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1
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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 Eitelsbacher Karthäuserhofberg vineyard?

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Karthäuserhof

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Who owns the Josephshöfer vineyard?

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Reichsgraff von Kesselstatt

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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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6
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Who is the producer to watch in Hochheim that just got started in 1956?

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7
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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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8
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Who has the term “Erstes Gewächs” trademarked?

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Charta

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9
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Which anbaugebiet has not adopted the new Erste Lage tier?

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Rheinhessen

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10
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Which anbaugebiet has the most Grosse Lage?

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Rheingau

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11
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Where is Zell located?

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Mosel

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12
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Where is Winkel located?

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Rheingau

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13
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Where is Trier located?

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Mosel

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14
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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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15
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Where is the Sonnenberg vineyard?

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Eltville (Rheingau)

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16
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Where is the Scharzhofberger ortsteil vineyard located?

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Wiltingen

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17
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Where is the Rheingau’s center for red wine production?

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Assmannshausen

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18
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Where is the origin of Liebfraumilch?

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Worms in the Rheinhessen

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19
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Where is the Rausch vineyard located?

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Saarburg, Mosel

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20
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Where is the monastery of Kloster Eberbach?

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Hallgarten (Rheingau)

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21
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What quality level is Liebfraumilch considered?

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QbA

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22
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What region has the highest Öchsle requirement for Kabinett Riesling?

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Franken @ 78º

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23
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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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24
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Where is the Lay vineyard?

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Bernkastel, Mosel

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25
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Where is the Kalkofen vineyard located?

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Deidesheim (Pfalz)

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26
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Where is the Josephshöfer vineyard located?

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Graach (Mosel)

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27
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Where is the Gräfenberg vineyard located?

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Kiedrich (Rheingau)

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28
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Where is the Dromprobst vineyard located?

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Graach (Mosel)

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29
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Where is the Doctor vineyard?

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Bernkastel-Kues (Mosel)

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30
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Where is the Berg Roseneck vineyard located?

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Rüdesheim, Rheingau

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31
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Where is the Badstube grosslage?

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Bernkastel-Kues, Mosel

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32
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Where is Spay located?

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Mittelrhein

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33
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Where is Schweigen located? Name a producer here.

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Pfalz
- Friedrich Becker - one of Germany’s most esteemed producers of Spätburgunder

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34
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Where is Schloss Johannisberg located?

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Rheingau

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35
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Where is Sangiovese planted in Germany?

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Pfalz

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36
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Where is Rüdesheim located?

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Rheingau

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37
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Where is Pfaffenberg located? Who owns it?

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Hattenheim (Rheingau)
- Schloss Schönborn

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38
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Hattenheim (Rheingau)
- Schloss Schönborn

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Württemberg

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39
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Where is Matthias Müller producing wines?

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Milltelrhein

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40
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Where is Kloster Eberbach located?

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Rheingau

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41
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Where is Kiedrich located?

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Rheingau

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42
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Where is Juffer-Sonnenuhr vineyard located?

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Brauneberg, Mosel

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43
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Where is Johannisberg located?

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Rheingau

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44
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Where is most of Germany’s Schwarzriesling planted?

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Württemberg

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45
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Where is Iphofen located?

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Franken

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46
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Where is Hochheim located?

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Rheingau

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47
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Where is Hochheim located?

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Rheingau

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48
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Where is Hallgarten located?

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Rheingau

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49
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Where is Geisenheim located?

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Rheingau

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50
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Where is Erbach located?

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Rheingau

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51
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Where is Eltville located?

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Rheingau

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52
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Where is Deidesheim located?

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Pfalz

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53
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Where is Bacharach located?

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Mittelrhein

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54
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Where is Assmannshausen located?

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Rheingau

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55
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Where in Germany does the Rhine river flow westward?

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Rheingau - from the city of Wiesbaden to Rüdesheim

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56
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Where does the Mosel merge with the Rhine River?

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Koblenz

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57
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Where does the German “discovery” of Spätlese date to? When was Auslese discovered?

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1775 - at Schloss Johannisberg in the Rheingau
- 1787 - Auslese

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58
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Where does the Ahr rank in overall size?

