Germany Flashcards
Name a Grosse Lage in Piersport.
Goldtröpfchen
Domherr (Bernkastel)
Kreuzwingert
Schubertslay
Grafenberg
Name Grosse Lage in Ungstein.
Weilberg
Herrenberg
Name a Grosse Lage in Kiedrich.
Grafenberg
Sandgrub
Wasseros
What does the term Edelfaule mean?
Botritys Cinerea
Which of those regions mandates the highest minimum must weight for Pradikatswein?
Baden
Which of those regions is situated the closest to the Czech border?
Saschen
Select the most likely ABV% of a TBA wine.
6%
What is the second most planted red grape of Germany?
Dornfelder
Which of those term indicates an estate-bottled wine?
Gutsabfullung
Pick the vintage in which Botrytis was the most wide-spread in Germany.
2010
This Bereich is situated on an extinct volacno and is the warmest winegrowing district of Germany. What is it?
Kaiserstuhl Bereich
A ‘‘GG’’ white wine must have been harvested at yields of … Hl/Ha or less.
50 Hl/Ha
In what year was instaured the first drafts of the modern German law?
1971
What does a Goldkapsule mean on a bottle of wine?
In Rheingau and Mosel, it indicates a higher level of sweetness and distinction beyond the Pradikat level at which the wine is labeled. Can be linked to Botrytis; a wine is labeled and declassified to Auslese but had the ripeness of a Beerenauslese.
In the Mosel, what can indicate a special bottling / reserve bottling on a label of wine?
- , **, **
- Goldkapsule and Lange Goldkapsule
Define the terms Grosslagen and Grosse Lage.
Grosslagen: identifies COLLECTIVE vineyards sites
Grosse Lage: Specific vineyard classified as ‘‘Grand Cru’’
Define Einzellage
Single vineyard
Name 3 aspects that can be identified with the A.P. number. (Amtliche Prüfungsnummer)
- location of the examination board
- village in which the wine was produced
- producer
- number of the bottling
- year during which the wine was tested
What is the minimum size (hectares) for a vineyard to qualify as Single Vineyard, by law.
5 hectares minimum. there are exceptions.
What term can be used to replace halbtrocken on a label?
Feinherb
How many Anbaugebiete are there in Germany ?
13
What classification encompasses ore than 90% of all German wine production?
a. Lad wein
b. Wein
c. Qualitätswein
d. Prädikatswein
c. Qualitätswein (96% of German wines)
What important winegrower association was created in 1910. Bonus point for complete name.
VDP Verband Deutscher Prädikatsweingüter
Used to be created to promote the sale of Natur wines at auction.
In 1970s, the association refocused on promoting more strict requirements for wine quality than the law demanded and created its own classification of the vineyards.
Which of those aspects are true, concerning VDP requirements.
a. Same yields requirements than German Law
b. all wines must be estate grown
c. Hand-harvested is mandatory for all wines
d. In the vineyards, mostly traditional grape varieties must be grown
e. Use of new oak is restricted
b. and d.
a. Yields are more strict than the German Law
c. Hand-harvests is mandatory only for single vineyards and Prädikat levels of Auslese and above.
What is Traubenadler?
'’Grape Eagle’’
Logo of VDP, all wines of VDP produces must have bear the logo.
Name the 4 categories of origin of VDP wines.
Gutswein / Regional
Ortswein / Village
Erste Lage / Premier Cru
Grosse Lage / Grand Cru
If a wine is labeled with the terms Kalkstein or Blauen Schiefer, is it most likely to be a VDP Gutswein or a VDP Ortswein?
Ortswein
It is a village wine that can be followed by the village name or the mention of a specific soil type. Kalkstein means limestone and Blauen Schiefer means blue slate.
What style of wine if most likely to be if labeled as ‘‘GG’’ ?
DRY single varietal wine from a Grosse Lage vineyard, part of VDP, made with an authorised noble grape variety in the anbaugebiete.
‘‘Grosse Gewächs’’
From what date may a GG white wine be released?
A red?
Pradikätswein GL?
White ; September 1rst the year following the harvest
Red ; 2 years of aging, including at least 12 months in wood.
Sweet ; May1rst the year following the harvest
True or False ? Chaptalization of VDP dry wines is legal.
TRUE
They are simple Qualitaswein in the eye of the law.
What is the format of a Stück?
1 200 L
What is the format of a Doppelstück and a Halbstück?
2 400 L and 600 L
In general, does German Riesling undergo MLF?
No, it is usually stopped, in order to keep freshness and natural low pH.
Crossing of Müller-Thurgau?
Riesling X Madeleine Royale
In what city can we find a famous wine institute ?
Geisenheim, Rheingau
What is the second most planted grape of Germany ?
Müller-Thurgau
What German Anbaugebiete is the biggest producer of Pinot Noir wines?
Baden (nearly half of the country’s production.)
Is Frühburgunder a mutation or a sibling of Spatburgunder?
Mutation
Thicker skin and ripens two weeks earlier. Called Pinot Noir Précoce or Pinot Madeleine
What is Germany’s second most planted red grape?
