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1
Q

What part of the Mosel is characterized by red slate rather than blue slate?

A

Near Erden and Urzig in the Mittelmosel (Bernkastel beriech)

Esp. Pralat, Treppchen

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2
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Alleinbesitz in Mosel

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Egon Muller (Wiltingen) Brauner Kupp - Saar;

Max Grunhaus (Mertesdorf) - Herrenberg, Abstberg, Bruderberg;

Karthaushofberg - Ruwer (Eitelsbach)

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3
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3 sonnenuhr vineyards

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Bernkastel Bereich

Wehlener
Zeltinger
Brauneberger Juffer

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4
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Mosel Bereich closest to Rhine,

closest to France?

A

Burg Cochem,

Moseltor

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5
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Josephshofer - gemeinde?

Owner?

A

Graach

Von Kesseltat alleinbesitz

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6
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Soil type of the Middle Nahe

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volcanic slate

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7
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Bernakasteler Kues may label as

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Alte Badstube am Doktorberg

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8
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6 bereiche of the Mosel

A 
Burg Cochem, 
Bernkastel, 
Ruwerthal, 
Saar, 
Obermosel, 
Moseltor
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9
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JJ Christoffel and Monchoff are based where?

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Urzig

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10
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Who makes Urziger Wurtzgarten?

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JJ Prum
Dr. Loosen
JJ Christoffel

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11
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Mosel-Saar-Ruwer dropped to Mosel in what year?

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2007

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12
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Goldkapsel

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Higher must weight - usually auslese wines - protest to the wine law outlawing ‘feine’ and ‘hochfeine’

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13
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Bremmer Calmont

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Steepest vineyard in Mosel - Burg Cochem - 65 degree slope

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14
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Steepest vineyard in the world?

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Engelsfelden in Buhlertal (Baden) - 75 degree slope

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15
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Most prestigious single vineyard in the Nahe?

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Niderhauser Hermannshohle (Donnoff),

Oberhauser Brucke (Donnhoff alleinbesitz),

Bockenauer Felseneck (Schafer-Frohlich) - NOT ON THE NAHE - Ellerbach tributary,

Monzinger Halenberg (Emmerich Schonleber) - Goulsbach

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16
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The Nahe parallels what other major River?

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Mosel River (the Nahe flows NE from the Hunsruck hills into the Rhein at Bingen)

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17
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Major red wine grape of the Nahe?

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Dornfelder - 20% of plantings

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18
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Where is the upper Nahe?

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Monzingen to Bad Kreuznach - red slate

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19
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Towns which mark the ends of the Middle Nahe

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Schlossbockelheim -> East -> Bad Kreuznach

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20
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T or F - Nahe has the driest growing season?

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T

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21
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Which anbaugebiete is not allowed to make Grosse Lage kabinett ?

A

Pfalz

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22
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What region has the highest öchsle for spatlese riesling?

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Pfalz - 90

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23
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Bereich with best vineyards in Pfalz

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Mittelhaardt-deutsche weinstrasse (Forst, Deidesheim)

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24
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Grosse Lage in French soil

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Kammerberg, Schweigen - Friedrich Becker

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25
Q

Von Winning is controversial for what practice?

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Barrel fermentation - inaugural vintage 2008

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26
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3 B’s of the Pfalz

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Burklin Wolf, Bassermann Jordan, Von Buhl

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27
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This anbaugebiet contains the most plantings of Elbling

A

Mosel

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28
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Why is single stake trellising used in the Mosel?

A

Steep Slopes up to 70 degree gradient

einzerpfalerziehung

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29
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Where are the most Nahe vineyards located?

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Between Traisen and Schlossbockelheim

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30
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Who makes wine in the Lower Nahe?

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Schlossgut Diel

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31
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Lower Nahe endpoints

A

Bad Kreuznach -> N -> Bingen

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32
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Sole Bereich of the Nahe

A

Nahetal

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33
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Oberhauser Bruck is a monopole of which producer?

A

Donnhoff

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34
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Where are the most plantings of fruhburgunder?

