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
Was Liebfraumilch good?
No it was mass produced
The sweet, cheap, characterless beverage was a resounding commercial success, but almost singlehandedly destroyed the image of German wine internationally.
What does the VDP stand for?
Verband Deutscher Prädikatsweingüter
Riesling, planted in over (what percentage) of the nation’s vineyards
20%
What are the main white grapes of Germany?
Riesling Müller-Thurgau Silvaner Grauburgunder (Pinot Gris) Weissburgunder (Pinot Blanc) Kerner Bacchus
What are the main red grapes of Germany?
Spätburgunder comprises over one-tenth of Germany’s total vineyard acreage
Dornfelder
Blauer Portugieser
Trollinger
Schwarzriesling (Pinot Meunier)
What is Weissherbst?
a saignée rosé wine made from a single variety and of at least Qualitätswein quality.
In general, the higher quality German wines are varietal wines, and must contain (what percent) of the stated variety.
85%
Germany is ranked (blank) worldwide in wine production.
8th
What are the two tiers of German “quality” wine?
Qualitätswein
Prädikatswein
How many anbaugebiete are there in Germany?
13
What are the levels (Pradikats) in the Pradikatswein system?
Kabinett Spätlese Auslese Beerenauslese Eiswein Trockenbeerenauslese
The (blank) level is determined by the level of sugars in the grape at harvest, measured by degrees according to the (what scale).
prädikat
Öchsle scale
What is are the Minumu Öchsle Range for each Pradikat level?
Prädikat Level with Minimum Öchsle Range
Kabinett 70-85°
Spätlese 76-95°
Auslese 83-105°
Beerenauslese 110-128°
Eiswein 110-128°
Trockenbeerenauslese 150-154°
Prädikatswein must carry a minimum alcohol level of (what percent) ((what percent) for Beerenauslese, TBA, and Eiswein wines) and winemakers may not chaptalize at this level.
7%
5.5%
What is an Amtliche Prufungsnummer?
Prädikatswein must also carry an Amtliche Prüfungsnummer (AP Number), a series of five sets of numbers indicating that the wine has been approved by a tasting panel.
What do the numbers in the Amtliche Prüfungsnummer (AP Number) mean?
the first number refers to the region where the wine was tested
the second set of numbers refers to the commune in which the wine was bottled
the third set of numbers is the bottler’s code
the fourth set of numbers is a unique code for the bottling
and the final two numbers indicate the year in which the application was filed.
What does GG stand for?
Grosses Gewächs
What are Grosses Gewachs released as?
Qualitätswein, without mention of prädikat level
Dry wines are released as…
Qualitätswein
anbaugebiet must be stated on the label for Qualitätswein and Prädikatswein with the exception of what?
Liebfraumilch the mass produced wines
What is in the PGI category?
Landwein
Wein/Deutscher Wein
Landwein originates in one of 26 broad regions and must be trocken or halbtrocken in style. Deutscher Wein must be 100% German in origin. Wein may include grapes from other countries, and, if it does, the label must list the countries that contribute to the blend. In keeping with new EU allowances for table wines, Deutscher Wein may state the variety on the label.
What is German sparkling wine called?
Sekt
Most Sekt is produced in what method?
Charmat method
Sekt may labeled as (blank) if it is produced from traditional grapes grown in one of the thirteen anbaugebiete of Germany.
Qualitätswein
What is the Verband Deutscher Prädikatsweingüter, or VDP?
is a national German association of producers committed to top quality.
When was the Verband Deutscher Prädikatsweingüter, or VDP?
1910
Verband Deutscher Prädikatsweingüter, or VDP originally strove to promote….
unchaptalized natur wines, principally through wine auctions.
When the 1971 Wine Law abolished the use of the term natur and created the category of QbA, for which chaptalization is legal, the organization rewrote its internal constitution to promote superior standards while respecting new labeling laws and changed its name to the VDP.
Which organization was created in 1984?
Charta
What does Charta promote?
was formed to advance the classic, dry style of Rheingau Riesling.
Charta wines, distinguished by an icon of three Roman arches—styled from the balcony of Graue Haus, in Winkel—represented the first major attempt by producers to validate dry wines within a system that only rewards sugar.
Charta did not have as significant of an effect as its founders may have wanted, and today only a handful of producers remain committed to the concept.
Who absored Charta’s beliefs?
The VDP
What does Erste Lage translate to?