Dornfelder
Synonym of Ruländer.
Grauburgunder/Pinot Gris (Sweet botrytised Pinot Gris based wines are labeled Ruländer.)
German synonym of Blaufränkisch.
Lemberger
In what anbaugebiete are most likely to drink a GG Lemberger?
Württemberg
Scheurebe is a German crossing of Bukettrebe and ….
Riesling
What German grape variety can, like Riesling, over-deliver in both dry and sweet wines, as well as offer very aromatic wines, with thiol-based aromas?
Scheurebe
For what style of wine is mostly Chardonnay grown in Germany?
German Sekt
Synonym of Schwarzriesling.
Pinot Meunier
Synonym of Schiava.
Trollinger
What type of wine is historically taxed since the early 1900s to finance the German Navy?
Sparkling wines. The taxe is still in effect today; 1.02 euro per bottle.
What German Estate would have produced the first Spatlese Riesling?
Schloss Johannisberg, produced is 1775 from partially Botrytis affected grapes.
What German Estate would have produced the first Eiswein?
Schloss Johannisberg, 1858
Name the sole Bereich Of the Rheingau.
Bereich Johannisberg
Sort those Villages of the Rheingau from west to east;
Rüdesheim, Hocc<hheim, Assmannshausen, Geisenheim, Kiedrich
- Assmannhausen
- Rüdesheim
- Geisenheim
- Kiedrich
- Hochheim
Pfaffenberg is a monopole of what producer?
Schloss Schönborn
What Mountain range is situated north of the Rheingau?
Taunus Mountains
The hills of the Taunus mountains are composed of what main soil type?
Quartzite, with slate and sandstone
What is the Steepest GL Vineyard in Rheingau?
Berg Schlossberg, Rüdesheim
What is the warmest part of the Rheingau between the Western Rheingau and the Maingau?
Western Rheingau
What famous Estate of the Rheingau uses the oaks from the Estate to make its barrels?
Schloss Johannisberg
What famous Estate of the Rheingau was founded in the 12th century by Benedictine monks?
What other one was founded by the Cistercian monks from Burgundy?
Schloss Johannisberg (was a KLOSTER. It became a Schloss (castle) in the beginning of the 18th Century, while under the directorship of the Prince Bishop of Fulda.)
Cistercians; Kloster Eberbach, 1136
What other region than Rheingau also instaured an association called CHARTA, focusing on quality Riesling.
Mittlerhein Riesling Charta
What are the terms Handstreich, Felsenspiel and Meisterstück related to?
Three wine classifications of the Mittlerhein Riesling Charta.
Handstreich ; coup de main
Felsenspiel ; Rock art
Meisterstück ; Master piece
What German Anbaugebiet contains the largest acrage of Riesling?
Pfalz
The Mosel Valley lies between what ranges?
Hunsrück Hills
Eifel Mountains
Name the 6 Bereich of the Mosel Valley.
Berech Middle Mosel / Bernkastel
Bereich Lower Mosel / Cochem
Bereich Obermosel
Bereich Saar
Bereich Ruwertal
Bereich Moseltor
Name 2 effects of the Mosel River on the vineyards.
Moderates temperatures and spring frosts
Reflects sunlight on the vines
Autumn fogs bring Botrytis
Why are the slate soils very important for the proper ripening of the Mosel grapes?
The Devonian slate found in those vineyards helps to diffuse back at night to the vines the accumulated heat of the day. In the end, it mitigates diurnal shift and helps the vines to ripen.
It also offers great drainage, is inhospitable to phylloxera and results in low-pH wines.
Where is situated Uhlen?
Village of Winningen, Lower mosel (Bereich Cochem)
What producer has petitionned to create the first 3 gUs of Germany?
Rheinhard Heymann-Löwenstein
Name the 3 gUs of Uhlen, Winningen.
What defines them?
Uhlen Laufüsser Lay gU ; blus-gray slate with clay
Uhlen Laubach gU ; gray slate with calcareous fossils
Uhlen Roth Lay gU ; iron oxide rich red slate
(soils types)
Name a GL for Graach, Wehlen, Ürzig and Bernkastel.
Graach; Himmelreich, Domprobst, Josefshöfer
Ürzig; Würzgarten
Wehlen ; Sonnenuhr
Bernkastel ; Lay, Graben, Doctor, Alte Badstube am Doktorberg, Johannisbrünnchen, Badstube
What soil type defines Würzgarten? Where is it?
Rotliegend soils (red slate-sandstone)
Ürzig village, middle mosel
Name 2 villages which contain a Sonnenuhr GL?
Wehlen (middle mosel), Zeltingen (middle mosel)
Abtsberg, Herrenberg and Bruderberg are einzellagen within what greater einzellagen? It is a monopole of what Estate?
Grünhaus (ruwertal), monopole of Von Schubert family - Maximin Grünhaus
What producer is known for Jugendstil labels?
Maximin - Von Schubert
What famous producer labels a wine as Le Gallais Braune Kupp Riesling?
Egon Müller
Is Scharzhofberg a monopole of Egon Müller?
