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1
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Lifeblood of German wine Industry

A

Rhine River and its tributaries

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2
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Rhine originates from?
Path?

A

Lake Constance (Southern Germany bordering Switzerland)

North along French GermanBorder between Alsace and Baden

Into Netherlands

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3
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2nd most important river in Germany?

A

Mosel (Moselle)

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4
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Where does Mosel originate?

A

Vosges Mountains

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5
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What river does Mosel empty into

A

Rhine

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6
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Name 4 tributaries of the Mosel

A

Ahr
Nahe
Main
Neckar

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7
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What is Lake Constance called in German

A

Lake Bodensee

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8
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Länder?

A

German State

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9
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How many Länder in Germany

A

16

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10
Q

What % White varietals in Germany

A

2/3

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11
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Riesling makes up ______ of German plantings.

A

1/5

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12
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Müller Thurgau is a cross of?

A

Riesling x Madeline Royale

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13
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Name 2 Germon pseudonym for Pinot Gris

A

Grauburgunder

Ruländer

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14
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Kerner pseudonym

A

Rotburgunder

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15
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Pinot Noir pseudonyms

A

Spatburgunder

Blauburgunder

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16
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Name a couple other important red varietals of Germany

A

Dornfelder (Floral)

Blauer Portugieser

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17
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Deutscher Wine

A

“Wein” classification, but 100% from Germany.

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18
Q

Geschützte Geographische Angabe (ggA) formerly known as?

Requirements

A

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

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19
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Geschütze Ursprungsbezeichnung (gU)

A

Highest tier (PDO)

Must be from 1 of 13 Anbaugebiete, specified on label

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20
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Subcategories of PDO

A

Qualitätswein

Prädikatswein

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21
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Chaptalization in Germany is permitted up to what category

A

Qualitatswein

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22
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Pradikat translation?

A

Distinction

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23
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Name the 6 levels of Pradikat?

A

Kabinett
Spatlese
Auslese
Beerenauslese
Eiswein
Trockenbeerenauslese

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24
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Edelfäule translation?

A

Botrytis

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25
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Eiswein must be harvested at a ______ level of ripeness or higher

A

Beerenauslese

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26
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Oechsle based on?

A

Density of must weight, more solids (read “sugar”) in the juice, the denser the liquid

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27
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______ of German wine production is dry

A

2/3

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28
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Oechsle equation

A

Oechsle= (density-1.0) x 1,000

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29
Q

Oechsle values range from…..

A

40 to >150

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30
Q

Kabinett Oechsle range from _______

A

70-85 degrees Oechsle

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31
Q

What is a Bereiche?

How many?

A

Regional/District Appellation within an Anbaugebiete.

40

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32
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What is Grosslagen?

How many?

A

Grouping of numerous vineyards to create a convenient administrative package. Terroir not taken into account.

160

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33
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What are Einzellagen?

How many?

A

In theory, a single vineyard, however, once again, more administrative than terroir driven

(used to be 30,000, now only 2,700)

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34
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If Grosslage or Einzellage is on a label, its typically preceded by ______

A

Village name (Helps determine where in the Einzellagen they are).

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35
Q

Erzeugerabfüllung means?

A

Producer bottled

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36
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Gutsabfüllung means?

A

Estate Bottled

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37
Q

Abfüller means?

A

negociant produced at commercial winery

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38
Q

What is Amtliche Prüfungsnummer?

What does it do?

A

AP #

Identifies:

wine
testing center
village
winery
etc.

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39
Q

What is VDP?

When?

Modeled after?

A

Verband Deutscher Prädikatsweingüter

Leading wine estates made own classification system

2002

Burgundy

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40
Q

How many classification levels in the VDP

A

VDP Gross Lage

VDP Erste Lage

VDP Ortswein

VDP Gutswein

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41
Q

VDP Gross Lage means?

A

“great site” aka grand cru

  • Dry will be labeled Grosses Gewachs “GG” & “Qualitatswein Trocken”
  • If it is sweet, it will have Pradikat level listed
42
Q

VDP Erste Lage means?

A

1er cru (“first site”)

Dry= “Qualitatswein Trocken” on label

sweet= Pradikat level listed

43
Q

VDP Ortswein means?

A

Classified Site wine

Village appellation equivalent

Same rules for Pradikat

44
Q

VDP Gutswein means?

A

Good entry level wines

Regional wine

45
Q

Can a VDP with a Pradikat listed by dry?

46
Q

What is süssreserve?

What is it used for?

A

unfermented grape juice

More natural Chaptalization

47
Q

Halbtrocken translation and meaning?