“first site”
When did the 4 tier classification system get created?
2012
What is the VDP Classification (2012 forward) and corresponding maximum yields?
Grosse Lage: “Grand Cru” Wines (max. 50 hl/ha)
Erste Lage: “Premier Cru” Wines (max. 60 hl/ha)
Ortswein: Village Wines (max. 75 hl/ha)
Gutswein: Regional Wines (max. 75 hl/ha)
What does Halbtrocken mean?
Half-dry, generally less than 18 g/L residual sugar.
so off dry style
What is the definition Grosses Gewächs?
VDP classification of dry wines from the best vineyards, must be Spätlese ripeness.
The Grosses Gewächs category is reserved for Grosse Lage, so producers of Erste Lage dry wines must label their products as (blank) instead.
trocken
In addition, while all VDP members are committed to (blank), individual member organizations in each anbaugebiet may choose whether or not to develop an (blank) designation.
Grosse Lage
Erste Lage
In the Pfalz, for instance, this category will exist and some former top sites, like (vineyard and vineyard), will be recast as Premier Cru.
Paradiesgarten and Kalkofen in Deidesheim
Grosses Gewächs wines are legally considered trocken and may not contain more than (blank) g/l of residual sugar.
9 g/l of residual sugar.
In the Rheingau, Grosses Gewächs wines frequently carry the alternative label of (blank), a trademarked term established by Charta.
Erstes Gewächs
True or False: While Grosses Gewächs is barred by German wine law from appearing on wine labels—hence its indication by initials—Erstes Gewächs is a legally authorized term, and it may be spelled out in full.
True
When can GG white wines and red wines be released?
Grosses Gewächs white wines may not be released before September 1 of the year following the harvest; essentially 1 year
red wines receive an additional year of aging. Essentially 2 years of aging
When can Erste Lage wines labeled by prädikat be released?
may be released as soon as May 1 of the year following the harvest.
What does Einzellage mean?
single vineyard
True or False: The einzellage must be listed on the label—in the style of the grands crus of Burgundy, the village name is dropped—and the vineyard site must be approved by the VDP.
True
Name some high quality producers that belong to the VDP?
Robert Weil Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt Dr. Loosen Egon Müller Joh. Jos. Prüm Dönnhoff Keller Bürklin-Wolf Toni Jost
Name some VDP requirements.
Estate-bottling is mandatory.
Capsules on all member estates’ bottles must be emblazoned with the VDP logo, a stylized eagle clasping a cluster of grapes.
While the association’s influence is clear, the VDP has not yet been technically sanctioned by German law, and its classification scheme is essentially a voluntary one for members.
When were the terms classic and selection created?
2000 vintage
Who created the terms classic and selection?
The state-affiliated German Wine Institute at Mainz
Why were the terms classic and selection created?
simplified hierarchy for drier styles of wine
What are the requirements to use the term classic?
The terms Classic and Selection were intended to replace the more cumbersome halbtrocken and trocken, respectively.
Classic wines are considered “harmoniously dry” with a maximum residual sugar content of 15 g/l, and Wines labeled “Classic” are single varietal wines and omit any mention of a vineyard on the label.
They show a superior minimum alcohol content of 12% (11.5% in the Mosel).
What are the requirements to use the term selection?
Selection wines are “superior dry” with a maximum residual sugar content of 9 g/l (12 g/l allowed for Riesling).
Selection wines are single vineyard wines from a single variety. Yields are restricted to 60 hl/ha.
Must weight for Selection wines must be equivalent to Auslese, and vineyards are hand-harvested.
The wines may not be released prior to September 1 of the year following harvest.
What was the Mosel known as until August 1, 2007?
Mosel-Saar-Ruwer
What is goldkapsel?
“reserve” selections
This generally indicates additional sweetness due to a higher must weight, and is most commonly encountered on Auslese bottlings.
What does Lange Goldkapesel stand for?
Even richer bottlings are marked with a Lange Goldkapsel—a longer gold capsule—and this length and color of capsule may be the only clue to a substantial difference in price and character.
The Goldkapsel is a device used almost exclusively by Mosel producers, and is a means of subverting the 1971 Wine Law, which ruled that additional qualifications of the prädikat level, such as feine and hochfeine, could not be listed on the bottle
Where is the Mosel River?
