Germany Flashcards

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Who owns the Maximin Grünhäuser Abtsberg vineyard?

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von Schubert-Grünhaus estate

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Who owns the Josephshöfer vineyard?

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Reichsgraff von Kesselstatt

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Who owns the Eitelsbacher Karthäuserhofberg vineyard?

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Karthäuserhof

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Who owns most of the Rothenberg vineyard? Where is it located?

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  • Gunderloch

- Rheinhessen’s premier site

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Who owns most of the Mannberg vineyard? Where is it located?

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  • von Simmern

- Hattenheim

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Who is the producer to watch in Hochheim that just got started in 1956?

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Franz Künstler

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Who has the term “Erstes Gewächs” trademarked?

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Charta

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Which anbaugebiet has not adopted the new Erste Lage tier?

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Rheinhessen

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Which anbaugebiet has the most Grosse Lage?

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Rheingau

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Where is Zell located?

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Mosel

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Where is Winkel located?

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Rheingau

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Where is Trier located?

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Mosel

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Where is the Steinberg vineyard located? Who is it a monopole of?

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  • Hattenheim

- Kloster Eberbach

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Where is the Sonnenberg vineyard?

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Eltville (Rheingau)

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Where is the Scharzhofberger ortsteil vineyard located?

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Wiltingen

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Where is the Rheingau’s center for red wine production?

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Assmannshausen

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Where is the Rausch vineyard located?

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Saarburg, Mosel

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Where is the origin of Liebfraumilch?

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Worms in the Rheinhessen

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Where is the monastery of Kloster Eberbach?

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Hallgarten (Rheingau)

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Where is the Michelsberg grosslage?

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Piesport - a smear on the integrity of the village

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Where is the Lay vineyard?

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Bernkastel, Mosel

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Where is the Kammerberg Grosse Lage vineyard?

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Schweigen (Pfalz)

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Where is the Kalkofen vineyard located?

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Deidesheim (Pfalz)

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Where is the Josephshöfer vineyard located?

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Graach (Mosel)