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10th

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59
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Where are Jungfer and Schönhell vineyards located?

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Hallgarten (Rheingau)

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60
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When was the Mosel’s name shortened?

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August 1st, 2007

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61
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When was the Geisenheim Institute found? Where is it located?

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1872

-Rheingau

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62
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When did the Cistercians of Burgundy found Kloster Eberbach monastery?

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1136

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63
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What wine was featured on the Titanic’s wine list?

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Niersteiner Pettenthal Riesling

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64
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What vineyard located to the east of Hattenheimer Mannberg?

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Erbacher Macrobrunn

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65
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What village is at the confluence of the Rhine and Main River in the Rheingau?

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Hoccheim

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66
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What terms were “Classic” and “Selection” intended to replace? Who developed the program? When did it debut?

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Halbtrocken and Trocken
German Wine Institute at Mainz
Debuted with the 2000 vintage

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67
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What style is Landwein produced as?

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trocken or halbtrocken

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68
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What slate characterizes the Mosel?

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Devonian slate

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69
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What river is the Nahe situated along?

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The Nahe River

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70
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What river is Franken located on?

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Main River

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71
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What regions can Liebfraumilch be blended from?

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Rheinhessen
Nahe
Rheingau
Pfalz

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72
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What region uses “Erstes Gewächs” instead of “Grosses Gewächs”?

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Rheingau - is a legally authorized term and may be spelled out in full

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73
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What region may not produce Grosse Lage wines at the Kabinett level?

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Pfalz

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74
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What region has the highest Öchsle requirement for Spätlese Riesling?

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Pfalz @ 90º

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75
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What quality level of wine can be produced from grapes outside Germany?

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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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76
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What quality level is most German sparkling wine?

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Deutscher Wein

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77
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What portion of the VDP estate vineyards are planted to Riesling?

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55.00%

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78
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What portion of the Rheingau is planted to Riesling?

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80% - the highest proportion of the grape than any other anbaugebiet

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79
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What portion of the Ahr is red wine?

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88.00%

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80
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What portion of Rheingau Riesling production is dry?

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1/2 as of 2014

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81
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What portion of Germany’s vineyards are Riesling?

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20.00%

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82
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What parallel is Ahr located on?

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50th

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83
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What mountain range is in the Pfalz?

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Haardt Hills (aka Vosges Mtns)

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84
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What may growers to the east of the vineyard whose vines were excluded from Doctor in 1984 label their wines?

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Alte Badstube am Doktorberg

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85
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What is Weissherbst? Where is it popular?

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A saignée rosé made from a single variety and of at least QbA quality
Baden

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86
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What is the warmest site of the Pfalz?

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The Grosse Lage Forster Kirchenstück

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87
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What is the Südliche Weinstrasse?

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The southern commune of the Pfalz

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88
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What is the rosé popular in Baden?

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Weissherbst

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89
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What is the requirement for sparkling wine to be labeled “Deutscher Sekt”?

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100% German grapes

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90
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What is the range of Öchsle for TBA?

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150-154º

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91
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What is the range of Öchsle for Spätlese?

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80-95º

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92
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What is the range of Öchsle for Kabinett?

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70-85º

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93
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What is the range of Öchsle for Beerenauslese and Eiswein?

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110-128º

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94
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What is the range of Öchsle for Auslese?

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88-105º

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95
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What is the only bereich of the Ahr? And only grosslage?

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Bereich - Walporzheim-Ahrtal
- Grosslage - Klosterberg

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96
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What is the name of the traditional flute-shaped brown bottle? Where is it used?

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Rheingauer Flöte
- Rheingau

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97
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What is the most planted red grape of the Rheingau?

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Spätburgunder

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98
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What is the most planted grape in the Rheinhessen?

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Müller-Thurgau

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99
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What is the min must weight for Grosse Lage wines?

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A min must weight equivalent to Spätlese

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100
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What is the min alcohol level for Prädikat wines?

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7%
- 5.5% - BA, TBA and Eiswein

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101
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What is the min % for a stated variety in Germany?

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85%

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102
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What is the max RS for “classic”?

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12g/l

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103
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What is the German term for noble rot?