The Mosel River emerges from the Vosges Mountains in France and flows eastward into Germany, joining with its tributaries (the Saar and Ruwer) until it merges with the Rhine at Koblenz, marking the end of the Mosel Valley and the border of the Mittelrhein anbaugebiet.
What tributaries does the Mosel river join?
The Saar and Ruwer
The Mosel is divded into 6 areas. What are they?
Burg Cochem (terremosel) Bernkastel (mittelmosel) Ruwertal Saar Obermosel Moseltor
Which is the largest bereich fo the Mosel?
Bernkastel
ccupying a stretch of the Mosel from Trier to Zell, wherein most of the Mosel’s greatest gemeinden and einzellagen are located.
What does Gemeinde mean?
Local community or village. Piesport, for example.
What are the 9 main villages are known in the Mittelmosel?
North to South
Erden Ürzig Zeltingen Wehlen Graach-an-der-Mosel Bernkastel-Kues Brauneberg Piesport Trittenheim
What is the main grape of the Mittelmosel?
Riesling
What are the soils of the Mittelmosel?
The soils are composed of dark blue Devonian slate, although red slate characterizes the vineyards near Erden.
What makes the blue slate special in the Mittelmosel?
The absorptive blue slate retains heat and the river reflects warmth onto the vines, allowing them to ripen in a region where the annual average temperature is 49° F—8° colder than the grapevine’s ideal annual temperature.
Where are the best vineyards found in the Mittelmosel?
southward-facing slopes
Can you harvest the vineyards of the Mittelmosel mechanically?
No you cannot the slopes are too steep
cable systems are often employed to help workers on the cliffs
What is Piesport’s greatest vineyard?
Goldtröpfchen - “droplets of gold”
Name some producers from the Goldtröpfchen vineyard?
Reinhold Haart
Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt
Name some of the sundial vineyards.
Brauneberg’s Juffer-Sonnenuhr vineyard is one of the Mosel’s “sundial” vineyards.
Along with Wehlener Sonnenuhr
Zeltinger Sonnenuhr
Brauneberger Juffer-Sonnenuhr features a sundial in the cliff face, allowing vineyard workers to know the time.
Where is the doctor vineyard and what is it?
Bernkastel-Kues is the site of the famous Doctor vineyard, reputedly the source of a miraculously curative wine in the 14th century and an exception to the 1971 German Wine Law.
Those growers to the east of the vineyard whose vines were excluded from Doctor in 1984 may label their wines as (blank).
Alte Badstube am Doktorberg.
What is the minimum Pradikat ripeness in the Mosel?
Which producers makes great wine from Bernkasteler Lay?
Dr Loosen
In Graach, Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt owns the great alleinbesitz (blank)
Josephshöfer
After the Sonnenuhr vineyards of Wehlen and Zeltingen, exemplified again the famous (producer and producer)
Joh. Jos. Prüm estate
Dr. Loosen
What is one of the warmest sites in the Mosel and who is a famous producer from there?
Prälat
Dr. Loosen
What is the climate of the Saar Valley?
Despite its more southerly location, the Saar Valley is cooler than the Mittelmosel, due to its higher altitude.
What is the soil type in Saar?
The river is smaller than the Mosel, and the Saar’s slate soils are less uniform, creating less warming effect.
Thus, the marginal climate here provides even higher acidity in the wines, but in hotter years, such as 2003 or 2005, Saar wines can be exceptional.
Where is Scharzhofberger?
Saar
Who is the most famous producer of Scharzhofberger?
Egon Müller
Where is Ruwertal bereich located?
northeast of the Saar Valley, stretching from Waldrach to the village of Ruwer, where the Ruwer tributary—a stream, really—joins the Mosel.
What is the climate of the Ruwertal bereich?
The temperatures are again cooler than the Mittelmosel, and make ripening difficult. Without a powerful force of water to carve its way through the region, the vineyards here have gentler slopes than those found along the Mosel River.
What are the two top vineyards in the Ruwer and what is special about them?
Maximin Grünhäuser Abtsberg (part of a trio of monopoles owned by the von Schubert-Grünhaus estate) and Eitelsbacher Karthäuserhofberg, owned by Karthäuserhof.
What area is often referred to as the Terrassenmosel?
Formerly the Zell bereich, Burg Cochem includes the lower Mosel Valley, from the village of Zell north to Koblenz. This area is often referred to as the Terrassenmosel, as the narrowing river and intensely steep slopes make terraced vineyards necessary.
