Germany Flashcards
1
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Correspond Prädikat levels with sugar contents.
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Kabinett 70-85
Spätlese 76-95
Auslese 83-105
Beerenauslese/ Eiswein 110-128
Trockenbeerenauslese 150-154
2
Q
What is the monopole of Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt in Graach?
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Josephshöfer
3
Q
Name 2 monopoles along the Ruwer.
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Maximin Grünhäuser Abtsberg (owned by von Schubert-Grünhaus estate)
Eitelsbacher Karthäuserhofberg (owned by Karthäuserhof)
4
Q
Dominant grape in Obermosel and Moseltor Bereichen?
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Elbling
5
Q
Mertesdorf (Ruwer) monopoles?
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Abtsberg
Herrenberg
Bruderberg
6
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Name of Rheingau’s Bereich?
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Johannisberg
7
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Name two most storied estates in Rheingau.
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Kloster Eberbach
Schloss Johannisberg
8
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Who spearheaded Charta (Erstes Gewächs’ wines) in Rheingau?
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Bernhard Breuer (of Georg Breuer estate)
9
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Name principal vineyard in Assmannshausen.
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Höllenberg (one of the producers is August Kesseler)
10
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Name famous vineyards in Winkel.
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Schloss Vollrads
Jesuitengarten
Hasensprung
11
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Name the monopole of Schloss Schönborn in Hattenheim.
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Pfaffenberg
12
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Name a famous vineyard in Kiedrich.
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Gräfenberg (Robert Weil)
13
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Where is Kloster Eberbach located?
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Hallgarten, Rheingau
14
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Where is Kirchenstück vineyard located?
A
In Hochheim am Main, Rheingau
15
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Name gemeinden/ villages of Rheingau.
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Assmanshausen
Rüdesheim
Geisenheim
Johannisberg
Winkel
Hattenheim
Hallgarten
Erbach
Kiedrich
Eltville
Hochheim am Main
16
Q
What is the name of the traditional barrel in Rheingau?
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Stück barrel
17
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Name the monopole of Bürklin-Wolf in Ruppertsberg.
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Gaisböhl
18
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Name two monopoles of Döhnhoff in Oberhausen and Niederhausen.
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Brücke
Hermannshöhle
19
Q
Which mountain chain shelters Ahr from cold winds?
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Eifel
20
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Name Bereich and Grosslage in Ahr.
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Walporzheim-Ahrtal
Klosterberg
21
Q
Where is Steinwein produced?
A
Franken
Named after Würzburg’s Stein vineyard
22
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What’s the name of the monopole of Toni Jost in Bacharach?
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Hahn
In Mittelrhein
23
Q
Name two prominent producers in Bernkasteler Doctor vineyard.
A
Markus Molitor
Schloss Lieser
24
Q
Soil type in Ürziger Würzgarten?
A
Red sandstone and volcanic debris. Iron oxide slate.
25
What’s one of the most famous vineyards/ monopoles in Germany and who owns it?
Schlosskellerei Carl von Schubert (owner) –
Maximin Grünhaus (vineyard)
Located in Ruwer, Mosel
26
Name a top producer in Mittelrhein.
Toni Jost.
27
Why is Bernkasteler Doktor an exception to German wine law of 1971?
It’s a vineyard less than 5 hectares.
Same applies to Kiedricher Turmberg and Forster Kirchenstück.
28
What does a Goldkapsule indicate in Mosel and Rheingau?
To indicate a higher level of sweetness and distinction beyond a wine’s labeled Prädikat, vintners added a golden capsule. Lange Goldkapsule indicates an even rarer and special selection.
29
When can a German wine be labelled Classic?
Wines are harmoniously dry, with a max. RS content of 15 g/l. Single varietal wines and no mention of vineyard on label. Min. alcohol is 12% and 11.5% in Mosel.
30
When can a German wine be labelled ‘Selection’?
Single vineyard and single variety.
Yields are restricted to 60hl/ha. Must weight is equivalent to Auslese and grapes are hand harvested. Wines may not be released prior to September 1 of the year following harvest.
