Germany Flashcards
4 categories of German wine:
Deutscher wein
Landwein
Qualitatswein
Pradikatswein
How many Landwein regions in Germany
26
Anbaugebiete meaning and number
Wine-growing area
13
List of Anbaugebiete:
Ahr
Mosel
Rheingau
Rheinessen
Pzalf
Franken
Hessiche bergstrasse
Mittelhein
Nahe
Saale-unstrut
Wurttemberg
Baden
Sachsen
Bereich
A district within a anbaugebiete spanning many vineyards which all produce wine with similar characteristics
Grosslage
A collection of vineyards
Einzellage
An individual vineyard site
Main grape varieties in Germany
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)
VDP
Verband Deutcher pradikatsweinguter)
Association of producers committed to top quality
Founded in 1910
Originally to promote unchaptalized wines
VDP classification
Grosse lage = gran cru
Erste lage = premier cru
Ortswien = village wine
Gutswein = regional wine
Since 2012
Grosses Gewachs
Dry wine category reserved for grosse lage
Legally considered trocken (< 9g/L residual sugar)
Edelfaule
Noble rot
Feinherb
Unregulated term meaning off dry (usually slightly sweeter than halbtrocken)
Rivers of Mosel region
Mosel
Ruwer
Saar
Number and names of the Bereich of Mosel
6
- Bernkastel
- Burg Cocheim
- Saar
- Ruwertal
- Obermosel
- Moseltur
Main grape varieties in Mosel
Riesling (60% plantings) + Muller-Thurgau
Mosel Riesling profile
Light, delicate, green apple, candle wax, rarely >8%abv, high acidity
Largest Bereich in Mosel
Bernkastel
Soils of Mosel
Blue (Mittelmosel) & Red (Saar) slate soils: retain heat, good drainage, slow down erosion
Saar
Despite of southerly latitude, cooler than Mittelmosel due to altitude
Aspect of vineyards
Very steep south facing slopes overlooking the river
Rheingau location and vineyards
North of the river Rhine
One long south-east facing slope
Rheingau climate
Rhine provide warmth through reflection
Protected from northerly cold winds
Rheingau soils
Slate in upper slopes
Clay , loess, alluvial sand and red slate in lower vineyards
Rheingau’s bereich
Johannisberg
Most famous single vineyards in Rheingau
Schloss Johannisberg / Schloss Vollrads