Germany Flashcards
What is Anbaugebiete?
Regions in Germany, total 13 of them.
Ahr, Baden, Franken, Hessische-Bergstrasse, Mittelrhein, Mosel, Nahe, Pfalz, Rheingau, Rheinhessen, Saale-Unstrut, Sachsen, Wurttemberg
What temperature is Eiswein harvested at?
Not higher than -7°C.
What is the Pradikatswein system?
Classification by must weight.
Kabinett, Spatlese, Auslese, Beerenauslese, Eiswein, Trockenbeerenauslese.
Who can label their wines as Grosses Gewachs
Anyone in the VDP.
What is Gewann?
Lieu-dit site within a vineyard in Germany
What is Edelfaule?
Noble rot (Botrytis) in Germany
Requirement of Grosses Gewachs.
Must be dry, Spatlese ripeness. Not more than 9g/l RS.
Bereiche of Ahr?
Walporzheim-Ahrtal
Bereiche of Baden.
Badische-Bergstrasse, Kraichgau, Ortenau, Breisgau, Kaiserstuhl, Markgräflerland, Bodensee, Tauberfranken, Tuniberg
Bereiche of Franken.
Mainviereck, Maindreieck, Steigerwald
Bereiche of Hessische-Bergstrasse.
Starkenburg, Umstadt
Bereiche of Mittelrhein
Loreley, Siebengebirge
Bereiche of Mosel.
Burg Cochem, Bernkastel, Ruwertal, Saar, Obermosel, Moseltor
Bereiche of Nahe.
Nahetal.
Bereiche of Pfalz.
Mittelhaardt-Deutsche Weinstrasse, Südliche Weinstrasse
Bereiche of Rheingau
Johannisberg
Bereiche of Rheinhessen.
Nierstein, Bingen, Wonnegau
Bereiche of Saale-Unstrut
Schloss Neuenburg, Thüringen, Mansfelder Seen
Bereiche of Sachsen
Meissen, Elstertal
Bereiche of Wurttemberg
Remstal-Stuttgart, Württembergisch Unterland, Württembergisch Bodensee, Bayerischer Bodensee, Kocher-Jagst-Tauber, Oberer Neckar
What is the min must weight & alcohol for the pradikatswein?
Kabinett: 70-85°, 7% ABV
Spatlese: 76-95°, 7% ABV
Auslese: 83-105°, 7% ABV
BA/Eiswein: 110°-128°, 5.5% ABV
TBA: 150-154°, 5.5% ABV
What is the difference between BA and TBA?
BA: affected by botrytis
TBA: affected by botrytis till almost raisin-like
What is the principal soil type of Mosel?
Blue/Red Slate.
Where is Dr. Loosen located?
Mosel.
Who produced G-Max, and where?
Keller, Rheinhessen (Wonnegau)
Crossing of Muller-Thurgau?
Riesling x Madeleine Royale. In Geisenheim, 1882.
Crossing of Perle.
Gewurztraminer x Muller-Thurgau
Which Anbaugebiete is known for Spatburgunder?
Ahr. 364ha plantings of Sparburgunder.
Give some producer from Ahr.
Mayer-Nakel (Dernau), Kreuzberg (Dernau), Nelles (Bad Neuenahr) Jean Stodden (Rech), Weingut Deutzerhof - Cossmann-Hehle (Mayschoss), J.J. Adeneuer (Ahrweiler)
What is the grapes of Riesling x Silvaner?
Rieslaner.
Crossing of Bacchus?
Rieslaner x Muller-Thurgau
VDP Classification’s maximum yield
Grosse Lage: “Grand Cru” Wines (max. 50 hl/ha)
Erste Lage: “Premier Cru” Wines (max. 60 hl/ha)
Ortswein: Village Wines (max. 75 hl/ha)
Gutswein: Regional Wines (max. 75 hl/ha)
Name a monopole from Mosel.
Gracher Josephshöfer (Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt)
What are some village and eizellagen of note in Mosel?
Saar
Wiltingen: Scharzhofberger
Saarburg: Rausch
Ruwer
Eitelsbach: Karthäuserhofberg
Mertesdorf: Abtsberg, Herrenberg, Bruderberg
Bernkastel
Trittenheim: Apotheke
Piesport: Goldtröpfchen, Domherr
Brauneberg: Juffer, Juffer Sonnenuhr
Bernkastel-Kues: Doctor, Lay
Graach an der Mosel: Domprobst, Himmelreich, Josephshöfer (monopole of Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt)
Wehlen: Sonnenuhr
Zeltingen: Sonnenuhr
Ürzig: Würzgarten
Erden: Prälat, Treppchen
Burg Cochem
Winningen: Uhlen
What are some village and Eizellagen in Rheingau?
Assmannshausen: Höllenberg
Rüdesheim: Berg Roseneck, Berg Rottland, Berg Schlossberg
Geisenheim: Schloss Johannisberg
Johannisberg: Hölle
Winkel: Schloss Vollrads, Jesuitengarten, Hasensprung
Hattenheim: Pfaffenberg (monopole of Schloss Schonborn), Mannberg, Steinberg
Hallgarten: Schönhell, Jungfer
Erbach: Marcobrunn
Kiedrich: Gräfenberg
Eltville: Sonnenberg
Hochheim am Main: Hölle, Kirchenstück
Village and Eizellagen in Rheinhassen?
Nierstein
Nackenheim: Rothenberg
Nierstein: Hipping, Pettenthal
Oppenheim: Schützenhütte, Sackträger
Wonnegau
Westhofen: Morstein, Kirchspiel
Dalsheim: Hubacker
Where and who are the 3 Bs?