Where are some of the steepest vineyards in the Mosel and in all of Europe?
Some of Europe’s steepest vineyards are here, reaching gradients of 65%. The vineyard of Uhlen in Winningen is responsible for some of the bereich’s best wines.
Where is the Obermosel and what is the main grape?
The Obermosel and Moseltor bereiche are south of the Saar, along the Luxembourg border. Elbling, rather than Riesling, is the dominant grape in these southernmost bereiche.
Mosel: Important Gemeinden and Einzellagen
Saar
Wiltingen: Scharzhofberger
Saarburg: Rausch
Mosel: Important Gemeinden and Einzellagen
Ruwer
Eitelsbach: Karthäuserhofberg
Mertesdorf: Abtsberg, Herrenberg, Bruderberg
Mosel: Important Gemeinden and Einzellagen
Mosel
Trittenheim: Apotheke Piesport: Goldtröpfchen, Domherr Brauneberg: Juffer, Juffer Sonnenuhr Bernkastel-Kues: Doctor, Lay Graach an der Mosel: Domprobst, Josephshöfer (monopole of Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt) Wehlen: Sonnenuhr Zeltingen: Sonnenuhr Ürzig: Würzgarten Erden: Prälat, Treppchen
What other grapes besides riesling are grown in the Mosel?
White
Muller-Thurgau
Elbling
Red
Spatburgunder
Name some of the leading producers in the Mosel?
Leading Producers: Fritz Haag (Brauneberg), Dr. Loosen (Bernkastel), Egon Müller (Wiltingen), Joh. Jos. Prüm (Wehlen), Karthäuserhof (Eitelsbach)
What is the overall climate of the Mosel?
continental
In which region did modern viticulture first appear?
Rheingau
What does Sonnenuhr mean?
A sundial. Often very large and on steep vineyard sites.
What does Zentralkellerei mean?
A central cooperative that gets its wine or must from smaller cellars in the area and blends, produces and bottles the wines.
What is a Füder?
1,000-liter cask common in the Mosel.
What does Alte Reben mean?
Old vines
What is the main white grape of the Rheingau?
Riesling
Rheingau’s sole bereich is called?
Johannisberg
What are some synonyms to riesling?
Johannisberg Riesling
Rhine Riesling
The heart of the Rheingau is essentially one long (blank).
southeast-facing slope
Where are the vineyards located in the Rheingau?
Before resuming its northward path toward Koblenz, the Rhine River flows westward for a short time from the city of Wiesbaden to Rüdesheim, and most of the Rheingau’s vineyards are found here, on the northern bank of the river.
At Rüdesheim, the vineyards tilt downward, but the Rheingau’s inclines are much less dramatic than those found in the Mosel.
Does the Rhine river provide warmth to the slope of vineyards?
Yes, just like the Mosel
Which is warmer? The Rheingau or Rheinhessen.
Like the Mosel, however, the Rhine provides warmth to the slope; thus the Rheingau is actually warmer than much of the Rheinhessen to the south.
What are the soils in the Rheingau?
Soil in the upper slope vineyards is dominated by slate, whereas the lower vineyards closer to the water contain a mixture of clay, loess, alluvial sand and red slate.
The varied soils of the Rheingau and the favorable mesoclimate combine to produce a more powerful style of Riesling than the Mosel.
What style of Riesling is from the Rheingau?
The wines are typically fuller in body and more concentrated, yet acidity can be bracing. Dry wines account for over half of the Rheingau Riesling production.
What type of bottle is used in the Rheingau?
A traditional flute-shaped brown bottle, the Rheingauer Flöte, is sometimes used to bottle Riesling in the Rheingau, whereas the Mosel uses green glass.
Where is the village of Assmannshausen located?
On the western end of the Rheingau, to the northwest of Rüdesheim, lies the village of Assmannshausen.
What style of wine is Assmannshausen known for?
center for red wine production
Assmannshausen maintains a majority of the region’s Spätburgunder, the most planted red grape in the anbaugebiet.
Which vineyard does the best Spatburgunder come from in the Rheingau?
Höllenberg vineyard
Who is a famous producer from the Höllenberg vineyard?
August Kesseler
Riesling takes center stage in the remainder of the Rheingau, beginning with the Rhine’s curve at Rüdesheim, where the vineyards of (vineyard, vineyard, vineyard) produce good wine.