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Where is the Gräfenberg vineyard located?
Kiedrich (Rheingau)
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Where is the Dromprobst vineyard located?
Graach (Mosel)
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Where is the Doctor vineyard?
Bernkastel-Kues (Mosel)
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Where is the Berg Roseneck vineyard located?
Rüdesheim, Rheingau
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Where is the Badstube grosslage?
Bernkastel-Kues, Mosel
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Where is Spay located?
Mittelrhein
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Where is Schweigen located? Name a producer here.
- Pfalz | - Friedrich Becker - one of Germany's most esteemed producers of Spätburgunder
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Where is Schloss Johannisberg located?
Rheingau
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Where is Sangiovese planted in Germany?
Pfalz
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Where is Rüdesheim located?
Rheingau
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Where is Pfaffenberg located? Who owns it?
- Hattenheim (Rheingau) | - Schloss Schönborn
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Where is most of Germany's Schwarzriesling planted?
Württemberg
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Where is Matthias Müller producing wines?
Mittelrhein
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Where is Kloster Eberbach located?
Rheingau
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Where is Kiedrich located?
Rheingau
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Where is Juffer-Sonnenuhr vineyard located?
Brauneberg, Mosel
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Where is Johannisberg located?
Rheingau
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Where is Iphofen located?
Franken
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Where is Hochheim located?
Rheingau
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Where is Hattenheim located?
Rheingau
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Where is Hallgarten located?
Rheingau
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Where is Geisenheim located?
Rheingau
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Where is Erbach located?
Rheingau
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Where is Eltville located?
Rheingau
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Where is Deidesheim located?
Pfalz
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Where is Bacharach located?
Mittelrhein
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Where is Assmannshausen located?
Rheingau
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Where in Germany does the Rhine river flow westward?
Rheingau - from the city of Wiesbaden to Rüdesheim
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Where does the Mosel merge with the Rhine River?
Koblenz
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Where does the German "discovery" of Spätlese date to? When was Auslese discovered?
- 1775 - at Schloss Johannisberg in the Rheingau | - 1787 - Auslese
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Where does the Ahr rank in overall size?
10th
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Where are Jungfer and Schönhell vineyards located?
Hallgarten (Rheingau)
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When was the Mosel's name shortened?
August 1st, 2007
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When was the Geisenheim Institute found? Where is it located?
1872 | -Rheingau
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When did the Cistercians of Burgundy found Kloster Eberbach monastery?
1136
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What wine was featured on the Titanic's wine list?
Niersteiner Pettenthal Riesling
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What vineyard located to the east of Hattenheimer Mannberg?
Erbacher Macrobrunn
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What village is at the confluence of the Rhine and Main River in the Rheingau?
Hoccheim
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What two anbaugebiete are located in former East Germany?
- Sachsen | - Saale-Unstrut
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What terms were "Classic" and "Selection" intended to replace? Who developed the program? When did it debut?
- Halbtrocken and Trocken - German Wine Institute at Mainz - Debuted with the 2000 vintage
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What style is Landwein produced as?
trocken or halbtrocken
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What slate characterizes the Mosel?
Devonian slate
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What river is the Nahe situated along?
The Nahe River
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What river is Franken located on?
Main River
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What regions can Liebfraumilch be blended from?
- Rheinhessen - Nahe - Rheingau - Pfalz
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What region uses "Erstes Gewächs" instead of "Grosses Gewächs"?
Rheingau - is a legally authorized term and may be spelled out in full
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What region may not produce Grosse Lage wines at the Kabinett level?
Pfalz
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What region has the highest Öchsle requirement for Spätlese Riesling?
Pfalz @ 90º
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What region has the highest Öchsle requirement for Kabinett Riesling?
Franken @ 78º
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What quality level of wine can be produced from grapes outside Germany?
Deutscher Wein - It must be 100% German - OR a statement must be included on the label naming the countries that contribute to the blend
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What quality level is most German sparkling wine?
Deutscher Wein
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What quality level is Liebfraumilch considered?
QbA
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What portion of the VDP estate vineyards are planted to Riesling?