31
What is Feinherb?
A labelling term indicating a slightly off-dry style. Replaced halbtrocken on wine labels.
32
Minimum must weight Mosel Riesling Spätlese?
80•
33
Minimum must weight Pfalz Riesling Spätlese?
90•
34
Name the 4 categories of German wine.
Wein
Landwein
Qualitätswein
Prädikatswein
35
Minimum alcohol content for Qualitätswein?
Min 7% alcohol
36
Minimum alcohol Prädikatswein?
Lower Prädikate is min 7%.
From Beerenauslese onwards the minimum is reduced to 5.5%
37
True or false - VDP members must cultivate a minimum of 80% traditional grape varieties.
True
38
Name the 4 categories of wine production according to VDP.
Gutswein
Ortswein
Erste Lage
Grosse Lage
39
Maximum yields for Gutswein, Ortswein, Erste Lage and Grosse Lage?
75 hl/ha
75
60
50
40
Ageing requirement GG white and red wines?
Whites may not be released until September 1 of the year after harvest.
Reds require an additional year of ageing and at least 12 months in wood.
41
What’s the size of a Stück?
1,200 litre oval cask
42
Dornfelder is a crossing of which varietals?
Helfensteiner x Heroldrebe
43
Silvaner is a crossing between which varietals?
Traminer x Österreichisch-Weiss
44
Scheurebe is a crossing between which varietals?
Riesling x Bukettrebe
45
Bacchus is a crossing between which two varietals?
Muller-Thurgau x Silvaner/ Riesling cross
46
What’s the mountain range called in Rheingau?
Taunus
47
Where could I find Schloss Volrads, Schloss Reinhartshausen and Kloster Eberbach?
Rheingau
48
Name principal producers in Rheingau.
Georg Breuer
Peter Jacob Kühn
Josef Leitz
Eva Fricke
Künstler
49
Where is Charta founded?
Rheingau
50
What’s the name of the First Growth vineyards for dry wines in Rheingau?
Erstes Gewächs
51
Name famous vineyards in Rheingau.
Monopoles: Schloss Johannisberg and Hattenheimer Steinberg (Kloster Eberbach).
Hattenheimer Pfaffenberg, monopole of Schloss Schönborn
Kiedricher Gräfenberg
Hochheimer Hölle
Johannisberger Hölle
52
What are the three top vineyards in Rüdesheim?
Berg Rottland
Berg Roseneck
Berg Schlossberg
53
Name geographic features of Mosel region.
Eifel Mountains
Hunsrück Hills
Mosel river (starts in Vosges Mountains in France)
54
Name climatic influences in Mosel.
Forests at the top of the hills keep cold winds from Eifel Mountain and Hunsrück Hills away. River mitigates temperatures and lowers the risk of frost. Plus reflects heat onto the vines. Slate releases the heat of the day at night. South- and southwest-facing slopes ripen the best.
55
Where could I find producers Reinhold Haart and Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt?
Mosel
56
Which district in Mosel is also known as Terrassenmosel?
Burg Cochem
57
What’s the key wine growing village in Burg Cochem?
Winningen
58
Producer and principal site of Winningen?
Heymann-Löwenstein - Uhlen.
59
Name famous estates in Ruwertal.
Grünhaus
Karthäuserhof
60
In which village is Scharzhofberg located?
Wiltingen in Saar Bereiche
61
Name other famous sites in Saar.
Saarburger Rausch
Hörecker
Altenberg on the Saar
62
Name two principal vineyards in Roter Hang?
Pettenthal
Rothenberg
63
Name 3 Bereiche of Rheinhessen.
Niersteiner Gutes Domtal
Wonnegau (south)
Bingen (northwestern corner)
64
What’s the predominant soil type in Wonnegau, Rheinhessen?
Limestone and loess soils
65
Name famous sites in Westhofen in Wonnegau Bereich.
Kirchspiel
Morstein
Brunnenhäuschen
66
Name two top sites in Flörsheim-Dalsheim.