Berg Rottland, Berg Schlossberg, and Berg Roseneck
The landscape between Geisenheim and Johannisberg to the east is dominated by (vineyard), where successful harnessing of botrytis in the late 18th century led to the development of Spätlese and Auslese.
Schloss Johannisberg
East of Johannisberg is Winkel, home to the historic (vineyard) and the lauded (vineyard and vineyard)
ortsteil Schloss Vollrads and the lauded Jesuitengarten and Hasensprung vineyards.
Continuing upriver, past Oestrich, are the riverside villages of Hattenheim and Erbach. (producer), whose holdings include the monopole (vineyard) vineyard, is one of the principal growers based in Hattenheim.
Schloss Schönborn
Pfaffenberg
At a higher elevation up the slope from Hattenheim is the commune of Hallgarten, with its premier vineyards (vineyard and vineyard), and the monastery Kloster Eberbach, whose secular evolution saw the cloister buildings used as a Prussian insane asylum and a women’s prison before being rededicated as a functional winery and museum.
vineyards Jungfer and Schönhell
To the east of Eltville, the Rhine is joined by the smaller (blank), which feeds into the Rhine from the east.
Main River
Rheingau: Important Gemeinden and Einzellagen
Assmannshausen: Höllenberg
Rüdesheim: Berg Roseneck, Berg Rottland, Berg Schlossberg
Geisenheim: Schloss Johannisberg
Johannisberg: Hölle
Winkel: Schloss Vollrads, Jesuitengarten, Hasensprung
Hattenheim: Pfaffenberg (monopole of Schloss Schonborn), Mannberg, Steinberg
Hallgarten: Schönhell, Jungfer
Erbach: Marcobrunn
Kiedrich: Gräfenberg
Eltville: Sonnenberg
Hochheim am Main: Hölle, Kirchenstück
Name some leading producers in the Rheingau?
Leading Producers: Robert Weil (Kiedrich), Georg Breuer (Rüdesheim), Schloss Johannisberg (Geisenheim), August Kesseler (Assmannshausen), Franz Künstler (Hochheim), Josef Leitz (Rüdesheim), Schloss Schönborn (Hattenheim), Josef Spreitzer (Oestrich)
Where is the Rheinhessen?
The Rheinhessen is directly south of the Rheingau, and it is bordered by the Rhine River to the north and east, the Nahe to the west, and the Pfalz to the south.
True or False: the Rheinhessen has more land under vine than any other anbaugebiet.
True
What is the main white grape of the Rheinhessen?
Riesling
followed by Muller - Thurgau
High-yielding, dependable crossings in general are embraced throughout the region that gave the world Liebfraumilch, as Riesling has traditionally had more difficulty ripening on cooler, frost-prone sites away from the moderating influence of the Rhine River. Consequently, quality wines in the Rheinhessen have classically been produced in the (blank) along the western banks of the Rhine.
Rheinterrasse
The Rheinterrasse, a region larger than the entire (blank).
Rheingau
What is the exposure in the Rheinterrasse and why is that special?
eastern exposures protected from frost and the winds that sweep through much of the rolling, unwooded expanse of the Rheinhessen.
Where is the Rheinterrasse located?
The Rheinterrasse stretches from Bodenheim southward through the winemaking towns of Nierstein and Oppenheim, terminating near Mettenheim.
The most pretigious area in the Rheinterrasse is between Nierstein and Nackenheim, the Roter Hang. What is the soil type?
slope of red clay and slate
Who is a famous producer from Roter Hang?
Gunderloch
the Rheinhessen has a more acreage devoted to (blank) than any other winegrowing region in the world, including Franken.
Silvaner
Why does the Rheinhessen have a poor reputation?
Due to all of the bulk wine that gets made there
What is the “Message in the Bottle”?
an association of over two dozen young and dynamic winemakers in Rheinhessen committed to raising quality throughout the region.
Who is apart of the message in the bottle?
Keller and Wittman
Rheinhessen: Important Gemeinden and Einzellage
Nackenheim: Rothenberg Nierstein: Hipping, Pettenthal Oppenheim: Schützenhütte, Sackträger Westhofen: Morstein, Kirchspiel Dalsheim: Hubacker
What are the white grapes of the Rheinhessen?
Riesling: 4,267 ha
Müller-Thurgau (Rivaner): 4,241 ha
Silvaner: 2,371 ha
Grauburgunder: 1,379 ha
What are the red grapes of the Rheinhessen?
