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Introductory Sommelier Exam (CMS) flashcards
1
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Kloster Eberbach location and founding date

A

Rheingau 1136

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Kloster Eberbach monople (alleinbesitz)

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Steinberg

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Napoleonic Code influence in Germany

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In the late 18th century, Germany was defeated by Napoleon and the lands were annexed (W of the Rhine), and taken from the church. This caused fractured ownership and dividing of vineyards.

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German Wine Law of 1971

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30,000 einzellagen were condensed to 2,600 registered vineyards, each with a minimum size of 5 hectares (for the most part). Must weight was codified

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Exceptions to the German Wine Law of 1971

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The Doctor Vineyard in Bernkastel is only 3 hectares
The Kirchenstuck and Freundstuck vineyards in Forst
The Schloss Vollrads ortsteil (district) vineyard in the Rheingau

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6
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Schloss Johannisberg location

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Rheingau

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Reichsgraf von Kesselstat location

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Mosel

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Reinhold Haart location

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Mosel

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Dr Burklin Wolf location

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Pfalz

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10
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edelfaule in English

A

noble rot

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11
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Discovery of Spatlese date & location

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1775 at Schloss Johannisberg

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12
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Auslese addition date

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1787

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13
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First Eiswein produced

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1858

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14
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What is Hock?

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The name in the English market in the 19th century for German wines produced along the Rhine. Wines were being bought for more than 1st growth Bordeaux at the time

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15
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Most planted grape in Germany

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Riesling

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16
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Muller-Thurgau is a crossing of which two grapes?

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Riesling and Madeleine Royale

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17
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Sylvaner parentage?

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Savagnin and Österreichisch Weiss

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18
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Ehrenfelser crossing

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Riesling and Sylvaner

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19
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Kerner crossing

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Riesling and Trollinger

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20
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Bacchus crossing

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Ehrenfelser and Muller Thurgau

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21
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Faber crossing

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Pinot blanc and Muller Thurgau

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22
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Scheurebe crossing

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Riesling and Bukettrebe (this is showing the most quality potential)

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23
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Dornfelder crossing

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Helfensteiner and Heroldrebe

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24
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Second most planted red grape in Germany

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Dornfelder

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25
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Liebfraumilch history

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In the 1980s, Liebfraumilch (produced from Muller-Thurgau usually) became the face of German wine to the outside markets. Over 60% of German wines were labeled as Leibfraumilch. It was sweet, characterless, and ruined people’s perception of german wine.

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26
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Schwarzriesling in english

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Pinot Meunier

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27
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Varietal wines must contain ________ of the stated variety

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85%

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28
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In 2018, Germany ranked _____ in worldwide wine production

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8th

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29
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Pradikatswein and Wualitatswein can only be produced from __________

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One of Germany’s 13 anbaugebiete

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30
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Further labeling terms for Pradikatswein

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Kabinett, Spatlese, Auslese, Beerenauslese, Trokenbeerenauslese, Eiswein

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31
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In warmer vintages it is common for pradikatswein producers to label their wines differently- how?

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Declassify to a lower pradikat level.

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32
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Pradikatswein must carry a minimum alcohol of _____

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7% (5.5% for beerenauslese, TBA, and Eiswein)

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33
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What is an AP number?

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A series of 5 sets of number indicating the wine has been approved by a tasting panel. It is required for Pradikatswein.
1: Region
2: commune
3: bottler’s code
4: code for the unique bottling
5: year

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34
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Exception to Qualitatswein and Pradikatswein being labeled under one of 13 ambaugebiete

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Liebfraumilch

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35
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Name the categories of wines without GIs. What are the requirements?

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PGI category of Landwein
Wein/Deutcher Wein (until 2009 known as tafelwein)

Must be produced from one of 26 broad regions and must be troken or halbtroken in style.

Deutcher wein must be 100% German in origin.

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36
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Sekt is typically produced at which quality level? What is the method of production?

A

Wein/Deutcher Wein

Charmat

It may be produced as Qualitatswein is is from an anbaugebiete

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37
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Describe the Oechsle scale to a guest

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The Oechsle scale measures ripeness at harvest, or potential alcohol in the wine. On the Oechsle scale, a value of Oechsle (°Oe) corresponds to the difference between the mass of one litre of must and the mass of 1 litre of water at 68 °F.

For example, must with a specific mass of 1084 grams per litre has 84 °Oe.

