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1
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Who founded Kloster Eberbach and when was it founded?

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Burgundian Cistercian Monks in 1136

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When was the German Wine Law established and how many Einzellagen were condensed it to registered vineyards?

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1971 - 30000 Einzellagen condensed into 2600 vineyards min 5ha each

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Which vineyards are exceptions within the German winelaw?

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Doctor vineyard 3ha, Bernkastel
Kirchenstück & Freundstück, Forst
Schloss Vollrads Ortsteil Vineyard, Rheingau

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Which year was Riesling first mentioned?

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1402 - Rüssling in Rheingau

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When did Pinot Noir arrive in Rheingau?

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14th Century - possibly with Cistercian Monks

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When was Geisenheim established?

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1872

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Name the crossing of Müller Thurgau.

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Magdeleine Royale x Riesling 1882

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Crossing of Scheurebe

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Riesling x Bukettrebe

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Crossing of Dornfelder

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Heroldrebe x Helfensteiner 1956

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Which are the most white planted varieties in Germany?

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Riesling 20%
Müller Thurgau
Grauburgunder

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Which are the most planted red grapes in Germany?

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Pinot Noir 10%
Dornfelder
Blauer Portugieser

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12
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How much min % of stated grape variety in a German wine?

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85%

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13
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What is the minimum abv for Qualitätswein in Germany except of BA/TBA?

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7%abv

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What is the Icon sign for Charta & what does it represent?

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3 Roman Arches - styled after Graue Haus in Winkel
dry style Riesling in Rheingau

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15
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Name the regulations for premium wines of Grosses Gewächs.

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  • Single Grape Variety approved
  • Single vineyard or plot within vineyard
  • Single Vintage
  • Handpicked
  • Max 50hl/ha
  • Max 9g/L res sugar
  • must be dry
  • min abv 12%
  • May not be released before 1st September following the year of harvest, Reds in 1.June in 2nd Year
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16
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What is the max RS for GG

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9g/l

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17
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What is the max hl/ha for Erstes Gewächs?

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60hl/ha
single vintage
single vineyard/plot within
single grape variety approved
min abv 11%
dry
sold from 1.Mar following harvest

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18
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What is the max RS and min abv for Classic dry?

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harmoniously dry
max 15g/l RS
min 12%abv - Mosel = 11.5%

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What are the terms for Selection labelling in Germany?

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Superior Dry = max 9g/l (12g/l for Riesling)
Single vineyard wines
Single variety
60hl/ha Max
Must weight equivalent to Auslese
Hand harvested
Not released prior to 1st September following harvest

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20
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What is the min Oechsle range for Qualitätswein?

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55 -72°

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What is the min Oechsle range for Kabinett & Spätlese?

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Kabinett 70-85°
Spätlese 76-95°

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What is the min Oechsle range for Auslese?

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83-105°

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What is the min Oechsle range for BA/TBA?

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BA 110-128°
TBA 150-154°

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24
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How much min % grapes has to come from a region for Landwein?

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85%

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25
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How much % of grapes has to come from German Vineyards for Deutscher Wein?

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100%

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Which is the largest and smallest producing region in Germany?

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largest = Rheinhessen 26000ha
smallest = Hessische Bergstrasse 435ha

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27
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Which of the German Regions has Unesco World Heritage status?

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Mittelrhein

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28
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What is the influencing entity in Pfalz?

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Mittelhaardt / Haardt Mountains - shelter from Rain
mixed soils from different areas
Southern Weinstrasse 2-3°C cooler = less protected by Haardt & cool winds

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29
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What are the soils in Haardt?

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coloured sandstone, shell, limestone, keuper, rotliegend, granite & slate

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30
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What are the soils in southern Pfalz?

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Loam & Loess

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31
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What is Loam?

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unconsolidated sediment = stone; formed from windborne sand on hillsides that formed layers; through dicomposition Loess turned into loam clay

= cold soil, delay of ripening, water retention

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32
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What soils are in Mittlehaardt/north?

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lighter permiable loamy sand
some limestone & clay hills

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33
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Which of the 13 Anbaugebiete does not have Grosse Lagen?

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Hessische Bergstrasse

34
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Which grapes are allowed for GG in Pfalz, Rheingau & Baden?

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Pfalz: Riesling, Pinot Blanc & Pinot Noir
Rheingau: Riesling & Pinot Noir
Baden: Riesling, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris & Chardonnay
Pinot Noir & Lemberger

35
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What are the climatic influences of Rheinhessen?

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Hunsrück, Taunus, Pfälzer Wald = divers Microclimates

36
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What are the soils in Rheinhessen?

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Loess, weathered soils, sandy, fine marl
Western Quarzite & Porphyr

37
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Name the climatic influences in Baden.

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Black Forest & Golf stream through Burgundian Gap

38
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Name Baden soil types.

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Ortenau - weathered Granite, quartz & porphyr
Kaiserstuhl - igneous Rock Volcanic + Loess
Breisgau - Loess
Markgräflerland - Loam + Loess + Lime Marl

39
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Where in Baden can the Boxbeutel be used and what Variety for?

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Kraichgau - Auxerrois

40
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How long is the Mosel?

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545km - begins in Voges Mountains = Moselle AOP

41
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Name the 6 Bereiche of Mosel south to north

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Moseltor
Obermosel
Saar
Ruwertal
Bernkastel
Burg Cochem

42
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Name soils of Mosel.