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Early ripening pinot variant, thick skins, lower acid - The Ahr

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35
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Spatburgunder - Upper vs. Lower Ahr

A

Lower Ahr - closer to Rhine warmer, riper

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36
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Mittel Ahr

A

Altenahr (Mayschoss, Rech, Dernau) to Walporzheim

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37
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(Unter Ahr) - Lower Ahr

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from Walporzheim (Ahrweiler, Bad Neunahr) to Heimersheim

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38
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New oak aging (pieces) for spatburgunder in the Ahr - inaugural vintage

A

Meyer-Nakel (Dernau) and Jean Stodden (Rech) (scrapped his fuders) - 1985

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39
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Name 3 Grosse Lage vineyards in the Ahr

A

Recher Herrenberg (Stodden),

Dernauer Pfarrwingert (Mayer-Neykel),

Ahrweiler Rosenthal (JJ Adeneur)

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40
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Riesling GLs in Ahr

A

monchberg mayschoss,

Eck altenahr

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41
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What is the soil type of the Ahr?

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volcanic slate, basalt, greywacke (sandstone), clay

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42
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What is the climate of the Ahr?

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Almost Mediterannean thanks to the Eifel Mountains and woods creating a sun-trap

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43
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What latitude is the Ahr?

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North of the 50th parallel

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44
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What type of pinot clones are used in the Ahr?

A

Swiss Mariafeld (historical),
Geisenheim,
Dijon

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45
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What are some common winemaking practices of the Ahr?

A

New Oak
De-stemming (green stems)
Chaptalization

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46
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Principal grapes of the Ahr

A

Spatburgunder
Riesling
Fruhburgunder
Portugieser

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47
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Upper Ahr vs Lower Ahr styles

A

Cooler climate in the Upper Ahr

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48
Q

T or F Upper is phylloxera free?

A

TRUE!

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49
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Sole Bereich of the Ahr

A

Walporzheimer Ahrtal

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50
Q

Eifel Mountains in what Anbaugebiet?

A

Ahr and Mosel

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51
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3 Domaines NOT in the VDP

A

Georg Breuer,

Von Simmern,

Schonborn,

Koehler Ruprecht (Pfalz)

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52
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What does an AP number tell you?

A 
Region Tested / 
Commune Where Bottled / 
Bottler’s Code / 
Cuvee Code / 
Year Sample Submitted
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53
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General soil type of the Rheingau?

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Red slate, quarzite, sand

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54
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Who owns the alleinbesitz (monopole) “Hattenheimer Steinberg”?

A

Kloster Eberbach - Cistercian Monastery - founded in 1136 - invented Kabinett style in 1712

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55
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Where is Schloss Johannisberg?

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Between Geisenheim and Winkel - set back off the river - founded in 1100s by the Benedictines

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56
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What is the oldest family-run winery in Germany?

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Schloss Schonborn - since 1349 (27 generations) - Hattenheimer Pfaffenberg (alleinbesitz)

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57
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List the major villages of the Rheingau from West to East

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Lorch, 
Assmannshausen, 
Rudesheim, 
Geisenheim, 
Johannisberg, 
Winkel, 
Oestrich, 
Hallgarten, 
Hattenheim, 
Erbach, 
Kiedrich, 
Rauenthal, 
Eltville, 
Hocheim, 
Wicker
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58
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What is the significance of the Charta Association?

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started in 1984 - 1st site-based quality hierarchy since the 1971 wine law - emphasis on dry wines - riesling and spatburgunder

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59
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Name the most notable einzellage of the gemeinde?

A

Assmansshausen - Hollenberg,

Geisenheim - Schloss Johannisberg,

Kiedrich - Grafenberg,

Erbacher - Marcobrunn,

Eltville - Sonnenburg

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60
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What is the image of the Charta emblem?

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The balcony of the Graue Haus in Winkel

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61
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Name 2 members of Charta

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Georg Breuer,

Wegeler

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62
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What is the best spätburgunder vineyard in the Rheingau?

A

Assmanshausener Hollenberg

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63
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What are the 3 great sites of Rudesheim?

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Berg Schlossberg - 70%,
Berg Rottland,
Berg Roseneck

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64
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Two major vintners of Rudesheim?

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Georg Breuer,

Josef Leitz

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65
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Major vintner of Oestrich?

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Peter Jakob Kuhn

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66
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Major vintner of Hochheim (on the Main)?