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38
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Kabinett Ochsle and translation

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70-85 °Oe
Wine set aside in a cabinet. Made from grapes fully ripened at September’s harvest and is typically made in a light style.

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Spatlese Ochsle and translation

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76-95 °Oe
Late ripening

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40
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Auslese Oschle and translation

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83-105 °Oe
Selection/choice

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Beerenauslese Oschle and translation

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110-128 °Oe
Berry selection

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Trokenbeerenauslese Oschle and translation

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150-154 °Oe

Dried berry selection

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43
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Eiswein Oschle

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110-128 °Oe

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44
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VDP full name

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Verband Deutscher Pradikatsweinguter

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45
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What was the name that the VDP was called from 1910 until 1971?

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Verband Deutscher Naturweinversteigerer. Was called this until the 1971 wine law changed the term natur to QbA and allowed for chapitalization

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46
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What is Charta?

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An organization founded in 1984 to advance the classic, dry style of Rheingau Riesling Distinguished by an icon of three roman arches. First attempt to validate dry wines. VDP took this a step further with site specificity

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47
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Einzellagen definition

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Single vineyard

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48
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Describe the VDP quality pyramid post 2012

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Emulating Burgundy-
Grosse Lage grand site
Erste Lage first site
Ortswein regional wine
Gutswein good wine

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49
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Grosse Lage labeling

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1 followed by a cluster of grapes

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50
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Grosse Lage vs grosslagen

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Grosse Lage is the VDP term for Grand Cru. grosslage is a German wine-law designation meaning ‘large vineyard’. It is used to describe a group of individual vineyards whose fruit may be assembled into a wine sold under the Grosslage name.

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51
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Restriction on Grosse Lage site bottlings

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Only one dry wine may be produced in each of the top vineyards. A range of pradikat level wines can be made

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52
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Erste Lage dry wines must label their products as

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Troken

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53
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In the Pfalz, former top sites like _______, and _________ will be recast as Erste Lage

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Paradiesgarten, Kalkofen

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54
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Grosse Lage max yields

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50 hl/ha

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55
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liters in a hectoliter

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100

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56
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Max residual sugar in GG bottlings

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9 g/l

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57
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Erste Lage max yields

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60 hl/ha

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58
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Ortswein and Gutswein max yields

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75 hl/ha

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59
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________ of VDP estate vineyards are planted to _______

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Riesling

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60
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In the Rheingau you may find GG bottlings labeled as _______

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Erstes Gewachs. Charta trademarked this.

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61
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GG white wines may not be released before _____

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Sep 1 of the year following harvest

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62
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GG red wines may not be released before _____

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Sep 1 of the second year following harvest

63
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Describe the difference in grape sourcing between Ortswein and Gutswein

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Ortswein can be a blend across vineyard sites in a single village, whereas Gutswein can be from anywhere in a single anbaugebiet

64
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Name some VDP producers

A

Robert Weil, Riechgraf von Kesselstatt, Dr. Loosen, Egon Muller, Joh Jos Prum, Donnhoff, Keller, Burklin-Wolf, Toni Jost

65
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Describe the terms Classic and Selection

A

Classic - max RS of 15 g/l. Single varietal, min alcohol of 12% (11.5 in mosel)
Selection- max RS 9 g/l (12 for Riesling). 60 hl/ha yields.

Both are legally recognized terms and can be used by producers in any anbaugebiet. Competing system to the VDP

66
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What does the goldkapsel indicate?

A

Reserve wines in the Mosel. Additional sweeness due to higher must weight and is typically encountered on auslese bottlings. It was used to undermine the 1971 wine law.

67
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Where does the Mosel river emerge from?

A

The Vosges Mountains

68
Q

Where does the Mosel merge with the Rhine?

A

Koblenz. The region becomes the Mittelrhein here

69
Q

Bereiche of the Mosel

A

Bernkastel, Burg Cochem, Saar, Ruwertal, Obermosel, Moseltor

70
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Largest bereiche of the Mosel

A

Bernkastel (from Trier to Zell)

71
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Which are the Mosel’s greatest gemeinden (village) and einzellagen?

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Trittenheim, Piesport, Brauneberg, Bernkastel-Kues, Graach-an-der-Mosel, Wehlen, Zeltingen, Urzig, Erden (in order, one after another toward Zell)

72
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Where is there red slate in the Mosel?

A

Near Erden.