No
What is the translation of Liebfraumilch?
Our lady’s milk
What style of wine is P.J. Valckenberg’s Madonna?
Sweet field blend based on Müller-Thurgau.
From what Anbaugebiete does Liebfraumilch originate?
Rheinhessen
In the 18th century, the most famous wines would have been from Liebfrau’s Monastery Clos ‘‘Liedbrauenstift Kirchenstück’’ (GL.) They would have been luscious wines equivalent to Auslese or richer.
What is the most important anbaugebiet, in term of winegrowing acrage?
Rheinhessen
What anbaugebiet is directly east to Rheinhessen?
Hessische-Bergstrasse
Sort from North to South the following villages of the Rheinhessen;
Worms
Bingen
Nierstein
Bingen
Nierstein
Worms
What soils define the area called Roter Hang?
Where is it ?
Red slate; Rotliegend
Roter Hang is a east facing slope (Rheinterrasses) that spans from Nackenheim to Oppenheim, in Bereich Nierstein, Rheinhessen.
What is Keuper?
Soil composed or limestone and Marl.
Minimum Degree Oechsle for a German TBA.
150 Degrees Oechsle
German name for Sämling 88.
Scheurebe
Define Steillage.
Stee site (incline greater than 30%)
Define winzer.
Winegrower
What is Weiss Herbst?
Rosé wine from Württemberg.
Format of a Fuder.
1000L, traditional cask, also called Stückfass.
In what region can we find Message in a bottle?
What is it?
Name 2 members.
Rheinhessen
Association of producers that want to elevate quality staandards and promot the region.
K.Peter Keller, Philip Wittman, Hans-Oliver Spanier, etc.)
GG Wines from Nahe can be both made from Riesling and Weissburgunder. True or false?
False, only Riesling
Name the 3 bereich of Rheinhessen.
Bereich Bingen
Bereich Nierstein
Bereich Wonnegau
What part of the Nahe is defined by a higher content of Devonian slate and Rotliegend ?
Upper Nahe (Monzingen)
Name the 3 sections of Nahe.
Upper Nahe
Middle Nahe
Lower Nahe
Oberhausener Brüke is a monopole of what producer?
Dönnhof
In what Anbaugebiet can be found Schlossgut Diel?
August Kesseler
Von winning
Gunderloch
Muller-Catoir
Graaf Neipperg
Schloss Proschwitz
Nahe
Rheingau
Pfalz
Rheinhessen
Pfalz
Wüttemberg
Sachsen
Who produces Niederhausener Hermannsberg Riesling?
Gut Hermannsberg (monopole), Nahe
What Anbaugebiet is situated east of the Palatine (Pfälzer) Forest and the Haart Mountains?
Pfalz
What Anbaugebiet is situated east of the Palatine (Pfälzer) Forest and the Haart Mountains?
Pfalz
What Anbaugebiet is the continuation of Alsace, just across the border of France?
Pfalz
Name the 2 Bereich of Pfalz.
Mittlehaart
Südliche Weinstrasse
Name the 3 allowed grape varieties for Pfalz GG Wines?
Riesling, Weissburgunder, Spätburgunder
Where can we find the villages of Kallstadt, Forst and Burrweiler?
Pfalz
Explain why Pfalz region has a high diversity of soils.
It sits on a fault line (like Alsace). Many different soils are mixed due to multiple seas that drained and landscape ripping over the centuries/millenaries and the Rhine River, carrying multiple deposits.
It ends in a mix of an igneous rock foundation, with limestone formation and sedimentary sandstone, clay and marl.
Name 3 quality producers of Pfalz.
Muller-Catoir
Bürklin-Wolf
Koechler-Ruprecht
Reichstrat von Buhs
Bassermann-Jordan
Von Winning
Muller-Catoir owns what monopole GL in the village of Haardt?
Bürgergarten
Name a GL of Forst, Pfalz.
Pechstein
Jesuitengarten
Kirchenstück
What producer of Ahr is known for pionneering Burgundian methods and bringing superior clones?
Meyer-Näkel
What is Frünburgunder and in what Anbaugebiet is it found?
Pinot Noir Clone; Pinot Madeleine / Pinot Précoce
Early ripening clone, can produce GG wines in Ahr
Name 2 aspects make the Ahr the sunniest and driest region of Germany?
- The Ahr valley is clustered in steep valleys protected by the wind and rainy systems by the Eifel Mountains and the Ardennes Forest.
- The vineyard are on steep south-facing slopes/terrasses that maximise the sun exposure.
- Dark slate soils and Greywacke that maximize heat absorbtion and ripening, which aid ripening.
In what Anbaugebiete can be found Jean Stodden?
Ahr
Franken region is along what river?
Main River
What anbaugebiet is known for high acrage of Müller-Thurgau?
Franken
What is the traditional bottle of Franken?
Bocksbeutel
Name the 3 Bereich of Franken.
Which one of them is known for quality Silvaner?
Bereich Mainviereck
Bereich Maindreieck
Bereich Steigerwald
Bereich Steigerwald
True or false? Schwarzriesling is allowed for GG wines in Franken.