55.00%
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What portion of the Rheingau is planted to Riesling?
80% - the highest proportion of the grape than any other anbaugebiet
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What portion of the Ahr is red wine?
88.00%
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What portion of Rheingau Riesling production is dry?
1/2 as of 2014
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What portion of Germany's vineyards are Riesling?
20.00%
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What parallel is Ahr located on?
50th
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What mountain range is in the Pfalz?
Haardt Hills (aka Vosges Mtns)
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What may growers to the east of the vineyard whose vines were excluded from Doctor in 1984 label their wines?
Alte Badstube am Doktorberg
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What is Weissherbst? Where is it popular?
* A saignée rosé made from a single variety and of at least QbA quality * Baden
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What is the warmest site of the Pfalz?
The Grosse Lage Forster Kirchenstück
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What is the Südliche Weinstrasse?
The southern commune of the Pfalz
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What is the sole bereich of the Rheingau?
Johannisberg
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What is the rosé popular in Württemberg?
Schillerwein
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What is the rosé popular in Baden?
Weissherbst
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What is the river of the Ahr?
Ahr river
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What is the requirement for sparkling wine to be labeled "Deutscher Sekt"?
100% German grapes
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What is the range of Öchsle for TBA?
150-154º
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What is the range of Öchsle for Spätlese?
80-95º
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What is the range of Öchsle for Kabinett?
70-85º
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What is the range of Öchsle for Beerenauslese and Eiswein?
110-128º
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What is the range of Öchsle for Auslese?
88-105º
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What is the only bereich of the Ahr? And only grosslage?
- Bereich - Walporzheim-Ahrtal | - Grosslage - Klosterberg
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What is the name of the traditional flute-shaped brown bottle? Where is it used?
- Rheingauer Flöte | - Rheingau
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What is the most planted red grape of the Rheingau?
Spätburgunder
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What is the most planted grape in the Rheinhessen?
Müller-Thurgau
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What is the min must weight for Grosse Lage wines?
A min must weight equivalent to Spätlese
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What is the min alcohol level for Prädikat wines?
- 7% | - 5.5% - BA, TBA and Eiswein
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What is the min % for a stated variety in Germany?
85.00%
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What is the max RS for "classic"?
9g/l (12g/l for Riesling)
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What is the German term for noble rot?
Edelfäule
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What is the German term for monopole?
alleinbesitz
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What is the German name for Blaufränkisch?
Lemberger
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What is the finest estate in the Mittelrhein?
Toni Jost's alleinbesitz Bacharacher Hahn
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What is the best Spätburgunder vineyard of the Rheingau? Name a producer of it.
- Höllenberg | - August Kesseler
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What is the annual average temperature of the Mosel?
49ºF
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What is the aging requirement for Grosses Gewächs wines?
- White - not released before 9/1 | - Red - receive an additional year of aging
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What is the aging req for Grosse Lage wines labeled by Prädikat?
May be released as soon as May 1 of the year following harvest
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What is the 2nd most planted red grape in Germany?
Dornfelder
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What is tafelwein known as since 2009?
Deutscher Wein
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What is Schillerwein?
A style of rosé produced by fermenting red and white grapes together; common in Württemberg
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What is required for Sekt to be labeled as QbA?
It must be produced from traditional grapes grown in 1 of the 13 anbaugebiete
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What is Pinot Gris called in Germany?
Grauburgunder
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What is Piesport's greatest vineyard?
Goldtröpfchen
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What is Müller-Thurgau a cross of?
- Originally thought to be Riesling x Silvaner | - Recent DNA has recast it as Riesling x Madeleine Royale
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What is located to the west of Erbacher Macrobrunn?
Hattenheimer Mannberg
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What is Goldriesling? Where is it a local specialty in Germany?
An aromatic crossing developed in Alsace, is the local specialty of Sachsen
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What is Germany's warmest wine growing region?
Kaisterstuhl (Baden)
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What is Germany's northernmost wine growing region?
Saale-Unstrut
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What is Frühburgunder?
A early-ripening strain of Pinot Noir
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What is Franken's wine center? Name an important vineyard.