A

Franz Kunstler

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67
Q

Major vintner of Wicker?

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Joachim Flick

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68
Q

How many liters are contained in a doppelstuck?

A

2400 L

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69
Q

Where does the term ‘Hock’ come from?

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Hochheim - confluence of Rhine and Main

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70
Q

Erste Lage wines

A

1999 - Rheingau, dry wine from riesling or spatburgunder (QBA quality)

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71
Q

Red wine center in Rheingau

A

Assmanshausen (August Kesseler)

72
Q

T or F Rheingau has the most Erste Lagen classified vineyards?

A

TRUE! lots of Grosse Lagen also

73
Q

Path of the Rhine River collides with the rise of what mountain range?

74
Q

Hocheim sits on the North bank of which River?

75
Q

Origin and ending point for the Rhine river

A

Swiss Alps, flows into the North Sea (2nd longest after the Danube)

76
Q

Parallel of Rheingau

77
Q

Bereich of the Rheingau

A

Johannisberg

78
Q

Name the Gemeinde - ‘Kirchenstuck’

79
Q

Pfaffenberg - gemeinde?

A

Hattenheim

80
Q

Mannberg- gemeinde?

A

Hattenheim (Von Simmern)

81
Q

Steinberg- gemeinde?

A

Hattenheim

82
Q

Jungfer- gemeinde?

A

Hallgarten

83
Q

Schonhell- gemeinde?

A

Hallgarten

84
Q

Schloss Johannisberg -

A

Ortsteil (Geisenheim)

85
Q

Alleinbesitz in Rheingau

A

Schloss Johannisberg,
Schloss Vollrads,
Hattenheimer Pfaffenberg,
Rauenthaler Nonnenberg

86
Q

Producers of Assmansshausner Hollenberg

A 
August Kesseler, 
Allendorf, 
Robert Konig, 
Balthazar Ress, 
Kloster Eberbach, 
Kunstler
87
Q

What is a stuck?

A

Traditional barrel in the Rheingau - 1200 L

88
Q

Name 2 Ortsteil vineyards (suburb) - no need to include gemeinde name

A 
Steinberg (Hattenheim)
Schloss Vollrads (Winkel)
Scharzhofberg (Wiltingen)
Schloss Johannisberg
Schloss Reichartshausen (Hattenheim)
89
Q

List one exception to the 1971 wine law’s minimum vineyard size requirement - smaller than 5 ha

A

Bernkasteler Doctor
Forster Kirchenstuck
Forster Freundstuck
Schloss Vollrads

90
Q

Where are the VDP and the German Wine Institute headquartered?

A

Mainz - largest city in the region (Rheinhessen)

91
Q

First written record of Riesling?

A

“Russling” - in Worms 1402

92
Q

First record of a vineyard in Germany?

A

“Glock” - in deed to church and vineyards from Carloman (Charlemagne’s Uncle) to the diocese of Wurzburg

93
Q

What region in Germany has more silvaner plantings than any in the world?

A

Rheinhessen

94
Q

What major bookend the Rheinterrasse at the North and South?

A

Mainz in the North, Worms in the South

95
Q

Where is the Roter Hang?

A

Between Nierstein and Oppenheim - red clay and slate (Gunderloch - Nackenheimer Rothenberg)

96
Q

Most expensive bottle of wine on the titanic?

A

Niersteiner Pettenthal

97
Q

What is Message in a Bottle?

A

Growers association committed to increasing quality (native ferments) Keller and Wittman

98
Q

What is the typical sweetness of Liebfraumilch?

A

Off-dry (min. 18 g/L)

99
Q

Which anbaugebiete is not using Erste Lage tier of vineyards?

A

Rheinhessen

100
Q

Liebfraumilch is part of what quality tier of German wine?

101
Q

What is the minimum RS for Liebfraumilch?

102
Q

Soils of the Roter Hang

A

Red Hill - red sandstone and clay

103
Q

Towns capping the Roter Hang

A

Nackenheim, Nierstein

104
Q

Which two gemeinde encapsulate the Roter Hang?

A

Nierstein, Nackenheim

105
Q

Who produces G MAX?