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Upper Mosel - Shell limestone, marl, keuper
Middle Mosel - dark fevonian + weathered slate
Terraced Mosel - calcearous sandstone, silt, shale, quarzite

43
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Compare climate Bürgstadt to Maindreieck

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Klingenberger/Bürgstadt = milder = PN
Maindreieck = proximity to river more important than aspect

44
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Soils of Franken.

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  1. Mainviereck = weathered red sandstone, northwest (mica slate & quartzit, gneiss)
  2. Maindreieck = Shell limestone;
  3. Steigerwald (east) = gypsum laced keuper
45
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Climatic conditions in Rheingau.

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protected by Taunus and influenced by Rhein/Main
very warm area in Central Europe

46
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What soils are in Ahr ?

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predominante slate, loess loam in lower altitude

47
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Name the Bereich of the Ahr and the only Einzellage.

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Wahlporzheim & Klosterberg

48
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In which region do you find the Engehöll Bernstein and Oberwesel Ölsberg erste Lagen?

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Mittelrhein

49
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In which Village and Bereich do you find Uhlen?

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Winningen in Bereich Burg Cochem

50
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What is the min abv for Grosses Gewächs Wines?

51
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When can the wines of the highest quality level (Großes Gewächs) be marketed?

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Whites =may only be sold from September 1st of the following year;
Reds = June 1st of the second year after the harvest.

52
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What is another word for Grosses / Erstes Gewächs?

53
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What is the definition of Einzellage?

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one or more authorised grapes
min Kabinett quality
Name of vineyard or district

54
Q

In which village , region do we find:
Hohenmorgen
Langenmorgen
Kieselberg

A

Deidesheim, Pfalz

55
Q

What is the Einzellage of Eltville?

A

Sonnenberg

56
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In which village , region do we find:
Lenchen
St Nicholaus
Steinberg
Schützenhaus
Nussbrunnen

A

Hattenheim

57
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Name the Berreich of Rheingau

A

Johannisberg

58
Q

Which Einzellagen are in Winkel and what region?

A

in Rheingau
Schloss Vollrads
Hasensprung
Jesuitengarten

59
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What Einzellagen are located in
Bürgstadt
Eschendorf
Würzburg
Iphofen

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Bürgstadt - Centrgrafenberg
Eschendorf - Lump
Würzburg - Stein & Leiste
Iphofen - Julius Echter Berg,Castell , Schlossberg

60
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Which region is Königsbacher Idig and Gimmeldinger Mandelgarten?

61
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Name the Einzellagen for Monzingen and in which region?

A

In Nahe
Frühlingsplätzchen
Halenberg

62
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Name Einzellagen of Middle Nahe:
Schlossböckelheim
Niederhausen
Norheim
Traisen
Oberhausen

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Schlossböckelheim - Kupfergrube, Felsenberg
Niederhausen - Hermannshöhle
Norheim - Dellchen
Traisen - Bastai
Oberhausen - Leistenberg, Brücke

63
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What is the Altitude of Schloss Johannisberg?

64
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Name 2 Einzellagen of Saar

A

Rausch
Scharzhofberg

65
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Name 2 Einzellagen of Ruwer

A

Karthäuserhofberg
Abtsberg

66
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Name the Einzellagen of
Bernkastel
Erden
Graach

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Bernkastel - Doktor & Lay
Erden - Prälat & Treppchen
Graach - Josephshöfer & Dombrobst

67
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Name 2 Producer of Mosel Bereich Bernkastel.

A

JJ Prüm
Markus Molitor

68
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Name 2 Producers of Ruwertal

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Maximin Grünhaus
Karthäuserhof

69
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Name 2 Producers of Saar

A

Egon Müller
Dr Wagner
Peter Lauer

70
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Add according Villages to Einzellagen:
Höllenberg
Roseneck
Schloss Johannisberg
Jesuitengarten
Pfaffenberg
Jungfer
Marcobrunn
Gräfenberg
Sonnenberg
Kirchenstück

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Höllenberg - Assmanshausen
Roseneck - Rüdesheim
Schloss Johannisberg - Johannisberg
Jesuitengarten - Winkel
Pfaffenberg - Hattenheim
Jungfer - Hallgarten
Marcobrunn - Erbach
Gräfenberg - Kiedrich
Sonnenberg - Eltville
Kirchenstück - Hochheim

71
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Name the Berreiche of Rheinhessen.

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Bingen
Nierstein
Wonnegau

72
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Name the Bereiche of Franken

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Maindreieck
Mainviereck
Steigerwald

73
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Name 4 Bereiche of Baden.

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Badische Bergstrasse Kraichgau
Bodensee
Breisgau
Kaiserstuhl
Markgräferland
Ortenau
Tauberfranken
Tuniberg

74
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What is the min abv for BA/TBA & Eiswein?

75
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Name the min abv for Kabinett, Spätlese and Auslese.

76
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What is the min abv for GG?

77
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What is the min abv for Erstes Gewächs?

78
Q

What was the inaugural Vintage of G- Max and what grape is it?

A

Riesling - 2001

79
Q

Where do you find the following Erste Lage?
Gaisböhl
Kirchspiel
Brücke
Uhlen

A

Gaisböhl - Ruppertsberg Pfalz
Kirchspiel - Morstein Rheinhessen
Brücke - Obernhausen Nahe
Uhlen - Winningen Mosel

80
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Does VDP allow chaptalization?

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Under the VDP code Chaptalization is not allowed, however as all VDP Categories are by law under Qualitätswein, chaptalization is legally possible and is used for Spätburguner on occasion.

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