True, as well as Riesling, Silvaner, Grauburgunder, Spätburgunder, Weissburgunder, Scheurebe
In what anbaugebiet can be found Bürgstadt and Würzburg?
Franken
Name of an important site of an extinct volcano in Baden.
What grape variety is preferred in the area?
Kaiserstuhl
Pinot Noir
What forest is situated west of Baden?
Black Forest / Schwarzwald
What 2 German Anbaugebiete lie along the lake Bodensee?
Baden
Wüttemberg
True or False. Schillerwein is also halbtrocken.
False, it can be made in trocken and halbtrocken styles.
What anbaugebiete runs along the river Neckar?
Wüttemberg
Where is found Weingut Graf Neipperg?
Wüttemberg
In what region can we find high acrage of Trollinger and Lemberger?
Wüttemberg
What is Schillerwein?
Rosé specialty from Wüttemberg, usually light styles, trocken or halbtrocken.
Schillerwein MUST be made using which of those methods?
a. whole-cluster fermentation
b. field blend
c. blend of white and red musts
d. rosé de saignée
c. it must be a blend of white and red musts.
Where can we find the two Bereich Lorely and Siebengebirge ?
Mittelrhein (only 2 bereichs)
What anbaugebiete lies in the Rhein Gorge and is recognized as a Historical UNESCO Heritage site?
Mittelrhein
Bereich Lorely, in Mittelrhein, is a premium area for what grape variety?
Riesling
Devonian slate, 70% acrage is Resling and all GL sites are within this Bereich.
What is the smallest Anbaugebiete of Germany ?
What grape variety is predominant?
Hessische-Bergstrasse
Riesling
What is the largest vineyard holder in Hessische-Bergstrasse?
Kloster Eberbach and Hessische Staatsweingüter
Name the 2 Anbaugebiete of Saxony.
Sachsen
Saale-Unstrut
Sachsen runs along what river?
What is the main city?
Elbe River
Dresden
What was the first VDP producer of Saxony?
Schloss Proschwitz
Saxony anbaugebietes sit on what parallel?
51
Who produces ‘‘Ganz Horn’’ ?
Okonomierat Rebholz
Ganz Horn is a parcel within Siebeldungener im Sonnenschein GL (riesling)
What is the largest family owned estate in Germany?
Dr. Bürklin-Wolf
What is the only Primum Familiae Vini member in Germany?
Egon Müller
What GL of Pfalz is called the ‘‘Montrachet of the Pfalz’’ ?
Forster Kirchenstück (by Bettina Bürklin-von Gradze)
Finest, warmest and most uniform source of Riesling
Ruppertsberger Gaisböhl is a monopole of what producer?
Dr. Bürklin-Wolf (Riesling)
Most planted grae vareity in Sachsen and Saale-Unstrut?
Müller-Thurgau
Where can we find Goldriesling?
Sachsen, German crossing created by Oberlin institute in Alsace.
What style of wine is produced in Würzburger Stein-Berg gU?
100% White (silvaner, Riesling, Pinot Blanc) All levels ; qualitatswein and pradikatswein.
What styles of wine can be produced in Bürgstädter Burg gU?
White, rosé, Weissherbst, red and sparklings
What is Winzersekt?
Single-variety estate-grown sparkling wine
Match GL with village.
Village
Bürgstadt
Würzburg
Ihring
Monzingen
GL
Hunsrück
Stein-Harfe
Winklerberg
Frühlingsplätzchen
Between those 3 Rieslings which one is most likely to be higher in quality and in price?
Niersteiner Gutes Domtal
Wormser Liebfrauenstift-Kirchstûck
Nackenheimer Rothenberg
Nackenheimer Rothenberg
What is the meaning of the term ‘‘Hock’’ ?
Generic meaning for German Wine. Used to be common in Britain in the 1800s.
What main events caused the German wine exports to crash in the 20th century ?
WWI (international boycott)
Russian Revolution (1920s)
American Prohibition (1920-30)
WWII (Jews counted for 60-70% of wine merchants in Germany, Nazis ended auctions selling quality wines and took the best wines for themselves, vineyards bombarded, workers died and international boycott)
what year was the current german wine law created?
1971
Minimum size of a vineyard in order to classify for a single vineyard status?
5 hectares
Difference between a Grosslagen and a Grosse Lage ?
Grosslagen; designates collective vineyard sites
Grosse Lage: Classified single vineyard as a ‘‘great growth’’ (einzellage)
Is addition of Süssreserve allowed at the QmP levels ?
Yes, for up to 15% of the total volume of the wine.
What is ‘‘Amtliche Prüfungsnummer’’ ?
What is the signification?
For what categories of wines is it relevant ?
'’Official number exam’’ AP Number
Set of digits on every bottle of wine after analysis. They indicate ;
1; location of examination board
2; Village in which the wine is produced
3; Producer
4; Unique number of the bottling
5; Year of the test
ALL Qualitätswein and Prädikatswein must have a A.P. Number. Ensures provenance.
Why did producers start to use a Goldkapsule to indicate a higher quality bottling ?
