Germany Flashcards
1
Q
main beverage
A
beer
38 gal beer vs. 7 gal wine
2
Q
86% white
A
Riesling
Sylvaner
Müller-Thurgau
Pinot Gris (Garuburgunder or Rulander)
Pinot Blanc (Weissburgunder)
3
Q
15% red
A
Pinot Noir (Spätburgunder)
4
Q
German words
A
- lese: picked
- spät: late
- aus: out
- beeren: berries, grapes
- trocken: dry, dried
- eis: ice
- wein: wine
5
Q
Tafelwein
A
- table wine
- 4 main regions:
- Rhein and Mosel
- Bayern
- Neckar
- Oberrhein
- Robertor
- Burgengau
6
Q
Landwein
A
regional wine
7
Q
Qualitätswein bestimmter Anbaugebiete
(QbA)
A
- quality wine
- regions big to small
- Anbaugebiete: region (Mosel)
- Bereiche: district (Piesporter)
- Grosslagen: collective vineyard sites (Goldtröpfchen)
- Einzellagen: individual vineyard sites
8
Q
Qualitätswein mit Prädikat
(QmP)
A
- superior quality wine
- classified by ripeness
- Kabinett
- Spätlese
- Auslese
- Beerenauslese
- Eiswein
- Trockenbeerenauslese
9
Q
A.P #
A
- on German wine lable, issued by gov.
- 5 sets of numbers ea. with its own meaning
10
Q
Main Regions
A
- Mosel (formerly Mosel-Saar-Ruwer)
- Rheingau
- Pfalz (formerly Rheinpfalz; #2 planting, #1 production)
- Rheinhessen (#1 planting, #2 production)
11
Q
Other Regions
A
- Ahr
- Mittelrhein
- Nahe
- Baden
- Franken
- Württemburg (largest production of German red)
- Hessische-Bergstrasse
- Saale-Unstrut (East Germany)
- Sachsen (also known as Elbral; East Germany)