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1
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4 categories of German wine:

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Deutscher wein
Landwein
Qualitatswein
Pradikatswein

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How many Landwein regions in Germany

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26

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Anbaugebiete meaning and number

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Wine-growing area
13

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List of Anbaugebiete:

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Ahr
Mosel
Rheingau
Rheinessen
Pzalf
Franken
Hessiche bergstrasse
Mittelhein
Nahe
Saale-unstrut
Wurttemberg
Baden
Sachsen

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5
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Bereich

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A district within a anbaugebiete spanning many vineyards which all produce wine with similar characteristics

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Grosslage

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A collection of vineyards

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Einzellage

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An individual vineyard site

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Main grape varieties in Germany

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Riesling
Muller Thurgau ( Riesling x madelaine royal)
Silvaner
+ grauburgunder (rulander/Pinot gris)
Weissburgunder
Kerner, gutedel, Bacchus, scheurebe, Chardonnay

Spatburgunder
Dornfelder
Blauer portugieser

(Min 85% to label varietally)

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VDP

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Verband Deutcher pradikatsweinguter)

Association of producers committed to top quality

Founded in 1910

Originally to promote unchaptalized wines

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10
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VDP classification

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Grosse lage = gran cru
Erste lage = premier cru
Ortswien = village wine
Gutswein = regional wine

Since 2012

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Grosses Gewachs

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Dry wine category reserved for grosse lage

Legally considered trocken (< 9g/L residual sugar)

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12
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Edelfaule

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Noble rot

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Feinherb

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Unregulated term meaning off dry (usually slightly sweeter than halbtrocken)

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14
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Rivers of Mosel region

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Mosel
Ruwer
Saar

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15
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Number and names of the Bereich of Mosel

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6
- Bernkastel
- Burg Cocheim
- Saar
- Ruwertal
- Obermosel
- Moseltur

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16
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Main grape varieties in Mosel

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Riesling (60% plantings) + Muller-Thurgau

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Mosel Riesling profile

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Light, delicate, green apple, candle wax, rarely >8%abv, high acidity

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18
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Largest Bereich in Mosel

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Bernkastel

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19
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Soils of Mosel

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Blue (Mittelmosel) & Red (Saar) slate soils: retain heat, good drainage, slow down erosion

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Saar

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Despite of southerly latitude, cooler than Mittelmosel due to altitude

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21
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Aspect of vineyards

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Very steep south facing slopes overlooking the river

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22
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Rheingau location and vineyards

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North of the river Rhine

One long south-east facing slope

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Rheingau climate

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Rhine provide warmth through reflection

Protected from northerly cold winds

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Rheingau soils

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Slate in upper slopes

Clay , loess, alluvial sand and red slate in lower vineyards

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25
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Rheingau’s bereich

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Johannisberg

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26
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Most famous single vineyards in Rheingau

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Schloss Johannisberg / Schloss Vollrads

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27
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Assmanhausen

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Western end of Rheingau / spatburgunder / best vineyard: Hollenberg

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Important communes in Rheingau

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Assmanhausen
Rudesheim
Geisenheim
Johannisberg
Winkel
Hattenheim
Hallgarten
Erbach
Kiedrich
Eltville
Hocheim am Main

29
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In which anbaugebiete there’s more land under vine?

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Rheinhessen / 26500ha

30
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Main varieties in Rheinhessen

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Riesling / Muller-Thurgau

31
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Best vineyards in Rheinhessen:

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Rheinterrasse: on the banks of the river Rhine / eastern exposure / protected from frost and cold winds / between Bodenheim and Mettelheim

32
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Liebfraumilch

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Semi-Sweet: >18g/L / <45g/L

Min 70% Riesling, Silvaner, muller-thurgau, Kerner

33
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Roter hang

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Rheinhessen: Most prestigious sector , slope of red clay and slate / 180ha

34
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Rheinhessen speciality

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Silvaner / more plantings than anywhere in the world

35
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Rheinhessen communes

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Nackenheim
Niersten
Oppenheim
Westhofen
Dalsheim

36
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Pfalz climate

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One of the warmest region in Germany

Sunny dry climate

Continuation of Alsace : Vosges Mountains = Haardt Hills = rarely higher than 500-600m

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Pfalz soils

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Extremely complex soil make up: layers of red sandstone, calcium based limestone, loess, red slate, basalt , granite , alluvial gravel

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Pfalz Riesling profile

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Germanys most full body / almost always dry

39
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Pfalz bereich

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Mittelhaardt
Sudliche-weinstrasse

40
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Scheurebe

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White wine grape variety / sweet wines / since 1940 / dry: similar to savignon blanc

41
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Nahe location

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Along the Nahe River / west of Rheinhessen

42
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Nahe bereich

43
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Main varieties in Nahe

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Riesling / Muller-Thurgau / Dornfelder / spatburgunder

44
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Best communes in Nahe

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Bad Kreuznach
Schlossbockelheim

45
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Ahr main varieties

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Spatburgunder: light colour, bright acidity , red fruit , lean structure

46
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Ahr location and vineyard position

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Along Ahr River / terraced vineyards / sheltered from cold winds by Eifel mountains / steep rocky slate volcanic soil slopes

47
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Ahr only bereich

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Walporzheim

48
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Ahr only Grosse Lage

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Klosterberg

49
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Franken vineyards location

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Steep slopes overlooking Main River

50
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Main varieties in Franken

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Muller-Thurgau, Silvaner

51
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Main communes in Franken

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Wurzburg ( Stein )
Eshendorf
Iphofen
Burgstadt

52
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Bocksbeutel

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Flask-shaped bottle typical of Franken

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Mittelheim

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Steep slopes , slate soils, riverside similar to Mosel

Predominantly Riesling

54
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Hessiche-Bergstrasse

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Smallest region / just over 400ha

Riesling / spatburgunder / grauburgunder

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Baden

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One of Germany largest regions

Fuller body, higher alcohol than other northerly regions

Spatburgunder dominates + Muller-Thurgau , grauburgunder, Weissburgunder

56
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Saale-Unstrut

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Most northerly region

Conflux of Saale River and Unstrut river

Muller-Thurgau dominates + weissburgunder , Riesling, Sylvaner

57
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Sachsen

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Muller-Thurgau dominates + Riesling , weissburgunder , grauburgunder

58
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Württemberg

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Red: red trollinger, Lemberger (blaufrankish), scharzriesling(meunier), spatburgunder, Riesling, muller-thurgau, kerner , grauburgunder

59
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Crossing of Bacchus

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(Riesling x Sylvaner) x muller Thurgau

60
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Crossing of Kerner

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Trollinger x Riesling

61
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Synonym for Chasselas

62
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Mosel traditional trellis system

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Mosel loop = single post trellis system (heart shape cane structure)

63
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Minimum alcohol for Beerenauslese and above?

64
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Minimum alcohol for kabinett, spatlese, auslese (Pradikatswein)

65
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Minimum alcohol for kabinett, spatlese, auslese (Pradikatswein)

66
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KNW

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Klosterneuberg Mostwaage

Indication x grams of sugar over 100g of must

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