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Germany Flashcards

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What is the climate of Germany

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Cool continental climate

annuel weather vary considerably, leading variation from year to year

Summers can be wet
Rain declines in autum

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What is the warmer region of Germany?

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Baden, far south

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What are the factors influencing the climate in the vineyards and how are they affecting the grapes ?

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Cool ripeing period gives the grapes times to reach ripeness and retain acidity.
When the conditions are right, noble rot will develop

The vineyards locations make significant differences in quality of wine

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On what type of locations are the best vineyards?
How are they better ?

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On steep and often stony slopes with southerly aspect
near a river to benefit from relfected sunlight and air movement that can protect against frost
- Maximise heat and sunlight
- Head-pruned, individually staked and canes tied at the top of the estake for exposure and air circulation
- Worked by hand because of extreme slopes

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How are the wine classified ?

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By must weight

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How are they maximising picking to respect must weight ? ?

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Harvest is spread out over a number of weeks and month. Pickers will pas through the vineyard several times to ensure that they get the ideal grapes for each category of wine.

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What in the trend of German wine style ?

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dry styles of wine
Wine and red, at all quality levels
Sold as Qualitätswein

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What is the most planted variety, producing the best quality wine in Germany ?

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Riesling

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Can other grape variety than Riesling could produce Prädikatswein ?

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Yes

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Describe the characteristics of German Riesling

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Vary widely from region to region
From delicate and floral to peachy fruit
From bone dry to lusciously sweeet

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Describe the characteristic of German Dry Style Riesling

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Often labelled Qualitätswein
Ligt and fruit to very concentrated and intense.

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How are labelled the best German Dry style Riesling ?

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Grosses Gewächs (G)

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What is the PGI of Germany ?
What are called wines without GI ?

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PGI : Landwein
Without GI : Deutscher Wein

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Explain Qualitätswein

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Category for German PDO
come from one of 13 winegrowing areas
winegrowin area must appear on the label

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Explain Prädikatswein

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Category within Qualitätswein
Made from higher must weights (sugar level)
6 levels based on increasing must weights
prädikats is whon on the label

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What are the 6 Prädikastwein and their wine style ?

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Kabinett - Dry to medium sweet
Spätlese - Dry to medium sweet
Auslese - Dry to sweet
Beerenauslese (BA) - sweet only
Eiswein - Sweet only
Trockenbeerenauslese (TBA) - Sweet only

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What are the two terms to indicate sweetness in German Wines ?

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Dry - Trocken
off dry or medium - Halbtocken or feinherb

Feinherb is not legally defined

No obligation to put these indications on the bottle

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Explain the new hierarchy for the source of the grapes in German Labelling

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Five year transitionnal period to adopt the legislation as 2021. Wines can come from
- Winegrowing area
- Region (term region must appear on label)
- Village (the name of the village simply appears on label)
- Single vineyard (label with village and vineyard)

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What is the labelling term form single vineyard in Germany ?

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Village + name of the vineyard on label
Can be classified as Erstes Gewächs or Grosses Gewächs (must be dry and made to stricter regulations. Grosses gewächs is stricter)

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What is the German association with its own classification. how does that work ?

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VDP : Verband Deutscher Prädikatsweingüter

Producer with its own vineyard and classifications
Members have classified vineyards by consensus and includes majority of best sites in Germany
Strict regulations, and focused on high quality wines

Are recognized by an eagle of the capsule
Single vineyard can be VDP.erste lage or DPP.Grosses lage.
Dry wine from single vineyards are VDP. Grosses Gewächs, and grapes are embossed on the neck of the bottle

Considered best dry wines in germany

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Describe Kabinett wines

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Most delicate
light body, high acidity, flavours of green appel or citrus fruit
balanced with residual sweetness

Sweet styles 8%-9%
Dry styles can reach 12%

Dry to medium sweet

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What are the techniques to have residual sugar in Kabinett wines ?

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For low quality wine: Add unfermented grape juice called Süssreserve
For high quality wine : Stop fermentation early.

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Describe Spätlese wines

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More concentrated, riper and more body and alcohol, and where relevant, sweetness than Kabinett from same region
Citrus and stone fruit aromas are common

Dry to medium sweet

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Describe Auslese wines

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Made from individually selected extra-ripe bunches
Richer and riper compared to spätlese from the same region, regardless of style noble rot can play an important part in the flavour profile

Dry to sweet

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Describe Beerenauslese (BA) and Trockenbeerenauslese (TBA) wines

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Noble rot is essential to reach sugar level for TBA,Not for BA
Howeverm Noble rot is typical for these wines
Not made every year and volumes vary
Sweet, low in alcohol
flavours of honey, dried stone fruit, candied peel and flowers
rank among best sweet wines in the world

Sweet only

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Describe Eiswein

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Noble rot is NOT key component
Focus on varietal purity
fine balane between acidity and sweetness
Flavours are accentuated by using selected yeast, handling the juice with care and avoiding malolactic converstion or oak

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27
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Name the white grapes grown in Germany

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Riesling
Müller-Thurgau
Grauburgunder / Ruländer (Pinot gris)
Weißburgunder (pinot blanc)
Sylvaner

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Describe German Müller-Thurgau characteristics

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Crossing between Riesling and Madeleine Royale
Floral and fruity but rarely high quality
often medium-dry medium-sweet
Second most widely planted but in decline

29
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Describe German Sylvaner characteristics

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Mainly grown in Rheinhessen and Franken
Dry and sweet styles
less acidic and fruit that riesling
Can have earthy quality
High quality wines on the right site

30
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Name the black grapes grown in Germany

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Spätburgunder (pinot noir)
Dornfelder

Portugieser, Trollinger Shwarzriesling(Meunier)

31
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What is Pinot Noir called in Germany?

