Germany

Question 1

What does einzellage mean?

Answer 1

Vineyard

Question 2

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

Answer 2

Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir) and Riesling

Question 3

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

Answer 3

Liebfraumilch

Question 4

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

Answer 4

Müller-Thurgau

Question 5

How are Pinot Gris and Pinot Blanc called in Germany?

Answer 5

Grauburgunder (Pinot Gris)
Weissburgunder (Pinot Blanc)

Question 6

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

Answer 6

85%

Question 7

What does anbaugebiet mean?

Answer 7

Wine region
(Anbaugebiet is singular, anbaugebiete is plural)

Question 8

What is each pradikat level determined by?

Answer 8

Level of sugar in the grape at harvest

Question 9

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

Answer 9

Grosses Gewächs (GG)

Usually released as Qualitätswein

Question 10

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

True or False

Answer 10

True

(With the exception of

Question 11

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

Answer 11

Sekt

Question 12

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

Answer 12

Kabinett
Spätlese
Auslese
Beerenauslese
Trockenbeerenauslese
Eiswein

Question 13

What is the VDP in Germany?

Answer 13

National German association of producers committed to top quality

Question 14

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

Answer 14

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

These are levels of quality designated to einzellagen by the VDP

Question 15

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

True or False

Answer 15

True

Question 16

Erste Lage producers may release a Grosses Gewächs wine

True or False

Answer 16

False

The Grosses Gewächs classification is designated only to Grosse Lage producers

Question 17

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

Answer 17

Trocken

Question 18

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

Answer 18

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

Question 19

What style of Riesling is the Mosel known for?

Answer 19

Light, low alcohol, fresh Kabinett Riesling

Question 20

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

Answer 20

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

Question 21

What is the difference between einzellage and grosslage?

Answer 21

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

Question 22

What does Bereich mean?

Answer 22

District within an anbaugebiet

Question 23

What are the two main soil types of the Mosel?

Answer 23

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

Blue slate (produces a more floral style of Riesling)

Question 24

Where in the world can you find the steepest vineyards?

Answer 24

Mosel

Question 25

What does gemeinde mean?

Answer 25

Town, village or commune (Germany and Austria)

Question 26

What anbaugebiet has the higher proportion of Riesling planted?

Answer 26

Rheingau with around 80% of Riesling planted in its vineyards

Question 26

What is Germany's oldest winemaking region?

Answer 26

Mosel

Question 26

What is the river that flows through Rheingau?

Answer 26

The Rhein River

Question 26

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

Answer 26

North of the Rhein

Question 26

What face do most vineyards in the Rheingau face?

Answer 26

Southeast

Question 27

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

Answer 27

Mosel: green bottles Rheingau: brown bottles (Rheingauer Flöte)

Question 28

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

Answer 28

Richer, fuller body, more powerful style

Question 29

Which anbaugebiet has the most land under vines?

Answer 29

Rheinhessen

Question 30

Which anbaugebiet is considered as a continuation of Alsace?

Answer 30

Pfalz

Question 31

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

Answer 31

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

Question 32

Pfalz is one of the warmest and driest anbaugebiet. True or False

Answer 32

True

Question 33

What style of Riesling is Pfalz usually characterized by?

Answer 33

Full body, almost always dry

Question 34

Nahe Riesling are generally dry. True or False

Answer 34

False (Nahe Riesling is generally sweet)

Question 35

Dönnhoff is the most important producer of the Rheingau. True or False

Answer 35

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

Question 36

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

Answer 36

Nahe river

Question 37

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

Answer 37

Ahr

Question 38

What is the main grape of the Ahr?

Answer 38

Spätburgunder