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1
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Most important river

A

Rhine River

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2
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the Mosel originates in the _____ Mountains

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Vosges

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3
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The main winegrowing regions are primarily in these 3 states

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Baden-Wurttemberg
Hesse
Rhineland-Palatinate

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4
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Muller-Thurgau is a cross of _______ and _____ _____

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Riesling x madeline royale

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5
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Rulander

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aka grauburgunder

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6
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Kerner is a cross of…

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riesling x schiava grossa

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7
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riesling x schiava grossa

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kerner

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8
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wein vs deutscher wein

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deutscher wein must be 100% German in origin

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9
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Germany’s PGI correspondent and requirements

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ggA - must be slightly riper than grapes allowed for wein level; 85% min. must be sourced in one of Germany’s 26 designated Landwein regions

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10
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PDO correspondent

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gU

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11
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___% of grapes must be sourced from the place-name at the gU level

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100

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12
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avg ABV of Kabinett wines

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7-10 ABV

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13
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What does Oeschsle measure

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density of the must - the more solids (primarily sugar), the desner the liquid

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14
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t/f: grosslagen are largely irrelevant re: terroir

A

true. administrative groupings of vineyards

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15
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erzeugerabfullung

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producer bottled - includes co-ops

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16
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abfuller

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wine produced at commercial winery (buys grapes from other sources)

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17
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What is the AP Number?

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mandated for PDO wines - indicates government approval - identifies the wine and the tasting center where it was approved

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18
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VDP is commited to ______-driven viticulture

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terroir

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19
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VDP equivalent of village wine

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Ortswein

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20
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VDP Labeling - for the top 3 levels (Grosse Lage, Erste Large, Ortswein) - what does a listed Pradikat level indicate?

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Pradikat levels indicate sweetness level - dry wines under these tiers are labeled trocken w/ no Pradikat level

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21
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why was Germany’s wine historically sweet?

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cold temps post harvest would often halt fermentation before all sugar had converted to alcohol - given high acidity of grapes, this was beneficial

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22
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feinherb

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off dry; same as halbtrocken but legally undefined

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23
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lieblich, halbsuB

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half sweet

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24
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suss or suB

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sweet

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25
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half sweet

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lieblich, halbsuB

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26
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Oeschsle range for BA and Eiswein

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110-125

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27
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TB Oechsle range

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150-154

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28
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When is Eiswein harvested?

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as early as November, as late as February

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29
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rose made from a signle variety of at least Qualitatswein quality

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weissherbst

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30
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Sekt

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german sparkling wine - often made via tank method, though trad method IS allowed

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31
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Schaumwein

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foam wine - made via forced carbonation - simple and fruity

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32
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t/f: Mosel wines are often 12-13 ABV

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false - rarely over 10%

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33
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Anbaugebiet with most Einzellagen

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Mosel - over 500

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34
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the one bereiche of Rheingau

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Johannisberg

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35
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1 Anbaugebiet re: production and area under vine

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Rheinhessen

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36
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top 3 grapes of Rheinhessen

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Riesling, MT, Dornfelder

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37
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What is Pfalz known for

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simple, inexpensive wines produced in large quanity - sunny, (relatively) warm, fertile region

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38
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Franken covers a large area of the ____ River Valley

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Main

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39
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Why is Franken largely devoted to Muller Thurgau and Silvaner?

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cold climate + short growing season; MT and Silver are early ripeners

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40
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Hessische-Bergstrasse is planted primarily to…

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Riesling

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41
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primary grapes of Wurttemberg

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3/4 red; Trollinger, schwarzriesling, lemberger are leads

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42
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Pinot Meunier aka

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schwarzriesling

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43
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Wurttemberg is primarily associated with this river

A

Neckar

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44
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Spatburgunder Weissherbst is a speciality of…

A

Baden

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45
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grapes of Baden

A

spatburgunder, muller-thurgau, grauburgunder

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46
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How does the Ahr ripen red varieties?

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Vineyards are planted in sheltered valleys facing south on heat-retaining dark slate and greywacke

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47
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Mittelrhein most planted to…

A

riesling

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48
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sachsen and saale-unstrut mostly planted to…

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MT, Riesling, Weissburgunder

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49
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who brought vitis vinifera to Germany?

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vitis vinifera arrived with the Romans

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50
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How long has viticulture been taking place on the Mosel?

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4th century

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51
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who developed Germany’s vineyards in the Middle Ages?

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Catholic Church

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52
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Middle Ages?

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Fall of Rome (476 ad) to beginning of the Renaissance (14th century)

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53
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Germany’s winemaking is anchored in ______

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tradition; many estates can trace their history back hundreds of years

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54
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Spatlese harvesting dates back to..

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1775; Schloss Johannisberg

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55
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“schloss”

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castle

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56
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Where is the Geisenheim Wine Institute?

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Rheingau

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57
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Significance of Geisenheim Wine Institute?