Dornfelder: 3,535 ha
Portugieser: 1,439 ha
Spätburgunder: 1,439 ha
Name some leading producers from the Rheinhessen?
Leading Producers: Keller (Flörsheim-Dalsheim), Kühling-Gillot (Bodenheim), Wagner-Stempel (Siefersheim), Wittman (Westhofen), Gunderloch (Nackenheim)
What is one of the warmest winegrowing regions in Germany?
Pfalz
What was the Pfalz used to be named and when did it change?
Rheinpfalz until 1992
What is the climate of the Pfalz?
The climate is sunny and dry
What is the soil type of the Pfalz?
complex soil makeup, with layers of red sandstone, calcium-based limestone, loess, red slate, basalt, igneous granite and alluvial gravel.
The Pfalz is a natural continuation of France’s (blank), which borders it to the south.
Alsace
What are the Vosges Mountains called in the Pfalz?
Haardt hills, rarely rising to heights of more than 500 or 600 meters on this side of the border.
In fact, Schweigen’s Friedrich Becker, one of Germany’s most esteemed producers of Spätburgunder, has to cross the border into sovereign France to work his holdings in the (vineyard).
Kammerberg Grosse Lage vineyard.
Where are the most important vineyards in the Pfalz?
region lay further north, on the east-facing slopes of the Haardt hills in the Mittelhaardt-Deutsche Weinstrasse.
What are the premier wine villages in the Pfalz?
north to south the premier wine villages of the Mittelhaardt-Deutsche Weinstrasse Kallstadt Ungstein Bad Dürkheim Wachenheim Forst Deidesheim Ruppertsberg
What is Forst home to?
Pfalz’s warmest and most exceptional vineyard site, the Grosse Lage Kirchenstück
and highly regarded neighboring sites like Jesuitengarten, Pechstein, and Ungeheuer.
What are some of the most recognizeable estates in the Mittelhaardt in the Pfalz?
In the Mittelhaardt, the “3 Bs” (Bassermann-Jordan, von Buhl, Bürklin-Wolf) and Müller-Catoir are among the most recognizable estates.
Pfalz: Important Gemeinden and Einzellagen
Mittelhaardt-Deutsche Weinstrasse
Kallstadt: Saumagen
Ungstein
Bad Dürkheim
Wachenheim
Forst: Kirchenstück, Freundstück, Pechstein, Ungeheuer, Jesuitengarten
Deidesheim: Langenmorgen, Hohenmorgen, Kieselberg
Ruppertsberg: Reiterpfad, Gaisböhl (Bürklin-Wolf monopole)
Königsbach: Idig
Pfalz: Important Gemeinden and Einzellagen
Südliche-Weinstrasse:
Siebeldingen: Im Sonnenschein
Birkweiler: Kastanienbusch
Schweigen: Kammerberg
Name some leading producers in the Pfalz.
Leading Producers: Knipser (Laumersheim), Ökonomierat Rebholz ( Siebeldingen), Bassermann-Jordan (Deidesheim), Von Winning (Deidesheim), Friedrich Becker (Schweigen), Dr. Bürklin-Wolf (Wachenheim), A. Christmann (Gimmeldingen), Koehler-Ruprecht (Kallstadt), Philipp Kuhn (Laumersheim), Georg Mosbacher (Forst), Pfeffingen - Fuhrmann-Eymael (Bad Dürkheim), Dr. Wehrheim (Birkweiler)
Where is the Nahe?
To the west of the Rheinhessen
Where are the Nahe’s best vineyard?
the Nahe’s best vineyards are situated along the Nahe River, a tributary of the Rhine.
What is the main grape of the Nahe?
Riesling is the premier grape; Nahe Rieslings are generally sweet and can be difficult to pin down, falling between the Mosel and the Rheingau in style.
The villages of (name 6 villages) line the banks of the Nahe as it flows northward in the center of the region, and the region’s best wines can usually be found in this small stretch.
Schlossböckelheim, Oberhausen, Niederhausen, Norheim, Bad Münster, and Bad Kreuznach
Who is the most famous producer in the Nahe?
Dönnhoff
What is the Nahe’s finest site?
Hermannshöhle
What is Donnhoff’s monopole?