With the 1971 law, terms such as feine, feinste and hochfeine (terms used for ‘‘reserve’’ or special cuvées) became prohibited. Producers who wanted to mention a higher quality bottling then decided to create a different code to differenciate those specific cuvées within the Prädikat spectrum.
Why would a producer decide to bottle a Beerenauslese level wine to a Auslese with a Goldkapsule?
The wine has reached the level of ripeness by the eyes of the law in order to be labeled Beerenauslese, but it shows more varietal character than Botrytis or ripeness character. The producer can then declassify it as Auslese, but with a Goldkapsule, which indicates a higher level of ripeness and quality.
What are the meanings of the Goldkapsule, Asteriks and Lange Goldkapsule ?
Indicates a higher level of ripeness and quality that the Prädikat level to which the wine is labeled. Usually reaches high price point on the market.
Meaning of Feinherb ?
off-dry
Halbtrocken
Name all 4 main categories of wine in Germany.
Wein/Deutschter Wein (no geographical designation)
Landwein (26 regions - landweingebiete - similar to IGP)
Qualitätswein (with geographical designation)
Prädikatswein (with geographical designation)
Meaning of VDP?
What is its purpose?
Verband Deutscher Prädikatsweingüter
Association of German producers dedicated to high quality wines, to preserve a sense of place, german traditions and classic grape varieties.
What is the meaning of Traubenadler?
Grape Eagle
It is the logo of the VDP, mandatory on bottle capsule of member producers.
Name 4 requirements of the VDP, in relation with vinification, viticulture, labelling, etc.
- Commitment to VDP’S classification system
- higher minimum must weights than German law
- lower yields than german law
- All wines must be Estate grown
- hand-harvests for all grapes of Auslese level and higher
-Hand-harvests for all single vineyard wines
- minimum 80% traditional grape varieties in the vineyards (depend on each regions) No crossing that allow higher yields.
- No use of the Grosselagen on the labels
- VDP logo on all bottles
- ETC.
Year of foundation of the VDP
1910
During its foundation, in 1910, the VDP was called the VDNV, for Naturweinversteigerer (Natur wines). What was Natur refering to?
Unchaptalized wines
4 levels on the VDP pyramid ?
Gutswein (regional wine)
Ortswein (village wine)
Erste Lage (premier cru)
Grosse Lage (grand Cru)
What 2 anbaugebiete of Germany were know to be Communist ?
Sachsen and Saale-Unstrut
what is steillage?
Steep vineyard (more than 30% incline)
What is the difference between Gutsabfüllung and Erzeugerabfüllung?
Estate bottling VS grower (or cooperative) produced
Steepest area of the Rheingau between ;
Erbach, Rüdesheim and Johannisberg
Rüdesheim
Parentage of Riesling ?
Gouais Blanc X (Traminer X Wild vine)
Format of a Rheingau Stück ?
1200 L
Format of a Mosel Fuder?
1000 L
Format of a Halbstück and a Doppelstöck ?
600L and 2400 L
Parentage of Müller-Thurgau?
Riesling X Madeleine Royale
Whatare the 2 most planted grapes in Germany ?
Riesling , Müller-Thurgau
What varietal is commonly used to produce Liebfraumilch ?
Müller-Thurgau
What region produces most of Germany’s Pinot noir?
Baden (about 50%)
What is Frühburgunder ?
Mutation of the Pinot Noir, called Pinot Précoce or Pinot Madeleine.
Thicker skin, ripens 2 weeks earlier than Pinot Noit. Specialty of the Ahr.
What is Ruländer ?
Sweet Botrytised styles of Pinot Gris
Synonym of Blaufränkisch in Germany and the anbaugebiete where it is mostly cultivated ?
Lemberger
Württemberg
German synonym of Pinot Meunier?
Schwarzriesling
True or False ? Italian Schiava and German Trollinger anre genetically identical.
TRUE
Germany has a long and important history of sparkling wine production. Its popularity among consumer gave an idea to the government in the early 1900s to set a tax on sparkling wine to finance specific project, which was…
A: Hospitals
B: Navy
C: Universities
B: Navy
1902, by Kaiser Wilhelm. 1,02 Euro per bottle, which is still in effect.
German Glossary ….
Alte Reben
Alleinbesitz
Rotling
Edelfäule
Flaschengärung
Gemeinde
Restzucker
Schloss
Sonnenuhr
Winzer
Winzer genossenschaft
Wurzelecht
Weissherbst
Alte Reben : Old vines
Alleinbesitz : Vineyard owned by only one producer (monopole)
Rotling : Rosé wine, mix of white and red grapes
Edelfäule ; noble rot
Flaschengärung ; Bottle-fermented sekt
Gemeinde ; Village
Restzucker ; Residual sugar
Schloss ; Château
Sonnenuhr ; sundial
Winzer ; Winegrower
Winzer genossenschaft ; cooperative
Wurzelecht ; ungrafted
Weissherbst ; single varietal rosé wine
What is the impact of Flurbereinigung on the vineyard classification ?
