Germany Flashcards by Luigi Casanova

4 categories of German wine:

Deutscher wein
Landwein
Qualitatswein
Pradikatswein

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How many Landwein regions in Germany

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Anbaugebiete meaning and number

Wine-growing area
13

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List of Anbaugebiete:

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

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Bereich

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

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Grosslage

A collection of vineyards

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Einzellage

An individual vineyard site

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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)

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VDP

Verband Deutcher pradikatsweinguter)

Association of producers committed to top quality

Founded in 1910

Originally to promote unchaptalized wines

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VDP classification

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

Since 2012

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Grosses Gewachs

Dry wine category reserved for grosse lage

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

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Edelfaule

Noble rot

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Feinherb

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

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Rivers of Mosel region

Mosel
Ruwer
Saar

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Number and names of the Bereich of Mosel

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

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Main grape varieties in Mosel

Riesling (60% plantings) + Muller-Thurgau

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Mosel Riesling profile

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

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Largest Bereich in Mosel

Bernkastel

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Soils of Mosel

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

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Saar

Despite of southerly latitude, cooler than Mittelmosel due to altitude

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Aspect of vineyards

Very steep south facing slopes overlooking the river

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Rheingau location and vineyards

North of the river Rhine

One long south-east facing slope

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Rheingau climate

Rhine provide warmth through reflection

Protected from northerly cold winds

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Rheingau soils

Slate in upper slopes

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

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Rheingau’s bereich

Johannisberg

Most famous single vineyards in Rheingau

Schloss Johannisberg / Schloss Vollrads

Assmanhausen

Western end of Rheingau / spatburgunder / best vineyard: Hollenberg

Important communes in Rheingau

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

In which anbaugebiete there’s more land under vine?

Rheinhessen / 26500ha

Main varieties in Rheinhessen

Riesling / Muller-Thurgau

Best vineyards in Rheinhessen:

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

Liebfraumilch

Semi-Sweet: >18g/L / <45g/L Min 70% Riesling, Silvaner, muller-thurgau, Kerner

Roter hang

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

Rheinhessen speciality

Silvaner / more plantings than anywhere in the world

Rheinhessen communes

Nackenheim Niersten Oppenheim Westhofen Dalsheim

Pfalz climate

One of the warmest region in Germany Sunny dry climate Continuation of Alsace : Vosges Mountains = Haardt Hills = rarely higher than 500-600m

Pfalz soils

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

Pfalz Riesling profile

Germanys most full body / almost always dry

Pfalz bereich

Mittelhaardt Sudliche-weinstrasse

Scheurebe

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

Nahe location

Along the Nahe River / west of Rheinhessen

Nahe bereich

Nehetal

Main varieties in Nahe

Riesling / Muller-Thurgau / Dornfelder / spatburgunder

Best communes in Nahe

Bad Kreuznach Schlossbockelheim

Ahr main varieties

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

Ahr location and vineyard position

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

Ahr only bereich

Walporzheim

Ahr only Grosse Lage

Klosterberg

Franken vineyards location

Steep slopes overlooking Main River

Main varieties in Franken

Muller-Thurgau, Silvaner

Main communes in Franken

Wurzburg ( Stein ) Eshendorf Iphofen Burgstadt

Bocksbeutel

Flask-shaped bottle typical of Franken

Mittelheim

Steep slopes , slate soils, riverside similar to Mosel Predominantly Riesling

Hessiche-Bergstrasse

Smallest region / just over 400ha Riesling / spatburgunder / grauburgunder

Baden

One of Germany largest regions Fuller body, higher alcohol than other northerly regions Spatburgunder dominates + Muller-Thurgau , grauburgunder, Weissburgunder

Saale-Unstrut

Most northerly region Conflux of Saale River and Unstrut river Muller-Thurgau dominates + weissburgunder , Riesling, Sylvaner

Sachsen

Muller-Thurgau dominates + Riesling , weissburgunder , grauburgunder

Württemberg

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

Crossing of Bacchus

(Riesling x Sylvaner) x muller Thurgau

Crossing of Kerner

Trollinger x Riesling

Synonym for Chasselas

Gutedel

Mosel traditional trellis system

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

Minimum alcohol for Beerenauslese and above?

5.5 abv

Minimum alcohol for kabinett, spatlese, auslese (Pradikatswein)

7% abv

Minimum alcohol for kabinett, spatlese, auslese (Pradikatswein)

7% abv

KNW

Klosterneuberg Mostwaage Indication x grams of sugar over 100g of must