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Formed in 1872 in Rheingau - developed a number of hardy grape crosses, eg MT

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58
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Dornfelder

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German cross developed in 1950s; #2 most planted grape

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59
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Replantings post WWII focused on…

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mass production. high yielding, reliable crossings developed at Geisgenheim and other institutes were planted on flat sites suitable for mechanical harvesting

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60
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Liebfraumilch

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sweet, cheap wine typically made from MT

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61
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t/f: plantings of German crosses are on the decline

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true

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62
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Germany ranks _th in production

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8

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63
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Pradikatswein min ABV

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7% (5.5% for BA, TBA, Eiswein)

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64
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Most Sekt is made via ______ method

A

Charmat

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65
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Kabinett Oeschle range

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70-85

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66
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Spatlese Oeschle Range

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76-95

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67
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Auslese Oeschle Range

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83-105

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68
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Charta

A

organization that promotes classic, dry style of Rheingau Riesling

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69
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Erstes Gewachs

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trocken wine made from Grosse Lage sites

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70
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What is Gutswein?

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Lowest level of VDP quality pyramid - grapes can be sourced from an estate’s holdings anywhere within a single anbaugebiet

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71
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“Classic” and “Selection”

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Classic - dry to off dry
Selection - dry - single vineyard

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72
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Mosel goldkapsel

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indicates a reserve bottle - typically sweeter

73
Q

Mosel 6 bereiche

A

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

74
Q

Badstube and Michelsberg - what and where are they?

A

The two most common grosslagen of Bernkastel

75
Q

Piesport’s greatest vineyard

A

Goldtröpfchen

76
Q

Where is the Doctor vineyard?

A

Bernkastel

77
Q

purpose of the sundial in vineyards

A

allows vineyard workers to know the time

78
Q

Saar and Ruwer Bereiches are ______ than Bernkastel; producing wines with more _____

A

cooler; acid

79
Q

Obermosel and Moseltor are the two southern-most bereiches of Mosel. what is the dominant grape?

80
Q

Most important Gemeinden of Bernkastel

A

Piesport
Brauneberg
Urzig
Trittenheim
Wehlen

81
Q

village famous for red wine in Rheingau

A

Assmannshausen

82
Q

Most important Gemeinden of Rheingau

A

Assmannshausen
Rudesheim
Johannisberg
Winkel
Hattenheim
Hochheim

83
Q

Where is the Gemeinden Winkel?

84
Q

home of the German Wine Institute

A

Mainz (Rheinhessen)

85
Q

Where are the quality wines of Rheinhessen typically made?

A

Rheinterrasse - along the western banks of the Rhine

86
Q

why are crosses often used in Rheinhessen?

A

the areas of land away from the Rhine are often too cold to reliably ripen Riesling, hence the use of more reliable crosses

87
Q

this anbaugebiete has more acreage of Silvaner than anywhere else in the world

A

Rheinhessen

88
Q

Roter Hang

A

prestigious span of red clay - subregion of the Rheinterrasse

89
Q

Riesling in Rheinhessen is often made ______________

A

halbtrocken (or sweeter)

90
Q

Haardt hills are east of this region

91
Q

Important Gemeinde of Rheinhessen

A

Nackenheim
Nierstein
Oppenheim

92
Q

Pfalz Riesling style

A

fullest body of German riesling; almost always dry

93
Q

Important Gemeinden of Pfalz

A

Bad Durkheim
Forst

94
Q

Pfalz grapes

A

Variety; riesling, pinot variants, scheurebe (often sweet)

95
Q

t/f: nahe riesling is almost always dry

A

false - generally sweet

96
Q

Where is the gemeinde Bad Munster located?

97
Q

t/f: Ahr is north of the 50th parallel

98
Q

Ahr vineyards are sheltered by..

A

Eifel Mountains

99
Q

Kaiserstuhl Bereich - location and what is it known for

A

warmest region of Germany - located in Baden (sole bereich)

100
Q

schillerwein

A

rose wine made by fermenting red and white grapes together - often made in Wurttemberg

101
Q

Baden and Wurttemberg are dominated by…

A

mass production and co-ops

102
Q

Anbaugebiete located in Elbe River Valley

103
Q

t/f: in 19th century London, great German Riesling could sell for more than Grand Cru Burgundy and 1st Growth Bordeaux

104
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All of Germany’s good vineyards are planted on _____ soils, such as ______ and ______

A

rocky; slate and granite

105
Q

why are German wines among the longest lived in the world?

A

tremendous acidity - acidity preserves flavor

106
Q

why did German scientists develop dozens of crosses in the 19th and 20th centuries

A

Goal was to create a variety that had Riesling’s essense but higher yielding and more resilient

107
Q

Riesling x Trollinger =

108
Q

Kerner is most associated with..

109
Q

kabinett grapes are picked when they are _____ ripe

A

barely. they are picked during the normal harvest

110
Q

t/f: ortswein and gutswein are optional to list on the label

111
Q

t/f: the steepest vineyards in the world is located in the Mosel

112
Q

Where is the village of Trittenheim located?

