Germany Flashcards
What does einzellage mean?
Vineyard
What are the most planted red and white grapes of Germany?
Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir) and Riesling
This wine greatly damaged the image of German wines internationally for its great commercial success while being a cheap, sweet, simple wine
Liebfraumilch
Which was the most planted grape in Germany before Riesling became the most planted?
Müller-Thurgau
How are Pinot Gris and Pinot Blanc called in Germany?
Grauburgunder (Pinot Gris)
Weissburgunder (Pinot Blanc)
A varietal labeled wine from Germany must contain what percentage of the stated grape?
85%
What does anbaugebiet mean?
Wine region
(Anbaugebiet is singular, anbaugebiete is plural)
What is each pradikat level determined by?
Level of sugar in the grape at harvest
What is the term used for high quality dry German wines and under what category are they release?
Grosses Gewächs (GG)
Usually released as Qualitätswein
Both Qualitätswein and Prädikatswein must state the anbaugebiet on the label.
True or False
True
(With the exception of
What is the term for sparkling wine in Germany and Austria?
Sekt
Name the pradikat levels in order of sweetness from least to most sweet at harvest
Kabinett
Spätlese
Auslese
Beerenauslese
Trockenbeerenauslese
Eiswein
What is the VDP in Germany?
National German association of producers committed to top quality
What are the German equivalences to premier cru and grand cru in Burgundy?
Erste Lage (premier cru)
Grosse Lage (grand cru)
These are levels of quality designated to einzellagen by the VDP
Grosse Lage producers may release both a dry Grosses Gewächs (GG) wine and a Pradikat classified wine
True or False
True
Erste Lage producers may release a Grosses Gewächs wine
True or False
False
The Grosses Gewächs classification is designated only to Grosse Lage producers
If an Erste Lage producer release a dry wine, what classification should it be labeled as?
Trocken
What are the four levels of the VDP classification from lowest to highest quality?
Gutswein (regional level)
Orstwein (village level)
Erste Lage (premier cru)
Grosse Lage (grand cru)
What style of Riesling is the Mosel known for?
Light, low alcohol, fresh Kabinett Riesling
What do Mosel producers add to their bottles to denote “reserve” selections and additional sweetness in their wines?
A Goldkapsel (gold capsule) and Lange Goldkapsel (longer gold capsule)
What is the difference between einzellage and grosslage?
Einzellage refers to a single vineyard while grosslage refers to a collective group of single vineyards
What does Bereich mean?
District within an anbaugebiet
What are the two main soil types of the Mosel?
Red slate (producer a richer, lusher style of Riesling)
Blue slate (produces a more floral style of Riesling)
Where in the world can you find the steepest vineyards?
Mosel
What does gemeinde mean?
Town, village or commune (Germany and Austria)
What anbaugebiet has the higher proportion of Riesling planted?
Rheingau with around 80% of Riesling planted in its vineyards
What is Germany’s oldest winemaking region?
Mosel
What is the river that flows through Rheingau?
The Rhein River
Where are most vineyards in the Rheingau located compared to the Rhein?
North of the Rhein
What face do most vineyards in the Rheingau face?
Southeast
Bottles of Rheingau and Mosel wines tend to be of what color?
Mosel: green bottles
Rheingau: brown bottles (Rheingauer Flöte)
What style of Riesling is usually produced in the Rheingau compared to the Mosel?
Richer, fuller body, more powerful style
Which anbaugebiet has the most land under vines?
Rheinhessen
Which anbaugebiet is considered as a continuation of Alsace?
Pfalz
Why can Pfalz produce a great range of different expressions of Riesling?
Pfalz has an extremely complex soil makeup (sandstone, limestone, red slate, gravel, granite, etc.)
Pfalz is one of the warmest and driest anbaugebiet.
True or False
True
What style of Riesling is Pfalz usually characterized by?
Full body, almost always dry
Nahe Riesling are generally dry.
True or False
False (Nahe Riesling is generally sweet)
Dönnhoff is the most important producer of the Rheingau.
True or False
False (Dönnhoff is the most important producer of the Nahe)
Name of the Rhine’s river tributary that flows through the Nahe
Nahe river
What is the world’s most northerly wine region dedicated to red wine production?
Ahr
What is the main grape of the Ahr?
Spätburgunder