A

The most expensive dry riesling - made by Keller - secret vineyard

106
Q

Anbaugebiete with more plantings of red grapes than white?

A

Ahr

Wurttemburg

107
Q

Goldriesling is a specialty of which anbaugebiete?

A

Sachsen (aromatic crossing developed in Alsace)

108
Q

What is Schielerwein - Sachsen?

A

Rotling, rose

109
Q

Sachsen & Saale Unstrut became official in what year?

110
Q

What was once a specialty of Assmanshausen?

A

sweet spatburgunder up to the late 20th century

111
Q

Cacti in vineyards in what anbaugebiete

112
Q

Warmest winegrowing Bereich

A

Kaiserstuhl - cacti in vineyards, warmest vineyard - Ihringer Winklerberg - Ortenau, Breisgau (cotes de nuits), Kaiserstuhl,

113
Q

Producers in Baden

A

Bernhard Huber, Konrad Salwey, Dr. Heger

114
Q

Where is Germany’s hottest vineyard?

A

Baden - Ihringer Winklerberg (Kaiserstuhl)

115
Q

What are the major water sources in Baden?

A

The Rhein River

the Tauber (tributary)

and the Bodensee (Lake Constance) - southern border with SUI

116
Q

What is the major grape of the Tauberfranken and the Bodensee areas?

A

Muller-Thurgau

117
Q

What are the major grape specialties of Baden?

A

The Pinots - Grau, Spat, Weiss

118
Q

Where in Germany are you most likely to encounter Gutedel (Chasselas)

A

Baden - Markgraferland bereiche - near Basel, SUI

119
Q

What are the main features of the Kaiserstuhl?

A

King’s Chair - extinct volcano - loess, volcanic, limestone - protected by the Vosges mountain rainshadow - Black Forest to the East - Rhein River - warmest region in Germany - need clones adapted to warmer climates

120
Q

Name one Grosse Lage vineyard GG from Baden?

A

Oberrotweiler Henkenberg (Salwey), Malterdingen Bienenberg (Bernhard Huber), Ihringer Winterberg (Dr. Heger)

121
Q

4 important Bereiche for spatburgunder (Baden-Baden to Frieburg)

A

Ortenau,
Breisgau,
Tuniberg,
Kaiserstuhl

122
Q

What does the VDP permit for Baden for GG?

A

PN

  • PG
  • PB
  • CH
  • Riesling
123
Q

Steepest vineyard in the world?

A

Engelsfelden in Buhlertal (Baden) - 75 degree slope

124
Q

Lake Constance and the Tauber River are found in which Anbaugebiet?

125
Q

Black Forest GIN from BADEN

126
Q

What is schwarzrielsing?

A

Pinot Meunier (Wurttemburg)

127
Q

What is schillerwein?

A

“shimmering” trocken or halbtrocken, historically, rose of co-fermented red and white grapes,

NOW lots are fermented separately and then blended (Wurttemburg - specialty of Heilbronn)

128
Q

Schillerwein

A

Rose made by blending from

129
Q

What region has the highest öchsle for kabinett riesling?

A

Franken - 76

130
Q

What are the three large co-operatives in Franken?

A 
Juliuspital (church charity), 
Burgerspital (civic charity), 
Staatliche Hofkeller (Bavarian state)
131
Q

Stein wein is from ?

A

Franken - Wurzburg

132
Q

Franken is located in what German state?

A

Bavaria - Bayern

133
Q

Silvaner appeared in which two gemeinde?

A

Iphofen, Castell (Austrian origins, came to Franken in 1600s)

134
Q

What are the 3 Bereiche of Franken?

A

Mainviereck (4 sided Main),
Maindreieck (3 sided Main),
Steigerwald

135
Q

Most famous vineyards in Mainviereck?

A

Rudolf Furst - Centgrafenberg (Burgstadt)

136
Q

Most famous vineyards in Maindreieck?

A

Rainer Sauer - Lump (Escherndorf);

Juliuspital, Burgspital - Stein (Wurzburg)

137
Q

Most famous vineyards in Steigerwald?

A

Hans Wirsching - Julius Echterberg (Iphofen), Luckert

138
Q

What is Rieslaner?

A

Riesling x Silvaner = nice sweet wines

139
Q

Bacchus grape?