113
Q

Where are the 3 renowned Sonnenuhr vineyards located?

A

Bernkastel (Berieche)

114
Q

When were the sundials of the Sonnenuhr vineyards built?

A

early 1600s

115
Q

most famous vineyard of Urzig

A

Wurzgarten

116
Q

t/f: Many of Germany’s vineyards have multiple owners

117
Q

mosel vs rheingau riesling

A

mosel: higher acidity, more minerality
rheingau: bolder, more fruity

118
Q

when did the concept of classifying wine by ripeness begin?

119
Q

Winkel is a village of…

120
Q

British term for wine from the Rheingau

121
Q

this grape has a cult following in Pfalz

122
Q

the Palatinate

123
Q

region due east of Rheingau

124
Q

Pairings for German Riesling

A

Pork - Riesling is drunk with every type of Pork dish in Germany
salads and simple vegetable dishes - light body and fresh character of Riesling goes great w/ these dishes
complex Asian dishes - Riesling is one of the few grapes that can stand up to these bold and complex dishes

125
Q

t/f: Mittelrhein is known for high quality Riesling and Sekt

126
Q

Where are the villages of Nackenheim and Oppenheim found?

A

Rheinhessen

127
Q

Lemberger aka

A

Blaufrankisch

128
Q

Trollinger aka

129
Q

Wurttemberg is known for a blend of these two grapes

A

Lemberger (blaufrankisch) and Trollinger (schiava)

130
Q

lead red grape of Baden

A

spatburgunder

131
Q

lead white grape of Baden

A

mullter thurgau

132
Q

orsteil

A

walled vineyard

133
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winzer

A

winegrower

134
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kloster

135
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fuder

A

trad 1000-L cask

136
Q

“old vine”

137
Q

how long has viticulture existed in Germany

A

since 1st century, when Romans conquered the region

138
Q

post wwII, the German wine industry prized ______ over quality

139
Q

What happened in 1971

A

in 1971 Germany instituted new wine laws:
30,000 individual vineyards consolidated down to 2700 einzellagen and 1300 grosslagen
define boundaries for 13 anbaugebiete

140
Q

Gross Lage translates to…

A

Great Location

141
Q

winzersekt

A

trad method sparkler. 9 mo lees aging min

142
Q

t/f: Germany is planted to 2/3 white grapes

143
Q

“lese”

144
Q

“beere”

145
Q

“burgunder:

A

from Burgundy

146
Q

biggest viticultural hazard

A

spring frost

147
Q

edelfaule imparts notes of..

A

saffron, ginger, mushroom

148
Q

What does asterisks after the vineyard name indicate

A

wine is of greater ripeness than stated Pradikat

149
Q

t/f: the production of non-PDO level wine is typically under 5% of total volume

150
Q

largest export market of Germany

151
Q

“gewachs”

152
Q

Germany’s oldest wine region

153
Q

winemaking advance in the 1960s

A

sterile filtration

154
Q

Mosel aspects are _____ and ______

A

south and west

155
Q

Wurzgarten vineyard is famous for _______ soils

A

rotliegend (red slate)

156
Q

Doctor is a famous vineyard of ______

A

bernkastel

157
Q

where is the famous vineyard Scharzhofberg located?

158
Q

When were Pradikats developed?

A

beginning in 1775 - Spatlese wines were first define and produced by Schloss Johannisberg - the additional Pradikats were developed by Schloss Johannisberg over the next century

159
Q

Viticulture was established in Rheingau by…

A

Cistercian and Benedictine monks

160
Q

source of the Rhine river

A

Switzerland

161
Q

Grapes achieve more _____ in Ruwer

162
Q

Liebfraumilch translates to…

A

Our lady’s milk

163
Q

major soil of Rheinhessen

164
Q

Message in a Bottle is associated with…

A

Rheinhessen

165
Q

3 bereiche of Rheinhessen

A

Bingen (west)
Nierstein (east)
Wonnegau (south)

166
Q

Where is gemeinde Westhofen?

A

Rheinhessen

167
Q

t/f: liebfraumilch was historically famous for quality, but was bastardized and mass produced post WWII

168
Q

this anbaugebiet is known for making the most perfumed style of Riesling

169
Q

Pfalz sits atop a _____ line

170
Q

primary aspect of Pfalz

171
Q

what is Fruhburgunder

A

mutation of Spatburgunder - ripens 2 weeks earlier and has smaller berries - embraced in Ahr

172
Q

t/f: Ahr is dominated by co-ops

173
Q

the ___ River flows from the Eifel Range

174
Q

why does Ahr have a relatively warm climate?

A

sheltered by the Eifel Range (north) and Ardennes Forest (west)

175
Q

most important gemeine of Franken

176
Q

Where is WUrzburg?

177
Q

why does Riesling not do as well in Franken?

A

summers are shorter & warmer than regions to the west; riesling requires a longer ripening cycle

178
Q

t/f: Franken is relatively flat

179
Q

Kaiserstuhl translates to..

A

King’s Throne

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