GERMANY

Question 1

Highest concentration of world class what?

Answer 1

Riesling

Question 2

What is Spatburgunder?

Answer 2

Pinot Noir

Question 3

Wine regions climate?

Answer 3

Cool continental

Question 4

Where in the far south are vineyards warmer?

Answer 4

Baden

Question 5

What can be made in every region in Germany?

Answer 5

Botrytised sweet wines

Question 6

Best vineyards?

Answer 6

Steep stony slopes with a southerly aspect, which maximize heat and sunlight

Question 7

How are vineyards worked?

Answer 7

By hand and on the most extreme slopes equipment has to be maneuvered into place by winches

Question 8

On these steep slopes how are vines trained?

Answer 8

Head pruned, individually staked and the canes tied in at the top of the stake to maximize grape exposure to light and circulation of air

Question 9

What happens when vineyards are located near a river?

Answer 9

Reflected sunlight can help grapes to ripen and the air movement created by flowing water can help protect against frosts

Question 10

What are wines classified by?

Answer 10

Must weight
(Level of sugar in grape juice)

Question 11

Nearly all wines labelled Pradikatsweine will have what?

Answer 11

Residual sugar

Question 12

What are Kabinett wines?

Answer 12

-Most delicate Pradikatsweine
-Rieslings made in this style will be light in body with high acid, flavors of green apple or citrus fruit and balanced with residual sweetness

Question 13

How are the best sweet styles of Kabinett wines made?

Answer 13

By stopping fermentation early , before the yeast has converted all of the sugar in the juice to alcohol

Question 14

German PDO wine, dry red, white all quality levels?

Answer 14

Qualitatswein

Question 15

What is Spatlese?

Answer 15

Made in the same way as Kabinett, but they are more concentrated, riper, have more body, alcohol and where relevant sweetness compared to Kabinett wine from same region

-Citrus and stone fruit aromas (peach + apricot) common for Spatlese made from Riesling

Question 16

What is Auslese?

Answer 16

-Made from individually selected extra ripe bunches of grapes
-Whether dry or sweet they are richer and riper compared to Spatlese wines of the same region
-Regardless of style, noble rot can play an important part in the flavor profile of these wines

Question 17

What is Beerenauslese (BA) and Trockenbeerenauslese (TBA)

Answer 17

-Noble rot is essential to achieve the must weights necessary for TBA
-Not essential for wine labelled BA

*Noble rot is typical for these wines

*These wines are sweet, low in alcohol, flavors of honey, dried stone fruit, candied peel, flowers

Question 18

What is Eiswein?

Answer 18

-Noble rot, NOT a key component of this style
-Focus is on varietal purity
-Fine balance between acid and sweetness
-Winemakers try to maintain varietal flavors by: Using carefully selected yeast, handling the juice with care and avoiding processes that could mask the flavors of the grape

Question 19

Characteristics of Muller Thurgau aka RIVANER?

Answer 19

-Cross between Riesling and Madeleine Royale
-2nd most widely planted white
-Ripens earlier than Riesling, but does not have the same high acidity or flavor intensity

Question 20

What is Pinot Gris known as?

Answer 20

Grauburgunder and Rulander

Question 21

What is Pinot Blanc known as?

Answer 21

Weissburgunder

Question 22

Characteristics of Silvaner?

Answer 22

-Mainly grown in Rheinhessen + Franken
-Dry + sweet styles
-Less acidic, less overtly fruity than Riesling
-Can sometimes have earthy quality
-Is capable of producing high quality wines

Question 23

Spatburgunder?

Answer 23

-PN
-3rd most planted grape in Germany
-Thrives in warmer areas
-Important in Pfalz and Baden
-Dry and either light and fruity or made in a more concentrated style that often includes oak aromas

Question 24

What is Dornfelder?

Answer 24

-Black grape
-Deep color wines

Question 25

What is Schwarzriesling?

Answer 25

Meunier

Question 26

What dominates production in Mosel?