Bürgel
Hubacker
67
Two top producers in Wonnegau?
Phillip Wittmann
Klaus-Peter Keller
68
Name villages in Rheinhessen.
Worms
Nierstein
Nackenheim
Oppenheim
Westhofen
Bingen
69
Name principal producers in Rheinhessen.
Keller
Wittmann
Wagner-Stempel
Kühling-Gillot
Gunderloch
70
Where could I find Grosse Lage vineyards Hohenmorgen, Freundstück and Kirchenstück?
In Pfalz (Mittelhaardt)
71
Name famous Grosse Lage sites in Forst.
Kirchenstück
Freundstück
Pechstein
Ungeheuer
Jesuitengarten
72
For which wines is Württemberg famous for?
Reds made from Trollinger, Lemberger and Schwarzriesling (Meunier)
Schillerwein (red and white wine blended prior to fermentation) - rosé wine
73
What are principal producers in Ahr?
Meyer-Näkel (Dernau), Kreuzberg (Dernau), Nelles (Bad Neuenahr) Jean Stodden (Rech), Weingut Deutzerhof - Cossmann-Hehle (Mayschoss), J.J. Adeneuer (Ahrweiler)
74
Describe Ahr’s geography and climate.
Unexpectedly warm so far north. Almost a Mediterranean mesoclimate. Stony grounds (slate and greywacke) store summer heat.
75
Name famous producers in Juffer-Sonnenuhr.
Schloss Lieser
Fritz Haag
Max Ferd. Richter
76
Famous producers in Piesporter Goldtröpfchen?
Reinhold Haart
Julian Haart
St Urbans-Hof
Hain
77
Name principal producers in Nahe.
Hermann Dönnhoff (Oberhausen), Emrich-Schönleber (Monzingen), Schlossgut Diel (Burg Layen), Schäfer-Fröhlich (Bockenau), Dr. Crusius (Traisen)
78
Where could I find Schlossböckelheim, Oberhausen, Niederhausen, Norheim and Windesheim?
Nahe
79
Name principal sites in Nahe.
Brücke
Hermannsberg
Hermannshöhle
Felseneck
Stromberg
Goldloch
80
Name tributaries of Nahe.
Alsenz
Ellerbach
Gräfenbach
Guldenbach
81
Styles and grapes in Mosel?
Red Grapes (9%)
Spätburgunder: 396 ha
White Grapes (91%)
Riesling: 5,395 ha
Müller-Thurgau: 1,092 ha
Elbling: 512 ha
82
Where could I find Rauenthal?
Village in Rheingau (Georg Breuer produces best wines here)
83
Which river joins the Rhein in Rheingau?
River Maine (Hochheim am Main)
84
Where is Message in a Bottle operating?
Rheinhessen
85
Where could I find Hipping, Brudersberg and Pettenthal?
Vineyards in Nierstein, Rheinhessen
86
Where could I find Roter Hang?
Between Nackenheim and Nierstein
87
Name principal producer in Roter Hang?
Gunderloch
88
Name 3 wine centres of Rheinfront (Left Bank of Rhein) in Rheinhessen between Worms and Mainz.
Nierstein
Oppenheim
Nackenheim (Roter Hang)
89
Name 3 top sites in Roter Hang?
Rothenberg
Pettenthal
Hipping
90
What are the Bereiche of Pfalz?
Mittelhaardt-Deutsche Weinstrasse, Südliche Weinstrasse
91
Principal producers in south Pfalz?
Rebholz
Wehrheim
92
Top producers of Pinot Noir in Pfalz?
Friedrich Becker
Bernhart
Jülg
All in Schweigen, south Pfalz
93
Major villages in Pfalz?
