Germany Flashcards
Lifeblood of German wine Industry
Rhine River and its tributaries
Rhine originates from?
Path?
Lake Constance (Southern Germany bordering Switzerland)
North along French GermanBorder between Alsace and Baden
Into Netherlands
2nd most important river in Germany?
Mosel (Moselle)
Where does Mosel originate?
Vosges Mountains
What river does Mosel empty into
Rhine
Name 4 tributaries of the Mosel
Ahr
Nahe
Main
Neckar
What is Lake Constance called in German
Lake Bodensee
Länder?
German State
How many Länder in Germany
16
What % White varietals in Germany
2/3
Riesling makes up ______ of German plantings.
1/5
Müller Thurgau is a cross of?
Riesling x Madeline Royale
Name 2 Germon pseudonym for Pinot Gris
Grauburgunder
Ruländer
Kerner pseudonym
Rotburgunder
Pinot Noir pseudonyms
Spatburgunder
Blauburgunder
Name a couple other important red varietals of Germany
Dornfelder (Floral)
Blauer Portugieser
Deutscher Wine
“Wein” classification, but 100% from Germany.
Geschützte Geographische Angabe (ggA) formerly known as?
Requirements
Landwein (PGI)
Slightly riper
Min 85% must be grown in 1 of Germany’s 26 designated Landwein regions with region specified on the label
Typically trocken or halbtrocken
Geschütze Ursprungsbezeichnung (gU)
Highest tier (PDO)
Must be from 1 of 13 Anbaugebiete, specified on label
Subcategories of PDO
Qualitätswein
Prädikatswein
Chaptalization in Germany is permitted up to what category
Qualitatswein
Pradikat translation?
Distinction
Name the 6 levels of Pradikat?
Kabinett
Spatlese
Auslese
Beerenauslese
Eiswein
Trockenbeerenauslese
Edelfäule translation?
Botrytis
Eiswein must be harvested at a ______ level of ripeness or higher
Beerenauslese
Oechsle based on?
Density of must weight, more solids (read “sugar”) in the juice, the denser the liquid
______ of German wine production is dry
2/3
Oechsle equation
Oechsle= (density-1.0) x 1,000
Oechsle values range from…..
40 to >150
Kabinett Oechsle range from _______
70-85 degrees Oechsle
What is a Bereiche?
How many?
Regional/District Appellation within an Anbaugebiete.
40
What is Grosslagen?
How many?
Grouping of numerous vineyards to create a convenient administrative package. Terroir not taken into account.
160
What are Einzellagen?
How many?
In theory, a single vineyard, however, once again, more administrative than terroir driven
(used to be 30,000, now only 2,700)
If Grosslage or Einzellage is on a label, its typically preceded by ______
Village name (Helps determine where in the Einzellagen they are).
Erzeugerabfüllung means?
Producer bottled
Gutsabfüllung means?
Estate Bottled
Abfüller means?
negociant produced at commercial winery
What is Amtliche Prüfungsnummer?
What does it do?
AP #
Identifies:
wine
testing center
village
winery
etc.
What is VDP?
When?
Modeled after?
Verband Deutscher Prädikatsweingüter
Leading wine estates made own classification system
2002
Burgundy
How many classification levels in the VDP
VDP Gross Lage
VDP Erste Lage
VDP Ortswein
VDP Gutswein