Würzberg - Stein (lends its name to the former Frankish nickname "Steinwein")
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What is Ehrenfelser a crossing of?
Riesling x Silvaner
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What is Dornfelder a crossing of?
Helfensteiner x Heroldrebe
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What is Bacchus a crossing of?
(Silvaner x Riesling) x Müller-Thurgau
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What grape is typically used for liebfraumilch?
Muller-Thurgau
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What estate labels his Grosse Lage wines as "GC" instead of "GG"?
Bürklin-Wolf
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What are the yields for "Classic" and "Selection"?
60hl/ha
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What are the two communes of the Pfalz?
- Mittelhaardt-Deutsche Weinstrasse | - Südliche Weinstrasse
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What are the tiers VDP Classification from 2012 forward and yields required?
- Grosse Lage - max 50hl/ha - Erste Lage - max 60hl/ha - Ortswein: Village Wines - max 75hl/ha - Gutswein: Regional Wines - max 75hl/ha
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What are the soils of Erden?
Red slate
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What are the min abv for "classic" and "selection"?
min abv 12% (11.5% in the Mosel)
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What are the common varieties in Saale-Unstrut?
- Müller-Thurgau | - Wessburgunder
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What and where is the Roter Hang located?
A slope of red clay and slate spanning 180 ha between Nierstein and Nackenheim in the Rheinhessen
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What anbaugebiet is located on the Elbe River?
Sachsen
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What 2 vineyards in the Pfalz were recast as Premier Cru with the introduction of the new tier?
Paradiesgarten and Kalkofen in Deidesheim
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Were is the Paradiesgarten vineyard located?
Deidesheim (Pfalz)
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The Rheinterrasse stretches from what villages?
From Bodenheim southward through Nierstein and Oppenheim, ending near Mettenheim
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The Mosel River emerges from what Mountains?
Vosges Mountains in France
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Scheurebe is a crossing of what? Where was it developed?
- Riesling x Silvaner | - Rheinhessen
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Saale-Unstrut lies on the confluence of what two rivers?
Saale and Unstrut rivers
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Name an alleinbesitz of Bürklin-Wolf in Ruppertsberg (Pfalz)
Gaisböhl
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Name a producer who makes Bernkasteler Lay wines.
Dr. Loosen
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Name a producer of the Roter Hang.
Gunderloch
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Name a producer of Kiedricher Gräfenberg. What style of wines outstanding?
- Robert Weil | - Auslese level and above
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Name a producer of Erdener Prälat.
Dr. Loosen
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Name 5 rivers of Germany.
- Mosel - Rhine - Main - Nahe - Elbe
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Name 4 vineyards that are smaller than the 5 ha minimum size for a registered vineyard.
- Doctor (Bernkastel) - Kirchenstück (Forst) - Freundstück (Forst) - Schloss Vollrads (Rheingau)
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Name 4 sites of Forst.
- Kirchenstück - Jesuitengarten - Pechstein - Ungeheuer
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Name 4 German producers that can trace their estates back hundreds of years.
- Schloss Johannisberg - Reichsgraff von Kesselstatt - Reinhold Haart - Dr. Bürklin-Wolf
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Name 4 estates in the Mittelhaardt in the Pfalz.
- Müller-Catoir - Bassermann-Jordan - von Buhl - Bürklin-Wolf
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Name 3 vineyards of Winkel.
- Schloss Vollrads (ortsteil) - Jesuitengarten - Hasensprung
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Name 3 vineyards of Rüdesheim.
- Berg Rottland - Berg Schlossberg - Berg Roseneck
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Name 2 vineyards of Erden with red slate.
- Prälat | - Treppchen
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Name 2 vineyards in Hochheim.
- Hölle | - Kirchenstück
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Name 2 villages with Sonnenuhr vineyards?
Wehlen and Zeltingen
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Name 2 producers of the Ürziger Würzgarten.
- Mönchhof | - Joh. Jos. Christoffel Erben
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Name 2 producers of the Ahr.
- Meyer-Näkel | - Kreuzberg
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Name 2 producers of Franken and what village they are in.
- Hans Wirsching - Iphofen | - Horst Sauer - Escherndorf
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Name 2 producers from the Goldtröpfchen vineyard.
- Reinhold Haart | - Reichsgraff von Kesselstatt
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Name 2 producers based in Ürzig.
- Mönchhof | - Joh. Jos. Christoffel Erben
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Name 2 growers based in Hattenheim.
- Schloss Schönborn | - Langwerth von Simmern
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Name 2 grosslagen within the Bernkastel bereich?
- Badstube | - Michelsberg
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Name 1 producer of Wiltinger Scharzhofberger.
Egon Müller
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In 1971 the 30,000 einzellagen were condensed into how many registered vineyards? What is the minimum size of a registered vineyard?
- 2,600 vineyards | - 5 ha
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If Grosse Lage wines are dry, what are they called?
Grosses Gewächs
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Grosses Gewächs wines in Franken are produced from what varieties?