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Edelfäule

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104
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What is the German term for monopole?

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alleinbesitz

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105
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What is the German name for Blaufränkisch?

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Lemberger

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106
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What is the finest estate in the Mittelrhein?

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Toni Jost’s alleinbesitz Bacharacher Hahn

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107
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What is the best Spätburgunder vineyard of the Rheingau? Name a producer of it.

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Höllenberg
- August Kesseler

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108
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What is the annual average temperature of the Mosel?

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49ºF

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109
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What is the aging requirement for Grosses Gewächs wines?

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White - not released before 9/1
- Red - receive an additional year of aging

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110
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What is the aging req for Grosse Lage wines labeled by Prädikat?

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May be released as soon as May 1 of the year following harvest

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111
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What is the 2nd most planted red grape in Germany?

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Dornfelder

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112
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What is tafelwein known as since 2009?

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Deutscher Wein

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113
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What is Schillerwein?

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A style of rosé produced by fermenting red and white grapes together; common in Württemberg

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114
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What is required for Sekt to be labeled as QbA?

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It must be produced from traditional grapes grown in 1 of the 13 anbaugebiete

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115
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What is Pinot Gris called in Germany?

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Grauburgunder

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116
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What is Piesport’s greatest vineyard?

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Goldtröpfchen

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117
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What is Müller-Thurgau a cross of?

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Originally thought to be Riesling x Silvaner
- Recent DNA has recast it as Riesling x Madeleine Royale

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118
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What is located to the west of Erbacher Macrobrunn?

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Hattenheimer Mannberg

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119
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What is Goldriesling? Where is it a local specialty in Germany?

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An aromatic crossing developed in Alsace, is the local specialty of Sachsen

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120
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What is Germany’s warmest wine growing region?

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Kaisterstuhl (Baden)

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121
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What is Germany’s northernmost wine growing region?

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Saale-Unstrut

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122
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What is Frühburgunder?

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A early-ripening strain of Pinot Noir

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123
Q

What is Franken’s wine center? Name an important vineyard.

A

Würzberg - Stein (lends its name to the former Frankish nickname “Steinwein”)

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124
Q

What is Ehrenfelser a crossing of?

A

Riesling x Silvaner

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125
Q

What is Dornfelder a crossing of?

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Helfensteiner x Heroldrebe

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126
Q

What is Bacchus a crossing of?

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(Silvaner x Riesling) x Müller-Thurgau

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127
Q

What grape is typically used for liebfraumilch?

A

Muller-Thurgau

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128
Q

What estate labels his Grosse Lage wines as “GC” instead of “GG”?

A

Bürklin-Wolf

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129
Q

What are the yields for “Classic” and “Selection”?

A

60hl/ha

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130
Q

What are the two communes of the Pfalz?

A

Mittelhaardt-Deutsche Weinstrasse
- Südliche Weinstrasse

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131
Q

What are the tiers VDP Classification from 2012 forward and yields required?

A
  • 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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132
Q

What are the soils of Erden?

A

Red slate

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133
Q

What are the min abv for “classic” and “selection”?

A

min abv 12% (11.5% in the Mosel)

134
Q

What are the common varieties in Saale-Unstrut?

A

Müller-Thurgau
- Wessburgunder

135
Q

What and where is the Roter Hang located?

A

A slope of red clay and slate spanning 180 ha between Nierstein and Nackenheim in the Rheinhessen

136
Q

What anbaugebiet is located on the Elbe River?

A

Sachsen

137
Q

What 2 vineyards in the Pfalz were recast as Premier Cru with the introduction of the new tier?

A

Paradiesgarten and Kalkofen in Deidesheim

138
Q

Were is the Paradiesgarten vineyard located?

A

Deidesheim (Pfalz)

139
Q

The Rheinterrasse stretches from what villages?

A

From Bodenheim southward through Nierstein and Oppenheim, ending near Mettenheim

140
Q

The Mosel River emerges from what Mountains?

A

Vosges Mountains in France

141
Q

Scheurebe is a crossing of what? Where was it developed?

A

Riesling x Silvaner
- Rheinhessen

142
Q

Saale-Unstrut lies on the confluence of what two rivers?