A

Off dry 9-18 g/l RS

48
Q

Feinherb translation and meaning

A

Legally undefined but generally same as halbtrocken

49
Q

Lieblich/halbsüp translation and meaning

A

half sweet / 18-45 g/l RS

50
Q

Süss translation and meaning

A

Sweet > 45 g/l RS

51
Q

What is the “Riesling Taste Profile”

A

Permits producers to use a Dry- Sweet scale

52
Q

Oechsle degrees required for BA & Eiswein?

TBA?

A

110-125

150-154

53
Q

Eiswein harvest requirements

A

Must be frozen on the vine at minimum -8 celsius (18 F)

54
Q

Red Wines in Germany are most commonly found in these 2 Anbaugebiete

A

Württemberg
Baden

55
Q

Weissherbst means?

A

Rosé from single variety of minimum Qualitatswein quality

56
Q

Sekt means?

A

German, typically tank method sparkling (traditional method is allowed)

57
Q

Schaumwein means?

A

“Foam wine”

Simple, fruity, sparkling that is carbed.

58
Q

Mosel is responsible for _____ of the country’s wine production

59
Q

2 most important tributaries of the Mosel River

60
Q

Up to 2007, Mosel was known as?

A

Mosel-Saar-Ruwer

61
Q

What is the Mittelmosel?

A

Central Mosel

62
Q

Wines of the Mosel typically have no more than____% Alcohol and are bottle in __________

A

10%

Tall, slender, green bottles

63
Q

How many Bereiche in Mosel?

Name 4 famous ones

A

6

Bernkastel
Burg Cochem
Saar
Ruwertal

64
Q

How many Einzellagen in Mosel?

A

> 500, more than any other region

65
Q

Where is the most famous stretch of vineyards along the Rhine?

66
Q

Rheingau makes____% of Germany’s total production

67
Q

Name the Bereich of Rheingau?

A

Johannisberg

68
Q

How many Einzellagen in Rheingau?

69
Q

Nahe is just _____ of Rheingau

70
Q

In Nahe, Riesling represents _____% of production

71
Q

Rheinhessen is ____ of Nahe

A

East (contiguous)

72
Q

Rheinhessen is located on the ____ and ______ bank river of the _______

A

South
West
Rhine

73
Q

What anbaugabiete leads Germany in acreage and production?

A

Rheinhessen

74
Q

3 most planted varieties of Rheinhessen

A

Riesling
Muller Thurgau
Dornfelder

75
Q

Pfalz is _____ of _______

A

South of Rheinhessen

76
Q

Pfalz meaning

A

latin “palatium” aka palace

77
Q

Pfalz is typically known for……

A

simple, inexpensive wines produced in large qualities

78
Q

Pfalz is contiguous with what French region

79
Q

What anbaugabiete are you most likely to find Grauburgunder?

80
Q

What is the easternmost Anbaugabiete of the former West Germany?

81
Q

What river Valley is Franken in?

A

Main River Valley

82
Q

Which early ripening varieties fare better in Franken?

A

Muller Thurgau
Silvaner

83
Q

What kind of bottle in Franken?

A

Bocksbeutel

84
Q

_______ region is a northern spur off of Baden

A

Hessische BERgstrasse

85
Q

Hessische Bergstrasse translates to…..

A

Hessian Mountain Road

86
Q

In Württemberg, _____% of production is ____ wine

87
Q

pseudonym for Schwarzriesling

88
Q

3 common reds of Wurttemberg

A

Schwarzriesling
Lemburger
Trollinger

89
Q

What river flows through Wurttemberg?

A

Neckar River Valley

90
Q

Wurttemberg is made up of ____, ___________ areas

A

3
non-contiguous

91
Q

One area of Wurttemberg is on on what body of water?

A

Lake Constance

92
Q

_____ is the Largest Anbaugebiete, total land, but it is only the ____ largest in planted acreage

93
Q

Baden is made up of _____, _______ areas

A

3 non contiguous

94
Q

What is the warmest Bereich?

A

Kaiserstuhl

95
Q

Most planted variety of Baden?

A

Spatburgunder

96
Q

Name 3 popular varietals of Baden

A

Spatburgunder
Muller Thurgau
Grauburgunder

97
Q

_____ based on _____ is a specialty of Baden

A

Weissherbst, Spatburgunder

98
Q

Ahr is known for _____ wines spanning _____% of production

99
Q

What river runs through Ahr?

What does it merge into?

100
Q

Ahr red characteristics

A

Relatively high tannin

oak derived spice

101
Q

Mittelrhein is sandwiched between _____, _______ & _______, making up 2 _________ areas

A

Ahr
Mosel
Rheingau

non contiguous

102
Q

These 2 Anbaugabiete are part of the former East Germany

There are the _______ & _______ most anbaugabiete

A

Sachsen
Saale-Unstrut

Northern
Eastern

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