73
Q

Two most popular grosslagen in the Bernkastel bereich

A

Badstube (decent wines around the Bernkastel Kues area)
Michelsberg (terrible)

74
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Where is the droplets of gold vineyard and what is the german name? Name a producer from here

A

Goldtropfchen. In Piesport, Mosel. Haart and Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt

The vineyard is an amphitheatre and is one of the Mosel’s best sites.

75
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Name the sundial vineyards of the Mosel and their locations

A

Juffer-Sonnenuhr (Brauneberger)
Wehlener Sonnenuhr (Whelen)
Zeltinger Sonnenuhr (Zeltingen-Rachtig)

76
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Where is the famous Doctor vineyard located?

A

Bernkastel-Kues, Mosel

77
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Growers excluded from the 1984 classification of the Doctor vineyard may label their wines as

A

Alte Badstube am Doktorberg

78
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Who is the most important producer in Bernkasteler Lay?

A

Dr. Loosen

79
Q

Who owns the alleinbesitz (monople) Josephshofer

A

Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt

80
Q

What is the spice garden vineyard and who works there?

A

Urziger Wurzgarten

Monchof estate and Joh. Jos. Christoffel Erben

81
Q

The vineyards of Pralat and Treppchen are located where and feature what soil? Name a producer

A

Erden. Red slate. Dr. Loosen

82
Q

Saar important Einzellagen

A

Wiltingen Scharzhofberger
Saarburg Rausch

83
Q

Ruwer Einzellagen

A

Eitelsbach karthauserhofberg
Mertesdorf Abtsberg, Herrenberg, and Bruderberg

84
Q

Mosel Einzellagen

A

Trittenheim Apotheke
Piesport Goldtropfchen and Domherr
Brauneberg Juffer, and Juffer Sonnenuhr
Graach an der Mosel Domprobst, and Josephshofer
Wehlen Sonnenuhr
Zeltingen Sonnenuhr
Urzig Wurzgarten
Erden Pralat and Treppchen

85
Q

The Rheingau’s inclines are _________ compared to the Mosel

A

Less steep

86
Q

Rheingau bottlings are traditionally _________ where the Mosel uses ______________

A

Brown bottles

Green in the Mosel

87
Q

Brown Rheingau bottles are called

A

Rheingauer Flote

88
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Where is the center for the Rheingau’s red wine production? Who is the best grower here? What is the best vineyard site?

A

The Assmannshausen anbaugebiet

August Kesseler
Hollenberg vineyard

89
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Best

A
90
Q

Rudesheim best producers

A

Berg Rottland, Berg Schlossberg, Berg Roseneck

91
Q

Botrytis was descovered at ____________ and this allowed for _____________

A

Schloss Johannisberg
The development of Spatlese and Auslese bottlings

92
Q

What is the region East of Johannisberg? What are the notable vineyards and a producer

A

Winkel
Jesuitengarten, Hasensprung
Schloss Vollrads

93
Q

Who owns the Pfaffenberg monople? Where is it?

A

Schloss Schonborn
Hattenheim, Rheingau

94
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Which vineyard site in the Rheingau is famed during warm vintages?

A

Erbacher Marcobrunn

95
Q

Which monastery turned insane asylum/women’s prison is located in Hallgarten?

A

Kloster Eberbach

96
Q

Robert Weil is located in _____________ . Name a notable vineyard holding of theirs

A

Kiedrich (Rheingau)
Grafenberg vineyard (known for exceptional sweet wines at Auslese level and above)

97
Q

Where does the Rhine join the Main river?

A

To the East of Eltville

98
Q

Best vineyard in the village of Hochheim and a producer

A

Kirchenstuck
Franz Kunstler

99
Q

Winkel Einzellagen

A

Schloss Vollrads
Jesuitengarten
Hasensprung

100
Q

Johannisberg Einzellage

A

Holle

101
Q

Geisenheim einzellage

A

Schloss Johannisberg

102
Q

Rudesheim einzellagen

A

Berg Roseneck
Berg Rottland
Berg Schlossberg

103
Q

Assmannshausen einzellage

A

Hollenberg

104
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Hattenheim einzellagen

A

Pfaffenberg, mannberg, steinberg

105
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Hallgarten einzellagen

A

Schonhell, Jungfer

106
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Erbach einzellage

A

Marcobrunn

107
Q

Kiedrich einzellage

A

Grafenberg

108
Q

Eltville einzellage

A

Sonnenberg

109
Q

Hochheim am Main einzellagen

A

Holle, Kirchenstuck

110
Q

The Rheinhessen is bordered by the ______________ to the North and the ________________ to the South

A

Rhine River
Pfalz

111
Q

Northern and Southern important cities to the Rheinhessen

A

Mainz (N)
Worms (S)

112
Q

anbaugebiet with most land under vine

A

Rheinhessen

113
Q

Where are vines planted for quality wine production in the Rheinhessen?