A

Saale and Unstrut rivers

143
Q

Name an alleinbesitz of Bürklin-Wolf in Ruppertsberg (Pfalz)

A

Gaisböhl

144
Q

Name a producer who makes Bernkasteler Lay wines.

A

Dr. Loosen

145
Q

Name a producer of the Roter Hang.

A

Gunderloch

146
Q

Name a producer of Kiedricher Gräfenberg. What style of wines outstanding?

A

Robert Weil
- Auslese level and above

147
Q

Name a producer of Erdener Prälat.

A

Dr. Loosen

148
Q

Name 5 rivers of Germany.

A

Mosel
Rhine
Main
Nahe
Elbe

149
Q

Name 4 vineyards that are smaller than the 5 ha minimum size for a registered vineyard.

A

Doctor (Bernkastel)
Kirchenstück (Forst)
Freundstück (Forst)
Schloss Vollrads (Rheingau)

150
Q

Name 4 sites of Forst.

A

Kirchenstück
Jesuitengarten
Pechstein
Ungeheuer

151
Q

Name 4 German producers that can trace their estates back hundreds of years.

A

Schloss Johannisberg
Reichsgraff von Kesselstatt
Reinhold Haart
Dr. Bürklin-Wolf

152
Q

Name 4 estates in the Mittelhaardt in the Pfalz.

A

Müller-Catoir
Bassermann-Jordan
von Buhl
Bürklin-Wolf

153
Q

Name 3 vineyards of Winkel.

A

Schloss Vollrads (ortsteil)
Jesuitengarten
Hasensprung

154
Q

Name 3 vineyards of Rüdesheim.

A

Berg Rottland
Berg Schlossberg
Berg Roseneck

155
Q

Name 2 vineyards of Erden with red slate.

A

Prälat
- Treppchen

156
Q

Name 2 vineyards in Hochheim.

A

Hölle
- Kirchenstück

157
Q

Name 2 villages with Sonnenuhr vineyards?

A

Wehlen and Zeltingen

158
Q

Name 2 producers of the Ürziger Würzgarten.

A

Mönchhof
- Joh. Jos. Christoffel Erben

159
Q

Name 2 producers of the Ahr

A

Meyer-Näkel
- Kreuzberg

160
Q

Name 2 producers of Franken and what village they are in.

A

Hans Wirsching - Iphofen
- Horst Sauer - Escherndorf

161
Q

Name 2 producers from the Goldtröpfchen vineyard.

A

Reinhold Haart
- Reichsgraff von Kesselstatt

162
Q

Name 2 producers based in Ürzig.

A

Mönchhof
- Joh. Jos. Christoffel Erben

163
Q

Name 2 growers based in Hattenheim.

A

Schloss Schönborn
- Langwerth von Simmern

164
Q

Name 2 grosslagen within the Bernkastel bereich?

A

Badstube
- Michelsberg

165
Q

Name 1 producer of Wiltinger Scharzhofberger.

A

Egon Müller

166
Q

In 1971 the 30,000 einzellagen were condensed into how many registered vineyards? What is the minimum size of a registered vineyard?

A

2,600 vineyards
- 5 ha

167
Q

If Grosse Lage wines are dry, what are they called?

A

Grosses Gewächs

168
Q

Grosses Gewächs wines in Franken are produced from what varieties?

A

Riesling
Silvaner
Weissburgunder
Spätburgunder
Fruhbugunder (?)

169
Q

From the 2012 vintage forward, the former Erste Lage wines would now be known as what?

A

Grosse Lage - not be confused with grosslage, and Erste Lage indicate Permier Cru, rather than Grand Cru

170
Q

Can Erste Lage wines be labeled “GG”?

A

No, Grosses Gewächs is reserved for Grosse Lage; Erste Lage dry wines must be labeled as “trocken” instead

171
Q

Can a varietal appear on Deutscher Wein labels?

A

Yes

172
Q

Are “feine” and “hochfeine” allowed on labels?

A

No, it was outlawed with the 1971 Wine Law

173
Q

“Selection” is equivalent to what must weight?

A

Auslese

174
Q

What are the important villages of the Südliche-Weinstrasse?