- Riesling - Silvaner - Weissburgunder - Spätburgunder - Fruhbugunder (?)
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From the 2012 vintage forward, the former Erste Lage wines would now be known as what?
Grosse Lage - not be confused with grosslage, and Erste Lage indicate Permier Cru, rather than Grand Cru
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Can Erste Lage wines be labeled "GG"?
No, Grosses Gewächs is reserved for Grosse Lage; Erste Lage dry wines must be labeled as "trocken" instead
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Can a varietal appear on Deutscher Wein labels?
Yes
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Are "feine" and "hochfeine" allowed on labels?
No, it was outlawed with the 1971 Wine Law
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"Selection" is equivalent to what must weight?
Auslese
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What are the important villages of the Südliche-Weinstrasse?
Siebeldingen Birkweiler Schweigen
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What are the important villages of the Saar?
Wiltingen | Saarburg
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What are the important villages of the Ruwer?
Eitelsbach | Mertesdorf
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What is the important einzellage of Wiltingen?
(Saar) | Scharzhofberger
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What is the important einzellage of Saarburg?
(Saar) | Rausch
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What is the important einzellage of Eitelsbach?
(Ruwer) | Karthäuserhofberg
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What are the important einzellagen of Mertesdorf?
(Ruwer) Abtsberg Herrenberg Bruderberg
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What is the important einzellage of Trittenheim?
(Mosel) | Apotheke
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What are the important einzellagen of Piesport?
(Mosel) Goldtröpfchen Domherr
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What are the important einzellagen of Brauneberg?
(Mosel) Juffer Juffer Sonnenuhr
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What are the important einzellagen of Bernkastel-Kues?
(Mosel) Doctor Lay
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What are the important einzellagen of Graach an der Mosel?
Domporbst | Josephshöfer
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What is the important einzellage of Wehlen?
(Mosel) | Sonnenuhr
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What is the important einzellage of Zeltingen?
(Mosel) | Sonnenuhr
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What is the important einzellage of Ürzig?
(Mosel) | Würzgarten
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What are the important einzellagen of Erden?
(Mosel) Prälat Treppchen
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What is the important einzellage of Assmanshausen?
(Rheingau) | Höllenberg
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What are the important einzellagen of Rüdesheim?
(Rheingau) Berg Roseneck Berg Rottland Berg Schlossberg
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What is the important einzellage of Geisenheim?
(Rheingau) | Schloss Johannisberg
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What is the important einzellage of Johannisberg?
(Rheingau) | Hölle
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What are the important einzellagen of Winkel?
(Rheingau) Schloss Vollrads Jesuitengarten Hasensprung
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What are the important einzellagen of Hattenheim?
(Rheingau) Pfaffenberg Mannberg Steinberg
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What are the important einzellagen of Hallgarten?
(Rheingau) Schönhell Jungfer
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What is the important einzellage of Erbach?
(Rheingau) | Marcobrunn
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What is the important einzellage of Kiedrich?
(Rheingau) | Gräfenberg
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What is the important einzellage of Eltville?
(Rheingau) | Sonnenberg
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What are the important einzellagen of Hochheim am Main?
(Rheingau) Hölle Kirchenstück
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What is the important einzellage of Nackenheim?
(Rheinhessen) | Rothenberg
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What are the important einzellagen of Nierstein?
(Rheinhessen) Hipping Pettenthal
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What are the important einzellagen of Oppenheim?
(Rheinhessen) Schützenhütte Sackträger
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What are the important einzellagen of Westhofen?
(Rheinhessen) Morstein Kirchspiel
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What is the important einzellage of Dalsheim?
(Rheinhessen) | Hubacker
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What is the important einzellage of Kallstadt?
(Pfalz) | Saumagen
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What are the important einzellagen of Forst?
``` (Pfalz) Kirchenstück Freundstück Pechstein Ungeheuer Jesuitengarten ```
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What are the important einzellagen of Deidesheim?
(Pfalz) Langenmorgen Hohenmorgen Kieselberg
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What are the important einzellagen of Ruppertsberg?
(Pfalz) Reiterpfad Gaisböhl
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What is the important einzellage of Königsbach?
(Pfalz) | Idig
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What is the important einzellage of Siebeldingen?
(Pfalz) | Im Sonnenschein
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What is the important einzellage of Birkweiler?
(Pfalz) | Kastanienbusch
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What is the important einzellage of Schweigen?
(Pfalz) | Kammerberg
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What latitude is Germany at?
straddles the 50th parallel
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What is an einzellagen?
A vineyard
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What is an ortsteil?
a vineyard so famous that it does not need a village attached.
