Germany Flashcards
Germany straddles what parallel?
50th parallel
making it one of the coolest wine regions in the world
By the (year) winemaking was definitively established along the steep slopes of the Mosel River.
4th century
Who introduced vine cultivation east of the Rhine river?
Charlemagne, the legendary beard-stained lover of wine
What is the word for vineyards in Germany?
einzellagen
The (blank) founded the famous Kloster Eberbach monastery in the Rheingau in 1136, where they amassed the largest vineyard holdings in Europe by the end of the Middle Ages, with over 700 acres of vines.
Cistercians of Burgundy
What does Monopole mean in Germany?
alleinbesitz
The Church’s influence in German viticulture was finally ended by (who), who established his Civil Code after defeating Germany
Napoleon
then known as the (blank)—and annexing all German lands west of the Rhine for France in the late 18th century.
Holy Roman Empire
All of the Church’s vineyard holdings were secularized in (what year)?
1803
impetus for the vineyard reorganization and registration mandated by the German Wine Law of (what year). 30,000 einzellagen were condensed in bureaucratic fashion into 2,600 registered vineyards, each with a minimum size of five hectares.
1971
There are only 3 exceptions to the mandated minimum size of 5 hectares from the German wine law of 1971. What are they?
Doctor vineyard in Bernkastel
Kirchenstück and Freundstück vineyards in Forst
Schloss Vollrads ortsteil vineyard in Rheingau
What is the name for Pinot Noir?
Spätburgunder
What is Germanys most planted white and red variety right now?
Riesling
Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir)
What is the German word for noble rot?
edelfäule
What were the years of the first Spatlesse, Auslese, and Eiswein recorded?
Spätlese 1775
Auslese 1787
Eiswein 1858
In the 19th century vines were moved further up the slopes. Why?
an increase in demand for foodstuffs aka agriculture
What are some viticultural threats to Germany?
Frost
Cold temperatures can cause an issue with ripening
When was the Geisenheim Wine Institute founded and where is it?
1872
Rheingau
What did the Geisenheim Wine Institute do?
They created hardier grape crossings that would ripen better
What were the crossings that the Geisenheim Wine Institute created?
Müller-Thurgau, Riesling x Madeleine Royale, 1882
Bacchus
Faber
Scheurebe, Riesling and Bukettrebe
Dornfelder, Helfensteiner and Heroldrebe, 1956 (countrys most second planted red grape)
When did phylloxera hit Germany?
late 19th century
After phylloxera what other industry set backs did Germany suffer?
The root louse, mildew problems, a huge depression, and two devastating world wars conspired to shrink domestic wine production.
After WWII, Germany looked to make wine as what?
mass production
in the 1980s, over 60% of all German vinous exports had (what) printed on the label.
Liebfraumilch