A

Siebeldingen
Birkweiler
Schweigen

175
Q

What are the important villages of the Saar?

A

Wiltingen

Saarburg

176
Q

What are the important villages of the Ruwer?

A

Eitelsbach

Mertesdorf

177
Q

What is the important einzellage of Wiltingen?

A

(Saar)

Scharzhofberger

178
Q

What is the important einzellage of Saarburg?

A

(Saar)

Rausch

179
Q

What is the important einzellage of Eitelsbach?

A

(Ruwer)

Karthäuserhofberg

180
Q

What are the important einzellagen of Mertesdorf?

A

(Ruwer)
Abtsberg
Herrenberg
Bruderberg

181
Q

What is the important einzellage of Trittenheim?

A

(Mosel)

Apotheke

182
Q

What are the important einzellagen of Piesport?

A

(Mosel)
Goldtröpfchen
Domherr

183
Q

What are the important einzellagen of Brauneberg?

A

(Mosel)
Juffer
Juffer Sonnenuhr

184
Q

What are the important einzellagen of Bernkastel-Kues?

A

(Mosel)
Doctor
Lay

185
Q

What are the important einzellagen of Graach an der Mosel?

A

Domporbst

Josephshöfer

186
Q

What is the important einzellage of Wehlen?

A

(Mosel)

Sonnenuhr

187
Q

What is the important einzellage of Zeltingen?

A

(Mosel)

Sonnenuhr

188
Q

What is the important einzellage of Ürzig?

A

(Mosel)

Würzgarten

189
Q

What are the important einzellagen of Erden?

A

(Mosel)
Prälat
Treppchen

190
Q

What is the important einzellage of Assmanshausen?

A

(Rheingau)

Höllenberg

191
Q

What are the important einzellagen of Rüdesheim?

A

(Rheingau)
Berg Roseneck
Berg Rottland
Berg Schlossberg

192
Q

What is the important einzellage of Geisenheim?

A

(Rheingau)

Schloss Johannisberg

193
Q

What is the important einzellage of Johannisberg?

A

(Rheingau)

Hölle

194
Q

What are the important einzellagen of Winkel?

A

(Rheingau)
Schloss Vollrads
Jesuitengarten
Hasensprung

195
Q

What are the important einzellagen of Hattenheim?

A

(Rheingau)
Pfaffenberg
Mannberg
Steinberg

196
Q

What are the important einzellagen of Hallgarten?

A

(Rheingau)
Schönhell
Jungfer

197
Q

What is the important einzellage of Erbach?

A

(Rheingau)

Marcobrunn

198
Q

What is the important einzellage of Kiedrich?

A

(Rheingau)

Gräfenberg

199
Q

What is the important einzellage of Eltville?

A

(Rheingau)

Sonnenberg

200
Q

What are the important einzellagen of Hochheim am Main?

A

(Rheingau)
Hölle
Kirchenstück

201
Q

What is the important einzellage of Nackenheim?

A

(Rheinhessen)

Rothenberg

202
Q

What are the important einzellagen of Nierstein?

A

(Rheinhessen)
Hipping
Pettenthal

203
Q

What are the important einzellagen of Oppenheim?

A

(Rheinhessen)
Schützenhütte
Sackträger

204
Q

What are the important einzellagen of Westhofen?

A

(Rheinhessen)
Morstein
Kirchspiel

205
Q

What is the important einzellage of Dalsheim?

A

(Rheinhessen)

Hubacker

206
Q

What is the important einzellage of Kallstadt?

A

(Pfalz)

Saumagen

207
Q

What are the important einzellagen of Forst?

A

(Pfalz)
Kirchenstück
Freundstück
Pechstein
Ungeheuer
Jesuitengarten

208
Q

What are the important einzellagen of Deidesheim?

A

(Pfalz)
Langenmorgen
Hohenmorgen
Kieselberg

209
Q

What are the important einzellagen of Ruppertsberg?

A

(Pfalz)
Reiterpfad
Gaisböhl

210
Q

What is the important einzellage of Königsbach?

A

(Pfalz)
Idig

211
Q

What is the important einzellage of Siebeldingen?