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What is an alleinbesitz?
A monopole
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When was the German Wine Law established?
1971
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What is the English nickname for German wines?
Hock
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What are major concerns with viticulture in Germany?
Reliability of ripening and susceptibility of frost
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When was the Geisenheim Wine Institute founded? Where?
1872; Rheingau
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Name 7 popular crossings.
Muller-Thurgau, Ehrenfelser, Kerner, Bacchus, Faber, Scheurebe, Dornfelder
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Describe Liebfraumilch.
Sweet, cheap, characterless. No grape can appear on the label. Can be blended from the Rheinhessen, Nahe, Rheingau and Pfalz.
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What is Grauburgunder?
Pinot Gris
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What is Weissburgunder?
Pinot Blanc
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What is Schwarzriesling?
Pinot Meunier
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What is Spatburgunder?
Pinot Noir
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What does the 1st set of numbers for the AP Number refer to?
The region where the wine was tested
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What does the 2nd set of numbers for the AP Number refer to?
The commune in which the wine was bottled
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What does the 3rd set of numbers for the AP Number refer to?
The bottler's code
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What does the 4th set of numbers for the AP Number refer to?
A unique code for the bottling
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What does the 5th set of numbers for the AP Number refer to?
The year in which the application was filed
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What method is typically used to produce Sekt?
Charmant
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If the sparkling wine uses German grapes, what can it be labeled as?
Deutscher Sekt
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If the sparkling wine uses German grapes from 1 of the 13 anbaugebiete, what can it be labeled as?
Deutscher Sekt QbA
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What is the minimum Ochsle range for Kabinett?
70-85 degrees
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What is the minimum Ochsle range for Spatlese?
80-95 degrees
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What is the minimum Ochsle range for Auslese?
88-105 degrees
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What is the minimum Ochsle range for Beerenauslese?
110-128 degrees
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What is the minimum Ochsle range for Eiswein?
110-128 degrees
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What is the minimum Ochsle range for Trockenbeererauslese?
150-154 degrees
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What 2 anbaugebiet use ranges for their minimum ochsle?
Baden and Wurttemberg
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Name the 13 Anbaugebiet.
Mosel; Ahr; Mittelrhein; Rheingau; Rheinhessen; Nahe; Pfalz; Hessische-Bergstrasse; Baden; Wurttemberg; Franken; Sachsen; Saale-Unstrut
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What does VDP stand for?
Verband Deutscher Pradikatsweinguter
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When was the VDP founded?
1910
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What was the original premise of the VDP?
Strove to promote natur or unchaptalized wines
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What is the maximum RS for Grosses Gewachs?
9 g/l
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What is ortswein?
VDP's answer to village wines
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What is Gutswein?
VDP's answer to regional wines
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What is the maximum permitted yields for erste lage wines?
60 hl/ha
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What is the maximum permitted yields for grosse lage wines?
50 hl/ha
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Which level of the pradikat cannot be made from Grosse Lage sites in the Pfalz?
Kabinett
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What was the term Classic intended to replace?
Halbtrocken
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What was the term Selection intended to replace?
Trocken
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What is the maximum RS for Classic wines?
15 g/l
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What is the maximum RS for Selection wines?
9 g/l (12 g/l for Riesling)
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What is Anreicherung?
Broad term for sweetening must before or after fermentation by using sugar, grape must, concentrated grape must or RCGM
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What is Abfuller?
A bottler of shipper who assumes the responsibility for the origin and quality of the wine
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What is Edelfaule?
Noble rot
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What is Einzenllage?
Single vineyard
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What is Erste Gewachs?
Legal term used for dry wines in the Rheingau from the best vineyards
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What is Erzeeugerabfullung?
Grown and produced by the same grower or co-op
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What is Feinherb?
Half dry- no legal definition
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What is Flashschengarung?
Bottle fermented sekt
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What is Flurbereinigung?
Restructuring of German vineyards
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What is Fuder?
1000 liter casks in the Mosel
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What is Grosses Gewachs?
VDP classification of dry wines from the best vineyards, must be spatlese ripeness
