Germany Flashcards

1
Q

The majority of winegrowing areas in Germany are found along a river or on the shores of Lake _____

A

Constance

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2
Q

Most important German river

A

Rhine

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3
Q

Kerner is a cross of…

A

Riesling and Schiava

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4
Q

Dornfelder is well known for its _____ aromas

A

floral

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5
Q

other important reds of Germany

A

Dornfelder and Blauer Portugieser

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6
Q

Deutscher Wein

A

100% German wine

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7
Q

PGI level

A

ggA

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8
Q

t/f: chaptalization is allowed for Qualitatswein

A

true

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9
Q

Oechlse =

A

(density - 1.0) x 1000 eg must density of 1.074 = 74 Oechsle

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10
Q

“erzeugerabfullung” means

A

producer bottled

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11
Q

“abfuller” means

A

wine produced by commercial winery that buys their grapes

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12
Q

VDP in English means…

A

The Association of German Pradikat Wine Estates

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13
Q

The VDP is commited to _____-driven viticulture

A

terroir

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14
Q

German sweetness levels

A

trocken
halbtrocken or feinherb
lieblich
suss

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15
Q

feinherb means

A

halbtrocken

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16
Q

which is dryer: feinherb or lieblich

17
Q

trock, halbtrocken, lieblich, suss g/l of sugar levels

A

trocken 0-9gl
halbtrocken 9-18gl
lieblich 18-45gl
suss 45+ gl

18
Q

min ripeness level range for BA and Eiswein

19
Q

TBA min ripeness

20
Q

weissherbst meaning

A

single varietal rose of at least Qualitatswein quality

21
Q

Schaumwein meaning

A

“foam wine” force carbonated sparkling wine

22
Q

What is Elbling and where is it found?

A

Elbling - ancient white grape with incredible acidity - found in Mosel - either native to Mosel or brought there by Romans 2000 yrs ago

24
Q

the one bereich of rheingau

A

johannisberg

25
Pfalz is known mainly for simple, ________ wines produced in large quantities
inexpensive
26
this anbaugebiet covers a large area of the ______ River Valley
Main
27
2nd most planted red grape in Germany
Dornfelder
28
Schwarzriesling aka
Pinot Meunier
29
Wurttemberg is mostly dedicated to ____ wine
red
30
The Kaiserstuhl bereich is the warmest of Germany's growing areas. where is it found?
Baden
31
spatburgunder based weissherbst is a speciality of this region
Baden
32
Hessische Bergstrasse is known for ____ wines, with half of the plantings devoted to this grape
white, riesling
33
these two anbaugebiete were part of the former East Germany
Sachsen and Saale-Unstrut
34
What grapes do you find planted in Sachsen and Saale-Unstrut
muller-thurgau, riesling, weissburgunder