A

Along the western banks of the Rhine in the Rheinterrasse

114
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Where is the most prestigious sector of the Rheinhessen?

A

180 ha between Nierstein and Nackenheim called the “Roter Hang” for its red slate

115
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Which bottling from the Rheinhessen was served on the Titanic?

A

Niersteiner Pettenthal Riesling

116
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Roter Hang notable producer

A

Gunderloch

117
Q

Where is Keller based out of?

A

Florsheim-Dalsheim

118
Q

Where is Wittmann based out of?

A

Westhofen

119
Q

What is the “message in a bottle” association?

A

An association of 2 dozen young Rheinhessen producers committed to raising quality standards in the region

120
Q

Nackenheim einzellage

A

Rothenberg

121
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Nierstein einzellagen

A

Hipping, Pettenthal

122
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Oppenheim einzellagen

A

Schutenhutte, Sacktrager

123
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Westhofen einzellagen

A

Morstein, Kirchspiel

124
Q

Dalsheim einzellage

A

Hubacker

125
Q

Which german region is a continuation of Alsace?

A

Pfalz

126
Q

What are the Vosges Mountains called in the Pfalz?

A

Haardt Hills

127
Q

Important producer of Spatburgunder in the Pfalz

A

Friedrich Becker

128
Q

Name a top Riesling producer in the Pfalz

A

Hansjorg Rebholz

129
Q

Villages of the Mittelhardt-Deutsche Weinstrasse

A

Kallstadt, Ungstein, Bad Durkheim, Wachenheim, Forst, Deidesheim, Ruppertsberg

130
Q

Warmest and best vineyard site in the Pfalz. Who works there?

A

Kirchenstuck (in Forst)
Von Winning, Kunstler

131
Q

3 Bs of the Mittelhaardt

A

Bassermann-Jordan, Von Buhl, Burklin Wolf

132
Q

Which German region might you find Sangiovese?

A

Pfalz

133
Q

Monople vineyard of Donnhoff

A

Oberhauser Brucke

134
Q

The Nahe’s finest site

A

Hermannshohle

135
Q

What is the world’s most northernly wine region dedicated to red wine production?

A

the Ahr

136
Q

Most planted grape of the Ahr

A

Spatburgunder

137
Q

Geographic features of the Ahr

A

The Ahr river and the Eifel Mountains

138
Q

What is the one Bereche and grosslage of the Ahr

A

Walporzheim-Ahrtal and Klosterberg

139
Q

Name two producers in the Ahr

A

Meyer-Nakel, Kreuzberg

140
Q

What beverage is Franken actually known for?

A

Beer

141
Q

Grape that thrives the most in Franken

A

Silvaner

142
Q

Climate of Franken

A

Very cold. Riesling often has difficulty ripening

143
Q

Producers of note in Franken

A

Hans Wirsching, Horst Sauer

144
Q

Franken’s wine center and most important vineyard

A

Wurzberg (Stein vineyard)

145
Q

What is Fruhburgunder?

A

Pinot Noir Précoce (a mutation of Pinot Noir)

146
Q

The ______________ region is North of Assmannshausen and Lorch in the Rheingau

A

Mittelrhein

147
Q

Monople of Toni Jost. Where is the vineyard?

A

Hahn Grosse Lage vineyard in the Mittelrhein

148
Q

Wessische-Bergstrasse did not have a VDP top site until ____________

A
  1. They got Grosse Lage status
149
Q

Geographic features relevant to Baden & Wurttemberg

A

Lake Boden (Bodensee)

150
Q

Germany’s warmest winegrowing region

A

Kaiserstuhl (in Baden)

151
Q

What is Weissherbst?

A

The locally popular rose in Baden

152
Q

What is a local specialty of Sachsen

A

Goldriesling (developed in Alsace. Aromatic crossing of Riesling and an unknown variety

153
Q

Saale-Unstrut is named that because ____________________

A

It is at the confluence of the Saale and Unstrut rivers. It is Germany’s northernmost winegrowing region

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