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What is Grosslage?
A collection of vineyards
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What is Gutsabfullung?
Grown, produced and bottled by the same person/estate
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What is Halbtrocken?
Half dry, generally less than 18 g/l RS
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What is Handgeruttelt?
Hand riddeled
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What is Kellerei?
A wine cellar (or wholesaler)
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What is Leiblich?
Medium sweet
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What is Rotling?
Rose wine that is produced from a mixture of red and white varieties. Must have a pale red or clear color.
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What is Stuck?
1200 liter casks generally used in the Rheingau
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What is Schneewein?
Snow wine- a term used to describe an ice wine made from grapes gathered when snow covers the vineyard
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What is Trocken?
dry; Generally less than 4 g/l RS but can be slightly higher depending on acid content and region
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What is Weissherbst?
Rose from a single variety red grape
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What is Winzergenossenshaft?
A co-op
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What was the original name for the Mosel? When did this change occur?
Mosel-Saar-Ruwer; August 1st 2007
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What does the Goldkapsel of the Mosel represent?
Reserve wines that generally have higher sweetness due to a higher must weight
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What does the Lange Goldkapsel of the Mosel represent?
Even richer wines
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Where does the Mosel river begin?
The Vosges Mountains of France
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Which of the Mosel Bereiche is the largest?
Bernkastel
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Name 3 vineyards that feature a sundial in the cliff face.
Wehlener Sonnenuhr, Zeltinger Sonnenuhr and Brauneberger Juffer-Sonnenuhr
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In which direction do the slopes of Rheingau face?
South
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What are the soils of the upper slopes of the Rheingau?
Slate dominated
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Where is most of the Spatburgunder of the Rheingau grown?
Assmannshausen
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Where does the best spatburgunder of Assmannshausen derive from?
Hollenberg Vineyard
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Where is Assmannshausen?
Rheingau
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Where is Rudesheim?
Rheingau
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Where is Geisenheim?
Rheingau
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Where is Johannisberg?
Rheingau
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Where is Winkel?
Rheingau
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Where is Hattenheim?
Rheingau
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Where is Hallgarten?
Rheingau
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Where is Erbach?
Rheingau
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Where is Kiedrich?
Rheingau
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Where is Eltville?
Rheingau
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Where is Hochheim am Main?
Rheingau
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With a gradient of approx. 70%, which site is Rheingau's steepest and hottest?
Berg Schlossberg in the Rudesheim
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What is phyllite?
A blue slate found in both Kiedrich and Assmannshausen
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What is restusse?
RS
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What is the volume of a stuck? Where is it used?
1200 L;Rheingau
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Describe Fuder and Stuck.
Fuder is a 1000 l cask common in the Mosel and Stuck is a 1200 l cask common in the Rheingau
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What is Fruhburgunder?
An early ripening strain of Pinot Noir found in Franken
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What major river influences the anbaugebiete Sachsen?
Lies in the Elbe River Valley
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What are the soils of Roter Hang?
a slope of red clay and slate
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Where is Nackenheim?
Rheinhessen
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Where is Nierstein?
Rheinhessen
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Where is Oppenheim?
Rheinhessen
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Where is Westhofen?
Rheinhessen
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Where is Dalsheim?
Rheinhessen
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What are the premier wine villages of the Mittelhaardt-Deutsche Weinstrasse (Pflaz)?
North to South - Kallstadt - Ungstein - Bad Durckheim - Wachenheim - Forst - Deidesheim - Ruppertsberg
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What are the gemeinden of the Mosel?
- Trittenheim - Piesport - Brauneberg - Bernkastel-Kues - Graach-an-der-Mosel - Wehlen - Zeltingen - Urzing - Erden
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What are the 6 bereich in the Mosel?
- Bernkastel - Berg Cochem - Saar - Ruwertal - Obermosel - Moseltor
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Name the 6 important gemeinden of the Nahe.
- Bad Kreuzhach - Bad Munster - Horheim - Niederhausen - Oberhausen - Schlossbockelheim
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What are the major villages of the Rheingau?
- Assmannshausen - Rudesheim - Geisenheim - Johannisberg - Winkel - Hattenheim - Hallgarten - Erbach - Kiedrich - Eltville - Hochheim am Main
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What are the important villages of the Rheinhessen?
- Hackenheim - Nierstein - Oppenheim - Westhofen - Dalsheim