Oberhauser Brücke
Nahe: Important Gemeinden and Einzellagen
Bad Kreuznach
Bad Münster
Norheim
Niederhausen: Hermannshöhle, Hermannsberg
Oberhausen: Brücke
Schlossböckelheim: Kupfergrube, Felsenberg
Name some producers of the Nahe?
Leading Producers: Hermann Dönnhoff (Oberhausen), Emrich-Schönleber (Monzingen), Schlossgut Diel (Burg Layen), Schäfer-Fröhlich (Bockenau), Dr. Crusius (Traisen)
What is the most northerly region dedicated to red wine production?
Ahr
Where is the Arh?
North of the 50th parallel
What is the main grape of the Ahr?
Spatburgunder
red wine dominate region
Where are the vineyards in the Ahr and what protects them?
The winegrowing area surrounds the Ahr River, a tributary of the Rhine, and its terraced vineyards are sheltered from cold winds by the Eifel Mountains.
What is the soil of the Ahr?
Steep slopes of rocky, volcanic slate offer warmth, and the region is actually warmer than the Mosel (The VDP describes its climate as “Mediterranean”).
What is the bereich of the Ahr?
Walporzheim-Ahrtal
Only one grosslage in Ahr. What is it?
Klosterberg
Name some producers and style of Spatburgunder in the Ahr?
Ahr Spätburgunder is generally light in color, showing bright acidity, red-fruit and a leaner structure, but top producers like Meyer-Näkel and Kreuzberg utilize barrique in their high-end cuvees to create richer styles.
Where is Franken?
Franken is centered along the Main River as it flows westward from Bamberg toward Frankfurt, to the east of Hochheim.
What is Franken known for?
producing lots of beer
What is the main white grape of Franken?
Silvaner
What is the style of Silvaner that is produced?
fashioning smoky, full, mineral-tinged dry white wines.
What is the climate of Franken?
cool continental
WHat is Franken’s wine center?
Würzberg
What style of wine is made in Franken?
Almost all Franken wine is dry, and some excellent Grosses Gewächs Rieslings are now appearing, along with a few notable bottlings of Spätburgunder and Frühburgunder, an early-ripening strain of Pinot Noir.
Traditionally, the wines of Franken are bottled in the squat, flask-shaped (blank)
bocksbeutel
Franken: Important Gemeinden and Einzellagen
Würzburg: Stein, Leiste
Escherndorf: Lump
Iphofen: Julius Echter Berg
Bürgstadt: Centgrafenberg
Name some leading producers in Franken?
Leading Producers: Rudolf Fürst (Burgstadt), Horst Sauer (Escherndorf), Hans Wirsching (Iphofen), Juliusspital Würzburg (Würzburg), Castell’sches Domänenamt (Castell)
Where is the Mittelrhein?
The Mittelrhein is a narrow anbaugebiet following the Rhine River northward past Assmannshausen and Lorch in the Rheingau.
What is the main grape of the Mittelrhein?
Riesling
The Mittelrhein cultivation is similar to who?
Cultivation is similar to the Mosel: steep, slate riverside slopes planted predominantly to Riesling. However, nearly 80% of the wine is either trocken or halbtrocken.
The (blank), a monopole of Toni Jost in Bacharach, is one of the region’s finest sites.
Hahn Grosse Lage vineyard
The village of Spay, near Koblenz, is also the source of some good wines, especially from the estate of (blank).
Matthias Müller
How large is Hessische-Bergstrasse?
Only 400 ha
it is one of the smallest anbaugebiet
What are the principal grape varieites of Hessische-Bergstrasse?
Principal Grape Varieties: Red Grapes (21%) Spätburgunder: 46 ha White Grapes (79%) Riesling: 207 ha Grauburgunder: 43 ha Müller-Thurgau: 27 ha
When did Hessische-Bergstrasse move to Grosse Lage?
2012
Where are Baden and Württemberg?
Baden and Württemberg are larger regions in southern Germany.
Baden covers a large area along the French border and Württemberg is to the east, south of Franken.
Both have separate zones along the Swiss border to the south, on the shores of Lake Boden (Bodensee).
What is Germany’s warmest wine-growing region and where is it?
Kaiserstuhl, is located in Baden
What is the main grape of Baden?
Spatburgunder
it is too warm for Riesling
What are the main grapes of Wurttemberg?
Württemberg contains most of Germany’s Schwarzriesling, and Lemberger (Blaufränkisch) is a common variety, but few of the wines leave the area.