Mittelhaardt, Pfalz. Bassermann-Jordan, von Buhl, Bürklin-Wolf + Müller-Catoir.
Villages and Eizellagen of Pfalz
Mittelhaardt-Deutsche Weinstrasse
Kallstadt: Saumagen
Ungstein
Bad Dürkheim
Wachenheim
Forst: Kirchenstück, Freundstück, Pechstein, Ungeheuer, Jesuitengarten
Deidesheim: Langenmorgen, Hohenmorgen, Kieselberg
Ruppertsberg: Reiterpfad, Gaisböhl (Bürklin-Wolf monopole)
Königsbach: Idig
Südliche-Weinstrasse:
Siebeldingen: Im Sonnenschein
Birkweiler: Kastanienbusch
Schweigen: Kammerberg
Village and Eizellagen of Nahe
Bad Kreuznach
Bad Münster
Norheim
Niederhausen: Hermannshöhle, Hermannsberg
Oberhausen: Brücke
Schlossböckelheim: Kupfergrube, Felsenberg
Name a producer based in Nahe.
Schlossgut Diel. Weingut Dönhoff.
Apart from Franken, where can one find Bocksbeutel?
Baden
Village and Eizellagen of Franken?
Maindreieck
Würzburg: Stein, Leiste
Escherndorf: Lump
Bürgstadt: Centgrafenberg
Steigerwald
Iphofen: Julius Echter Berg
What is the climate condition of Ahr?
Mediterranean.
What is the natural affecting factor of Sachsen?
Elb River Valley
What does alleinbesitz means?
Monopole, in Germany
Crossing of Scheurebe?
Riesling x Bukettrebe
What is AP number?
Amtliche Prüfungsnummer. first number refers to the region where the wine was tested, the second set of numbers refers to the commune in which the wine was bottled, the third set of numbers is the bottler’s code, the fourth set of numbers is a unique code for the bottling, and the final two numbers indicate the year in which the application was filed.
Categories of wine in Germany.
Wein/Deutscher Wein (No PGI), Landwein (PGI), Qualitatswein/Pradikatswein
Soil type of Mosel?
Dark blue Devonian Slate.
What is Message in a Bottle, where and when was it created?
Group of winemakers, in Rheinhessen in 1992.
Hans-Oliver Spanier
Wein– und Sektmanufaktur Battenfeld-Spanier
Jochen Dreissigacker
Weingut Dreissigacker
Johannes Geil-Bierschenk
Weingut Oekonomierat Johann Geil I. Erben
Michael Gutzler
Weingut Gutzler
Arno Göhring
Weingut Göhring
Alexander Gysler
Weingut Gysler
Klaus-Peter Keller
Weingut Keller
Matthias Keth
Weingut Keth
Carolin Gillot
Weingut Kuehling-Gillot
Andre Landgraf
Weingut Landgraf
Johannes Landgraf
Weingut Becker-Landgraf
Frank Meiser
Weingut Meiser
Dirk Emmich
Weingut Neef-Emmich
Stefan Sander
Weingut Sander
Florian Fauth
Weingut Seehof Ernst Fauth
Weingut-seehof@t-online.de
Christian Spohr
Weingut Spohr
Jens Bäder
Weingut Villa Bäder
Daniel Wagner
Weingut Wagner-Stempel
Stefan Winter
Weingut Winter
Philip Wittmann
Weingut Wittmann
Which Erste Lage of Pfalz is located in Alsace?
Kammerberg/Wissembourg (in Alsace)
What is the mountain in Ahr that shields the region from cold wind?
Eifel Mountain
What is the river that flows through Franken?
Main River
Where is Steinwein?
Wurzburger Stein, in Franken.
Germany’s warmest region?
Kaisertuhl, in Baden.
What is the Rose in Baden?
Weissherbst
What is schillerwein?
Rose in Wurttemburg, made by co-fermenting red and white together.
Where is Sachsen located?
Elbe River Valley
Most expensive wine in the Titanic?
Niersteiner Pettenthal Riesling
What is Kalkstein?
Limestone
What is Blauen Schiefer?
Blue slate
What is Buntsandstein?
Red sandstone
What is Stück?
1200L oval cask in Rheingau.
Doppelstück - 2400L
Halbstück - 600L
Crossing of Dornfelder?
Helfensteiner X Heroldrebe
What is Rulander?
Sweet botrytised wines in Germany, made from Pinot Gris
What is Schwarzriesling?
Pinot Meunier
Natural features in Rheingau?
Rhine River, Taunas Range
3 Monopole vineyards in Rheingau?
Schloss Johannisburg (Schloss Johannisburg), Hattenheimer Steinberg (Kloster Eberbach), Hattenheimer Pfaffenberg (Schloss Schönborn)
What is Roter Hang?
Red hill of clay and weathered red sandstone (Rotliegendes), between Nierstein and Nackenheim
What is Liebfraumilch?
Based in Rheinhessen, Min 70% Riesling, Müller-Thurgau, Silvaner, and Kerner, min 18g/l RS
Which vineyard is shared between Fraken, Baden and Württemberg?
Taubertal.
Where is Schiava found in Germany, what is it called?
Württemberg, Trollinger.
What is Fuder?
1000L cask in Mosel
Regulation of VDP Sekt Satut
VDP Sekt & VDP Sekt Prestige
All traditional method
Sekt: 15 month on lees
Vintage Sekt: min 24 months ageing
Sekt Prestige: 36 months on lees
Vintage Sekt Prestige: 36 months ageing