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1
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What does einzellage mean?

A

Vineyard

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2
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What are the most planted red and white grapes of Germany?

A

Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir) and Riesling

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3
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This wine greatly damaged the image of German wines internationally for its great commercial success while being a cheap, sweet, simple wine

A

Liebfraumilch

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4
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Which was the most planted grape in Germany before Riesling became the most planted?

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Müller-Thurgau

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5
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How are Pinot Gris and Pinot Blanc called in Germany?

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Grauburgunder (Pinot Gris)
Weissburgunder (Pinot Blanc)

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6
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A varietal labeled wine from Germany must contain what percentage of the stated grape?

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85%

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7
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What does anbaugebiet mean?

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Wine region
(Anbaugebiet is singular, anbaugebiete is plural)

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8
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What is each pradikat level determined by?

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Level of sugar in the grape at harvest

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9
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What is the term used for high quality dry German wines and under what category are they release?

A

Grosses Gewächs (GG)

Usually released as Qualitätswein

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10
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Both Qualitätswein and Prädikatswein must state the anbaugebiet on the label.

True or False

A

True

(With the exception of

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11
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What is the term for sparkling wine in Germany and Austria?

A

Sekt

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12
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Name the pradikat levels in order of sweetness from least to most sweet at harvest

A

Kabinett
Spätlese
Auslese
Beerenauslese
Trockenbeerenauslese
Eiswein

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13
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What is the VDP in Germany?

A

National German association of producers committed to top quality

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14
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What are the German equivalences to premier cru and grand cru in Burgundy?

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Erste Lage (premier cru)
Grosse Lage (grand cru)

These are levels of quality designated to einzellagen by the VDP

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15
Q

Grosse Lage producers may release both a dry Grosses Gewächs (GG) wine and a Pradikat classified wine

True or False

A

True

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16
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Erste Lage producers may release a Grosses Gewächs wine

True or False

A

False

The Grosses Gewächs classification is designated only to Grosse Lage producers

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17
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If an Erste Lage producer release a dry wine, what classification should it be labeled as?

A

Trocken

18
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What are the four levels of the VDP classification from lowest to highest quality?

A

Gutswein (regional level)
Orstwein (village level)
Erste Lage (premier cru)
Grosse Lage (grand cru)

19
Q

What style of Riesling is the Mosel known for?

A

Light, low alcohol, fresh Kabinett Riesling

20
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What do Mosel producers add to their bottles to denote “reserve” selections and additional sweetness in their wines?

A

A Goldkapsel (gold capsule) and Lange Goldkapsel (longer gold capsule)

21
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What is the difference between einzellage and grosslage?

A

Einzellage refers to a single vineyard while grosslage refers to a collective group of single vineyards

22
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What does Bereich mean?

A

District within an anbaugebiet

23
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What are the two main soil types of the Mosel?

A

Red slate (producer a richer, lusher style of Riesling)

Blue slate (produces a more floral style of Riesling)

24
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Where in the world can you find the steepest vineyards?

A

Mosel

25
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What does gemeinde mean?

A

Town, village or commune (Germany and Austria)

26
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What anbaugebiet has the higher proportion of Riesling planted?

A

Rheingau with around 80% of Riesling planted in its vineyards

26
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What is Germany’s oldest winemaking region?

A

Mosel

26
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What is the river that flows through Rheingau?

A

The Rhein River

26
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Where are most vineyards in the Rheingau located compared to the Rhein?

A

North of the Rhein

26
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What face do most vineyards in the Rheingau face?

A

Southeast

27
Q

Bottles of Rheingau and Mosel wines tend to be of what color?

A

Mosel: green bottles

Rheingau: brown bottles (Rheingauer Flöte)

28
Q

What style of Riesling is usually produced in the Rheingau compared to the Mosel?

A

Richer, fuller body, more powerful style

29
Q

Which anbaugebiet has the most land under vines?

A

Rheinhessen

30
Q

Which anbaugebiet is considered as a continuation of Alsace?

A

Pfalz

31
Q

Why can Pfalz produce a great range of different expressions of Riesling?

A

Pfalz has an extremely complex soil makeup (sandstone, limestone, red slate, gravel, granite, etc.)

32
Q

Pfalz is one of the warmest and driest anbaugebiet.

True or False

A

True

33
Q

What style of Riesling is Pfalz usually characterized by?

A

Full body, almost always dry

34
Q

Nahe Riesling are generally dry.

True or False

A

False (Nahe Riesling is generally sweet)

35
Q

Dönnhoff is the most important producer of the Rheingau.

True or False

A

False (Dönnhoff is the most important producer of the Nahe)

36
Q

Name of the Rhine’s river tributary that flows through the Nahe

A

Nahe river

37
Q

What is the world’s most northerly wine region dedicated to red wine production?

A

Ahr

38
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What is the main grape of the Ahr?

A

Spätburgunder

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