It is the restructuration of the German vineyard (1971 law) which created and renamed groups of vineyards (Grosselagen) .
Before the beeing called the VDP all around Germany, the association was created in the Mosel had a different name. What was it ? (1908)
Grosse Ring, Still named Grosse Ring VDP Mosel-Saar-Ruwer for the Mosel VDP section (30 members)
Minimum Alcohol ABV for a Kabinett Prädikatswein ?
7%
Same for Kabinett, Spätlese and Auslese
Minimum ABV for a Eiswein Prädikatswein ?
5.5%
Same for Beerenauslese and Trockenbeerenauslese
Average Oeschle degrees mandates for a Kabinett wine ? for a Beerenauslese ?
**These are averages and can change depending of the anbaugebiete. Compared to those, the Mosel requirements would be in the higher end or lower end?
Kabinett ; 70-85
Beerenauslese; 110 -128
Mosel ; Lower (cooler, harder to get ripeness)
What is the purpose of the International Riesling Foundation?
Sweetness indicator on the label for consumers. indicates the ratio sugar - acid.
1:1 = dry
4:1 - sweet
Mountain range that seperates the Ahr and the Mosel valleys ?
Eiffel mountains
If I am in the city of Koblenz, I am most likely to be drinking wine coming from what anbaugebiete ?
Mosel
What metamorphic rock do we commonly find in special terroirs of the Mosel valley ?
What grape varietal is it related to ?
What impact does it have on viticulture?
In what other anbaugebiete do we commonly find it ?
Devonian slate (ardoise)
Riesling
It retains heat, which helps the grapes to ripen in the cool climate of the Mosel.
It also drains well and is Phylloxera inhospitable.
Ahr
In what Bereich of the Mosel do we find the steepest vineyards ?
Bereich Burg Cochem
Name the 6 Bereich of the Mosel.
*In which one do we find patches of limestone?
Burg Cochem
Bernkastel
Ruwertal
Saar
Obermosel
Moseltor
*Moseltor
What is Rotliegen composed of ?
Red slate-sandstone (sedimentary igneous)
The Mosel river runs between the Eifel mountains and …. ?
Hunsrück hills
What is Clemens Wenceslaus (18h century) credited for ?
He was Archbishop of Trier and decreed in 1786 a mandatory shift to Riesling culture troughout the vineyard of Trier.
What city would have been the first planted with vineyards by the Romans ?
Trier, founded in 16 BCE, provincial Capital of the Mosel, would have been cultivated with vines since the 3rd century. (after Probus lifted the imperial prohibition on winegrowing in Rome’s provinces.)
What anbaugebiete is the leader in Riesling plantings ?
Pfalz
Mosel ; 5 395ha
Pfalz; 5 737 ha
In the Mosel and the Nahe, Riesling is the only permitted grape varietal for GG wines. True or False ?
TRUE
A. St-Maximin’s Grünhaus Vineyard is situated in what anbaugebiete and Bereich ?
B. What producer owns it ?
C. What religious group owned from the 1rst to the 18th centuries ?
D. Can you name the 3 distinct crus of Grünhaus vineyard?
E. Which on is the most qualitative?
F. Is it planted solely to Riesling ?
G. Is it mostly composed of Devonian slate or Rolieglen?
A. Mosel valley, Bereich Ruwertal
B. Schlosskellerei Carl Von Schubert
C. Benedictine monks
D. Abtsberg, Herrenberg, Bruderberg
E. Abtsberg (70% encline)
F. No, 94% Some young plantings of Pinot blanc, Auxerrois and Pinot noir.
G. Devoniain blue slate
What producer is known to use Art Nouveau, Jugendstil, on his labels ?
Von Schubert
What technologic advancement made the Kabinett style easier to achieve and more popular troughout Germany ?
Sterile filtration
Could only be possible with heavy doses of sulfur before that. The Mosel was the first to be known for the style.
What Rhein tributary is the longest between the Mosel and the Main ?
Mosel river (545km)
Main ; 524km
The Mosel river originates from what mountains ?
What country is bordering Germany, along the Mosel river?
Vosges (France, Moselle AOP)
Luxembourg
Average sunlight hours of the Mosel during growing season ?
1286 hours
What exposure characterize the best sites of the Mosel vineyards ?
South, southwest exposures (maximize sunshine hours and sunlight)
What impact does the acidic slate soils have on the wine, on a gustative point of view?
Nitrogen deficiency ; low pH wines ; sulfur-derives aromas + high acidity wines that lead to ‘‘Mineral’’ aromas
Match a village with an anbaugebiete;
A. Trittenheim
B. Morzingen
C. Haardt
D. Dernau
A. Trittenheim ; mosel
B. Morzingen ; nahe
C. Haardt ; pfalz
D. Dernau ; ahr
What does Einzelpfahl refer to ?
What are its pros and cons ?
Single-post training found in the mosel
* Single cordon or two canes, attached in a heart shape.
PRO: leaves space for workers to move on treacherous-steep vineyards, allows cables and pulleys for machinery
CON: need to practice leaves removals for better airflow, otherwise, TDN flavors develop more ; more work in the vineyard
What is the meaning of Auslese, Spät, Lese and Beere ?