What are Baden and Wurttemberg known for?
Both regions are dominated by mass production and co-operatives.
The rosé Weissherbst is locally popular in Baden;
schillerwein, a style of rosé produced by fermenting red and white grapes together, is more common in Württemberg.
Where are Sachsen & Saale-Unstrut located and when were they added?
The anbaugebiete of Sachsen (Saxony) and Saale-Unstrut are located in former East Germany, and were added when the country was reunified in 1990.
Sachsen is located in the (blank) and is one of Germany’s smallest winegrowing regions.
Elbe River Valley
What are the main grapes of Sachsen?
Although Müller-Thurgau is the most widely planted grape, Goldriesling, an aromatic crossing developed in Alsace, is a local specialty.
Where is Saale - Unstrut located?
Saale-Unstrut lies at the confluence of the Saale and Unstrut rivers, and is Germany’s northernmost winegrowing region.
What are the main grapes of Saale - Unstrut?
Müller-Thurgau and Weißburgunder are common varieties in its cold climate.
Where is Weingut Dönnhoff located?
Nahe
Which of the following grapes is called Spätburgunder in Germany?
Pinot Noir
The Roter Hang refers to a classic growing region along the Rhine River in which Anbaugebiet?
Rheinhessen
Select the German Anbaugebiet most associated with Pinot Noir.
Ahr
Which producers’ organization is focused solely on the production of Rheingau wines?
Charta
Name the village in which Dr. Loosen Erdener Treppchen Riesling Spätlese was harvested.
Erden
Which Anbaugebiet is (in)famous for the production of Liebfraumilch?
Rheinhessen
German wine lore dates the first production of Spätlese wines to 1775. Which estate was responsible?
Schloss Johannisberg
How many Anbaugebiete are in Germany?
13
Where is Scharzhofberg?
Saar
What is the German term for a single vineyard site?
Einzellage
The Roter Hang refers to a classic growing region along the Rhine River in which Anbaugebiet?
Rheinhessen
The _____________ and Saar Rivers are important tributaries of the Mosel, with vineyards of their own.
Ruwer
What is Sekt?
Sparkling wine
In what year was the current German wine law published?
1971
True or False:Silvaner is a signature variety of the Mosel.
False
True or False: The Pfalz is adjacent to the French region of Alsace.
True
The minimum actual alcohol content required for German Spätlese is _____________%.
7
Match the village to the correct Anbaugebiet. A. Trittenheim B. Bacharach C. Assmannshausen D. Nierstein
Match the village to the correct Anbaugebiet. A. Trittenheim - Mosel B. Bacharach - Mittelrhein C. Assmannshausen - Rheingau D. Nierstein - Rheinhessen
Which of the following Anbaugebiete typically produces the most full-bodied styles of dry Riesling?
Pfalz
What does Edelfäule indicate?
Botrytis cinerea
Which of the following terms is used exclusively by the VDP to indicate dry wines?
Grosses Gewächs
In which month does the German Riesling harvest typically begin?
September
Match the village to the correct river. A. Bernkastel-Kues B. Erbach C. Würzburg D. Schlossböckelheim
A. Bernkastel-Kues - Mosel
B. Erbach - Rhine
C. Würzburg - Main
D. Schlossböckelheim - Nahe
The red Trollinger grape is the most planted variety in this Anbaugebiet.
Württemberg
Which of the following wine styles is likely least impacted by botrytis?
Beerenauslese
Trockenbeerenauslese
Eiswein
Eiswein
Which of the following regions mandates the highest minimum must weights for Prädikatswein?
Baden
Required minimum must weights for Eiswein are equivalent to which of the following Prädikat levels?
Beerenauslese
True or false: Kabinett wines may not be chaptalized in Germany.
True
Which of the following terms indicates an estate-bottled wine?
Gutsabfüllung
Which of the following Anbaugebiete has the most hectares of Spätburgunder planted?
Baden
Pfalz
Rheinhessen
Ahr
Baden
True or false: VDP producers never chaptalize their wines.
False
Match the vineyard to the correct village.
A Sonnenuhr
B Goldtröpfchen
C Würzgarten
D Apotheke
Match the vineyard to the correct village.
A Sonnenuhr - Wehlen
B Goldtröpfchen - Piesport
C Würzgarten - Ürzig
D Apotheke - Trittenheim