A

(Pfalz)
Im Sonnenschein

212
Q

What is the important einzellage of Birkweiler?

A

(Pfalz)
Kastanienbusch

213
Q

What latitude is Germany at?

A

straddles the 50th parallel

214
Q

What is an einzellagen?

A

A vineyard

215
Q

What is an ortsteil?

A

a vineyard so famous that it does not need a village attached.

216
Q

What is an alleinbesitz?

A

monopole

217
Q

When was the German Wine Law established?

A

1971

218
Q

What is the English nickname for German wines?

A

Hock

219
Q

What are major concerns with viticulture in Germany?

A

Reliability of ripening and susceptibility of frost

220
Q

When was the Geisenheim Wine Institute founded? Where?

A

1872; Rheingau

221
Q

Name 7 popular crossings.

A

Muller-Thurgau, Ehrenfelser, Kerner, Bacchus, Faber, Scheurebe, Dornfelder

222
Q

Describe Liebfraumilch

A

Sweet, cheap, characterless. No grape can appear on the label. Can be blended from the Rheinhessen, Nahe, Rheingau and Pfalz.

223
Q

What is Grauburgunder?

A

Pinot Gris

224
Q

What is Weissburgunder?

A

Pinot Blanc

225
Q

What is Schwarzriesling?

A

Pinot Meunier

226
Q

What is Spatburgunder?

A

Pinot Noir

227
Q

What does the 1st set of numbers for the AP Number refer to?

A

The region where the wine was tested

228
Q

What does the 2nd set of numbers for the AP Number refer to?

A

The commune in which the wine was bottled

229
Q

What does the 3rd set of numbers for the AP Number refer to?

A

The bottler’s code

230
Q

What does the 4th set of numbers for the AP Number refer to?

A

A unique code for the bottling

231
Q

What does the 5th set of numbers for the AP Number refer to?

A

The year in which the application was filed

232
Q

What method is typically used to produce Sekt?

A

Charmant

233
Q

If the sparkling wine uses German grapes, what can it be labeled as?

A

Deutscher Sekt

234
Q

If the sparkling wine uses German grapes from 1 of the 13 anbaugebiete, what can it be labeled as?

A

Deutscher Sekt QbA

235
Q

What is the minimum Ochsle range for Kabinett?

A

70-85 degrees

236
Q

What is the minimum Ochsle range for Spatlese?

A

80-95 degrees

237
Q

What is the minimum Ochsle range for Auslese?

A

88-105 degrees

238
Q

What is the minimum Ochsle range for Beerenauslese?

A

110-128 degrees

239
Q

What is the minimum Ochsle range for Eiswein?

A

110-128 degrees

240
Q

What is the minimum Ochsle range for Trockenbeererauslese?

A

150-154 degrees

241
Q

What 2 anbaugebiet use ranges for their minimum ochsle?

A

Baden and Wurttemberg

242
Q

Name the 13 Anbaugebiet.

A

Mosel; Ahr; Mittelrhein; Rheingau; Rheinhessen; Nahe; Pfalz; Hessische-Bergstrasse; Baden; Wurttemberg; Franken; Sachsen; Saale-Unstrut

243
Q

What does VDP stand for?

A

Verband Deutscher Pradikatsweinguter

244
Q

When was the VDP founded?

A

1910

245
Q

What was the original premise of the VDP?

A

Strove to promote natur or unchaptalized wines

246
Q

What is the maximum RS for Grosses Gewachs?

A

9 g/l

247
Q

What is ortswein?

A

VDP’s answer to village wines

248
Q

What is Gutswein?

A

VDP’s answer to regional wines

249
Q

What is the maximum permitted yields for erste lage wines?

A

60 hl/ha

250
Q

What is the maximum permitted yields for grosse lage wines?

A

50 hl/ha

251
Q

Which level of the pradikat cannot be made from Grosse Lage sites in the Pfalz?

A

Kabinett

252
Q

What was the term Classic intended to replace?

A

Halbtrocken

253
Q

What was the term Selection intended to replace?

A

Trocken

254
Q

What is the maximum RS for Classic wines?