A

Crossing of Silvaner and an Austrian grape - sim to Sauvignon Blanc

140
Q

Major soil types of Franken?

A

Maindreieck (Lump) - Muschelkalk sim. to Kimmerigean;

Mainviereck - red sandstone (Centgrafenberg);

Steigerwald - Keuper (Julius Echterer - clay, gypsum, marl, limestone)

141
Q

Most planted grape of Franken

A

Muller-Thurgau

142
Q

Wurzburger Stein

A

Riesling, Silvaner, limestone, loess

143
Q

Portion of VDP vineyards planted to riesling

144
Q

Classic vs. Selection

A

Classic - max 15 g/L

Selection - max 9 g/L
single vineyard
single variety

145
Q

Largest öchsle range

A

Auslese - 83-105

146
Q

Smallest öchsle range

A

TBA - 150-154

147
Q

Rose of one variety

A

Weissherbst

148
Q

3 smallest anbaugebiete - by acreage

A

Hessiche Bergstrasse,
Sachsen,
Mittelrhein

149
Q

Erste Lage (1er Cru) category exists in which anbaugebiete?

A 
Baden, 
Franken, 
Pfalz, 
Saale-Unstrut, 
Württemberg

Village name included with name of vineyard i.e. Gevrey-CHAMBERTIN

150
Q

Vintages in the 2000s

A

Poor - 2000;

Good - 2005, 06, 07

151
Q

Wines made with native ferments

A

Spontangurung

152
Q

Malolactic fermentation

A

Biologisch

153
Q

Winegrower

154
Q

Malolactic

A

Biologischsaurbauu

155
Q

Terrace

156
Q

Top planted grapes

A

Riesling, Muller-Thurgau, Spatburgunder

157
Q

True or False - top modern dry rieslings often undergo prefermentation skin contact?

158
Q

Quality botrytis (nobly sweet) vintages in Germany?

A 
2018 !!!, 
2017, 
2011, 
2010 !!!, 
2005 !!!,  
2003, 
2001 !!!, 
1990 !!!, 
1989 !!!
159
Q

Anbaugebiete with a ‘Kirchenstuck’ vineyard?

A

Rheingau, Rheinhessen, Pfalz

160
Q

What year was German Wine Law Established?

161
Q

AP Nummer 1st number

A

Region Where Tested

162
Q

AP Nummer 2nd number

A

Commune where bottled

163
Q

AP Nummer 3rd number

A

Bottler’s Code

164
Q

AP Nummer 4th number

A

Cuvee Code (different bottling runs)

165
Q

AP Nummer 5th number

A

Year when submitted for testing (usually year after the vintage)

166
Q

Minimum size for a vineyard in Germany

167
Q

Max RS for trocken wine?

168
Q

What is the smallest anbaugebiete in Germany?

A

Hessiche-Bergstrasse

169
Q

Producer in Hessiche Bergstrasse

A

Sekthaus Griesel

170
Q

Meisterstuck, Handstreich, Federspiel label terms

A

Mittelrhein - Mittelrhein riesling charter - modeled after Vinea Wachau

171
Q

Producers in Mittelrhein

A

Toni Jost, Ratzenbeger

172
Q

Bacharacher Hahn is an alleinbesitz of

A

Toni Bacharach

173
Q

What is einzerpfalerziehung ?

A

Single post training (Mosel)

174
Q

First TBA harvest happened when and where?

Kabinett

Spatlese

Auslese

Eiswein

Botrytis

A

TBA - 1526 in Austria

first Kabinett - 1712 Eberbach

first Spatlese - 1775 Johannisberg
(archbishop Fulda rider was late… vintage praised by Jefferson)

first Auslese - 1787

first Eiswein - 1794 Franken

first botrytis harvest - 1630 Tokaji
Szepsi Lacko Mate

175
Q

Grosse Lage red wine min. aging

A

1 year in wood, released 2nd September after harvest

176
Q 
VDP max yields per category
gutswein
ortswein
erste lage
grosse lage
177
Q

Is sussreserve permitted for Pradikat wines?

A

Yes, all in Germany (up to 15% volume)

NOT pradikat wines in Austria - max 15g/L

more common now to arrest fermentation than to backsweeten

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