Auslese: Chosen
Spät ; Late
Lese : Harvest
Beere : Berry
What german grape vareity is also known as Sämling 88 in Austria ?
Scheurebe
German synonym of Gewürztraminer ?
Roter Traminer
Name the 2 villages of the Mosel were we can find the famous Sonnenhur GL vineyards ? What Bereich is it within ?
Wehlen
Zeltingen
Bereich Berkastel
What producer is closely related to Uhlen vineyard ?
What status does it have ?
Reinhard Heymann-Löwenstein
Uhlen is a GL vineyard of Winningen. The 3 vineyards part of Uhlen have their own appellation status (gU)..
Name the 3 gUs of Uhlen.
What varietal is it related to ?
Uhlen Blaufüsser Lay
Uhlen Laubach
Uhlen Roth Lay
100% Riesling
What varietal is historically tied to the Obbermosel Bereich ?
Elbing
What estate owns a monopole named Karthäuserhofberg?
What Gemeinde, Bereich and anbaugebiete is it located in?
What is its orientation ?
What varietal is it dedicated to ?
Price point for the GG?
Karthäuserhof
Eitelsbach, Bereich Ruwertal, Mosel Valley
Southwest
Riesling (5% pinot blanc planting)
50-100$ US
Sort from cheaper to most expensive ;
Egon Müller Scharzhofberg TBA
J.J. Prum Wehlener Sonnenuhr Auslese
Grühaus Herrenberg TBA
Egon Müller Scharzhofberg TBA (5000-6000)
J.J. Prum Wehlener Sonnenuhr Auslese (500-600)
Grühaus Herrenberg TBA (600+)
Name 2 GL of Bernkastel.
Quality producer ?
Lay
Doctor
Graben
Badstube
Johannisbrünnchen
Dr. Loosen
ETC.
Between those producers of the Mosel, which ones is fairly recent in the region ?
Joh.Jos. Prüm
Reinhold Haart
Clemens-Busch
Clemens-Busch
Reinhold Haart (1337)
J J Prüm 1911
% of riesling produced by VDP in Germany ?
55%
Where is the VDP based ?
Mainz
What is the meaning of Hoch for a Hoch Gewäsch Riesling ?
Higher quality, higher alcohol
4 mandatory grapes (min 70%) for Liebfraumilch ?
M-T
Riesling
Kerner
Silvaner
The Rheingau is surrounded on the north side by what mountain range?
Taunus Mountains
The Rheingau is a massive slope on the north shore of the Rhein River. What range of elevation does it cover?
From 75 m. to 300 m.
What Bereich is the Rheingau within ?
Bereich Johannisberg
In what city can we find an important enology school and grape-breeding institute?
Geisenheim, Rheingau
From the bottom to the top of the Rheingau hills, how do the soils vary?
Top; more rocky, more slate and eroded soils
Bottom; more sandstone, quartzite and slate with layers of clay and loess
What Grosse Lage of the Rheingau has the most incline? What % of incline? what village? Name a producer?
Berg Schlossberg in Rüdesheim, 70% incline, Georg Breuer
During what century have Kloster Johannisberg and Kloster Eberbach have been founded?
What 2 religious groups were they?
12th century
Benedictines and Cistercians
What producer would have been the first to produce Spätlese wines and to use glass bottles in Germany?
Schloss Johannisberg
Proportion of Riesling plantation in the Rheingau ?
about 80%
In what region do we find the producers Eva Fricke and Peter Jakob Kühn?
Rheingau
What entity has a logo made with three Roman Arches ?
Rheingau CHARTA Association
What year was the Rheingau CHARTA association founded ? What producer if known to have initiated the movement?
1984
Bernhard Breuer of Georg Breuer estate
Name two gemeinde of the Rheingau where we can find a Grosse Lage called Hölle.
Johannisberg & Hocheim
Name 3 Berg Grosse Lage of Rüdesheim, Rheingau.
Berg Schlossberg
Berg Roseneck
Berg Rottland
Between Hattenheimer Steinberg and Hattenheimer Pfaffenberg, which one is a monopole of Kloster Eberbach?
Hattenheimer Steinberg.
What producer is know for the site Kiedricher Gräfenberg?
Robert Weil
TRUE or FALSE ? Assmannshausener Höllenberg is known for quality Pinot Noir.
TRUE
Liebfraumilch comes from what gemeinde ?
Worms, in Rheinhessen
Name the 3 Bereich of Rheinhessen.
Which one is chowing more and more potential with high quality riesling and limestone plateau?
Bereich Wonnegau
Bereich Nierstein
Bereich Bingen
**Bereich Wonnegau
What wine from Rheinhessen is one of the most expensive dry Riesling produced in Germany ?
G-Max from Keller
1000-2000$
Is Nackenheimer Rothenberg a monopole of Gunderloch ?
No, but they own about 3 quarters of the vineyard.
The famous Roterhang if situated in what anbaugebiete ? Then between what two gemeinde?
What is it composed of ?