A

15 g/l

255
Q

What is the maximum RS for Selection wines?

A

9 g/l (12 g/l for Riesling)

256
Q

What is Anreicherung?

A

Broad term for sweetening must before or after fermentation by using sugar, grape must, concentrated grape must or RCGM

257
Q

What is Abfuller?

A

A bottler of shipper who assumes the responsibility for the origin and quality of the wine

258
Q

What is Edelfaule?

A

Noble rot

259
Q

What is Einzenllage?

A

Single vineyard

260
Q

What is Erste Gewachs?

A

Legal term used for dry wines in the Rheingau from the best vineyards

261
Q

What is Erzeeugerabfullung?

A

Grown and produced by the same grower or co-op

262
Q

What is Feinherb?

A

Half dry- no legal definition

263
Q

What is Flashschengarung?

A

Bottle fermented sekt

264
Q

What is Flurbereinigung?

A

Restructuring of German vineyards

265
Q

What is Fuder?

A

1000 liter casks in the Mosel

266
Q

What is Grosses Gewachs?

A

VDP classification of dry wines from the best vineyards, must be spatlese ripeness

267
Q

What is Grosslage?

A

A collection of vineyards

268
Q

What is Gutsabfullung?

A

Grown, produced and bottled by the same person/estate

269
Q

What is Halbtrocken?

A

Half dry, generally less than 18 g/l RS

270
Q

What is Handgeruttelt?

A

Hand riddeled

271
Q

What is Kellerei?

A

A wine cellar (or wholesaler)

272
Q

What is Leiblich?

A

Medium sweet

273
Q

What is Rotling?

A

Rose wine that is produced from a mixture of red and white varieties. Must have a pale red or clear color.

274
Q

What is Stuck?

A

1200 liter casks generally used in the Rheingau

275
Q

What is Schneewein?

A

Snow wine- a term used to describe an ice wine made from grapes gathered when snow covers the vineyard

276
Q

What is Trocken?

A

dry; Generally less than 4 g/l RS but can be slightly higher depending on acid content and region

277
Q

What is Weissherbst?

A

Rose from a single variety red grape

278
Q

What is Winzergenossenshaft?

A

A co-op

279
Q

What was the original name for the Mosel? When did this change occur?

A

Mosel-Saar-Ruwer; August 1st 2007

280
Q

What does the Goldkapsel of the Mosel represent?

A

Reserve wines that generally have higher sweetness due to a higher must weight

281
Q

What does the Lange Goldkapsel of the Mosel represent?

A

Even richer wines

282
Q

Where does the Mosel river begin?

A

The Vosges Mountains of France

283
Q

Which of the Mosel Bereiche is the largest?

A

Bernkastel

284
Q

Name 3 vineyards that feature a sundial in the cliff face.

A

Wehlener Sonnenuhr, Zeltinger Sonnenuhr and Brauneberger Juffer-Sonnenuhr

285
Q

In which direction do the slopes of Rheingau face?

A

south

286
Q

What are the soils of the upper slopes of the Rheingau?

A

Slate dominated

287
Q

Where is most of the Spatburgunder of the Rheingau grown?

A

Assmannshausen

288
Q

Where does the best spatburgunder of Assmannshausen derive from?

A

Hollenberg Vineyard

289
Q

Where is Assmannshausen?

A

Rheingau

290
Q

Where is Rudesheim?

A

Rheingau

291
Q

Where is Geisenheim?

A

Rheingau

292
Q

Where is Johannisberg?

A

Rheingau

293
Q

Where is Winkel?

A

Rheingau

294
Q

Where is Hattenheim?

A

Rheingau

295
Q

Where is Hallgarten?

A

Rheingau

296
Q

Where is Erbach?

A

Rheingau

297
Q

Where is Kiedrich?

A

Rheingau

298
Q

Where is Eltville?

A

Rheingau

299
Q

Where is Hochheim am Main?

A

Rheingau

300
Q

With a gradient of approx. 70%, which site is Rheingau’s steepest and hottest?

A

Berg Schlossberg in the Rudesheim

301
Q

What is phyllite?

A

A blue slate found in both Kiedrich and Assmannshausen

302
Q

What is restusse?