Mittelhaardt-Deutsche Weinstrasse: Dirmstein, Grünstadt, Laumersheim, Grosskarlbach, Kirchheim, Weisenheim, Kallstadt, Ungstein, Bad Dürkheim, Wachenheim, Forst, Deidesheim, Ruppertsberg, Gimmeldingen, Mussbach, Haardt, Neustadt, Duttweiler
Südliche Weinstrasse: Hainfeld, Burrweiler, Gleisweiler, Essingen, Siebeldingen, Birkweiler, Klingenmünster, Schweigen
94
Three B’s of Mittelhaardt?
Bürklin-Wolf
Von Bassermann-Jordan
Von Buhl
95
Famous sites in Forst?
Ungeheuer
Jesuitengarten
Kirchenstück
Freundstück
Pechstein
96
Where could I find Kaiserstuhl and Breisgau?
Subregions in Baden
97
Where could I find Würzberg and Stein?
Franken - capital and vineyard resp.
98
What are the Bereiche of Franken?
Mainviereck, Maindreieck, Steigerwald
99
Define Rotling, Schielerwein and Schillerwein.
Rotling: Rosé wine that is produced from a mixture of red and white varieties. Must have pale red or clear red color.
Schielerwein: A rotling from Sachsen.
Schillerwein: A rotling from Württemburg.
100
Famous top soil in Würzburger topsoil?
Muschelkalk. Limestone rich in fossil shells.
101
Name principal producers in Franken.
Bürgerspital
Juliusspital (church charity)
Schmitt’s Kinder
Weingut am Stein
Ludwig Knoll
102
Which Bereiche in Franken is famous for Pinot Noir?
Mainviereck
Red sandstone arid terraces
103
Where could I find Iphofen?
A parish in Steigerwald, Franken
104
What is Badisch Rotgold?
Badisch Rotgold: A rotling from the Baden region. Made from Grauburgunder (min. 51%) and Spatburgunder grapes. Composition must be declared on label.
105
Define füder.
Füder: 1,000-liter cask common in the Mosel.
106
Define Grosses Gewächs.
Grosses Gewächs: VDP classification of dry wines from the best vineyards, must be Spätlese ripeness.
107
What is Weissherbst?
Weissherbst: Rosé from a single variety of red grape.
108
What are the Bereiche of Baden?
Badische-Bergstrasse, Kraichgau, Ortenau, Breisgau, Kaiserstuhl, Markgräflerland, Bodensee, Tauberfranken, Tuniberg
109
Principal grapes Baden?
Red Grapes (42.2%)
Spätburgunder: 5,592 ha
White Grapes (57.8%)
Müller Thurgau: 2,559 ha
Grauburgunder: 1,896 ha
Weissburgunder: 1,373 ha
Riesling: 1,119 ha
Gutedel (Chasselas): 1,117 ha
110
What are the Bereiche of Hessische-Bergstrasse?
Starkenburg
Umstadt
111
What are the Bereiche of Mittelrhein?
Lorely
Siebengebirge
112
What’s the Bereiche of Nahe?
Nahetal
113
Describe 2003 and 2005 vintages in Mosel.
Both were warm vintages.
114
Kerner is crossing of which 2 varietals?
Trollinger x Riesling
115
When was German wine law introduced?
1971
116
Name the three GU’s of Uhlen Winningen.
Blaufüsser Lay
Laubach
Roth Lay
117
What’s the earlier ripening version of Spätburgunder called?
Frühburgunder
118
What is Perlwein?
Semi-sparkling wine.
119
Where is Silvaner allowed for VDP Grosse Lage wines?
Franken
120
Where is Lemberger allowed for VDP Grosse Lage wines?
Baden
Württemberg
121
Where is Blauer Portugieser mainly planted?
Ahr, Rheinhessen and Pfalz
122
Name a principal region for Gutedel/ Chasselas in Germany?
Baden
123
VDP Grosse Lage wines can be made with which varietal(s) in Nahe?
Riesling only
124
Which varietals can be used for VDP Grosse Lage wines in Pfalz?
Riesling
Pinot Blanc
Pinot Noir
125
What is süssreserve?
It is unfermented grape juice that is added to the wine after the wine has finished fermentation. It’s to sweeten the wine and soften the acidity.
