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Highest concentration of world class what?

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Riesling

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What is Spatburgunder?

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Pinot Noir

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Wine regions climate?

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Cool continental

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Where in the far south are vineyards warmer?

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Baden

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What can be made in every region in Germany?

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Botrytised sweet wines

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Best vineyards?

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

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How are vineyards worked?

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

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On these steep slopes how are vines trained?

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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

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What happens when vineyards are located near a river?

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

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10
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What are wines classified by?

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Must weight
(Level of sugar in grape juice)

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Nearly all wines labelled Pradikatsweine will have what?

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Residual sugar

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What are Kabinett wines?

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-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

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How are the best sweet styles of Kabinett wines made?

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

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

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Qualitatswein

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What is Spatlese?

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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

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What is Auslese?

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-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

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What is Beerenauslese (BA) and Trockenbeerenauslese (TBA)

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-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

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What is Eiswein?

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-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

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Characteristics of Muller Thurgau aka RIVANER?

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-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

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What is Pinot Gris known as?

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Grauburgunder and Rulander

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What is Pinot Blanc known as?

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Weissburgunder

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Characteristics of Silvaner?

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-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

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Spatburgunder?

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-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

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What is Dornfelder?

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-Black grape
-Deep color wines

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25
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What is Schwarzriesling?

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Meunier

26
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What dominates production in Mosel?

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

27
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Best villages for top quality wine in Mosel?

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-Piesport
-Berkastel
-Wehlen

28
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Riesling in Mosel?

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Lighter in body, lower in alcohol, higher in acid than those of Rheingau, Rheinhessen and Pfalz

-Floral and green fruit domainte

29
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Grapes that don’t ripen fully in Mosel are used for?

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Sparkling

30
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What does the Mosel region include?

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

31
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What are PGI wines labelled?

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Landwein

32
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Wine without a GI?

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Deutscher Wein

33
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Best vineyards in Nahe?

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

34
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Most widely planted variety in Nahe?

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Riesling

*Pronounced Acidity of Mosel, but slightly riper fruit character

35
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Vineyards in Rheingau?

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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

36
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What do vineyards in Rheingau surround?

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Johannisberg and Rudeshelm

37
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What grape dominates in Rheingau?

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Riesling, in dry style with distinct ripe peach character

38
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What else is made in Rheingau?

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

39
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What are GG wines made from in Rheingau?

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Riesling or Spatburgunder

40
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Only permitted grape variety for GG wines in Nahe?

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Riesling

41
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Largest vine growing region?

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Rheinhessen

42
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2 most planted varieties in Rheinhessen?

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Mullare and Riesling

43
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GG wines in Rheinhessen?

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Riesling and Spatburgunder

44
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What is Rheinhessen known for?

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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

45
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2nd largest wine growing region in Germany?

A

Pfalz

46
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Vineyards in Pfalz are a continuation of what?

A

Continuation of the vineyards of Alsace

47
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Driest region?

A

Pfalz

48
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2nd most planted in Pfalz?

A

Dornfelder (red)

49
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Most planted grape in Pfalz?

A

Riesling

50
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GG wines from what in Pfalz?

A

Riesling
Weisburgunder
Spatburgunder

51
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Most established quality vineyards in Pfalz?

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Surround Forst and Deidesheim, as area referred to as Mittelhaardt

*Ripe full bodied style of Riesling

52
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Warmest and mouth Southerly wine region?

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Baden

53
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What does Baden produce?

A

Fullest bodied wines with highest alcohol

54
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3rd largest vine growing region in Germany?

A

Baden

55
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Best vineyards in Baden?

A

On South facing slopes of Kaiserstuhl (an extinct volcano)

56
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Most planted grape in Baden?

A

Spatburgunder

57
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GG wines in Baden?

A

Wide rage of white and black varities

58
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What dominates in Franken?

A

Whites

59
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most planted grape in Franken?

A

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

60
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Bottle style in Franken?

A

Flask shaped

61
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GG wines in Franken?

A

Silvaner
Riesling
Weisburgunder
Spatburgunder

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