Rheinhessen
Between Nierstein and Nackenheim
Clay and red sandstone (Rotliegend)
In what anbaugebiete and Bereich do we find the producer wagner-stempel ?
Rheinhessen, Bereich Bingen
Name 2 Grosse Lage of Nierstein, Rheinhessen.
Pettenthal
Hipping
Ölberg
Brudersberg
Glöck
Kranzberg
Nierstein
Orbel
Patenberg
Zehnmorgen
The Rheinhessen anbaugebiete is surrounded be rivers on 3 sides, which rivers are they?
Nahe, Rhein
What 3 Gemeide compose the famous Rheinterrasses?
Nierstein
Oppenheim
Nackenheim
What 2 varietals are authorized for Rheinhessen GL wines ?
Riesling
Spätburgunder
Rheinhessen is about what % of total planted vineyard in Germany ?
25%
Base varietal for P.J. Valckenberg’s Madonna ?
Müller-Thurgau
Rheinhessen, Worms
Ture or False ? Pinot Meunier and Scheurebe are allowed for GG wines in Franken.
TRUE, as well as Riesling, Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, Silvaner, Pinot Blanc
What is the most planted grape of Franken ?
Müller-Thurgau
What river crosses all Franken ?
Main River
What is a Bocksbeutel and to what anbaugebiete is it most associated with ?
Traditional bottle shape of Franken wines
What is the climate of Franken ?
Continental, short summers and harsh winters. Southern aspect vineyards important
Franken would get its name because a high Frank’s influence in its history, is it true?
Yes, it was conquered by the Franks during King Charlemagne reign. There was a very powerfull christian influence in winemaking.
Name the 3 Bereich of Franken.
Bereich Mainviereck
Bereich Maindreieck
Bereich Steigerwald
What 2 gemeinde of Franken contain a gU?
Würzburg
Bürgstadt
Rudolf Fürst if associated with what anbaugebiete and to what varietal ?
Franken
Pinot Noir (Bürgstadter Berg gU)
What Bereich of Franken is marked by Keuper soils ? What varietal is mostly associated with it? What composes Keuper soils?
Beireich Steigerwald
Silvaner
Dark Marl
What style of wine is produced in Würzburger Stein-Berg gU ? What soil defines it ?
Only white wines
Limestone (Riesling and silvaner)
Juliusspital and Bürgerspital are associated with what anbaugebiete and gU ?
Franken
Würzburger Stein-Berg gU
Juliusspital is the largest land owner of Stein
Most planted grape of Baden ?
Spätburgunder
(42%)
How many Bereich are there is Baden?
9
What important feature seperates Baden with France (Alsace) ? What borders it to the east?
Rhein River
Black Forest (Schwarzwald)
What Bereich of Baden contains an extinct volcano and is associated with quality Pinot Noir?
Bereich Kaiserstuhl
Name a quality producer of Baden.
Bernhard Huber (Malterdingen), Andreas Laible (Durbach), R. and C. Schneider (Endingen), Salwey (Oberrotweil), Dr. Heger (Ihringen), Enderle & Moll (Münchweier)
Lake Bodensee seperates Switzerland from what 2 German Anbaugebiete?
Wüttemberg & Baden
Wüttemberg produces mostly white or reds?
Red wines (70% Plantings)
Graf Neipperg is associated with what anbaugebiete?
Wüttemberg
What river is the most important of Wüttemberg ?
Neckar River
Name the 2 Bereich of Mittlerhein.
Which one contains all the GL sites?
Bereich Lorely
Bereich Siebengebirge
** Bereich Loreley (mostly Devenian slate, most of Riesling plantings (70%)
What is the smallest Anbaugebiete of Germany ? What producers moslty own vinyards? What is it mostly planted with?
Hessische-Bergstrasse
Kloster Eberbach and Hessische Staatsweingüter (Coops)
Riesling
only VDP producer of Saxony?
Schloss Proschwitz
What rivers are important in Saxony ?
Elbe
Saale
Unstrut
Why does MLF is generally never done on German Riesling ?
pH too low, not naturally happening
What angaugebiete contains a Kirchenstuck GL ?
Rheingau
Pfalz
Rheinhessen
In what angaugebiete can we find Lemberger GG ?
Wüttemberg
In what 4 anbaugebiete can we find Liebfraumilsch?
Pfalz
Rheingau
Nahe
Rheinhessen
In what anbaugebiete do we find the producer Raumland ?
Rheinhessen
Sekt producer
In what anbaugebiete do we fin the villages of Kreuznach and Schlossböckelheim ?
Nahe
Warmest villages between Hochleim and Rüdesheim?
Hochleim
Name 2 advantages for head-pruning on stakes in Germany ?
-Steep slope ; maximize the sunlight exposure and air circulation
- easier and safer movements around the vineyard for workers, allows for the use of pulleys
- proximity to stony soils that retain and reflect heat
What is the driest region of Germany ?
Pfalz
What grape varietal is mostly associated with Kaisenstuhl Bereich?
Pinot Noir
Würzburg is fount in what anbaugebiete ?
Franken