Answer 26

White grapes and Riesling in particular *Riesling is the only permitted variety for GG wines

Question 27

Best villages for top quality wine in Mosel?

Answer 27

-Piesport -Berkastel -Wehlen

Question 28

Riesling in Mosel?

Answer 28

Lighter in body, lower in alcohol, higher in acid than those of Rheingau, Rheinhessen and Pfalz -Floral and green fruit domainte

Question 29

Grapes that don't ripen fully in Mosel are used for?

Answer 29

Sparkling

Question 30

What does the Mosel region include?

Answer 30

River Mosel (From where it joins the River Rhine) to the German border -2 small tributaries The Saar and Ruwer

Question 31

What are PGI wines labelled?

Answer 31

Landwein

Question 32

Wine without a GI?

Answer 32

Deutscher Wein

Question 33

Best vineyards in Nahe?

Answer 33

On banks of the river Nahe in the short section between the villages of Schlossbockelheim and Bad Kreuznach

Question 34

Most widely planted variety in Nahe?

Answer 34

Riesling *Pronounced Acidity of Mosel, but slightly riper fruit character

Question 35

Vineyards in Rheingau?

Answer 35

On slopes of the North bank of the river Rhine (west of the region) and the river main (in the east) and have south aspect

Question 36

What do vineyards in Rheingau surround?

Answer 36

Johannisberg and Rudeshelm

Question 37

What grape dominates in Rheingau?

Answer 37

Riesling, in dry style with distinct ripe peach character

Question 38

What else is made in Rheingau?

Answer 38

Some of the best BA and TBA wines due to humid conditions

Question 39

What are GG wines made from in Rheingau?

Answer 39

Riesling or Spatburgunder

Question 40

Only permitted grape variety for GG wines in Nahe?

Answer 40

Riesling

Question 41

Largest vine growing region?

Answer 41

Rheinhessen

Question 42

2 most planted varieties in Rheinhessen?

Answer 42

Mullare and Riesling

Question 43

GG wines in Rheinhessen?

Answer 43

Riesling and Spatburgunder

Question 44

What is Rheinhessen known for?

Answer 44

Steeply sloping vineyards on the west bank of the Rhine centered around the village of Nierstein...This area is often called Rheinterrasse and produces some of the fullest bodied Rieslings

Question 45

2nd largest wine growing region in Germany?

Answer 45

Pfalz

Question 46

Vineyards in Pfalz are a continuation of what?

Answer 46

Continuation of the vineyards of Alsace

Question 47

Driest region?

Answer 47

Pfalz

Question 48

2nd most planted in Pfalz?

Answer 48

Dornfelder (red)

Question 49

Most planted grape in Pfalz?

Answer 49

Riesling

Question 50

GG wines from what in Pfalz?

Answer 50

Riesling Weisburgunder Spatburgunder

Question 51

Most established quality vineyards in Pfalz?

Answer 51

Surround Forst and Deidesheim, as area referred to as Mittelhaardt *Ripe full bodied style of Riesling

Question 52

Warmest and mouth Southerly wine region?

Answer 52

Baden

Question 53

What does Baden produce?

Answer 53

Fullest bodied wines with highest alcohol

Question 54

3rd largest vine growing region in Germany?

Answer 54

Baden

Question 55

Best vineyards in Baden?

Answer 55

On South facing slopes of Kaiserstuhl (an extinct volcano)

Question 56

Most planted grape in Baden?

Answer 56

Spatburgunder

Question 57

GG wines in Baden?

Answer 57

Wide rage of white and black varities

Question 58

What dominates in Franken?

Answer 58

Whites

Question 59

most planted grape in Franken?

Answer 59

Silvaner -Early flowering/ripening -Susceptible to frost damage -Planted in warmest sites

Question 60

Bottle style in Franken?

Answer 60

Flask shaped

Question 61

GG wines in Franken?

Answer 61

Silvaner Riesling Weisburgunder Spatburgunder