kerner

90
Q

What is the name of the traditional bottle for Sylvaner in Franken?

A

Böcksbutel

91
Q

What is the specialty grape of Saschen?

A

Goldriesling

92
Q

Name the 13 Anbaugebiete in Germany:

A

Ahr

Baden

Mosel

Rheinhessen

Rheingau

Mittelrhein

Pfalz

Nahe

Franken

Hessiche-Bergstrasse

Wurttemburg

Sachsen

Saal-Unstrut

93
Q

What is Lemberger?

A

Blaüfrankisch (Germany)

94
Q

What is Schwarzriesling?

A

Munier (Germany)

95
Q

What does schillerwein and rosé champagne have in common?

A

Both are permitted to blend white and red wine to make rosé

96
Q

Ahr Pinot Noir is typically grown on what kind of soil?

A

Slate

thought to contribute smoky tones

97
Q

What geographical features allow Ahr to ripen Pinot Noir at 50 degrees latitude?

A

Influence from the gulf stream

east to west orientation of the canyon, giving south facing vineyards

Rainshadow effect from the Eiffel Mts

Dark slate soils to reflect heat at night

98
Q

What are the two Bereiche of the Mittelrhein?

A

Loreley

Siebengebirge

99
Q

Most vineyards of the Mittelrhein are concentrated in what berieche?

100
Q

What is the most planted grape in Saale-Unstrut and Sachsen?

A

Muller-Thurgau

Riesling is not far behind

101
Q

Grosse Lage max yields in Germany:

102
Q

Erste Gewachs max yields in Germany:

103
Q

Ortswein max yields Germany:

104
Q

Gutswein max yields Germany:

105
Q

What producer labels Grosse Lage wines as “Grand Cru” instead of “Grosse Gewachs”

A

Burkin-Wolf

106
Q

The Elbe River is located in what Anbaugebiete?

107
Q

Grosse Gewachs wines may contain how much r/s?

108
Q

Grosse Gewachs white wines must be aged until how long?

A

September 1st of the year following harvest

109
Q

Grosse Gewachs red wines must be aged how long?

A

until September 1st of the 2nd year following harvest

110
Q

Who is the most famous producer in Assmannhausen?

A

August Kessler

111
Q

Name the 6 Bereiche of the Mosel:

A

Burg Cocheim

Berkanstel

Obermosel

Saar

Ruwer

Moseltor

112
Q

Vino Noble Montepulciano aging requirments:

A

2 years total in one of these formats:

2 years in wood

18 months in wood, 6 months in an alternative container

12 months in wood, 6 months in bottle, the remainder in an alternative container

113
Q

traditional 1,000-liter cask

114
Q

traditional 1,200-liter cask; a shortened form of stückfass

115
Q

Qualitätswein is wine from a single anbaugebiet, made from approved varieties. No chaptalization is allowed.

A

Qualitätswein

116
Q

Regional wines sourced from a single anbaugebiet

117
Q

Village wines from one gemeinde (village)

118
Q

Premier cru wines from approved sites

A

Erste Lage

119
Q

VDP Grand cru wines from approved sites

A

Grosse Lage

120
Q

Haardt Mts

and extension of the Vosges Mts

A

What is the mountain range in the Pfalz?

121
Q

Main River

A

What river does Franken sit on?

122
Q

Mainviereck

A

What berieche of Franken grows the most red wine?

123
Q

Nahetal

A

What is the only Bereiche of Nahe?

124
Q

Upper - in the west

Middle

Lower in the east

A

What are the 3 regions of the Nahe?

125
Q

German rosé, a specialty of Baden made from Pinot Noir

A

What is weissherbst?

126
Q

Blaüfrankisch (Germany)

A

What is Lemberger?

127
Q

Munier (Germany)

A

What is Schwarzriesling?

128
Q

What are the öchsle ranges for kabinett?

129
Q

What are the öchsle ranges for spätlese?

130
Q

What is the öchsle range for auslese?

131
Q

What is the öchsle range for BA?

132
Q

What is the öchsle range for eiswein?

133
Q

What is the öchsle range for TBA?

134
Q

How big is Doppelstück?

135
Q

How big is Halbstück?

136
Q

Which region of Germany has the most Pinot Noir planting?

137
Q

Dornfelder is a cross between what grapes?

A

Helfensteiner x Herolodrebe

138
Q

What is Rülander?

A

A term used for sweet botrytized Pinot Gris in Germany

139
Q

What is Rülander?

A

A term used for sweet botrytized Pinot Gris in Germany

140
Q

Scheurebe is cross of what grapes?

A

Riesling x Bukettrebe

141
Q

Name 5 villages of Rheingau:

A

Assmannhausen

Rudesheim

Geisenheim

Winkel

Ostereich

Hattenheim

Erbach

Keidrich

142
Q

Name the villages if the Mitte Mosel N-S:

A

Erden

Urzig

Zeltingen

Wehlen

Graach

Berkanstel

Lieser

Brauenberg

Wintrich

Piesport

Drohn

Trittenheim

143
Q

Where is Libfraumilch allowed to be produced?

A

Nahe

Pfalz

Rheingau

Rheinhessen

144
Q

Liebfraumilch must contain how much r/s?

145
Q

What are the approved varieties for Liebfraumilch?

A

Riesling

Sylvaner

Muller-Thurgau

Kerner

146
Q

Where is Oppenheim located?

A

Rheinhessen

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