A

RS

303
Q

What is the volume of a stuck? Where is it used?

A

1200 L;Rheingau

304
Q

Describe Fuder and Stuck.

A

Fuder is a 1000 l cask common in the Mosel and Stuck is a 1200 l cask common in the Rheingau

305
Q

What is Fruhburgunder?

A

An early ripening strain of Pinot Noir found in Franken

306
Q

What major river influences the anbaugebiete Sachsen?

A

Lies in the Elbe River Valley

307
Q

What are the soils of Roter Hang?

A

a slope of red clay and slate

308
Q

Where is Nackenheim?

A

Rheinhessen

309
Q

Where is Nierstein?

A

Rheinhessen

310
Q

Where is Oppenheim?

A

Rheinhessen

311
Q

Where is Westhofen?

A

Rheinhessen

312
Q

Where is Dalsheim?

A

Rheinhessen

313
Q

What are the premier wine villages of the Mittelhaardt-Deutsche Weinstrasse (Pflaz)?

A

North to South

Kallstadt
Ungstein
Bad Durckheim
Wachenheim
Forst
Deidesheim
Ruppertsberg

314
Q

What are the gemeinden of the Mosel?

A

Trittenheim
Piesport
Brauneberg
Bernkastel-Kues
Graach-an-der-Mosel
Wehlen
Zeltingen
Urzing
Erden

315
Q

What are the 6 bereich in the Mosel?

A

Bernkastel
Berg Cochem
Saar
Ruwertal
Obermosel
Moseltor

316
Q

Name the 6 important gemeinden of the Nahe.

A

Bad Kreuzhach
Bad Munster
Horheim
Niederhausen
Oberhausen
Schlossbockelheim

317
Q

What are the major villages of the Rheingau?

A

Assmannshausen
Rudesheim
Geisenheim
Johannisberg
Winkel
Hattenheim
Hallgarten
Erbach
Kiedrich
Eltville
Hochheim am Main

318
Q

What are the important villages of the Rheinhessen?

A

Hackenheim
Nierstein
Oppenheim
Westhofen
Dalsheim

319
Q

Major City of
Rheingau

A

Bingen**
(west; across from Rudesheim)
Weisbaden**
(east; north of river across from Mainz)
Mainz**
(east; south of river across from Weisbaden)

320
Q

Major Grosse Lage of
Rudesheim

A

Drachenstein
Bichofsberg
Berg Rottland
Berg Roseneck
Berg Schlossberg

321
Q

Major Grosse Lage of
Geisenheim

A

Kläuserweg

322
Q

Major Grosse Lage of
Johannisberg

A

Klaus
Holle

323
Q

Major Grosse Lage of
Winkel

A

Hasensprung
Jesuitengarten**
(also a GL in Pfalz)
Schloss Vollrads

324
Q

Major Grosse Lage of
Hallgarten

A

Jungfer
Schonhell

325
Q

Major Grosse Lage of
Hattenheim

A

Hassel
Mannberg
Nussbrunnen
Engelmannsberg
Wisselbrunnen
Schützenhaus

326
Q

Major Einzellage of
Erbach

A

Marcobrunn

327
Q

Major Grosse Lage of
Keidrich

A

Grafenberg

328
Q

Major Einzellage of
Eltville

A

Sonnenberg

329
Q

Major Grosse Lage of
Hochheim

A

Holle**
there is another in Johannisberg Gemeinden
Kirchenstuck**

330
Q

Define Pfalerziehung

A

The traditional training of vines in the Mosel on long vertical poles.

331
Q

Where in Mosel are each of the following Gemeinden?

A

Look at the 3rd letter.
The “n” are in the north.

a) Winningen is a major village of
* Burg Cochem Bereich*
- (northernmost village)

b) Wintrich is a minor village of
* Bernkastel Bereich*
- (between Braunenberg & Piesport)

c) Waldrach is a major village of
* Ruwertal Bereich*
- (southenrmost village)

d) Wiltingen is a major village of
* Saar Beriech*
- (SE of Kanzem & SE of Oberemmel)

e) Wawern is a minor village of
* Saar Bereich*
- (SW of Wiltingen)

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