Where does it grow well?

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Spätburgunder

It thrives in warmer vineyard sites, and it grows well in Baden and Pfalz.

Dry , light and fruity or concentrated style with oak aromas

32
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What is the particularity of Dornfelder ?

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widely planted in Germany
Deeply coloured wines

33
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Where is located Mosel ?

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on the River Mosel, from were i joins the River Rhein to german border

34
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What grape is only permitted fo GG wines is mosel ?

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Riesling

35
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What are some weather hazards that Germany faces?

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Spring frost
Summer hail
Heavy summer rain

36
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The central part of the Mosel, known as the Middle Mosel, is where some of the best known villages are located that produce top-quality Rieslings.

Name 3 villages.

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Piesport
Bernkastel
Wehlen

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Describe the best sites and styles of wine of mosel

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Very stte slopes with slate soils
Lighter in body, lower in alcohol and higher acidity compared with other regions
Floral and green fruit predominate

In Saar and Ruwer, cooler vintages grapes do not ripen fully and are used in sparkling wines

38
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What river flows through Nahe?

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River Nahe

It’s on the banks of this river where the best vineyards of the Nahe are found.

39
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Where is Nahe located ?

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Just west of Rheinhessen

40
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Name the village in Nahe producing superior-quality Riesling.

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Schlossböckelheim

Bad kreuznack

On south-facing slopes

41
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What is the wine styles of best vineyards of Nahe

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Riesling only the only variety permitted of GG wines
Slighty riper fruit character than mosel as climate is warmer

42
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What are the two rivers near Rheingau

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River Rhein in the west and Main in the east

43
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Where are located the best vineyards of Rheingau

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On slopes of the north Bank, with southerly aspects

44
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What offers protection to the north of Rheingau and better condition for ripening ?

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The Taunus Hills

45
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Name two villages of Rheingau that are best known for Riesling

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In the best of the region
Johannisberg and Rüdesheim

46
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What are the wine styles made in Rheingau

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Riesling dominates - medium to full body with ripe peac character
Best BA and TBA wines

in the west of the region, Riper fuller bodied to to warmer climate.
Excellent Spätburgunder too

47
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GG wines from Rheingau can be made of which grapes ?

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Riesling and Spätburgunder (Pinot noir)

48
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What is the largest vine-growing region in Germany ?

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Rheinhessen

49
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From which village are coming some of the fullest-bodied Rieslings in Germany and Rheinhessen ?

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Niersten, on the Rheinterrasse in Rheinhessen.

50
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GG wines from Rheinhessen can be made of which grapes ?

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Riesling and Spätburgunder (Pinot noir)

51
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Was is the reputation of Rheinhessen ?

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Innovation and excellence, as a growing number of top-quality wines is produced in new areas.

52
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Was is the second-largent wine-growing region in Germany ?

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Pfalz

53
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Where is Pfalz located ?

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Near Alsace, 80 km strip north from the french border and lie tot the east of the haardt mountaions (continuation of the Vosges)

54
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What is the particularity of the climate of Pfalz?

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Driest of German regions
In very warm years, vine can suffer from water stress

55
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In which two region is Riesling the only permitted grape variety for GG wines?

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Mosel
Nahe

56
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GG wines from Pfalz can be made of which grapes ?

A

Reisling
Weißburgunder
Spätburgunder

57
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What are the most planted variety in Pfalz ?

A

Riesling
Dornfelder

58
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What are the most established quality vineyards in Pfalz?
Describe the wines

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Forst and Deidsheim (refferred as Mittelhaardt)
Ripe, fuller bodeid style

59
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What is the warmest and most southerly wine region of Germany ?

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Baden

60
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What are the styles of wine found in Baden ?

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Fullest bodied German wines with the highest alcohol

61
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What is the third vinegrowing region in Germany ?

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Baden

62
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Where are located the best vineayrds in Baden ?

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On south facing slopes of the Kaiserstuhl (extinct volcano)

63
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What is the most planted variety in baden ?

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Spätburguner

64
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GG wines from Baden can be made of which grapes ?

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range of white and black variety

65
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What is the most widely planted and prestigious grape of Franken ?

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Silvaner

66
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Where is Franken located ?

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in the east, of rHeingau of the River Main

67
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What are the characteristics of Silvaner in Franken?

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early flowering and ripening silvaner
susceptible to frost damage
planted on warmers sites

Best examples are from south facing slopes around Würzburg,
dry, richness on the palate, and earthy quality
Slask shaped bottles

68
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GG wines from Franken can be made of which grapes ?

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Silvaner, Riesling, Weissburgunder or spätburgunder

69
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Name the rehions and villages for top quality wines in germany

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mosel (riesling)
Piesport
Bernkastel
Wehlen

Nahe (Riesling)
- Schlossböckelheim

Rheingau (Riesling)
- Rudesheim
- Johannisberg

Rheinhessen (Riesling)
- Nierstein

Pfalz(Riesling)
- forst
- Deidesheim

Baden (spätburgunder)

franken (Silvaner)

WSET 3 - Fall 2023 (42 decks)

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